Teenager pleads guilty to girlfriend's death
A teenage driver has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his girlfriend.Samantha Sinclair was 17 and her whole life lay ahead of her. It was midsummer and Samantha had just started a gap year...
View ArticleSolving the scientific secrets of sport
Neuroscientist Kerry Spackman has spent years changing the way Formula One drivers, All Blacks and Olympic athletes think. Now, this jet-setting philosopher wants to turn your world on its head, too....
View ArticleGood weekend weather but rain coming on Tuesday
Get out and about this Queen's Birthday weekend while the clear weather lasts, forecasters advise.The clear skies are expected to continue until tomorrow across much of the North Island, with mild...
View ArticleJuror said before trial that Iti 'looked guilty'
A juror in the Urewera terrorism trial said Tame Iti looked guilty before the case even began.The allegation comes from a person who was summonsed for jury service but was not eventually empanelled for...
View ArticleFive Miss Universe finalists hit by bug
Organisers of tonight's Miss Universe New Zealand final were deeply concerned this week when half the contestants were struck down with a stomach bug.Five of the 10 finalists took ill on Thursday while...
View ArticleBattle of ex-solo-mums looms
They were both young, solo mums on welfare. But Metiria Turei and Paula Bennett are now on opposite sides of Parliament, and Turei will today single Bennett out for a withering attack at the Green...
View ArticleKiwis less than satisfied in the bedroom
Sex lives of New Zealanders are among the least satisfying in the world, according to research by condom maker Durex.One in four Kiwis reported feeling unsatisfied in the bedroom, which put the country...
View ArticleRed faces over doodle in school booklet
A row has broken out at a top all-girl school after a sexual doodle was drawn on a commemorative booklet and distributed to students and parents.Emily O'Halloran, 18, is captain of the rowing team at...
View ArticleElderly woman hit and killed
An elderly woman was killed last night after being hit by a car on State Highway Two in Otane, Hawke's Bay. And in a cruel twist, the driver, community advocate Liz Graham, lost her son on the same...
View ArticleKiwis part of Jubilee pageant
Right royal celebrations are in full swing to honour the Queen's 60-year reign of the Commonwealth.Today in London, a New Zealand waka, whaling boat and clinker will be rowed up the Thames, members of...
View ArticleDrug mule lucky to be alive
A drug mule who was caught trying to smuggle a record 1.3kg of cocaine in wrapped condoms into New Zealand fears for his family's safety, his lawyer says.Mark Henderson, 41, swallowed the Class A drug...
View ArticleAcid alert for fruity drinks
Dental experts want acid levels to be displayed on fruit smoothies and juice bottles because of alarming damage to kids' teeth.Health-conscious parents are misguidedly rotting their children's teeth by...
View ArticleOfficer's barking mad act over late dog licence
A woman is says a dog control officer broke into her home to seize her dog because his registration was overdue.Liesje Bradley alleges the officer broke into her Te Atatu home on Tuesday.She had...
View ArticlePassengers flee Great Barrier plane fire
A family's holiday turned to terror yesterday when the plane they were in caught fire while preparing to take off from Auckland Airport.Taupo mum Kelly de la Mare knew something was wrong when the...
View ArticlePathologist warns about more mistakes
A third woman has lost her breast after being wrongly diagnosed with cancer, the Herald on Sunday has learned.The senior pathologist responsible has come forward to publicly admit his mistake, and warn...
View ArticleColourful judge gets Facebooked
Authorities have asked Facebook to remove a hate page on which criminals abused a colourful New Zealand judge.The social networking giant took down the site called "We hate Judge Kevin Phillips" after...
View ArticleGirlfriend 'critical' after roof plummet
A teen phoned emergency services after his girlfriend was critically injured when they both fell through the roof of an abandoned wool factory yesterday.The young man called for help from his cellphone...
View ArticleDinghy tragedy: Miracle boy clings to Dad's twin
Little So'saia Junior Paasi was released from hospital just in time to attend the funerals of his father and brother.The 2-year-old barely survived the boating tragedy on Manukau Harbour that claimed...
View ArticleAmnesia man was assaulted before crash
A cyclist left with amnesia after he slammed headfirst into a temporary street sign told police he was assaulted two weeks earlier.Hamilton scientist Robbie Price believed the injuries suffered in the...
View ArticleMan hurt after arrest faces possible life in wheelchair
A Northland man faces the prospect of life in a wheelchair after he suffered paralysing injuries in police custody. Shane Legg, 28, from Ruawai, spent 40 days in Whangarei Hospital's intensive care...
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