Armed police called out in Wanganui and Wellington
An armed man is believed to have entered a Harvey Norman store in Wanganui.Police are reportedly on their way to the scene in the CBD.Meanwhile, armed police have arrested two people after reports of...
View ArticleWoman bolts from jewellery store with $5k ring
The recession may be still looming over retailers' heads but it seems diamonds are still running out the door.A woman this afternoon attempted to make a quick get-away from Napier's Michael Hill...
View ArticleCollapsed sewer closes Wellington street
A collapsed sewer is causing problems for commuters in Wellington.It has undermined Ruahine Street near the exit from the Mt Victoria Tunnel.The road and tunnel have been closed.It means people heading...
View ArticleNumber of long weekend crashes not as bad as reported
Police have apologised for reporting an incorrect number of crashes over the Queen's Birthday weekend.Police said this afternoon that a data error meant media were yesterday told there had been more...
View ArticleHigh tide causing Auckland flooding
Flooding tonight caused by a king tide forced police to divert traffic from one of Auckland's waterfront road's.A police block was set up on Tamaki Drive at about 7.30pm and stretched from the bottom...
View ArticleMan crushed by cattle in Matamata
A man crushed by cattle has been airlifted to hospital from the Matamata saleyards.The Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance was called to retrieve the 54-year-old Waharoa man after the accident today.He had...
View ArticleWaimate deaths: Police release photo of killer's car
Police are still trying to piece together the final movements of killer Jason Frandi and his victim, Czech tourist Dagmar "Dasha" Pytlickova.Police today released new photos of Frandi's silver BMW with...
View ArticleAlleged child abuser faces more than 200 charges
A Nelson man already facing 22 counts including indecencies on children and animals has been charged with a further 215 offences.Police successfully opposed name suppression for William "Bill" Herbert...
View ArticleWanganui murder accused remanded in custody
The man charged with the murder of veteran journalist Derek Leonard Round appeared briefly in the Wanganui District Court today before Judge Dugald Matheson.Michael Umanui Werahiko, 31 has been in...
View ArticleNZ at Noon: Astronomy delight, GC alert, angry teachers
Stories making headlines across New Zealand include ripples of excitement in astronomical observatories across New Zealand, the GC stars have been let loose in New Zealand and it has been a tough few...
View ArticleMan who murdered girlfriend's father jailed for 14 years
A man convicted of murdering his girlfriend's father has been sentenced to at least 14 years in jail.John Tokoroa Bunt was sentenced in the High Court at Hamilton today after he admitted in April to...
View ArticleGovt: Abusers could have children taken away at birth
The Government is considering ways to prevent child abusers from having further children or to take children away from them at birth.Social Development minister Paula Bennett told Radio NZ that over...
View ArticleStolen goods website proves popular
A website which aims to be a national register of stolen goods has had thousands of hits since its launch a week ago.Stole Me is an online database where victims of crime can list for free, items that...
View ArticleMan who sparked manhunt refused lawyers' advice
The former Hokitika man who sparked a manhunt in South Westland on Friday, refused to accept advice from any of the lawyers on hand in the Greymouth District Court yesterday.John Borrie Alexander, 49,...
View ArticleGirl hit by ute leaves hospital, enters rehab
A month after being critically injured when hit by a vehicle, Rotorua 6-year-old Hineraukura Fraser-King is out of hospital and in a rehabilitation facility.Hineraukura was hit by a ute on Sala St on...
View ArticleEasy Rider victims 'died close to wreck'
A coroner has ruled that drowning was the cause of death for eight people on the ill-fated fishing vessel Easy Rider, in an effort to bring closure quickly to the families of the missing men.Easy Rider...
View ArticleSouthland top spot for Venus viewing
Some New Zealanders have been lucky enough to catch a rare glimpse of Venus passing over the sun in the past few hours, but cloud over much of the country has prevented many others from spotting the...
View ArticleDoha tragedy: Online memorial page set up
An online memorial page has been set up for the triplets killed in the Villaggio Mall fire in Doha."Words cannot describe how sad it was to hear about
View ArticleTwo jailed for burning down house in insurance scam
Two of the three people responsible for burning down a Westport house in an insurance fraud have been sentenced in the Greymouth District Court to jail terms.However, Judge David McKegg, noting that...
View ArticleTeenage robber now serving time in same jail as mother
A Rotorua teenager, who, with a 12-year-old and others, robbed a dairy, is now serving time in the same jail as her mother.Cayla Hulton-Donnelly, 18, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court to two...
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