How to quit smoking
Some researchers say the growth of nicotine substitutes is clouding the only real way to give up cigarettes - make a firm decision and go cold turkey. Health reporter Martin Johnston looks at the...
View ArticleTaxpayers' $1.6m for talent show
Public arts and culture funding to the tune of $1.6 million will partly pay for the New Zealand's Got Talent reality television series.Developed by Simon Cowell, the series is famous for discovering...
View ArticleXena eco-warrior
One of a group of Greenpeace protesters occupying a tower on a Shell contracted oil-drilling ship has been arrested after leaving the ship.Seven protesters, including Hollywood star and eco-warrior...
View ArticleKiwis back in market for homes, say agents
A surge in the number of people applying for mortgages last month is further evidence New Zealanders are back buying property, say real estate experts.Credit bureau Veda has released figures which show...
View ArticleSearch launched for missing Kiwi
Australian emergency services are teaming up to find a New Zealander who went missing off the north Queensland coast this afternoon.The 22-year-old male jumped into the water from a charter boat at...
View ArticleClimber's body recovered
The body of a climber has been recovered from Homer Ridge after he fell yesterday morning. The man was experienced and highly regarded mountain climber Athol Thomas Whimp, 50, police said.He had fallen...
View ArticleStudents flee NZ over job fears
Finding a job is one of the biggest worries for today's tertiary students - so much so that many are planning to leave the country when they finish studying.These are the findings from an online Colmar...
View ArticleBody washes up on New Plymouth beach
A body washed onto New Plymouth's popular Back beach yesterday evening.The body of a 55-year-old man was spotted by Anna Howard, a New Plymouth resident, and her friend.Howard told the Taranaki Daily...
View ArticleSerious assault at Mongrel Mob party
Rotorua police are investigating a serious assault after a fight broke out at a Mongrel Mob party in the eastern suburbs of the city last night.Rotorua police area commander Inspector Bruce Horne told...
View ArticleChristchurch house fire sparks murder investigation
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a house fire at Oxford on Wednesday in which a 28-year-old man died. Two men were arrested today on charges unrelated to the death, police said. The...
View ArticleSmall earthquake strikes near Hastings
A small earthquake has struck south-east of Hastings at 12.26pm.The quake measured 2.6 on the Richter Scale and was located 20 kilometres south-east of Hastings at a depth of 20 kilometres.
View ArticleSuspicious circumstances in Auckland death
A man died in a seaside car park in Otahuhu under suspicious circumstances in the early hours of this morning. Senior Sergeant Kai Shao says a young male in his early 20s collapsed on the sidewalk...
View ArticleStruggling club sells 1905 Originals jersey
A jersey from the All Blacks 1905 Originals tour to Britain worth about $19,000 is being sold by a financially strapped rugby club.Tycroes Rugby Club, in Carmarthenshire, Wales, has made the tortuous...
View ArticleTest makes seasoned driver edgy
Is it harder? Hayley Hannan pits her wits against the new driving test. My heart is thumping, my hands are clamped in the 10 and two position on a steering wheel and, despite holding my full licence...
View ArticleArrest after tip leads to P lab
A Hamilton man will appear in court today on several charges after a tip led armed police to storm his home, where they say they found a methamphetamine laboratory.The man, who court documents said was...
View ArticleSports bar attacks: Gunman's behaviour 'escalating'
Police are worried the behaviour of a lone gunman targeting North Shore sports bars is worsening and warn patrons to not confront him if he strikes again.There have been two aggravated robberies on the...
View ArticleCustody row spills over for league star
Rugby league legend Tawera Nikau is fighting for custody of his grandchildren because he fears for their well-being, the Herald understands.That is believed to be behind the public spat that allegedly...
View ArticlePower costs rise: Kiwis urged to shop smart
New Zealanders have been urged to shop around as power prices at the country's largest electricity company rise by up to 14 per cent.Contact Energy has about 443,000 residential and business...
View ArticleElderly protest at high health cover charges
Older Southern Cross policy-holders waiting on a review of the fee structure are growing frustrated, with some threatening to cancel policies.The Rev Dr Terry Creagh pays an annual $5000 to Southern...
View Article3 inquiries into death of driver at speedway
Family and friends of a popular Rotorua stockcar racer are struggling with his death in an accident on Saturday night.Ray Channing, 50, died at the Huntly Speedway track about 8pm shortly after his...
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