1080 blamed for dog's death
The death of a treasured working dog from suspected 1080 poisoning has devastated her owner.John Weir said he was showing a block of land owned by his friend Johny Currie to some potential buyers in...
View ArticleFamily's desperate bid to save life
The last moments of Alesana Seneka's life continue to play out in the mind of his brother-in-law, whose desperate effort to save him at Papamoa Beach this week was not enough.Lotau Kapua and his family...
View ArticleGutted man stable after anchor mishap
A Hamilton man is in a stable condition in hospital today after he had his stomach torn open by an anchor yesterday.The accident occurred about 10.30am yesterday as racers and organisers were setting...
View ArticleChristchurch arson accused abuses judge
A 20-year-old man accused of breaking into and setting fire to vacant earthquake-damaged homes in Christchurch swore at the judge when he appeared in court today.The man, who has interim name...
View ArticleRain, rain and more rain likely
The rest of summer will be "more of the same" as the wet weather that has plagued the holiday period sticks around until at least March.North Island holidaymakers hoping the rain that has defined...
View ArticleDock workers put a dollar value on claims in dispute
Auckland dock workers planning another 48-hour port strike next week have announced claims including a 2.5 per cent rise on an average basic annual wage of about $57,000.That sum is based on a...
View ArticleEthical shopping: Buy right, and you'll pay 25 extra
Shopping with a conscience can add a quarter to the weekly food bill, a Weekend Herald experiment has found.Supermarket shopping for a family of five cost $71 extra when we replaced standard food items...
View ArticleDramatic rescue snatches children from rip
A young boy and teenage girl sucked out to sea by a deadly rip at Papamoa Beach were moments from drowning when two swimmers raced out to save them.Nine-year-old Michael Dickie from Te Puke and his...
View ArticleCrowds arrive to check out nudists
It was the most popular beach in Auckland yesterday - and it wasn't the swimming that drew the crowds.Ladies Bay in St Heliers attracted more than its usual share of visitors after the Herald reported...
View ArticleMum's plea: 'It's not worth it'
A devastated mother has told mourners at her daughter's funeral not to take risks on the roads and to slow down to stay alive."Through this tragedy, I want to say, don't take the risk," said Mary Anne...
View ArticleWater use warning to farmers
The Otago Regional Council is warning thousands of farmers with consent to take irrigation water from rivers to conserve as much as possible to reduce the pressure on rapidly dwindling rivers. If...
View ArticleJail for stealing drink
A man with 350 previous convictions has been sent to jail for stealing a bottle of orange juice from a supermarket.James Whenuaroa, 47, said he stole it because he was hot and thirsty. He pleaded...
View ArticleFiji imposes new controls
Fiji's Government is stepping back from a promise of a more open society and imposing new controls on public order just a day before it was supposed to lift more than two years of emergency rule. While...
View ArticleStolen car in fatal Auckland crash
A 22-year-old man has died after the car he was driving was allegedly hit by a stolen car speeding through a red light in Auckland.Two cars were racing along Carbine Road in Mount Wellington, when one...
View ArticleChristchurch rattled by more aftershocks
Christchurch has continued to be rattled by sizeable aftershocks over night.A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck at 1.21am, 20 kilometres east of Christchurch at a depth of 15km, GeoNet reported.This was...
View ArticleWomen killed in Otago crash
One person was killed last night after a car slid in wet conditions and collided with another vehicle.The crash happened on State Highway 8, east of Manuka Gorge near Lawrence about 7pm.A vehicle...
View ArticlePaul Thomas: Holiday peace is great - so why all the deadly rush?
Raumati beach, early evening. The sun glows in an immaculate sky, daubing the sea with a golden slick from the shore to the horizon.I stand on the deck of our rented bach. Below me, our 20-year-old is...
View ArticleWoman found dead in Christchurch named
Police have named the woman found slumped dead in the back seat of an abandoned car near Christchurch International Airport.Tracey Lee Morris, a 46-year-old from the Christchurch suburb of Papanui, has...
View ArticlePolice seek witnesses to horrific Auckland crash
A 22-year-old man died after an horrific crash around 2.50am this morning in Auckland.Auckland police are appealing to the occupants of two vehicles that were in the vicinity of Carbine Road and South...
View Article15-year-old arrested over fatal crash
Auckland police have arrested the 15-year-old driver of the vehicle involved in what was described as a horrific crash which claimed the life of a 22-year-old man last night.The crash occurred in the...
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