Suicide comments cause expert alarm
Mental health experts are alarmed that hundreds of people have backed an online opinion that says suicide should not be regarded as important as child abuse - because suicide victims choose to die.The...
View ArticleRain easing, snow to come
Severe gale warnings have been lifted for most of the country but the rain is set to continue for most.Competitors in the Triathlon World Series grand final in Auckland struggled in the rain that fell...
View ArticleFive-car-pile-up closes Hutt roads
One person was trapped in a five-car pile-up on Wainui Rd at Lower Hutt this afternoon.Police have closed a section of the road between Whites Line East and the off-ramp at Gracefield Rd.Motorists...
View ArticleHunt on for Sir Edmund Hillary look-alike
A nationwide hunt for a Sir Edmund Hillary look-alike is soon to get underway, following the announcement that a 3D feature film will be made on the mountaineer's ascent of Mount Everest.The film,...
View ArticleMeat cleaver attack victim out of ICU
A man targeted in a meat cleaver attack at Ngaruawahia has been moved out of intensive care as he recovers from serious injuries.The man was in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital last week after...
View ArticleJudge in Marceau case would have 'questioned everything'
High-profile defence lawyer Greg King says the judge who bailed Christie Marceau's killer would have "questioned everything" after her death - but the decision to let Akshay Anand Chand free was the...
View ArticleTwo arrested for vandalism of Jewish graves
Police investigating the recent vandalism of Jewish graves in Auckland have today arrested two men, a 19-year-old and a 23-year-old. Both men will be charged with Wilful Damage. The 23-year-old will...
View ArticleChristchurch in Lonely Planet's top 10
Quake-ravaged Christchurch has made it onto Lonely Planet's list of top 10 cities, the only New Zealand city to do so.The city, described by Lonely Planet as "rising from the rubble with a...
View ArticleRevealed: New Zealand's most expensive streets
When Kay Lawrie moved into her childhood home in Herne Bay in 1958, her parents borrowed money from family, friends and the bank to pay the $22,000 mortgage.And after 54 years of memories and countless...
View ArticleIwi leader: Asset sales have no impact on rights
An influential iwi leader may have given the Government's legal team a boost as it prepares to mount a defence to a Maori Council bid to stop its flagship asset sales programme.Ngai Tahu iwi leader...
View ArticlePolice car set alight in 'suspicious' blaze
A fire that seriously damaged a police car at a Hamilton station overnight is being treated as suspicious.Emergency services were called to the Hamilton East police station about 8.15pm and arrived to...
View ArticleFamily save 10-year-old from 'very drunk' mother's car
Whangarei police are praising the actions of family members who pulled a 10-year-old boy out of a car moments before his intoxicated mother drove off in the vehicle and crashed.Acting Sergeant Jeremy...
View ArticleBeast's trespass notices 'unwise'
Trespass notices against serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson are "unnecessary and unwise", two Wanganui District councillors say.Councillors Philippa Baker-Hogan and Rob Vinsen spoken out against...
View ArticleCold end to Labour Day weekend
The long weekend has come to a cold and blustery end for many as snow fell in Canterbury, a tornado ripped through a small West Coast town and a cold snap moved up the country.The unseasonable weather...
View ArticleHoneymoon crash victim unaware husband dead
An American woman who was critically injured in a car crash near Waitomo Caves has not been told her husband was killed in the accident.Kirsten Steinke, 28, is recovering in Waikato Hospital from...
View ArticleMan accused of killing jogger in court later this week
A 27-year-old New Plymouth man will appear in court on Thursday charged with the manslaughter of a woman runner and dumping her body in the back seat of a car.The man was due in New Plymouth District...
View ArticleRugby: MacDonald out of induced coma
Southland rugby player Hoani MacDonald came out of an induced coma last night, the day after suffering cardiac arrest and "flatlining'' during a game.The 34-year-old collapsed during his team's ITM Cup...
View ArticleAuckland mayor: 'Zero tolerance for racism'
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has called two anti-Semitic vandalism attacks deplorable, saying the city has "zero tolerance for racism, bigotry and ethnic intolerance''.Three men have been arrested after...
View ArticleHundreds of weapons intercepted at Port of Napier
More than 1000 weapons have been intercepted at the Port of Napier in the past decade.Figures released under the Official Information Act show there have been 52 incidences of weapon interceptions from...
View ArticleWhite Island quake not linked to recent volcanic activity
A quake that struck off White Island yesterday was not linked to recent volcanic unrest, a seismologist says.GeoNet said the magnitude 3.4 quake struck 50km northwest of the island, off the coast of...
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