'Panic' led to bid to rubbish truck death cover up
A manager at a rubbish collection company where two workers were killed in five months tried to convince a driver to sign and pre-date forms to mislead investigators.Willy Nicholas, 30, and...
View ArticleCity's fare dodgers run out of free riding time
Freeloaders on Auckland trains will find it tougher to evade paying when a new ticketing system is installed next year.Auckland Transport communications manager Sharon Hunter said people would be able...
View ArticleCop says arsonist can't stop
Firebug Shane Reid is likely to strike again, says a detective who first met the dyslexic arsonist more than a decade ago.Serial firestarter Reid, 34, was sentenced to intensive supervision when he...
View ArticleSchools hit by spate of suspicious thefts, fires
East Auckland residents are feeling rattled after a spate of break-ins and fires at local primary schools.At least three schools in Glendowie and St Heliers have been hit.This month a suspicious fire...
View ArticlePeople fall for online Key spoof
She sobs, she cries, she begs: "Leave John Key alone".A woman behind an online election hit has revealed many people believed she was genuine.Television freelancer Robyn Paterson, 34, said she created...
View ArticleChopper horror: Half a metre from death
Rigger Scott Anderson is lucky to be alive.But the 41-year-old who pulled on a cable seconds before a helicopter came crashing down in Auckland's Viaduct Basin, feels like death. Footage of the crash...
View ArticleTV3 pulls angry Michael Laws clip
TV3's flagship current affairs show dumped a news item involving controversial broadcaster Michael Laws minutes before it was due to air on Friday. Campbell Live had planned to run a piece showing an...
View ArticleElection 2011: Jones unlikely to fight for Labour leadership
Labour MP Shane Jones has said it is "highly unlikely" he will put his name in the hat for his party's leadership.Following his party's heavy defeat last night, Labour leader Phil Goff signalled...
View ArticleElection 2011: Labour holds on in Dunedin South stronghold
Incumbent Labour MP Clare Curran had her majority slashed in the traditional Labour stronghold of Dunedin South and National pulled off an upset by winning the party vote in the working class...
View ArticleTeens missing on Hutt River found
Alcohol and lilos proved a troublesome mix for a group of 10 young men who sparked a large scale search and rescue opertaion on the Hutt River north of Wellington last night.Wellington Police District...
View ArticleElection 2011: Rotorua's Chadwick resigns
After more than a decade in Parliament, former Rotorua MP Steve Chadwick has resigned from politics.Mrs Chadwick quit after losing the Rotorua electorate to incumbent MP Todd McClay and failing to win...
View ArticleElection 2011: Dean celebrates three-peat in Waitaki
The Oamaru Opera House rang with the crackle of party poppers as National MP Jacqui Dean successfully defended her electorate.Mrs Dean won with a crushing tally of 21,404 votes, giving her a majority...
View ArticleElection 2011: Wanganui's Borrows eyes higher office
Back in Parliament for a third term, Whanganui MP Chester Borrows is cautiously optimistic he may be elevated to higher office in the new Government.Mr Borrows has chaired some high profile...
View ArticleTuria: Iwi want to be 'major players' in asset sales
Iwi want to be "major players" if the new National Government goes through with its planned state asset sales, Maori Party leader Tariana Turia says.Prime Minister John Key is looking to form a new...
View ArticleElection 2011: National has mandate for asset sales
John Key believes National's election gains gives him a mandate to push ahead with asset sales - a policy he's carefully referring to as "'mixed ownership model".The country has delivered National 60...
View ArticleElection 2011: More than 240,000 special votes yet to be counted
While most New Zealanders have had their say in the next Government, those who cast special votes are yet to be included in the election tally.The Electoral Commission said there were an estimated...
View ArticleBurns 'gobsmacked' at Christchurch dead heat
Labour MP Brendon Burns is "gobsmacked" at scoring an unprecedented dead heat in a battle for the Christchurch Central electorate seat.His National Party rival Nicky Wagner is so shocked at the result...
View ArticleGreens hope special votes will deliver deaf MP
The Greens reckon special votes might deliver them a 14th MP in the form of profoundly deaf Mojo Mathers.Co-leader Metiria Turei says changes will be needed if Ms Mathers enters the house."If that's...
View ArticleJohn Key's pizza party frenzy
John Key's penchant for pizza struck with a vengeance over election weekend as he enjoyed slices twice in as many days.Shortly before 9pm on election night, a barefoot Key - clad in shorts and a blue...
View ArticleMissing Lake Wanaka boater's body found
The body of a missing boatie has been recovered more than a week after he went missing in Lake Wanaka. Trevor Hawke, 70, was sailing with a friend on Nov. 17 he fell overboard when the boat lurched. He...
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