Court action against Occupy Auckland protestors dropped
Court proceedings against Occupy Auckland protestors have been dropped.Some were charged with contempt of court after continuing to camp in Aotea Square, despite being served with a trespass notice.The...
View ArticleTonga searchers not giving up on lost sailors
A team of nine searchers is set to spend the night on the island of Late, west of Vava'u, Tonga, after failing to find two missing sailors.A land-based search is continuing tomorrow for the two...
View ArticleGold diggers may harm the land, warn Greens
Green Party members worried about gold mining in Te Puke are to meet locals to discuss what they see as potential risks to the community.Catherine Delahunty, Green Party MP for environment and mining,...
View ArticleCasino worker with Bible: 'It gives me strength'
A SkyCity worker who faces disciplinary action for carrying a bible at work says the book gives her life.Tuni Parata will meet SkyCity managers tomorrow for a meeting on her alleged misconduct for...
View ArticleCurlers to christen ice rink in the heart of Auckland
The roar of curling stones will compete with traffic noise in the heart of Auckland on Saturday morning.Curlers will christen the new temporary Paradice ice rink in Aotea Square on Queen Street for an...
View ArticleArmed police called out in Feilding
The armed offenders squad (AOS) has been called out to house in the town of Feilding tonight.Wellington Shift Inspector Bruce Mackay said the incident involved three people and the AOS were involved as...
View ArticleLost tramper found alive in bush
Tramper Ronnie Fong has been found alive after missing in the Hunua Ranges for three nights. Police report that Mr Fong, 39, was cold and hungry but otherwise well. He will be taken out of the bush...
View ArticleMurray Hilder resigns from ACC board
Just four of the ACC's board remain after it was revealed this evening that another member left last week in the wake of the Bronwyn Pullar privacy breach scandal.The resignation of board member Murray...
View ArticleWatchdog shuts down school over students' missing money
A private training school has been shut by the Qualifications Authority, which says it repeatedly failed to keep students' fees safe in a trust account.But the school - the Ellipse Institute in...
View ArticleAccused estate agent fails to appear to face charges over sales
A case described as the most serious prosecution of a real estate agent under new regulations was heard in Auckland yesterday, although the defendant failed to appear.Rajneel Raj, formerly of Remax...
View ArticleSisters riding to help Vietnam children
Two sisters are sweating it out in 40C heat and pedalling up torturous hills in a bid to raise $4000 for malnourished children in Vietnam.Te Pahu mother of two Kim McVinnie, 44, signed up to cycle...
View ArticleCost of extra pay for immigration staff working overseas doubles
Nearly $2 million a year of taxpayers' money is being paid in allowances to Immigration New Zealand staff working in the agency's overseas offices.Immigration NZ has 26 seconded employees working in...
View ArticlePaul Holmes returns home
He's back on his feet, the smile is back on his face - and he's back at home.Veteran broadcaster Paul Holmes arrived in Hawkes Bay yesterday, two weeks after having open-heart surgery.The 62-year-old...
View ArticleCouncil plans to put saving squeeze on gallery's cash
The financial scalpel is hanging over the Auckland Art Gallery only months after a failed attempt to put the 124-year-old institution on a more commercial footing.Secrecy surrounds the likely cutbacks,...
View ArticleChess queens square off in battle of wits
It is not every teenager's idea of a thrilling pursuit, but for Nicole Tsoi, 15, chess is sending her to the other side of the world.Nicole, a member of the New Zealand Women's Chess Team, is...
View ArticleKiwi scientist's team has breakthrough in motor neuron disease quest
A New Zealand professor is leading a team of scientists which has made a breakthrough in a global project to cure motor neuron disease.Professor Chris Shaw, formerly of Wellington, works with...
View ArticleSpeck of hope on job front
It's a waiting game for John Riddell. He has done four job interviews, suspects he missed out on one of them and will hear about the others once all candidates for them have been seen.The 58-year-old...
View ArticleScott Guy trial: Wife asks, 'why did you do this?'
Anna Macdonald confronted her husband, Ewen, after he was charged with the murder of her brother Scott Guy - and demanded answers.She wanted to know why her husband had vandalised and destroyed...
View ArticleSweeteners on offer as asset sales inch closer
The Government is offering sweeteners to keep the investing public and coalition partner United Future on side as its partial assets sales bill approaches its final hurdle today.The committee stage of...
View ArticlePolice chief says frontline staff will not face pay cuts
Frontline police staff will not have their pay cut in talks due to resume this week, but are facing a pay freeze because of a tight policing budget.Police Commissioner Peter Marshall could not confirm...
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