Elderly woman's body found on rocks:
The search for a missing elderly Wellington woman has been suspended after a body was found at a popular beach in the city.Police would not confirm the body was that of Edna Mae Cairns until a...
View ArticleHamilton police deny claims of excessive force
Waikato Police are refuting claims of misuse of force against a 56-year-old Chinese woman visiting from overseas who suffered a dislocated elbow and a cut to her left cheek.District commander...
View ArticleSections of Northern Gateway toll road to close next week
Sections of the Northern Gateway Toll Road on State Highway 1 north of Auckland will be closed over two nights next week for maintenance work to be carried out.On February 14 northbound between the...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear appeal on sex offences
A New Plymouth man convicted of employing an underage girl as a prostitute will have his conviction considered by the Supreme Court.The court - the highest in the land - granted Michael Hastie, 61,...
View ArticleHealthline phone service under review
Health Minister Tony Ryall today celebrated 2.5 million calls to free, 24-hour health advice service Healthline - despite its future being under review.A spokesman for Mr Ryall told APNZ the review was...
View ArticlePike River Mine sensor in 'sad state of repair'
The Pike River Mine relied on a gas sensor that was in a "sad state of repair'', the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the disaster heard today.The commission heard yesterday the devastating explosion...
View ArticleBalloon tragedy effects felt in Australia
The effects of last month's Carterton balloon tragedy are being felt across the Tasman, with bookings for hot air balloon rides in Australia nearly halving on one website.Eleven people died in the...
View ArticleProfits fall at Rainbow's End theme park
New Zealand Experience said first-half profit fell about 25 per cent as unfavourable weather and the lure of the Rugby World Cup dented visitor numbers to its Rainbow's End theme park.Profit fell to...
View ArticleFive-year-old killed in Motueka schoolyard
A 5-year-old has died while playing at Motueka High School.Police understood the child was playing around some trees that had been cut down.It appeared cut logs had rolled onto, then crushed the child,...
View Article'My father didn't deserve to die that way'
The daughter of a New Zealand man killed when he was struck by a Sydney train says a "devastating'' report into his death shows her father didn't deserve to die that way.Tamati Grant, 59, was cleaning...
View ArticleSix houses evacuated over gas leak in Helensville
Six houses were evacuated after workers ruptured a gas pipe north of Auckland this afternoon.A section of State Highway 16 at Helensville was closed while the firefighters waited for Vector...
View ArticleBody found at Wellington beach confirmed as missing woman
A body found at a popular Wellington beach yesterday has been confirmed as that of an elderly woman who had been missing for several days.Police said a formal identification this morning had...
View ArticleDrug mum gets community work
The mother of one of six Hamilton girls hospitalised after taking tainted pills at school has been sentenced to community work for drug possession.The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons,...
View ArticlePike River body questions raised at inquiry
Why the body of a coalminer showed no sign of damage from the massive explosion that tore through the Pike River Mine was one of two enduring puzzles scrutinised at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into...
View ArticleCTV families split over charges
High-profile Christchurch broadcaster Mike Yardley says bereaved families of those who lost their lives in the CTV building collapse are split over whether charges should be sought against any...
View ArticleClubgoer who stomped victim's head jailed
A man who was told his singlet and steel-capped boots were not appropriate attire for nightclubbing reacted by punching the doorman of a Hastings bar to the ground and stamping on his head - despite...
View ArticleMan fit to stand trial on murder charge
A Wellington man accused of murdering his wife is fit to stand trial, a Wellington District Court judge has found.Najeeb Dawood, 51, is charged with murdering Eman Jani Hurmiz, 41, last September 2. Ms...
View ArticleState asset sales 'cultural treason' - Iwi leader
A Northland iwi leader has described the Government's plans to partially sell off the four state owned energy companies as "cultural treason".Deputy Prime Minister Bill English faced a fiery crowd in...
View ArticleDog virus deaths in Northland reach 'unprecedented' level
The Northland SPCA is pleading with dog owners to ensure their pets are vaccinated against the parvovirus disease following the death of 17 animals admitted to its Whangarei centre in a week.Whangarei...
View ArticleTeen cleaner plunges four storeys
A woman who witnessed a teenage window cleaner plummet four storeys in Auckland this afternoon is struggling to come to terms with what she saw.Louisa Kuypers, 18, was abseiling on the side of a Lion...
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