Cop approached Switched on Gardener as 'businessman'
An undercover police officer posed as a businessman wanting to open a shop called The Green Room when he met with senior Switched on Gardener staff, a court has heard.The constable - with the assumed...
View ArticleWhere have all the whitebait gone?
Already halfway through, the West Coast whitebait season has been sluggish as rain, flooded rivers and rough seas keep catches small and fishermen indoors.Continually wet weather over the past month -...
View ArticleKiwis to get their Aussie super payments
New Zealanders who worked in Australia and made compulsory superannuation payments will be able to get their hands on their nest eggs at last after the Australian Government introduced legislation that...
View ArticleAirline fined after allowing man to illegally board
Malaysia Airlines has been fined after allowing a Malaysian national to board its plane to Auckland despite New Zealand authorities saying he could not.The airline was fined $5500 in the Manukau...
View ArticleArmed man threatens neighbour, sparks callout
A 26-year old man has been taken into police custody after an armed offenders squad callout in Christchurch this afternoon.Police responded to reports that a man at a Tuckers Road, Redwood, address had...
View ArticleGovt considers Mike Tyson's second visa application
Calls to keep Mike Tyson out of New Zealand are mounting as the Government considers a second visa application for the former boxer.Associate Immigration Minister Kate Wilkinson's office has confirmed...
View ArticleMan tasered after police chase to be sentenced
A man who was tasered after crashing a stolen vehicle while drunk during a police pursuit in the Hawkes Bay has been found guilty of charges arising from the incident.Matthew Hemi Timu, 36, appeared in...
View ArticleKayaker abandoned rescue after losing sight of friend
A missing kayaker's paddling companion abandoned her desperate attempts to reach him after she could no longer hear him screaming, an inquest has been told.Cameron Millar, 19, disappeared after he was...
View ArticleBail refused for man accused of attempted murders
Bail has been refused for a Tauranga man jointly charged with two attempted murders following separate shooting incidents. In Tauranga District Court yesterday, Judge Robert Wolff declined an...
View ArticleOwner pays $1600 vet bill after dog attack
Molly the cat is one of the lucky ones.The Tauranga feline was mauled by a dog but after major surgery and a week-long hospitalisation she is on the mend.News of Molly's attack follows reports of three...
View ArticleTeens arrested for series of robberies
Five teenagers have been arrested over a series of street robberies in Christchurch last month.Four people were robbed in two separate incidents in Riccarton early on September 22.In all the robberies...
View ArticleChild found in car of drink driver
An alcoholic caught drink driving for the seventh time had a six-year-old child in the car when she was pulled over.Sharon Mamairoa Signall will be wearing a home detention ankle bracelet for six...
View ArticleTwo Hastings teens critical after crash
Two young males are critically injured in Hawke's Bay Hospital following a crash last night in Waipukurau.Police believe two cars may have been racing.The crash occurred on Racecourse Rd on the...
View ArticleDog's mutilation horrifies family
The school holidays have ended on a sour note for a Napier family after their dog had part of a paw, including a claw, ripped off by another dog.The McCarthy family's jack russell Roofus was attacked...
View ArticleForensic scientists investigate fatal house fire
Forensic scientists have been called in to investigate a fatal house fire on the East Coast.A 48-year-old woman died and her husband was injured when fire engulfed their Tikitiki home just after 7pm on...
View ArticleLocator beacon credited for saving man's life
The Rescue Coordination Centre is crediting an emergency locator beacon with saving a man's life after he got hypothermia on a hunting trip in Fiordland.The man and his companion had been on a...
View ArticleEpileptic seizure blamed for rugby player's death
Promising Fijian rugby player Eroni Gaunavou's father warned him against swimming after he suffered an epileptic seizure in a pool.Five months later, his teammates at the Puketoi Rugby Club were left...
View ArticleCouncil to negotiate purchase of 'House of horrors' site
Christchurch City Council has voted to enter into negotiations to buy a site where the bodies of two murdered women were found under the floor of a unit.The Star has learned that councillors voted in...
View ArticleCTV fraudster did have pilot's licence
Claims the under-fire construction manager of the deadly CTV Building falsely posed as a commercial airline pilot to fly passengers across the South Island appear unfounded, according to official...
View ArticleIndex to measure ACC performance on privacy
ACC has developed a privacy index to measure the reduction in privacy breaches and progress in implementing the recommendations of an independent report into such breaches.The index will be published...
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