SkyCity deal weighs on Turia
The Government will carefully consider a convention centre deal with SkyCity, a gambling conference has been told.The fourth International Gambling Conference began in Auckland yesterday and associate...
View ArticleQuake - a year on: Some closure and even hope amid the sombre reflection
Where there was a public outpouring of grief in Christchurch 11 months ago, yesterday there was sombre reflection. A feeling of hope for the future even.The people of Christchurch came out in their...
View ArticleEarly morning 4.1 quake in Christchurch
There was a magnitude 4.1 earthquake 20km north-east of Christchurch early this morning.The quake hit at 5.21am at a depth of 15km.GNS seismologist Caroline Holden said 19 people had reported having...
View ArticleJackson high-5 for Boy
A nephew of Michael Jackson yesterday thanked director Taika Waititi for paying homage to the late Prince of Pop in the movie Boy . Taj Jackson, son of The Jackson 5's Tito, took to Twitter to tell his...
View ArticleFemale police officer bashed unconscious
A female police officer was knocked unconscious during a violent assault in west Auckland last night.Police said the assault occurred after a Henderson unit started pursuing a stolen car at...
View ArticlePerson found dead after Canterbury blaze
One person has died in house fire near Oxford, Canterbury overnight.The Oxford Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to a house fire on Domain Road, about 8km south of the Wamakariri town around...
View ArticleFerry sailings cancelled after near-miss
Sailings of the Interislander ferry Arahura have been cancelled after a staff member was stood down following a near-miss with a recreational fishing boat.The incident occurred off the coast of...
View ArticleFind destroys mum's trust in baby food
A woman who found a Cellophane-like object in a jar of baby food says she will never buy the product again.Aucklander Paulette Balle was about to feed her 8-month-old son Sebastian a jar of Wattie's...
View ArticleWoman filmed in shower left paranoid
A young woman secretly filmed in the shower by a former Iraq war mercenary says she has been left paranoid and needing counselling.David Huw Gwilliam - who received a United States medal after being...
View ArticleA whale of a fisherman's tale
A Gisborne skipper who holds the bluefin tuna world record thought he was hallucinating when an orca surfaced and bit a tuna lure.But Robbie Lewis, 40, has the footage to show it happened and prove...
View ArticleNorwegian confident rogue Antarctic trip will succeed
A Norwegian adventurer who defied New Zealand authorities and headed to Antarctica is confident his yacht will return safely.Jarle Andhoy and the crew of the Nilaya set sail from New Zealand to the...
View ArticleBody lay in council flat for eight months
A pensioner's body found in a Wellington council flat is believed to have been there for at least eight months.Wiremu Whakaue, 68, died in the flat suburban Newtown in 2009 but his body was not...
View ArticleLuring skilled Kiwis back home
Recruiters are struggling to fill staff shortages, says David Maida The rebuilding of the country's second-largest city has seen skill shortages skewed significantly towards construction and trades,...
View ArticleClaims of lockouts at AFFCO plants
The Meat Workers Union says meat company AFFCO has given notice of an indefinite lockout at five of its plants.Union secretary Dave Eastlake says the company is trying to starve workers into accepting...
View ArticlePublic able to comment on high-rise brothel
Controversial plans for New Zealand's first high-rise tower brothel on the site of a historic hotel got a rough ride through Auckland Council yesterday, resulting in the public being able to...
View ArticleMover hits sour note with Peter Fats
Former rugby player Peter Fatialofa, who has his own piano-moving business, claims a similar company is giving him a bad name.Better known as former Manu Samoa captain Peter Fats, Mr Fatialofa has been...
View ArticleA DIY guide to battling the system
Lawyer Mai Chen tells Andrew Stone why she wants to help people avoid the courts. After two years of frantic work, lawyer Mai Chen thinks she can take a break. A brief one.Last Monday night she put the...
View ArticleMeet Auckland City's new top cop
Superintendent Mike Clement can see the irony of his appointment as the new top cop in Auckland City. Because eight years ago he investigated the man who once sat in the same office. In February 2004,...
View ArticleDrink warning after fatal swim
A man's fatal decision to go swimming after drinking at a party has his family urging others not to make the same mistake.Ceiling fixer Robert Bernard Campbell, 49, had been drinking with colleagues at...
View ArticleCrusaders stripes lift Christchurch mayor's heart
There have been dark moments for Christchurch's mayor but he's looking at the bigger picture Late at night, when he's at home after a hard day - and they are all hard in Christchurch - Bob Parker has...
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