Second alleged sex offender linked to school
Another alleged sex offender has been linked with a school - this time working as a volunteer at a breakfast programme in South Auckland.The man was charged late last month with sexual offending...
View ArticleFamous editor in critical condition
Veteran journalist Warwick Roger remains in a critical condition in hospital after what is believed to be a near-drowning.Mr Roger, the founder of Metro magazine, has in recent years battled...
View ArticleFive missing trampers found in Bay of Plenty
Five teens have been found this morning after spending a wet night lost in bush near Tauranga.The group, along with three dogs, entered the Kaiate Falls area near Tauranga yesterday morning, but got...
View ArticleOne dead after Otorohanga crash
One person is dead after a car crash near Otorohanga.The crash happened when a car left State Highway 3 around 7.45am today.Police said the male driver of the car had died. State Highway 3 was closed...
View ArticleBittersweet week for Christie's family
Two daughters - one lost in a brutal murder and the other planning her dream wedding.That was the reality for the family of murdered Auckland teenager Christie Marceau this week, a bittersweet moment...
View ArticleRescue services kept busy with weather bomb
Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter flew to the aid of a yachtsman who made a mayday call this morning off the coast of Raglan.The rough weather conditions meant it was too dangerous for the man to be...
View ArticleTourist gives up after 14-hour wait at hospital
A Canadian visitor has criticised the health care in this country after waiting 14 hours without treatment at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital.But Middlemore officials say the tourist was caught up in an...
View ArticleWoman critical after Hawke's Bay crash
A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after her car collided with a truck carrying a 21 tonne container in Hawke's Bay.Witnesses saw the BMW turn right off Richmond Road at the intersection of...
View ArticleWoman in hospital after horse accident
A Kaikohe woman is recovering in Whangarei hospital after falling from a horse this afternoon.Wendy Zielinski was competing in a Polocrosse competition at the Kaikohe showgrounds when "her horse...
View ArticleSevere wind warning issued for North Island, Marlborough
A severe weather warning has been issued for much of the country this afternoon, as strong gales from the tail-end of today's storm continue to blast the country.MetService has issued a strong wind...
View ArticleEarthquake rattles Christchurch
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake has rattled Christchurch at 3.47pm this afternoon.The quake was centred 20 kilometres east of Christchurch, 20 kilometres east of Belfast and 20 kilometres north-east of...
View ArticlePolice concerned over man missing in Wairarapa
Wairarapa police have concerns for the well-being of 62-year-old Lester Ivan Curley.Mr Curley has not been seen since he left his Avalon address on the 29th February 2012 where it was believed he may...
View ArticlePedobear pops up at school
A primary school principal has been left red-faced after an international symbol for paedophiles was unwittingly displayed in a classroom window.Paul Irving, head of Riccarton Primary in Christchurch,...
View ArticleYachting: City of Sails prepares its welcome
A new village on Auckland's waterfront is taking shape days out from the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.As Team New Zealand's Camper sailed past the Solomon Islands yesterday in fourth place on the leg...
View ArticleCoastal crusader: Kids are the answer
Russell Blackstock meets Sam Judd, the co-founder of Sustainable Coastlines, to find out how he went from a surfer to a 'trash man' and in the process found a new career. It was a shark attack that...
View ArticleStab victim in serious condition
Cans of Cody's bourbon litter the front yard of a Tauranga home where a man was stabbed last night.Inspector Ben Offner said a male was taken to the emergency department at Tauranga Hospital with stab...
View ArticleValues taught by parents kept me strong in jail - Bain
David Bain says he was able to cope with the conviction for killing his entire family because his parents had raised him to be courageous and strong.He makes the comment in his interview with TV3's 60...
View ArticleCollege athlete poaching fears lead to bans
Elite rugby players who switch schools in Auckland face an automatic six-week stand-down as the fight to stop poaching cranks up.Secondary school heads this week voted by what is understood to be a...
View ArticleOne dead, three injured in Ashburton car crash
One woman died and three others were injured in a crash in Canterbury last night.Ashburton police were called to a fatal crash at the intersection of Hamptons Road and Seafield Road in Seafield, east...
View ArticleToddler's pram bowled at crossing
A toddler has serious injuries after being flung from a pram when a driver crashed into him and his mother on a pedestrian crossing.Lisa Katipa was taking her son, Southern Rome, 2, to Feilding's...
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