Living Wage campaign: 'There's no quality of life'
Solo mother Kelly Belcher is trying to raise her two young children on around $240 a week, a wage she says is not enough to provide her family with a decent quality of life.Ms Belcher was speaking at...
View ArticleLast evicted tenant moves out of HNZ complex
The last resident of the recently evicted Housing New Zealand complex on The Terrace in Wellington is due to move out this morning.The 131 residents of the Gordon Wilson complex were given eviction...
View ArticleMangawhai ratepayers show signs of defiance
Angry Mangawhai ratepayers are putting signs on their homes to show they are defying the Kaipara District Council and won't pay controversial rates.The council has produced a long-term plan (LTP)...
View ArticleNZ veterans 'suffering in silence'
The Government is not doing enough to look after our shell-shocked soldiers returning from war-torn hot-spots like Afghanistan, says a leading Christchurch veterans service.Rannerdale Veterans Hospital...
View ArticleAir Force sends Iroquois helicopters to Samoa
The Air Force has sent three of its Iroquois helicopters to Samoa for an annual flying exercise.The helicopters were flown to Samoa on Air Force C130 Hercules planes.Wing Commander Shaun Clark said...
View Article'Stupid' man urinates on courthouse wall
A young man who urinated on a wall at the entrance of the Greymouth Courthouse admitted in the court's dock yesterday that he was "stupid".Lucas Duncraft, 20, admitted charges of offensive behaviour...
View ArticleDotcom cries in court as raid relived
Megaupload millionaire Kim Dotcom cried in court as his lawyer spoke of how he was "ripped from his family'' during the police raid on his mansion.Dotcom has been back at the High Court arguing for...
View ArticleFifty MPs received World Cup gifts
Fifty MPs have disclosed free Rugby World Cup tickets and hospitality as gifts in the latest disclosure of financial interests.Overall, 16 members of Parliament got free Rugby World Cup tickets from...
View ArticlePopcorn machine fire closes Rotorua movie theatre
A faulty popcorn machine has left Rotorua's movie theatre soaked and closed until at least this evening.While preparing the popcorn this morning, a fault in the machine saw it catch fire.The sprinklers...
View ArticleWoman ordered to pay bite victim over bulldog attack
A woman who admitted failing to exercise proper control over a menacing bulldog she said looked like Winston Churchill, has been ordered to pay $200 to a woman bitten by the animal.Lee Robyn Jackson,...
View ArticleShearer stands Shane Jones down
Labour Party leader David Shearer has asked the Auditor General to investigate Shane Jones' handling of the citizenship application of Chinese businessman William Yan in 2008 and stood him down while...
View ArticleWoman fought back against 'exceedingly aggressive' attack
A woman fought back against a man who subjected her to an "exceedingly aggressive" assault near an Auckland nightclub, police say.The woman was strangled and punched in the face in the assault near a...
View ArticleIndian nurses protest at Parliament
About 150 Indian nurses protested on the steps of Parliament today, saying they are being denied the ability to work in their profession in New Zealand.The nurses, mostly from Kerala, completed a...
View ArticleNo commitment to repair Napier-Gisborne rail line
The Government has yet to decide the fate of the Napier-Gisborne rail line.Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee would not commit to repairing the line under questioning from New Zealand First MP Brendan...
View ArticleWoman killed in scooter collision named
The woman killed when the scooter she was riding collided with a truck near Tinwald on Tuesday has been named as Ashburton mother-of-three Donna Lusty.The 50-year-old died at the scene, at the...
View ArticleNZ backs changes to British succession laws
A first-born daughter of William and Kate could become the next queen after a New Zealand push to change the rules of royal succession was backed in Britain.Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the...
View ArticlePolice wade through 26,000 texts in cannabis case
The vast number of texts on a West Coast woman's cellphone prompted police to seek an adjournment to a Greymouth District Court case yesterday to give officers time to scroll through them.Ann Marie...
View ArticleProtestor vows to fight HNZ complex evictions
A veteran protester who has barricaded himself in an abandoned and dangerous apartment block in central Wellington says he will stay there until he dies.The 131 residents of the Housing New...
View ArticleWoman's new car stolen at VTNZ station
A woman is outraged that the car she was just about to buy was stolen while it was being inspected at an Auckland Vehicle Testing New Zealand station.Amy Tyler had just won a Trade Me auction for her...
View ArticleBusinessman not guilty of fraud
A millionaire businessman at the centre of a political scandal has been found not guilty of immigration fraud charges.William Yan - also known as Yang Liu and Yong Ming Yan - pleaded not guilty to four...
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