Balloon tragedy victims named
Police have named the victims of the Carterton balloon tragedy. All victims are from the Wellington and Wairarapa regions.Wairarapa Area Commander Inspector Brent Register says Police wish to extend...
View ArticleUK investigators aiding ballooning tragedy inquiry
Investigators here will contact their UK counterparts to see whether inquiries need to be made into the manufacturer of a hot air balloon which burst into flames and crashed in Wairarapa yesterday,...
View ArticleBalloon tragedy: Pilot's father reminisces
A private balloon trip with his son is the "marvellous" memory that stands out for the father of a pilot killed in a ballooning crash yesterday.Early Morning Balloons' pilot Lance Robert Hopping, 50,...
View ArticleChopper drops rescue equipment to disabled Northland yacht
A Northland rescue helicopter yesterday flew equipment to a partly disabled yacht which is riding out high winds and rough seas off the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour. Pete Turnbull, chief pilot for...
View ArticleClean-up eats into $25 million Govt kitty
Liability unclear as talks with insurers, charterers and owners continue The cost of cleaning up the mess left by the Rena has exhausted an emergency oil fund and is now eating into a $25 million...
View ArticleFat study accuses fast food sponsors
A saturation of fast food sponsorship of charities and sports events is partly to blame for New Zealand's increasing levels of obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to Waikato District Health Board...
View ArticlePike River mine managers to speak
Former Pike River managers Douglas White and Pieter van Rooyan will join Australian experts in testifying at the royal commission into the Pike River coal mine disaster when it resumes next month....
View ArticleMan drowns in rip as son looks on
A father drowned last night when he was caught in a rip while swimming with his young son at a surf beach in New Plymouth.The 45-year-old man's death came one day after a fisherman drowned after being...
View ArticleA price on their heads could save the whales
A price tag for whales could be the key to protecting whale populations and ending the international impasse on whale-hunting, say a group of American researchers.Conservation groups Sea Shepherd and...
View ArticleInjured ship crew en route to McMurdo Base
Injured crew members of a Korean fishing vessel engulfed by fire in the Southern Ocean are on their way to McMurdo Base in Antarctica on a vessel with medical facilities.Three crew members missing...
View ArticleShame, fear over driver's road rage attack on cyclists
Cyclists are upset and embarrassed over a road-rage attack on an American blogger and journalist visiting to tell the world about the pleasures of pedalling around New Zealand.Russ Roca and his partner...
View ArticleTown identity dies after pub brawl
A 71-year-old man has died after being punched in a scuffle in a small town pub.Residents of Putaruru, in south Waikato, were last night in shock after hearing that local identity Fitu Leau had died in...
View ArticleTeenager in shock after grandma hurt in smash
A teenage boy started crying when he saw his grandmother covered in shattered glass and with blood dripping down her face after a crash which left two elderly women in a critical condition.The teenager...
View Article2011 one of NZ's warmest: Niwa
A deadly tornado, snow flurries in Auckland, and destructive flooding and slips are among the weather extremes highlighted in Niwa's annual climate summary.The summary shows the weather in 2011 was...
View ArticleWife murderer loses freedom bid
A former Air Force sergeant who murdered his first wife and buried her in a forest has been refused parole because he "poses an undue risk of harm" to his new wife - despite having her support at a...
View Article'Quick and courageous' couple nab burglars
A quick-thinking couple have helped round up two burglars they happened to catch red-handed.The couple were driving past a rural address in Opotiki on January 10 when they heard a house alarm.Realising...
View ArticleNCEA results available online today
Secondary school students will today find out how they fared last year as they flock to the internet to discover their NCEA results.NCEA level one, two and three results became available online at 6am...
View ArticleNZ's priciest homes in Auckland
Auckland has pushed Central Otago Lakes aside to take top spot as the least affordable place to buy a house, research shows.Massey University's home affordability report, released today, found in the...
View ArticleAuckland pedestrian killed after lying on road
A man has died after being hit by a vehicle in Auckland this morning, but police don't yet know how he came to be lying on the road.A driver called police about 2.45am to tell them he had hit a man who...
View ArticleBBC host: NZ offers 'sod all'
New Zealand has "sod all", except for earthquakes, says a Sheffield radio host who slagged off the Land of the Long White Cloud after mistaking an Australian for a Kiwi.On Monday, Toby Foster had a...
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