Child thugs' reign of terror in town
A gang of children as young as 6 are being blamed for a spate of crimes, including vandalism and arson, which have left one elderly war veteran feeling imprisoned in his home.The Featherston man, 86,...
View ArticleBalloon wreckage to be removed from Carterton site
The wreckage of the hot-air balloon that crashed in Carterton on Saturday, killing 11 people, will be removed this afternoon from the paddock where it landed.The wreckage has been loaded into a...
View ArticleFears come true for Coromandel rescuers
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter has early this morning winched a woman from an area between Coromandel and Matarangi, after she fell some 30 metres while rock climbing with a group of others.Crew member...
View ArticleDanger too great for Rena dive assessment
Jagged steel and crushing waves have made it too dangerous for divers to assess the wrecked ship Rena.The stricken cargo vessel split in two in wild seas on Saturday night more than three months after...
View ArticleSir Graham Henry sells St Heliers mansion
Sir Graham Henry and wife Raewyn have sold their waterfront Auckland mansion in a private sale.The Cliff Rd home, perched above St Heliers Beach, is understood to have sold for $4.33 million with the...
View ArticleFleas and flies itching to get you
Ticking timebombs of flea larvae could be lurking in deserted homes, waiting to explode from the carpets when homeowners return from their holidays.Experts warn that fleas and flies thrive in humid...
View ArticleMan impaled by anchor recovering
The man who had his stomach ripped open while setting up for a boat race is home from hospital and should be back at work within six weeks.Stephen Appleby said he was recovering well and remembers...
View ArticleFarewell to balloon fire victim
A week after a horrific balloon crash in Carterton claimed the lives of 11 people, the first of its victims was farewelled at a private service yesterday.Mourners poured into the Michael Fowler Centre...
View ArticleMusic star's son helps Leo see the light
Glamour girl Larissa "Leo" Brown, who went through a highly public split with R&B singer Joshua "J" Williams last year, is writing a book about sexual and domestic abuse.The 26-year-old stylist...
View ArticleFamily get their stolen Christmas presents back
It was better late than never for a family who were able to open Christmas presents this week after one of the burglars who stole their gifts was caught by police.Police have charged a woman who was...
View ArticleDoctor's melanoma showed no outward signs
A family doctor who died from cancerous melanoma had no outward sign of the deadly disease.Auckland GP Christine Morgan-Conquer died on New Year's Day after a two-year battle. The respected doctor...
View ArticleArt sleuths pinpoint wandering sculpture
The orange and yellow wooden temple designed as a public artwork has had a rough life so far.It's been tipped upside down, set on fire, stomped on, moved to two different sites and stolen. And it might...
View ArticleSaw thrusts wood through man's hand
A construction worker got a painful shock this week when a piece of wood went through his hand.Cheyne Construction and Development owner Lee Cheyne posted a bloody photograph of employee Jimmy Innes'...
View ArticleSuspicions surround 'death' at sea of wanted yachtsman
A Kiwi missing off a yacht in the Pacific is under suspicion of faking his death to escape sex charges.The man called for help from a yacht about 20 nautical miles south of the Cook Islands on January...
View ArticleGame, set, dispatch for boozed tennis spectators
A group of drunken corporate guests who double faulted at the Heineken Open have been told not to return next year.Onlookers say the group, at the courtside table of building retailer Carters on...
View ArticleClub's booby prize lacking full support
Suggestions that a "win yourself a set of boobs" competition, organised by a strip club, will benefit breast cancer survivors has caused outrage this week.Calendar Girls strip club in Auckland is...
View ArticleMotorway u-turn advice shocks driver
The GPS in Allan Pope's car has taken him the long way round a few times, but he was shocked when it told him to do a u-turn on a busy Auckland motorway.The Paeroa grandfather was making a...
View ArticleTwo children critical after crash
Two children were fighting for their lives last night after a horror holiday crash involving a family of five.A stunned local watched a car weave across the centre line on State Highway 16, north of...
View ArticleFamily missing $23k after building project quashed
A young Auckland family are the latest to be left out of pocket by a man who has a history of criminal and dishonest offending dating back 30 years.The Taylor family paid Helensville builder Grant...
View ArticleThree families grieve after drownings
Three families were grieving last night after a horror day on the water brought three separate drownings.A male swimmer in his 50s died after suffering a heart attack while competing in the 2.5km Taupo...
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