Hang glider makes 'shocking' landing
A veteran hang glider pilot was knocked unconscious after landing heavily at Doctors Point, near Dunedin, yesterday afternoon.Emergency services were called to the Waitati reserve shortly after 3pm,...
View ArticleChiefs coach's home burgled during Super Rugby final
While the Waikato-based Chiefs claimed their first Super Rugby title on Saturday night, coach Dave Rennie's home was burgled.Rennie's North Hamilton home was broken into and a small safe containing his...
View ArticleGisborne cemetery too soggy for burials
Waterlogged ground has put a stop to burials at a Gisborne cemetery because the soil is too saturated to dig into.Engineering and works group manager Peter Higgs said the situation at Taruheru Cemetery...
View ArticleBain's claim for damages one of five before Govt
The Government faces five possible compensation claims for wrongful conviction and imprisonment.Information released by the Ministry of Justice shows that as well as a claim from former Dunedin man...
View ArticleStories twisted to enter Women's Refuge
The need for emergency housing in Wairarapa is so desperate some community agencies are twisting their clients' stories to get them into Women's Refuge.Refuge manager Lynn Buckley said with no...
View ArticleChildren in stolen car reunited with parents
Three young children who were sleeping in a car when it was stolen from west Auckland last night have been found safe and well.Police said the children, aged six, four and two, were in the Honda Rafaga...
View ArticleMove to ban fast-food advertising on city streets
Health officials worried about an obesity epidemic want fast-food advertising dropped from public property, including bus shelters, and are questioning fast-food and soft-drink sponsorship of public...
View ArticleFisherman rescued from boat near Nelson
A 51-year-old fisherman was rescued from a commercial fishing boat near Nelson this morning.The local man was on a 19m fishing vessel when he developed a medical condition and was "in a lot of pain",...
View ArticleTwin lows to bring more heavy rain
More heavy rain is on its way for soaked areas of New Zealand as twin lows move in from the Tasman Sea.Forecasters say rainy weather will set in tomorrow and remain in place until Thursday, before...
View ArticleTribunal: Govt's request to speed up decision inappropriate
The Waitangi Tribunal has said the Crown was acting inappropriately by trying to interfere in its decision making, and has issued a reminder of the importance of judicial independence - but has agreed...
View ArticleHighway blocked after cattle truck catches fire
Several cattle have been put down and a state highway blocked after a cattle truck caught fire near Tatuanui this afternoon.The cattle truck was about three kilometers south of Tatuanui on SH27 when it...
View ArticleDrug use in mines 'concerning'
Solid Energy's random drug and alcohol tests nabbed 45 people at its mine sites in the year to the end of June, in a trend the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment today described as...
View ArticleNZ troops to work in wider area
The Government has agreed for New Zealand troops to work in a wider radius outside Bamiyan province in Afghanistan after two soldiers were killed there on Saturday.Today the Defence Force released the...
View ArticleAlert level raised for White Island volcano
A volcano off the coast of Whakatane continues to show signs of increased activity, with scientists raising the alert level from Level one to Level two.GNS Science has raised the alert level after...
View ArticleLatest updates: Tongariro erupts
8.11am - GeoNet has published a screengrab from the Tongariro webcam.8.03am - Air New Zealand said flights to and from airports east of Mount Tongariro, including Gisborne, Rotorua, Taupo, Napier a
View ArticleA volcanic reminder to sleepy Kiwis
For the first time in over a century, Mt Tongariro has erupted. News of the volcanic activity has sparked a flurry of activity by New Zealanders who have been awake into the early morning.As an...
View ArticleMt Tongariro eruption: Where will the ash go?
Just like when Mt Ruapehu erupted in the 90s wind direction will be everything. It depends on the amount of ash ejected, and how far up into the atmosphere it went, the wind direction can blow the ash...
View ArticleMt Tongariro eruption: What you need to know
The ash cloud from last night's Tongariro eruption is spreading from to the east of the central North Island volcano. The Civil Defence warns the ash could reach people in the Waikato, Hawkes Bay,...
View ArticleEditorial: Deadly attack shows troops still needed
Throughout more than 10 years of conflict in Afghanistan, Western leaders have always insisted progress was being made. Inevitably, the killing of two New Zealand soldiers, Lance Corporals Pralli...
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