Dogs rescued from Waikato housefire
Firefighters saved four dogs from a Waikato housefire yesterday.Fire communications spokesman Jaron Phillips said when firefighters arrived at the house in McAndrew St, Kihihiki shortly before 4pm,...
View ArticleRally driver cut from car after crash
A rally car driver has been cut from his vehicle and flown to hospital after a serious crash in the Targa Rotorua rally this morning.The Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance flew the driver to hospital with...
View ArticleSnow likely to return early this week
A gap in the chilly weather in the South Island will be short lived, as the Metservice warns snow could be back to sea level in some parts tomorrow.Areas around the South Island have been enjoying fine...
View ArticleSearch extended for driver after river plunge
Police are extending their search for a missing Korean driver of a car, which crashed through the railing of a Hamilton bridge and fell into the Waikato River on Wednesday night.Investigators have...
View ArticlePolice warning for fugitives' friends
Border security has been activated as part of the manhunt for Murray Toleafoa, who police say shot at an officer early on Friday morning.They say the gunman is dangerous, and family and friends have...
View ArticlePoll: Labour could form Government
Labour could lead a Government if an election were held today, the latest political poll shows.National's support has tumbled by four points and Labour has gained by almost the same amount in the...
View ArticleAmerican students safe at Arthur's Pass
Two American students, overdue on a tramping trip over Arthur's Pass, have walked out of the bush.Concerns had been held for Alec Brown and Erica Kintworth, both 21, because friends believed they were...
View ArticleWoman in vicious Christchurch assault
A 41-year-old Christchurch woman is in critical condition after suffering severe head injuries in an assault early this morning.Detective Senior Sergeant Corrie Parnell says police were called to...
View ArticleRalph Stewart quits as ACC chief
ACC chief executive Ralph Stewart has become the latest scalp in the fall out from the Bronwyn Pullar fiasco, this morning confirming he is resigning after just eight months in the job.Mr Stewart's...
View ArticleCommunity service for not treating injured cat
A woman has been sentenced to 75 hours' community work and banned from owning any domestic animal for five years after failing to get vet treatment for her critically ill cat.Tauranga SPCA animal...
View ArticleSocial media concerns a 'major issue' - coroner
A coroner has aired fresh concerns over social media at an inquest into the death of a Tokoroa teenager today.The Coroner's Court at Rotorua today heard how 17-year-old Micaela Emily Stothers and her...
View ArticleMan fined for illegal manufacturing of tobacco
A Northland man has been fined $1500 for unlawfully manufacturing tobacco that he bought from a Motueka man.Wellsford man Ross Ferguson, 64, has been convicted and fined $1500 for unlawfully...
View ArticleTwo arrested after stolen car crashes on wrong side of road
Two people have been arrested after a crash involving a stolen car on Great South Rd at Greenlane in Auckland.Police are at the scene of the crash, which happened just before 1.20pm and have closed...
View ArticleOrana Trust parts ways with Natureland Zoo
The Orana Wildlife Trust is to no longer operate Nelson's Natureland Zoo.The trust took over the operation in October 2008 in good faith.Chief executive Lynn Anderson says they'll work with the Nelson...
View ArticleAccused murderer a thief and coward, not a killer - lawyer
The man accused of running down a woman in a stolen 4WD is a thief, a bag snatcher and a coward but is no murderer, says his lawyer.Christopher Shadrock has denied murdering Jian "Joanne'' Wang when he...
View ArticleAlleged police shooter to defend attempted murder charge
Accused police shooter Murray Toleafoa will defend a charge of attempted murder.Toleafoa, dressed in a blue tracksuit, appeared briefly in Auckland District Court this afternoon after his arrest...
View ArticleBryce Edwards: Political round-up: June 13
The body count is mounting rapidly at ACC as at least two Directors and the CEO Ralph Stewart (just 6 months into the job) join the casualty list today - see: TVNZ's ACC chief Ralph Stewart quits . Judith
View ArticleConvention centre probe: Govt accused of arrogance
Labour Leader David Shearer has accused the Government of "extraordinary arrogance" for refusing to halt negotiations with SkyCity over an international convention centre while an investigation into...
View ArticleRoad rage blamed for attack on Wellington cyclist
An IT worker who backed his car into a cyclist in a road rage incident on a narrow Wellington road has escaped conviction.Jeremey Glubb was charged with assault using a car as the weapon and dangerous...
View ArticleACC Minister did not tell chief to quit
ACC Minister Judith Collins says she did not tell ACC chief executive Ralph Stewart to resign."I've simply said to Mr Stewart, was he sure of that decision and he was, and actually I feel quite sorry...
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