Central Wellington crash takes out traffic lights
A two car crash in central Wellington has damaged the lights system leaving police to manually control traffic.The incident happened at the intersection of State Highway 1 Taranaki and Buckle St.One of...
View ArticleInvestigation launched into 'monster' eel deaths
The group representing South Island commercial eel fishermen is investigating the fishing of tame, 80-year-old eels from Lake Moeraki, in South Westland.Even though the lake is a scenic reserve and...
View ArticleHunters rescued from freezing river
Three hunters have been rescued from the freezing Manawatu River, after their aluminium boat sank in an area littered with submerged logs.The Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter winched them to safety...
View ArticleBull-attack victim on the mend
A man who was gored by a bull in rural Masterton on Thursday afternoon was in a stable condition in Wellington Hospital yesterday.John Leitner, 79, was flown to Wellington Hospital by the Westpac...
View ArticlePeters challenged over 'bottom line'
Prime Minister John Key has thrown down the gauntlet to NZ First leader Winston Peters to clarify his "bottom line" over the pension age.Ahead of NZ First's annual conference in Palmerston North this...
View ArticleWomen in Countdown scuffle to appeal convictions
Two women found guilty of assault charges following a scuffle with Countdown staff which went viral on Youtube and Facebook are to appeal their convictions.Cherylly Juanita Campbell, aka Tapsell, 30,...
View ArticleThe Remarkables ski area opens for the season
The Remarkable ski area in Queenstown had a picture perfect opening today, with blue skies and lots of snow.Cold temperatures enabled consistent snow making throughout the week, and that was topped up...
View ArticleWoman critical after South Auckland shooting
A 60-year-old woman requires surgery to have a bullet removed from her skull after she was shot in the head early this morning.Police were called to a house in Druces Road, Manukau, after reports of a...
View ArticlePolice launch new 'most wanted' website
The police have launched a website aimed at tracking down wanted criminals.The new site features offenders wanted for arrest, as well as individuals the police are keen to identify f
View ArticleMasked robber points pistol at shopkeeper
The uncle of a man stabbed 10 times in a frenzied attack had a gun pointed at his face in another raid on the family's shop.Masked robbers with a gun and hammer raided Park Rd Dairy in Katikati...
View ArticleFormer rugby player accused of headbutting and smothering partner
A woman was so terrified she wet herself and feared for her life as she was beaten and held captive by her partner over the course of a weekend, a Rotorua District Court has been told.Former Bay of...
View ArticleSearch for driver who crashed into Waikato River continues
Police searching for a woman missing since her vehicle crashed into the Waikato River have asked landowners bordering the river to look out for suspicious objects in the water.Sergeant Craig Singer,...
View ArticleBlaze destroys farmhouse after smaller fire extinguished
Cindy and Jerry Whare have only the clothes on their backs, photos and some family jewellery left after fire gutted their home just hours after firefighters had put out a smaller fire in the...
View ArticleDog left with skull full of shrapnel after botched shooting
Bay of Islands SPCA staff have slated those responsible for shooting a dog in the head and leaving it to suffer rather than ensuring it was dead.A young black male German Shepherd, with no tattoo or...
View ArticlePaeroa death treated as homicide
The death of Paeroa pizza and pasta shop owner Jordan Voudouris is now being treated as a homicide, police say.A post-mortem examination was carried out in Auckland today as the probe into the death of...
View ArticleNew moth species gets blockbuster name
A new species of moth found on the part of the Denniston Plateau earmarked for mining has been named after a Hollywood blockbuster movie Avatar.The day-flying moth was found during the Forest and Bird...
View ArticleTwo jailed over kidnapping and assault
Queenstown friends Brodie O'Rourke, 24, and Michael Coulter, 25, have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a premeditated group kidnapping last November.O'Rourke, who instigated the...
View ArticlePregnant woman gives birth after police escort
An Auckland mother who went into labour on the Southern Motorway this morning has given birth, and both mother and baby are doing well.Police were attending a collision on the motorway when the woman's...
View ArticleAsset sales: Shots traded over power prices
Labour leader David Shearer and Finance Minister Bill English have traded shots over power prices as the Government this afternoon prepared to drive home its partial asset sales legislation.The bill,...
View ArticleRarest of kiwis return to North Island for first time in centuries
The rowi, the world's rarest kiwi species, have returned to the North Island for the first time in hundreds of years.A total of 20 were helicoptered to Mana Island near Wellington today in the hopes of...
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