Man more keen for ciggie than fingers
A 20-strong surgical team has reattached the fingers of a Waikato meatworker in a 20-hour operation.Tamati Parkes, 38, was using a hock cutter at the Silver Fern Farms meatplant at Waitoa on October 4...
View ArticleAir force danger cargo sent on Air NZ jet
An illegal error by the air force seriously endangered the lives of all on board an Air New Zealand international flight, says a report which expressed doubts over the RNZAF's ability to operate...
View ArticleMighty River sale: Maori Council does not speak for iwi - English
The Maori Council - which is meeting today with key allies in its water rights fight to decide whether to go to court to block the sale of Mighty River Power - does not speak for Maori affected by the...
View ArticleFake med student went to 'great lengths'
A man caught posing as a medical student for two years despite being rejected from the university programme went to "great lengths" to hide what he was doing from his classmates, staff and his...
View ArticleMan dies after ingesting weed killer
The Tauranga Hospital carpark was transformed into an emergency decontamination zone after a man came into contact with a toxic herbicide.The fire service was called to set up a decontamination tent at...
View ArticleMan charged with murder over sleepout death
Police have charged a man with the murder of another man whose body was found in a south Auckland sleepout last week.The unemployed 27-year-old was to appear in Manukau District Court today charged...
View ArticleKiller Clown witness unreliable, court told
The key police witness in the brutal murder of an Auckland man by Killer Clown Fiend gang members should not have been put on the stand in court because evidence pointed to her being involved "boots...
View ArticleSkinny dip record attempt slammed as 'indecent'
An attempt at breaking a world-record for skinny dipping planned for Mount Maunganui is being labelled unacceptable and indecent.The idea was raised by The Edge radio station after listeners voted the...
View ArticleDotcom: Spy agency knew status earlier
The GCSB was told of Kim Dotcom's residency status in February - months before the bureau told the Prime Minister it had illegally spied on Dotcom.The bureau is now saying it failed to understand the...
View ArticleHealth worry for fake student
A man caught posing as a medical student at Auckland University is said to be so distressed there are concerns for his health.His family were in shock and the university yesterday apologised to his...
View ArticleCoastguard Dunedin buoyed by win
Installing a life ring at Cape Saunders has seen Coastguard Dunedin win a national water safety award.Water Safety New Zealand presented Coastguard Dunedin president Lox Kellas with its annual...
View ArticleHone Harawira's 'not guilty' plea
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says his court appearance this morning could be criticised as a publicity stunt but he defends his actions during last week's housing protest. Surrounded by smiling...
View ArticleClucky hen's lucky ducklings
It was a match made in chook and duck heaven. Last week a suburban Gisborne hen sitting on an empty nest was gifted a clutch of orphaned eggs to look after. After a little patience, she became a proud...
View ArticleCases of drug dealers sent to High Court
The District Court has declined jurisdiction to deal with two drug dealers and has sent the cases to the High Court for sentencing.Tony Keegan, 19, and Warren Croft, 24, appeared for sentencing in...
View ArticleRescue teams hunt for missing boatie
Screams in the darkness were heard as four men were forced into freezing Tauranga Harbour waters - where one is still missing this morning.Western Bay of Plenty police and search and rescue teams are...
View ArticlePolytech builds on 'scarfie army' idea
Otago Polytechnic has drawn inspiration from the success of Christchurch's "student volunteer army", with the launch of a pilot "scarfie army" initiative, which it hopes will help ingrain volunteering...
View ArticleMassive fire makes neighbours 'ecstatic'
The Wanaka farmer whose authorised burn-off sparked a massive fire which burned over 350ha this week says neighbouring property owners are "ecstatic" with the outcome, as it has mitigated the extreme...
View ArticleTeen cyclist killed in collision with tanker named
Police have released the name of a 14-year-old boy who died when his bike and a milk tanker collided in Northland on Sunday.He was Lambros Theodosiou of Moerewa.He was hit by the front right side of...
View ArticleChristie Marceau kidnapper in court
The man who kidnapped Auckland teenager Christie Marceau two months before she died will be sentenced in the High Court at Auckland today.Akshay Anand Chand, 19, pleaded guilty last month to kidnapping...
View ArticleUsing smartphones to explore public land
Outdoor types looking for new places to explore can now use their smartphones to find publicly accessible land across the country.The Walking Access Commission last year launched the Walking Access...
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