Waitomo crash leaves two seriously injured
Two people have serious injuries after a car crash on State Highway Three left them trapped in the Waitomo District.The incident happened at Eight Mile Junction, at the intersection of State Highway...
View ArticleWeather: More lightning storms on the way
After last night's pyrotechnics, Auckland could have more spectacular electrical storms in the coming days. Scattered rain in the morning will become more persistent as the day goes on and there was a...
View ArticleFarmers get creative to help their newborn calves
New Zealand farmers are being innovative as weeks of wet weather hinders calving season.Some farmers in the Waikato are laying out rubber mats for their cows to calve on to avoid new born livestock...
View ArticleDivers find missing boatie's body
Police have found the body of a fisherman who went missing after a dinghy sank in Wellington Harbour this afternoon.Divers made the discovery at about 5.25pm - 2hrs after the boat sank."The matter will...
View ArticleBody found at North Shore's AUT University campus
A woman's body has been discovered on AUT's North Shore campus, police said today.The deceased middle-aged woman was found in the grounds on Akoranga Drive, Northcote at about 1.20pm."Police are...
View ArticleSurfer gets into trouble off Bethells Beach
A surfer has been rescued off Bethells Beach, west of Auckland this afternoon.The man went missing while he was out surfing with a friend, triggering a response from both the Coastguard and police.The...
View ArticleAuckland protest over SA police shootings
More than sixty protestors made their voices heard outside the South African Consulate in Auckland this afternoon after police shot dead 34 striking mine-workers.Political activist John Minto said the...
View ArticlePair charged over McMurdo murder
Two men have been charged with murdering Lee McMurdo at his Helensville home in July last year, police said today.The unemployed west Auckland men, aged 24 and 26, will appear in the North Shore...
View ArticleFine weather on the way for NZ
Heavy showers are to continue to drench much of New Zealand, before the weather clears later in the week.MetService this morning issued a severe weather warning for eastern Otago, with about 20-25mm...
View ArticleFatal dive inquest: Visibility extremely limited
The possibility divers were trying to win a bet while on a fatal diving trip has been raised at an inquest in Auckland.Tyron North, 37, and Daniel Stoneham, 33, were nearing the end of a four-to-five...
View ArticleNZ at Noon: Strange Lights, Seal Tourist, Big Brother
Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include strange lights in the sky, a seal making itself at home in the middle of Whangarei and two teen stalkers who didn't notice their every move...
View ArticleMen in court charged with McMurdo murder
Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of Helensville man Lee Ross McMurdo in July last year.A 27-year-old West Auckland man with name suppression and Andrew Parry Nicholson, 24, face...
View ArticleAnti-apartheid conference gets $1000 grant from NZRU
The New Zealand Rugby Union gave $1000 to help fund a weekend conference in Wellington about New Zealand's anti-apartheid movement and the 1981 Springbok tour.And NZRU board member Graeme Mourie, the...
View ArticleAccused manager to talk at bullying briefing
A senior Auckland Council manager is to meet the managers who report to him today to discuss his public outing as an alleged bully of six staff in the council's infrastructure and environmental...
View ArticleEx-pokie trustee convicted of theft
A former trustee of a defunct South Auckland pokie trust has been convicted of stealing almost $364,000 destined for the community.Alvin Shane Cosgrave, a former trustee of the South Auckland...
View ArticleMinorities don't get fair go - watchdog
Structural discrimination is a "real and ongoing issue" and Maori, Pacific and ethnic people are not getting a fair go in New Zealand, a Human Rights Commission report says.The report - A Fair Go for...
View ArticlePolice dog takes down man with samurai sword
A police dog took down a man swinging a samurai sword at passing traffic in Upper Hutt early yesterday.Inspector Shane Cotter said the man swung a sword at a passing motorist in Silverstream about...
View ArticleNZ deaths in Taliban area 'no surprise'
Taliban forces responsible for the deaths of three New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan most likely travelled from the Baghlan province where Hungarian troops have been "reluctant" to patrol, an...
View Article'Loan sharks' need tougher regulation - study
Loan sharks are exploiting poor and desperate families by charging interest rates of up to 400 per cent a year, according to a new study, prompting calls for the Government to introduce a maximum...
View ArticleWoman hit with wool press handle
A woman suffered a head injury when she was accidentally hit in the head with a wool press handle.The Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter was called to a rural property near Nuhaka this morning to help the...
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