Farm worker electrocuted
A farm worker has died after he was electrocuted in a horrific accident on a rural property near Kaikoura.The man, 39, was killed by a power line that had come down from a power pole on the farm, said...
View ArticleKey has sympathy for Gillard
With his own experience at Waitangi behind him, Prime Minister John Key has sympathy for Australian counterpart Julia Gillard after her bruising Australia Day encounter with Aboriginal protesters....
View ArticleBetter deal for Kiwis in Oz
Australia appears likely to bypass present blockages to clear a new way for New Zealanders to gain residency and citizenship across the Tasman.Although details have yet to emerge, it seems likely that...
View ArticleDouble fatality on Northland road
Two people on a motorbike were killed when it was involved in a collision in Northland today.The incident happened near Dargaville around midday.A person in the car involved suffered minor injuries.
View ArticleFood, glorious food - but what a price
New Zealanders are now paying some of the world's highest prices for basic foods such as milk, chicken and eggs. That may be good news for our farmers and our export economy, but it's hard on family...
View ArticleDNA match brings jail sentence for slobbering invader
A man who tied up a 19-year-old woman in a home invasion while her parents slept upstairs told her his trademark was kissing his victims on the lips.Shane Victor Hughes, 35, was sentenced to five years...
View ArticleBeach Busters: Hundreds pitch in to help
Volunteers, businesses and celebrities are pitching in to help our Beach Busters campaign.Sustainable Coastlines has recorded an unprecedented increase in support since the Herald on Sunday launched...
View ArticleNew Zealander acquitted in friend's death
A salesman acquitted of murder in Australia says he's "relieved" at the decision.Former Auckland man David William Van Praagh, 37, was accused of murdering his friend Grant Latemore, 40, by holding him...
View ArticleGod locked out of Mt Eden prison cells
God has been remanded without a chance of appeal at one of our toughest prisons.Inmates at Auckland's Mt Eden prison have had church services and one-on-one meetings with men of the cloth slashed since...
View ArticleMystery plastic polluter owns up
A mystery surrounding thousands of curious, bright-blue plastic shavings found washed up on New Zealand beaches appears to have been solved.The floating debris, shaped like pieces of swirly pasta, had...
View ArticleDeborah Coddington: The market's to blame for obesity? Fat chance
It's official: we're a nation of idiots who can't make decisions to save ourselves or take responsibility for our problems.That's according to two academics from Otago University, researchers in public...
View ArticlePool death brings call for action
The discovery of a woman's body in the swimming pool of an elegant apartment complex has alarmed water safety campaigners and invigorated work programmes to prevent more fatalities.Neighbours found the...
View ArticleInjured boy yet to hear of mother's death
The funeral of a woman killed in a road crash has been captured on film to show her young son when he wakes from a coma.Nine-year-old Cambridge boy Jacob Henderson was critically injured in the...
View ArticleHouse-trashing boasts draw anger
Four mates have sparked outrage after boasting online about inflicting $60,000 damage in a house-trashing party.The video footage, posted on YouTube this week, shows the ruined house after the men had...
View ArticleSoldier in coma from SAS test
A soldier trying out for the elite SAS is in a coma after suffering extreme heat stroke while taking part in a gruelling selection course.Lieutenant Alexander Teira Cowan, 25, collapsed while running...
View ArticleWoman witnessed road rage stabbing
A woman who witnessed a motorist being killed in a suspected road rage incident in Lower Hutt can't forget his look of bewilderment as he realised he had been stabbed.Father-of-two Aaron Anthony...
View ArticleUpset over Whittall's new venture
The former chief executive officer of Pike River Coal has set up a mine safety consulting business.Peter Whittall was the boss of the West Coast mine when a series of explosions killed 29 men in...
View ArticleElectrocuted man's wife also injured in farm incident
A woman seriously injured when a power line fell from a pole on a Hurunui farm, killing her husband, is in a stable condition.The incident in North Canterbury occurred yesterday morning, fatally...
View ArticleTaxpayers likely to foot bill for Kim Dotcom's extradition
It appears the taxpayer will be footing the bill for the extradition of Kim Dotcom.United States authorities are trying to extradite the 38-year-old Megaupload founder and three of his...
View ArticleTramper dies walking the Milford Track
A tramper has died while walking the Milford Track in Fiordland.Police say the Japanese national appeared to have suffered a heart attack after falling.Senior Sergeant Dave Raynes of Invercargill...
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