Joyce went against Treasury on fuel tax
Transport Minister Steven Joyce persuaded his Cabinet colleagues to prevent regional councils from raising local fuel taxes for their own projects, after dismissing Treasury reservations.The Treasury's...
View ArticleEarly-morning crash kills rider
A motorcyclist has died and another person has been critically injured after four days of mixed weather on roads north of Auckland.And last night tributes were flowing for Stephen Fitzhenry, 18, who...
View ArticleCountdown comes to aid of foodbanks
Salvation Army foodbanks have an early Christmas present from the Countdown supermarket chain.Countdown's 158 supermarkets have agreed to give the foodbanks all their waste packaged food which is...
View ArticleFour earthquakes leave nerves a little rattled
A small earthquake struck near Wellington yesterday, about 16 hours after the capital was shaken by a 5.7 magnitude jolt.The later quake, which occurred at 10.54am, measured 3.2, the GeoNet website...
View ArticlePort workers meet to decide next move in Auckland strike
Striking Auckland dock workers will hold a mass meeting today to review their actions, as the port company prepares for the start of a short working week tomorrow.The port's two container terminals and...
View ArticleThree vehicle nose-to-tail on Auckland motorway
Three vehicles have been involved in a nose-to-tail accident on Auckland's Southern Motorway this morning.Police arrived at the scene, just before Manukau in the northbound lane, around 6.45am.It is...
View ArticleGunman fired at victim twice during 7km chase
A gunman found dead in a forest at the weekend had chased his former partner for nearly 7km on State Highway 1, firing two shots at her, it emerged yesterday.Police believe a second woman, who was...
View ArticleAuckland firefighters join port staff on picket line
Auckland firefighters are to join Ports of Auckland workers on their picket line today.The Auckland president of the NZ Professional Firefighters Union, Mike McEnaney, said firefighters want to show...
View ArticleKey to reveal ministerial positions for minor parties today
The Act and United Future parties have settled their confidence and supply agreements with the National Party.The National Party leader John Key is to sign the agreements this afternoon.National won 60...
View ArticleEx-Pike River CEO refuses to appear
The former chairman of Pike River Coal will front up to the Royal Commission for the first time today, as the final hearings into the disaster get under way.Meanwhile the former chief executive of the...
View ArticleCops' speeding offences jump 64 per cent
Speeding police clocked up a 64 per cent increase in speed camera notices last year compared with the previous five years, it has been revealed.Figures released under the Official Information Act show...
View Article53-year-old man seriously assaulted
Whangarei Police are investigating the serious assault of a 53-year-old man in Otangarei on Friday night.Police said the man was walking home about 10.30pm when he was assaulted by a group of men...
View ArticleCyclist wedged under car after crash
A cyclist became wedged under a car after a collision in central Hamilton this morning.Senior Sergeant Gillian Meadows said the car and the female cyclist collided at a central city intersection this...
View ArticleLandlords face online fine under new law
Landlords have been warned not to give tenants access to their internet connection in rental agreements after a tenant illegally downloaded a copyrighted file.Under a law introduced in September,...
View ArticleCyclist wedged under car after crash
A cyclist became wedged under a car after a collision in central Hamilton this morning.Senior Sergeant Gillian Meadows said the car and the female cyclist collided at a central city intersection around...
View ArticleArrest made in 32-year-old murder
Bay of Plenty police have arrested and charged a 70-year-old Rotorua man with murder over a Turangi homicide 32 years ago.The man will appear in Rotorua District Court this morning after he was...
View ArticleShooting victim's family speak out
The family of the Tokoroa woman shot on Saturday has defended the Waikato town as a "loving community", while the 32-year-old remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital.Matakapua Glassie was...
View ArticleClark, Goff dragged into contest for leadership
The regimes of Helen Clark and Phil Goff are being dragged into the Labour leadership contest, with David Shearer suggesting the party hasn't moved on from the Clark days and David Cunliffe being quite...
View ArticleHumid summer weather on the way
A dry spring is turning into a humid summer.WeatherWatch.co.nz reports a wet and rainy La Nina weather pattern for December.Head weather analyst Philip Duncan says just like last year, there's been a...
View ArticleCrazy music teacher wins most inspiring
New Zealand's most inspiring teacher is a crazy music teacher.Robert Loretz from Massey High School has taken the title for this year.He was chosen after a month-long search of more than 1,000 teachers...
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