Starship child protection head 'blindsided' by Govt plan
Starship hospital child protection team leader Dr Patrick Kelly says he feels "blindsided" by major changes proposed in the white paper on vulnerable children.He says proposals to use a "predictive...
View ArticleWife forgives husband who killed their girl
Kefu Ikamanu is jailed for manslaughter after he threw Seini, 2, against a wall and stomped on her Sela Ikamanu cradled her sleeping baby as she vowed to stick by the husband who killed their...
View ArticlePetra looks forward to life without Breakfast
The seat is still warm under Petra Bagust, but candidates are already lining up to replace the departing Breakfast co-host.TVNZ's Ross Dagan fielded calls from potential replacements within hours of...
View ArticleMinistry shuts down PCs to prevent more breaches
Public computer terminals at the Ministry of Justice and Maori Land Court branches have been shut down after a major security breach at Work and Income.The ministry confirmed last night it had shut...
View ArticleMighty River boss gets $500K bonus
Mighty River chief executive Doug Heffernan - already one of the highest-paid bosses on the Government's payroll - is to receive a $500,000 bonus after steering the company through its partial...
View ArticleMaori get urgent court hearing over Mighty River sale
Waikato hapu Pouakani, which won an important Supreme Court victory against the Government this year, will be back in court on Tuesday morning in a last-minute bid to block a key move towards the...
View ArticleKiwi has key role with Romney
Chris Liddell works on team planning transfer of power if Republican wins White House High-flying expatriate businessman Chris Liddell is working at the heart of Mitt Romney's transition team, planning...
View ArticleAir NZ cuts big-city fare
Travellers will soon be able to fly between Auckland and Wellington on late-night flights for $29.Air New Zealand's new "Night Rider" service will start on November 5, undercutting its budget...
View ArticleNo butts about it - it's costly
Motorists who flick cigarette butts out of car windows are being slapped with $100 fines.The Auckland Council has issued more than 175 fines for littering since August 2010 in response to calls to an...
View ArticleMesh implant victim had 'excrutiating pain' after groin surgery
Steve Ross was a happy active man who loved playing with his children.Now, the 48-year-old is wheelchair-bound after surgeons used a controversial mesh implant to repair a hernia.In November last year,...
View ArticleKiwi teenager targeted after online posts
Police say a Raglan teen who posted distasteful pictures of a Canadian girl who committed suicide is not one of the bullies who prompted her death, but his actions are a warning for computer...
View ArticleGault at father's bedside
Celebrity chef Simon Gault has had to pull out of filming for the next series of Masterchef after his father fell ill.Bryan Gault has been in hospital. Simon Gault was scheduled to be with the...
View ArticleKiwi faces life in Chinese prison
The father of a Kiwi woman facing life in a Chinese prison says he has struggled for three years to get information about the case.The Herald on Sunday can reveal 26-year-old Teresa Hepi, of...
View ArticleRugby: MacDonald joined by family
Rugby player Hoani MacDonald has been joined by his family in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital where he remains in an induced coma today after collapsing during a game.The Southland rugby player's...
View ArticleAuckland one of world's top sporting cities
Auckland has been named as one of the world's top seven sporting cities.The recognition comes in this year's International Sports Event Management Awards.Auckland is a finalist, alongside Copenhagen,...
View ArticleThree suspicious fires in Christchurch overnight
Emergency services have attended three fires in Christchurch overnight, which are believed to be suspicious.Crews were alerted to a blaze at a property in Jollie Street in Kaiapoi, north Canterbury...
View ArticleQuakes shake Gisborne overnight
A swarm of earthquakes rattled the Gisborne coast overnight.The first came soon after 1am, measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale and centred 50km east of Tolaga Bay.Just a few minutes later it was...
View ArticleUnion's marriage stance causes tension
There is upset in the nursing profession, where some nurses say their union is misrepresenting them on the issue of redefining marriage.The New Zealand Nurses Organisation, which speaks for over 46,000...
View ArticleHit and run kills New Plymouth woman
A 27-year-old man driving in a rural area of New Plymouth is accused of hitting a female runner and then moving her body about 10km to where she was found in the back seat of a car.The New Plymouth man...
View ArticleChristchurch red zone lights up
Cantabrians last night revelled in reclaiming their city centre with the opening of a 10-day light festival.The world's first Festival of Transitional Architecture launched in the quake-hit city of...
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