Visa fraud probe turns to private educators
Immigration New Zealand has started investigating 23 private training establishments in Auckland that enrolled more than 230 students from China who arrived on fraudulent visas.At least two of the...
View ArticleResurgence of ta moko among Maori women: study
A Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi doctoral student claims 40 per cent of Maori women have or are thinking of getting a ta moko, but men have largely usurped the cultural practices around getting...
View ArticlePollution kills 1170 a year - study
Air pollution from fires, vehicles and industry kills 1170 people prematurely each year and causes $4.28 billion in social costs, researchers have estimated.Natural sources of air pollution, such as...
View ArticleAttendant thrown over windscreen by petrol thief
A service station attendant was "mown down" and thrown across the forecourt after trying to stop a petrol thief yesterday.The whole incident was recorded by security cameras and the film is said to...
View ArticleKiwi filmmaker detained again in Libya
A New Zealand-born filmmaker has been temporarily released into the protection of the British Embassy in Libya after nearly three days in detention.Sharron Ward, a freelance filmmaker, was initially...
View ArticlePlain-pack ciggies no slam-dunk says Key
Prime Minister John Key has admitted that enforcing plain packaging on cigarette packets was not a "slam-dunk" policy due to the risk of legal challenges from tobacco giants and tobacco-producing...
View ArticleAuckland fog causes disruption to flights
Heavy fog over Auckland is causing disruptions to flights this morning.According to the Auckland Airport website, 25 flights have now been cancelled.All of the flights are domestic services to and from...
View ArticleFour vehicle smash causes delays in Auckland
A car is upside down after a four vehicle crash on Auckland's southern motorway.Police said the crash near Penrose happened just before 8:30am.Inspector Ian Brooker said emergency services were at the...
View ArticleDiesel spill causes capital commuter chaos
Commuters heading between Wellington and the Hutt Valley face major delays this morning following two accidents on State Highway 2 - one involving a diesel tanker.The motorway is down to one lane...
View ArticleKey defends charter school plan
Charter schools could offer choice and hope to parents whose children were being failed by the standard school system, the Prime Minister says.Speaking in Auckland today, John Key said the Government...
View ArticleSchool bus crashes into Waikato ditch
A school bus carrying 21 students has crashed into a ditch in Waikato.No-one was injured in the crash at about 8am on State Highway 26 west of Morrinsville, police said.Senior Sergeant Rod Carpinter...
View ArticlePolice called to 'pretty scary' home invasion
An early morning home invasion ended with police using spikes and dogs to stop an alleged violent offender this morning.Police were called to a house at Stanmore Bay just after 5am, after residents...
View ArticleWhangarei murder-accused identity detailed
The identity of a 29-year-old man accused of murdering a woman found beneath a Whangarei bridge can now be revealed.He is Jimmy Peter Akuhata, of the Regent, in central Whangarei.Judge Duncan Harvey...
View ArticleThree fishermen rescued after cray boat sank
Three fishermen have been rescued after their cray boat hit a rock and sank in Westland this morning.Police said the 14-metre vessel Albacore started heading south from Jackson Bay at about 5.30am to...
View ArticleWrong use of medals leads man to resign from board
A former Returned Service Association president sentenced for using a document for pecuniary advantage has resigned as a member of the Otaki community board.A spokeswoman for the Kapiti Coast District...
View ArticleCannabis involved in motorcycle crash - Coroner
A man who was unlicensed, high on cannabis and not wearing a helmet died from severe head injuries when the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding crashed in the Bay of Islands, a coroner has...
View ArticleCTV inquiry: Engineer under 'huge pressure' to approve building
A council engineer who thought the CTV Building design was at risk to earthquakes signed it off under "huge pressure'' from his bosses, a hearing was told today.Graeme Tapper was working in...
View ArticleEx-ACC boss denies Collins' claims
Former ACC Chairman John Judge says ACC Minister Judith Collins' claims he hampered an investigation into a the leak of a sensitive email are untrue and an attempt to "blacken" his name.Ms Collins last...
View ArticleRena salvors launch $8.8m battle
A legal stoush is brewing between Rena salvors Svitzer and two other companies centred on a $8.8million bill for its hireage of a tanker used to recover oil from the grounded ship.Court documents...
View ArticleFamily Court reform to focus on needs of children
Free counselling will be dropped in a reform of the Family Court that will focus on the needs of children instead of resolving relationship disputes.Justice Minister Judith Collins announced the plans...
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