Police name woman killed in Cambridge crash
Police have named a 45-year-old mother killed in a crash in Cambridge yesterday as Anna Pidduck.Ms Pidduck's nine-year-old son suffered critical injuries in the collision between his mother's car and a...
View ArticleFive men charged over multiple Auckland ram raids
More than 50 charges have been levelled against five men over a series of ram raids in South Auckland.An investigation was launched in December after ten ram raids, where vehicles are used to smash...
View ArticleDotcom case 'not open and shut'
German millionaire Kim Dotcom will be spending the forseeable future in prison, but a lawyer acting for his alleged co-offenders is seeking bail, saying the case is likely to be a "fierce battle" over...
View ArticleDotcom's residency 'a little odd' - Key
Prime Minister John Key says it is a "little odd" that Kim Dotcom was considered to be of sufficiently good character to be granted residency, but failed the good character test to buy sensitive...
View ArticleKey: surplus target at global meltdown mercy
The Government is still on track to get back into surplus in 2014/15 but it would push out the date if the global economy went into meltdown, Prime Minister John Key indicated today.The upcoming Budget...
View ArticleVictims of Hawkes Bay crash named
Teenage half-brothers Raimon Keefe and Zyah Marsh were among those killed in a head-on crash which claimed four lives in Hawkes Bay last night.Raimon, 16, and Zyah, 13, were members of a shearing gang...
View ArticleNorwegian's trip 'diabolical' - dead man's sister
A Norwegian man has admitted he is embarking on an illegal trip to Antarctica, saying he wants to know why a similar trip last year went so wrong.Jarle Andhoy and his companion, Samuel Massie, made...
View ArticleSevens' costumes new money incentive
Costume planning for the capital's biggest party of the year, the Wellington Sevens, will step up a notch with news $25,000 is up for grabs for the best outfits.The Sevens are on February 3 and 4, and...
View ArticlePort will 'shrink harbour' (graphic: see port's new look)
Bold plans to extend Auckland's port 250m into the Waitemata Harbour are going through the Auckland Council for formal approval without a full public debate.Ports of Auckland is asking councillors to...
View ArticleNew search in Blades cold case
Police investigating the cold case murder of an 18-year-old girl have failed to find anything of interest after excavating a Kawerau property this morning. Mona Blades went missing on May 31, 1975,...
View ArticleBryce Edwards: Political round-up: January 26
Being 'tenants in our own land' was a good campaigning line for John Key last year, but he may get sick of being quoted on it very soon. It seems that appeals to xenophobia and patriotism are now...
View ArticleDotcom's got a tank... and it's been blown up
They are usually seen rolling through small independent nations in the Caucasus, but this Russian T72 tank was spotted yesterday on the lawn of Kim Dotcom's Coatesville mansion.But the New Zealand...
View ArticleKey says sorry over teapot tape
Prime Minister John Key has apologised to older New Zealanders if they were offended by his comments in the infamous teapot tape, which has been leaked online today.But he has not listened to the tape...
View ArticleDotcom's bodyguard on firearms charge
The head of security for German internet millionaire Kim Dotcom has appeared in court on a firearms charge.Wayne Phillip Tempero, 55, appeared in North Shore District Court this morning charged with...
View Article13-year-old girl caught driving stolen car with five passengers
A 13-year-old girl has been caught driving a stolen car with five others along for the ride, say Hamilton police.Acting Senior Sergeant Phil Ruddell of the Hamilton Strategic Unit, said a night full of...
View ArticleTeenager arrested over daylight rape
A Mt Roskill teenager has been charged with rape over a vicious daylight attack on a woman at an Auckland school.The 27-year-old woman was left traumatised and unable to speak after the assault at Mt...
View Article'Tea tape' release forces PM to change cell number
Disappointment looms for A-listers and crank callers alike as Prime Minister John Key changes his cellphone number after it became public on the internet through the unauthorised publication of the...
View ArticleWoman dead after car and truck crash
A woman is dead after a car and truck collided in Waikato today.The crash happened at an intersection in Eureka, 20km northeast of Hamilton, about 12.40pm.District road policing manager Inspector Leo...
View ArticleTaxi driver caught drink driving before lunch
A taxi driver has been arrested after being caught drunk at the wheel on the Coromandel Peninsula today.Waikato Highway Patrol supervisor, Sergeant Paul Scoble, said the woman was stopped in her...
View ArticleBeach Busters: What is washing up on our shoreline?
Beach volunteers cleaning up the country's coastline are scratching their heads over this piece of distorted, clear plastic debris.The item, which appears to have been melted, was picked up at Petone...
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