'Sadistic' sheep, lamb attack shocks Southland
Southland police are on the hunt for whoever was responsible for an attack on sheep and lambs that can only be described as sadistic.Lora Gorge farmer Owen Hudson says it appears that someone has used...
View ArticleEx-Tongan rugby manager pleads guilty
A former Tongan rugby manager has pleaded guilty for his part in a conspiracy to import methamphetamine into New Zealand.Angus Naupoto appeared in the High Court at Auckland this morning where he...
View ArticleViolent escapee arrested in New Plymouth
A Mongrel Mob gang member who escaped from custody has been arrested this morning in New Plymouth.Mana Tangitutu, aged 27, escaped from a cell at Whakatane courthouse on October 3 after being handed a...
View ArticleBank boss fails in job title compo claim
The former chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase's New Zealand branch says he missed job opportunities because the bank failed to refer to his correct title.Robert Wade Lewis said that after he...
View ArticleDischarge after mum-washes-undies row
A Hawkes Bay businessman has been discharged without conviction for threatening to kill his partner with a knife after an argument broke out over his mother washing his underwear.On October 3, an...
View ArticleTruck on fire on Auckland motorway
There are major traffic delays on Auckland's Southern Motorway after a truck caught on fire this morning.Police said the truck and trailer was travelling south when the cab started to smoke and burst...
View ArticleGovernment worker accused of security breach
An Internal Affairs employee has been accused of improperly accessing the department's computer system nearly a dozen times.Toni Lorraine Bates, 40, of Porirua, appeared at Wellington District Court...
View ArticleQuestions over parental leave extension costs
Major discrepancies in the cost of extending paid parental leave from 14 weeks to six months have emerged at the select committee examining the bill.The MP sponsoring it, Labour MP Sue Moroney, today...
View ArticleMan forced at knifepoint to sell his car
A man was threatened at knifepoint during an aggravated robbery in Napier and forced to sign a contract saying he had sold his vehicle.Cousins Thomas Kyle Ngapera, 27, and Lawrence Ngapera, 23, pleaded...
View ArticleGreens make human rights complaint over youth pay
The Green Party have lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission over new legislation allowing employers to pay 80 per cent of the minimum wage to those aged 19 and under.The Minimum Wage...
View ArticleDangerous prisoner on run
Police in west Auckland are hunting for a female prisoner who is said to be dangerous and should not be approached.Mohana Rapihana, 22, escaped from the Waitakere District Court in Henderson just after...
View ArticleEditorial: State housing shuffle fair use of stock
It is hardly surprisingly that many state-house tenants in Glen Innes are angry about being asked to leave homes they have inhabited for years. Disruption is always hard to take, especially if, as is...
View ArticleAnzac crash fallout to be probed
Inquiries into state failings over the fatal Anzac Day crash in 2010 do not open the way for reviewers to go behind the air force's findings from its internal investigation - the sole probe carried out...
View ArticleClose watch over hundreds of lives
Whether at work or in his own time, Steve Vaughan spends much of his life watching for the safety of others.One of a select band of air traffic controllers responsible for the survival of tens of...
View ArticleKiller could not have faked mental illness, say experts
Akshay Chand stabbed Christie Marceau to death in a premeditated and planned attack. But he was not held accountable after he was proven to be legally insane.The successful use of the defence has...
View ArticleJudge had no option on bail - law professor
The Marceau family believe the decision by Judge David McNaughton to release Akshay Chand on bail last October sealed Christie's fate.Releasing Chand allowed him to carry out the plan he hatched in...
View ArticlePolice reduce speed tolerance to avoid Labour Weekend carnage
Police will be watching motorists closely this Labour Weekend in a move to reduce the worrying road toll, which is eight deaths higher than this time last year.Police are targeting people who are not...
View ArticleStood-down spy clued in on Dotcom
The senior GCSB executive sent on "gardening leave" knew Kim Dotcom's immigration status just after the raid and was the "most likely person" to be called on when the bureau tried to keep its spying...
View ArticleClash over charter schools
The merit of introducing more private enterprise into the education system was hotly debated in Parliament yesterday, with minister John Banks claiming it was a revolutionary move that would help "the...
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