Mana Party worker hurt in head-on road crash
A Mana Party worker is in hospital with brain damage after an accident which ocurred less than a kilometre from leader Hone Harawira's home.Joseph "Reti" Nathan, 35, of Kaitaia, was driving a Nissan...
View ArticleCleaner's plunge shock for mother
It was second time unlucky for the mother of a young abseiling window cleaner who survived a four-storey plummet on Friday.Louisa Kuypers, 18, had been suspended off the side of a building tenanted by...
View ArticleWitnesses stay silent on cyclist crushing
A cyclist left with serious brain injuries after she was run over by a trailer has been transferred to a head injury clinic.The woman was in a coma after the incident late last year but has recently...
View ArticleTiny town devastated by crash
A tiny East Cape town is reeling after losing a well-loved local in a head-on car crash yesterday.Father-of-three Stuart Symes, 54, who ran Nuhaka's fish and chip shop, died instantly in the collision...
View ArticleRoxette promises to return to NZ
Swedish pop act Roxette has promised to return for long-suffering fans who were disappointed by last night's cancellation.Roxette were scheduled to play Auckland's Vector Arena but scrapped the show...
View ArticleReady to bare all in name of art
Up to 100 people are expected to bare all at a West Auckland beach today in the name of art.Photographer Binh Trinh has invited several hundred models, naturists and others to strip at O'Neills Beach...
View Article'Intoxicated' man found in Northland Bush
A 20-year-old has been found after going missing in Northland bush.He set off with an 18-year-old friend yesterday around 10am. The alarm was raised when the younger man came out alone at around...
View ArticleJohn Key's popularity takes a dip
John Key's popularity has taken a sharp dip, according to a survey in today's Sunday Star Times .The UMR Research poll of 750 people shows the Prime Minister's favourability rating down by 9 per cent,...
View ArticleSearch called-off for Harbour Bridge runner
Police have called off a full-scale search for a man last seen in the water beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge.Police received a number of calls after the man was seen running on the northbound lanes...
View ArticleRachel Hunter releases trust's 100th kiwi
Model Rachel Hunter has marked an important milestone for a successful kiwi conservation project by releasing its 100th kiwi into the wild.Takamoana, a 1kg North Island brown kiwi, was released into...
View ArticleSouth Canterbury Finance defendents expected to be identified
The two remaining unidentified defendants in the Serious Fraud Office prosecution of former associates of South Canterbury Finance are expected to be identified tomorrow.Three of the five defendants...
View ArticleMan critical and road closed after crash
A man is in critical condition after a two car crash on State Highway 2 in the Hauraki District, police said.Both lanes of the highway are blocked and covered in oil near the suburb of Netherton....
View Article'Idiot' brothers behind bars after Harley theft
Two teenage Napier brothers have been sent to jail for their roles in stealing a $37,000 Harley Davidson motorbike in an escapade a judge labelled "bare-faced banditry".Judas James Rarere, 18, was last...
View ArticleDouble murder trial set to start tomorrow
A double murder trial is set to open tomorrow for a man's claimed self-defence at his $2 million Mt Albert mansion.Cheng Qi Wang is accused of murdering Zhuo "Michael" Wu, 44, and Yishan "Tom" Zhong,...
View ArticlePublic pressure needed for MMP changes, group says
Politicians are unlikely to make changes to MMP that will make their road into Parliament more difficult, and the public needs to pressure for improvement to the voting system, the Voters for Change...
View ArticleDairy owner chases off knife-weilding robber
A would-be robber wielding a large carving knife was chased away by a Wellington dairy owner last night.At about 8pm a man entered the Tawa Central Dairy and attempted to buy a soft drink, Detective...
View ArticleMan charged over Hubbard crash
A man is due to appear in court on Friday charged in connection with the fatal crash that claimed the life of South Canterbury financier Allan Hubbard.The 40-year-old South Otago man has been charged...
View ArticleFormer ACT MP notches up three strikes
Three strikes law champion and former ACT MP David Garrett has notched up his own third offence after today admitting drink driving.Garrett pleaded guilty when he appeared in Waitakere District Court...
View ArticleRebuilding Christchurch: Send us your questions
As the anniversary of last February's devastating Canterbury earthquake approaches, we want to put your questions to the key figures charged with rebuilding Christchurch.Your questions on zoning of...
View ArticleSteady headway on Manawatu Gorge slip
The fourth "bench" is well under way as crews get increasingly closer to the next step in stabilising the Manawatu Gorge slip.NZTA state highways manager David McGonigal said contractors began work on...
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