Fran O'Sullivan: Cast off the negativity and Maori can thrive
The great thing about TV3's new reality show The GC is how it openly shows young go-for-it Mozzies (Maori Aussies) having a really good time.Instead of wallowing in some tribal backwater, they have...
View ArticleMichelle Hewitson Interview: Peter Bromhead
Amusingly - to me, he didn't seem to find it particularly funny - I ran into Peter Bromhead at a retirement do. It wasn't his. He turned 79 on Wednesday. I've never met him before so I thought: Better...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II Jubilee: Changing the guard
On Monday New Zealanders mark the fictional birthday of our head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, who is celebrating 60 years on the British throne. Andrew Stone asks what lies ahead This weekend, on the...
View ArticleMarauding students surround police
Student protesters chanted "we've got the power" yesterday as they surrounded Auckland central police station after earlier shutting down Queen St.Police stayed inside as protesters knocked on the...
View ArticleWaiheke mansion on market for $22 million (+ video)
A ridgetop estate that is one of New Zealand's most expensive properties is for sale before the owner has had the chance to experience the fully finished home.David Parkinson, who made his fortune from...
View ArticleHarre repels cancer threat
As a politician, Laila Harre was famous for keeping her focus on the things that really mattered. She applied the same resolve to staying alive when she was diagnosed with breast cancer Former Cabinet...
View ArticleSchoolboy trainer goes for horse racing glory
Mt Albert Grammar's proud sporting record could be boosted by a win of a very different sort today - one no other Auckland school will probably ever be able to touch.Because training a winner of a...
View ArticleJohn Roughan: Gay adoption a step too far
It's children, not parents - straight or homosexual - who are important Gay adoption has always seemed to me to be a step too far.Marriage, sure. A couple's genuine commitment is worthy of legal...
View ArticleJohn Armstrong: Bumpy rides on both sides of the divide
National's in strife, but it's not easy for Labour and Greens either In the Prime Minister's not-so-good books on Monday, possum in the media's headlights on Tuesday, political road-kill by...
View ArticleTime for a check-up
Patients are suffering and even dying because our system of monitoring doctors is too slack and too cosy, says a former medical watchdog. Martin Johnston reports Janice* trusted her doctor to know what...
View ArticleCharity man's pay eclipses grants
A charity set up by an All Black legend to help underprivileged youth spent more than twice as much on its general manager's salary as all its donations to the community.The Frank Bunce Charitable...
View ArticleEx-league star Nikau found guilty of assaulting daughter
Former rugby league star Tawera Nikau has been found guilty of assaulting his estranged daughter during a heated public dispute.Nikau appeared in Huntly District Court yesterday for a defended hearing...
View ArticleGrieving parents win medical review
A Tauranga couple who say medical practitioners demonstrated a "lack of action" before their son took his own life have had their complaint re-opened by the Health and Disability Commissioner.Colin and...
View ArticleAccused smuggler on death charge
A man arrested for smuggling cocaine from South America has been charged with the manslaughter of his mother-in-law, who died when a drug package inside her burst open.The case is believed to be a...
View ArticleWatchdog warns on dangerous doctors
Incompetent doctors are putting patients in danger with only a slight chance of being found out, says a former medical watchdog.In a book to be launched on Wednesday, former Health and Disability...
View ArticleKey called hypocrite over class sizes
John Key is facing a storm of internet protest after the republication of a 2005 article in which he appears to praise private schools for having smaller classes.The Prime Minister told the Listener he...
View ArticleDestiny Church selling old HQ to build 'City of God'
Destiny Church is selling its Mt Wellington headquarters in a move its leaders say will finance their new "City of God".Concept plans are being unveiled to the congregation this weekend by leader Brian...
View ArticleKiwi giving Canadian half-sister gift of life
When Allison Lang learned her 3-year-old half-sister in Canada needed a new liver, she offered hers without a second thought."Anyone would do anything to save their family," the 21-year-old Aucklander...
View ArticleCorruption behind ID, claim witnesses
A Chinese millionaire with multiple identities is accused by Chinese witnesses of corruptly obtaining false identity documents which he used to gain New Zealand citizenship.The Auditor-General last...
View Article'Step up' demands league star's daughter
The daughter assaulted in the street by former rugby league star Tawera Nikau has spoken out, saying she lodged a police complaint as he needed to be held accountable.This week Nikau, 45, was found...
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