Hunt for dangerous trio continues
A convicted paedophile, a fellow parole abscondee and an associate may be hiding in the Arthur's Pass or West Coast area, police say.Ivan Andrew Campbell, 47, who chained up a 14-year-old boy in a...
View ArticleConman trial: Racing car meeting never took place - accused
An alleged conman says a meeting in a Marcos racing car, in which he was said to have pocketed thousands of dollars from an Australian film executive, never took place.Loizos Michaels has taken his...
View ArticleSuspicious house fire in Whakatane
A house fire near Whakatane is being investigated by police after it burnt to the ground.The Taneatua Fire Service were called to the fire on Nuku Rd about midnight yesterday, assisted by the Whakatane...
View ArticleRapist sentenced to more jail time over prison assault
A man who is serving time for raping a school girl has been sentenced for assaulting two prison guards.Logan Pearce was handed nine more years in jail in the Hamilton District Court today for attacking...
View ArticleRockstar reception for Charles and Camilla
It was a rockstar reception for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall as they met hundreds who had gathered excitedly in rainy downtown Auckland today.The loud crowd made up for the miserable...
View ArticleDriver of stolen vehicle dies in crash
The driver of a stolen vehicle has died and another man is in hospital with serious injuries from a two-car crash in Bay of Plenty.This afternoon, a stolen vehicle was seen in the Waihi area and was...
View ArticleClampdown over 'black out game'
The Education Ministry is warning primary schools to be wary of a dangerous "blackout game" being played by youngsters.The warning comes after an Auckland boy was left unconscious and bleeding after...
View ArticleAbandoned Chch building demolished to deter prostitutes
An abandoned earthquake damaged block of flats in Christchurch has been bulldozed in a bid to stop prostitutes working from there.The move is the latest initiative to try to stop sex workers using...
View ArticleMinistry needs to 'lift their game' over Novopay errors - Foss
Associate Minister of Education Craig Foss has told the Ministry of Education and Talent2 to lift their game and resolve outstanding errors with the teacher pay system Novopay.Mr Foss today would not...
View ArticleScientist outlines multimillion dollar P operation
Two men accused of involvement in a multimillion-dollar drug ring were caught with enough equipment and ingredients to cook up to 2kg of methamphetamine, an ESR scientist told a jury yesterday.Dr Anne...
View ArticleAuckland hit by hail storm
A hail storm similar to the one that hit eastern parts of Auckland this afternoon could be repeated in backyards across the Waikato, Coromandel and Waitomo this evening A MetService meteorologist said...
View ArticlePolice draw blank following attempted abduction
Police investigating an attempted abduction in Christchurch are awaiting a report from a specialist child interviewer before deciding their next move.A Prebbleton primary school boy claims he armed...
View ArticleMan admits grave desecration
One of the men accused of desecrating 20 Jewish graves in a central Auckland cemetery last month has pleaded guilty, while the other will fight the charge.Name suppression expired today for Robert...
View ArticleSex offender shows 'no remorse'
A sexual assault victim faced her attacker in court and described how his "depravity" had robbed her of her childhood.Reefton man Trevor Stanley Arnesen, 57, sat impassively in the dock yesterday as he...
View ArticlePolice seek help in locating missing couple
Police are seeking public help to find a couple, missing since they visited relatives in Bay of Plenty more than a week ago.Te Arawa Karaitiana, 20, and his partner, Carli Pugh, 27, were last seen when...
View ArticleOne dead, four injured in Otago crash
An 82-year-old man was killed and four people were injured in a head-on crash in Otago this afternoon.Police said a Toyota SUV collided with a sedan car at 1.20pm on State Highway 1 near Kuriwao, east...
View ArticleACC keeps Buller man waiting
A Buller man who has been plagued by medical problems since 2008 may have to wait at least another two months for an ACC review to be completed.Meanwhile, Michael Blincoe of Hector has further support...
View ArticleUN reforms needed to resolve global issues - Helen Clark
The United Nations needs to reform to resolve global problems such as conflict in Syria and climate change, former Prime Minister Helen Clark says.In a speech at Victoria University this evening, Miss...
View ArticleTeen killed in stolen car crash named
Police have released the name of a teenager who died yesterday when the stolen car he was driving crashed into another vehicle in Bay of Plenty.He was 18-year-old James Dean Miles of Huntly.The car he...
View ArticleRape case resumes after mistrial
Sex charges against three Wanganui men following a boozy party were heard again yesterday following a mistrial in the Whanganui District Court last month.Francis John Haami Potaka, 25, has pleaded not...
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