Woman trapped in Rainbow's End ride
A woman has been taken to hospital after being injured in a ride at theme park Rainbow's End. The woman became trapped on the log flume ride at the Manukau theme park this afternoon. She was freed by...
View ArticleMotorcyclist airlifted following accident
The Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter was called to airlift a motorcyclist from an accident scene on State Highway One between Taihape and Waiouru this morning.The middle-aged man sustained moderate...
View ArticleHobbit premiere sculpture a mystery
A sculpture to mark The Hobbit premiere will be hoisted onto Wellington's Embassy Theatre from tomorrow, but exactly what will peer over the red carpet remains a closely guarded secret.The installation...
View Article72-year-old man killed after Blenheim crash
Passers-by and a defibrillator were not enough to save the elderly driver of a car that crashed in Blenheim late this morning.The 72-year-old local crashed the car of which he was the sole occupant...
View ArticleMcDonald's worker seriously injured
A worker at the McDonald's distribution centre was seriously injured after he became trapped between a platform and a truck yesterday.The man was injured at the site in Golden Arches Place, in Manukau,...
View ArticleTramper rescued after dangerous fall
A man who injured his leg when he fell onto rocks on the rugged Tasman coast was winched to safety by a rescue helicopter.The 32-year-old man had been walking on the rocky shoreline near Split Apple...
View ArticlePool comp with a difference
A pool competition with a difference was held at the Big Boys' Toys show at ASB Showgrounds today.Warriors Shaun Johnson and Manu Vatuvei, and snooker legend, Dene O'Kane, played pool on a giant 6m X...
View ArticleArmstice Day a chance to remember
The 94th anniversary of the end of World War I tomorrow will be a day to remember those who lost their lives while serving New Zealand, Veterans' Affairs Minister Nathan Guy says.The conflict came to...
View ArticleColdplay rockers choose city jog over freebies
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was hot at play in the city this week before last night's packed stadium show at Mt Smart Stadium.Martin preferred jogging in his leisure time, appearing to shun the...
View ArticleLeg stuck in theme park ride
A woman had to be cut from a Rainbow's End theme park ride by firefighters yesterday after her leg became trapped between the carriage and a wooden fence.It is not clear how the woman became trapped...
View ArticleBeaten tourist waits for explanation
Greek officials have confirmed Kiwi tourist Joel Stirling was taken into custody by police in Crete - but have not cleared up how he came to be injured.A statement from Wellington-based Ambassador...
View Article'Autistic' man dies in house fire
Neighbours have described horrific scenes at an Auckland house fire which killed one man and seriously burned another on Friday night.Firefighters raced to the two-storey house in Madigan Pl, Glendene,...
View ArticleAnsell: Treaty origins 'dishonest'
Outspoken ad man John Ansell finally got to promote his "Colourblind State'' campaign in Auckland yesterday.The Rotary Club of Remuera cancelled a meeting Ansell planned last month, claiming it had...
View ArticleAd man admits job 'not worth it'
A searingly honest account of his life by a New Zealand-based advertising boss who died of cancer recently is going viral on the internet.Lindsey "Linds" Redding, an art director who worked at top...
View ArticleWarm welcome for royal pair
With a gentle wave from their BMW, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have departed from a warm welcome at the Auckland War Memorial Museum where several hundred people turned out to greet...
View ArticleOne dead, three injured in Northland crash
A 22-year-old man is dead and three others seriously injured after an overloaded car lost control and landed in a ditch in Dargaville early this morning.Police said the Subaru sedan carrying seven...
View ArticleMan critical after Wellington assault
An early morning fight outside a Lower Hutt service station today has left a 27-year-old man in a critical condition.Police said two pairs of men got into a fight outside the Caltex station on The...
View ArticleLotto jackpot climbs to $19.5m
Lotto players could win a massive $19.5 million next weekend after a triple jackpot for Lotto, Powerball and Strike last night.NZ Lotteries chief executive Wayne Pickup said the top Powerball would be...
View ArticleX Factor NZ audition dates announced
Audition dates for X Factor New Zealand have been announced.Starting in Queenstown on January 5 and finishing in Kaitaia a month later, the pre-audition tour is the first stage of finding New Zealand's...
View ArticleFree Jetstar flights snapped up
A thousand free domestic and international flights were snapped up within an hour as Jetstar hit back at rival Air New Zealand's free flights to Christchurch.On Friday Jetstar offered 370 free...
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