Quake concerns close Ashburton Hospital's operating theatres
Ashburton Hospital's operating theatre block has been closed due to earthquake concerns.The Canterbury District Health Board closed the block this morning (Tue) following advice from external...
View ArticlePike River Coal accused back in court
Lawyers for former Pike River Coal head Peter Whittall are considering applying to have some of the charges against him dropped because of the timeframe in which they were laid.Whittall is one of three...
View ArticleNapier, Hastings police to merge
Napier and Hastings police districts are set to merge into a combined Hawke's Bay Police unit.But Eastern District Commander Superintendent Sam Hoyle has been quick to reassure the community they would...
View ArticleBarman beaten over the head by armed robbers
A barman was beaten over the head with a gun while being forced to clear the safe at his workplace of tens of thousands of dollars by two men in Auckland last night.As two workers were closing up at...
View ArticleBidding wars over rental housing
Auckland tenants say they are trapped in a bidding war in a city choked for rental properties, as consents for new housing hit a 46-year record low.Desperate house hunters are sending realtors full CVs...
View ArticleVan break-in sours tourists' dream trip
Four young German tourists' trip to New Zealand has been ruined after their campervan was broken into and all their clothes and two passports were stolen.Just over two weeks ago, Julia Tontsch, 21,...
View ArticleMother gave 'OK to take newborn'
A woman charged with abducting a baby from an Auckland hospital was given permission by the baby's mother to take the infant for a walk, her lawyer says.The 24-year-old was charged after she allegedly...
View ArticleAuckland hits 1.5m population milestone
Auckland's population has reached a landmark 1.5 million.The face of New Zealand is changing and the most drastic changes will take place in Auckland, where projections show that within 10 years,...
View ArticleAir NZ boss: Branson's not head hunting me
Air New Zealand boss Rob Fyfe, who will step down later this year, has poured cold water on speculationhe has been head-hunted for a rolein Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group."I think that...
View ArticleComplaints about Dotcom didn't reach me: PM
Complaints about Kim Dotcom to the Prime Minister's electorate office were passed to police and not to him, John Key says.Mr Key has said he first heard Dotcom's name when he was briefed by the...
View ArticleWharfies vote unanimously in favour of partial strike
Three hundred strong hands rose to a call for another round of industrial action at the Ports of Auckland.The port workers were gathered yesterday at the Maritime Club, in Anzac Ave, in what one...
View ArticleCamp swaps tents for cabins
A popular camping ground on the Coromandel is to phase out more than half of its tent sites to make way for more cabins and villas.But Hahei Holiday Resort director Ian Carter said development of the...
View Article'Take rights case to court'
An academic says Maori should "immediately" take a case to court to test whether Treaty rights extend to preferential purchasing treatment of state-owned assets.Rawiri Taonui, Adjunct Professor of...
View Article100 Dick Smith stores face closure - founder on warpath
Up to 100 New Zealand and Australian branches of electronic retailer Dick Smith face closure as its parent company announces the company's sale and a cull of underperforming stores.But the chain's...
View ArticleMeet Emily, our 1.5 millionth Aucklander
Meet Emily Van Wonderen - the baby girl pushing Auckland's population to 1.5 million.The tiny bundle of joy is the NZ Herald's nominated 1.5 millionth Aucklander, after statisticians said a baby born...
View ArticlePrimary kids told 'don't come back'
Nearly 2000 primary school children were sent home last year following serious disciplinary matters - including 75 whose behaviour was so bad they were told not to bother returning.In many cases the...
View ArticleKey fails to appease Maori party
The Maori Party is sticking to its warning it could walk out on National over the removal of a Treaty clause in state asset sales plans, despite Prime Minister John Key's attempts to dampen down its...
View ArticleNo plans to rescue Kiwi on rogue boat: Govt
The Government is stopping short of intervening to rescue a New Zealander who has been accidentally caught on board a Norwegian yacht without an emergency beacon and heading for Antarctic waters.The...
View ArticleReturn to school boosts traffic pressure
Heavy traffic is expected to slow things down in Auckland this week as thousands of youngsters return to school.Many primary school-aged children started back yesterday, while more students - including...
View ArticleSticky socks get patients back on feet
Putting non-slip socks on the feet of unsteady patients has helped to cut serious falls by more than half at the Counties Manukau District Health Board.The socks, which are like those commercially...
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