Jealousy led to ex-partner's rape, court told
A Whangarei man bashed his former partner unconscious and raped her during a drinking session because he was jealous of others in her life, a jury has heard.The man, who cannot be named to protect the...
View ArticleNZ at Noon: Human Billboard, Child Beater, Got Talent?
Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include a marketing student offering advertising space below her chest, a rare appeal against the home detention sentence of a child beater and...
View ArticleNZ, US reach compromise over Ross Sea
The United States and New Zealand have set aside their differences and reached a compromise to advance a joint proposal for the world's largest marine protected area in the Ross Sea.They have agreed to...
View ArticleBusinessman befriended young victims
A Kaitaia businessman befriended boys in the community before allegedly sexually offending against them, in the second similar case to hit Northland.The man, in his 30s, who has name suppression, faces...
View ArticleMan dies after falling into Muriwai blowhole
Surf lifesavers have found the body of a man who fell into a blow hole at Auckland's Muriwai Beach this morning.The 19-year-old was preparing to go fishing from the rocks about 11.50am when he fell...
View ArticlePolice alarmed at drunken chaos
A drunken male striptease was among the discoveries police made in bars around central Whangarei as five out of eight premises were found to have breached their licences.Police will apply to the Liquor...
View ArticleWoman carjacked by armed youths
A woman was carjacked by a group of armed youths, one as young as eight years old, police say.The 57-year-old woman bought a takeaway in Pukekohe south of Auckland on Sunday night before parking her...
View ArticleWife murder accused remanded in custody
The Tauranga builder accused of murdering his wife appeared in Tauranga District Court today in the next step toward finalising a high court trial.Rex Leverett John Prole was remanded in custody until...
View ArticleFinal day to comment on WOF changes
Today is the last day for the public to comment on proposed changes to the warrant of fitness system.The Government last month announced plans for a radical shake-up of the system, with four options...
View ArticleNZ at Noon: Democracy Overridden, Starving Baby, All Blacks
Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include the Government decision to further delay elections for Environment Canterbury being solely driven by economic benefits to farmers, a stranded...
View ArticleJJ trial: Fall could not have caused injuries, court told
A toddler who died after his pancreas and liver were split in two cannot have received his fatal injuries from bouncing off a bed as his stepfather says, a court has been told.Joel Loffley has denied...
View ArticleRoad worker pinned under roller
A road worker who was trapped beneath a 15-tonne roller near Gisborne for 45 minutes this morning is now in stable conditionThe man went into surgery in Gisborne Hospital at 4:30pm to repair his foot,...
View ArticleDefence force reject SAS revenge attack claims
The Defence Force has rejected claims SAS troops have been sent to Afghanistan to carry out a revenge attack over the deaths of five New Zealand soldiers in August.The response follows a report by...
View Article19-year-old man stabbed in chest
A 19-year-old man was to have surgery after being stabbed in the chest in a Northland home.Police say a female at the Onerahi house was arrested following yesterday's incident. She was held in custody...
View ArticleBritish miners avoid deportation
Two British coalminers who feared deportation after Solid Energy made them redundant from the Spring Creek Mine have been granted a reprieve by Associate Immigration Minister Kate Wilkinson.Jason Brown...
View ArticleRecycling company ordered to pay $90k over arm crushing
A Manurewa recycling company has been ordered to pay $90,000 over an incident in which an employee's arm was crushed in a baling machine.General Recycle Limited was charged under the Health and Safety...
View ArticleWest Coast MP rides out super storm
West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor and his partner Sharon Flood remained trapped in New York today after riding out Hurricane Sandy.Mass transit was still shut down this morning and they were unsure...
View ArticleAnother Greymouth firm axes jobs
In yet another blow to the Greymouth economy, Stillwater Lumber has laid off 12 staff as it readjusts to the economic recession.Only last week the Spring Creek mine was mothballed, with the loss of...
View ArticleMarlborough fails to see funny side of Air NZ's 'Beastheim'
Air New Zealand's Halloween renaming of Blenheim as Beastheim on its grabaseat website hit a bum note with the town's mayor, who says residents are sick of being associated with one of the country's...
View ArticleOnramp closed after udder chaos on motorway
Cows caused traffic chaos on a major motorway south of Auckland after a cattle truck overturned this afternoon, with the SH2 onramp closed until midnight tonight.Emergency services were called to the...
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