'Greedy' resthome worker stole from 99-year-old resident
A care worker and her partner who fleeced $37,500 from a 99-year-old woman told police they could have taken more.The elderly woman had failing eyesight, no friends or family and moved into the Mercy...
View ArticleClimber injured in Southern Alps fall
A climber has been airlifted off a mountain in the Southern Alps this afternoon after falling 9m.Canterbury District police spokesman Stephen Hill said the climber was taken off Mt Sebastopol near Mt...
View ArticleFatal microlight fault could affect 200 others
Up to 200 microlight owners will be notified after a mechanical fault caused a retired top-dressing pilot with 13,000 flying hours to plummet to his death near Inangahua Junction in Buller District.The...
View Article'Supermarket grab' lands former high-profile lawyer in hospital
Former high-profile lawyer Christopher Harder got more than he bargained for after taking part in "90-second supermarket grab" competition, landing in hospital with chest pains.Mr Harder said his...
View ArticlePolice piece together Paeroa death clues
Police say they know how Paeroa pizza shop owner Jordan Voudouris was killed and are combing through CCTV footage for more clues.Detective Senior Sergeant Michael Whitehead said interim post-mortem...
View ArticleDrowned tourists ignored warning signs
Two overseas tourists swept to their deaths in a night-time crossing of the glacier-fed Waiho River ignored international warning signs and showed poor judgement of the dangers of alpine river...
View ArticleSearch for lost sailors near Tonga suspended
The search for two Australian men missing after their yacht was wrecked last Thursday near the island of Late, near Tonga, has been suspended.Extensive sea, air and land searchers have failed to find...
View ArticleHamilton police investigate reports of foetus found in mall toilet
Police in Hamilton are investigating reports of a foetus being found in toilets at a shopping mall."At this stage we are working to gain certainty about the events, and clarify if in fact that a foetus...
View ArticleMozzies buzzing in rich mining territories
Booming Western Australia is becoming the home of choice for Maori moving to Australia - with the mining state's Mozzie (Maori-Aussie) population growth outstripping all other states by a huge...
View ArticleMore ACC clients going on to welfare
The proportion of long-term ACC clients moving on to benefits has surged since the corporation adopted a tough new stance, which has fuelled allegations that they are being forced off compensation...
View ArticleSingle, wealthy, 35, and a few regrets
How about that? Young and brilliant Seeby Woodhouse is now old enough to have regrets.He made $20 million selling his internet service provider Orcon in 2007. Part of the deal meant he was legally...
View ArticleMum hurt as vehicle in police chase rolls on her car
A mother escaped serious injury when a car being chased by police smashed into a patrol vehicle and then rolled onto her car in South Auckland yesterday.The 36-year-old male driver was arrested and...
View ArticleLove Boat the ticket to island romance
Are you single, ready to mingle, keen for a nude model drawing class and in the mood for a weekend away on a remote island?Then Great Barrier Island's singles getaway event could be just the thing...
View ArticleCyclist missing north of Wellington
An extensive search of Belmont Regional Park north of Wellington has failed to find any sign of a mountain cyclicst missing since yesterday.Detective Sergeant Nick Pritchard said police would today...
View ArticleSailor dead in Rarotonga
A New Zealand Defence Force sailor has died in an accident in Rarotonga.An NZDF statement said the sailor was serving on the HMNZS Otago, which is currently in the Pacific conducting maritime...
View ArticlePrisoners hole up in guard tower
A serial prison escaper dubbed "Houdini" was involved in a standoff at the country's toughest jail yesterday after he and another inmate holed up in a guard tower.Aaron Stephen Forden and another...
View ArticleDay of shame for disgraced lawyer
Disgraced Hastings barrister Sacha Beacham has received her fifth conviction since 2002 and been told by a judge that a person in her position should have known better than try to intervene when police...
View ArticleProducers may have to dig deeper for movies
Government officials are expected to recommend keeping a film fund which helped pay for local movies such as Boy and Under the Mountain , but make it more business-focused and require film makers to...
View ArticleSuper report sparks sustainability debate
Financial body advocates KiwiSaver Plus scheme for future peace of mind A report by the Financial Services Council has rekindled the superannuation debate.The council argues for urgent changes to...
View ArticleBack to being friends with benefits
National seals a new US defence agreement, but the thaw began with Helen Clark's Government Jonathan Coleman's visit to the Pentagon this week, his first as Defence Minister, was a significant one for...
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