NZ's green lipped mussels again hailed as 'super food'
New Zealand's world famous green lipped mussels have again been hailed as a new "super food", which can now be used to ease arthritis pain.A new scientific trial found that more than half of all...
View ArticleWinning teen artist proves elusive
One of three teen artists to take out a New Zealand Post award is proving elusive.The teen, known only as Coal, entered their tapas cloth through a Facebook page in a competition run in conjunction...
View ArticleAuckland port expansion on hold
The Auckland Council has put the brakes on further expansion of the Auckland port into the Waitemata Harbour but stopped short of putting a permanent end to the expansion. The decision was made in a...
View ArticleSenior diplomat slams Mfat cuts in leaked cable
A senior diplomat has slammed proposed foreign ministry cuts as a "major reduction" in New Zealand's foreign policy effort in Asia, a leaked cable has revealed.And figures, previously withheld by the...
View ArticleLegal aid fee changes 'unlawful', court told
Lawyers acting on behalf of the Government say radical changes to the legal aid system, which came into force yesterday, were required to address "system-wide failures'' that were costing taxpayers...
View ArticleFuneral for orchardist killed by bolt in skull
About 200 people attended the funeral service for Te Puke kiwifruit orchardist Andrew Clink at Tauranga Park in Pyes Pa yesterday.Mr Clink, 53, was killed in a freak accident that left the popular Bay...
View ArticleRyall defends extra doctor figures
Unions are getting "carried away'' with claims the Government has inflated the number of extra doctors it has hired since taking office, Health Minister Tony Ryall says.The Resident Doctors Association...
View ArticleBody found after armed police call-out in Upper Hutt
Police have recovered a man's body at a Whitemans Valley Road property, near Upper Hutt.Reports of a gunshot sparked an Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) call-out at about 1.30 this afternoon."A large number...
View ArticleBryce Edwards: Political round-up: March 6
Just how high the stakes are in the Ports of Auckland dispute is evidenced by the secondary action taking place in other New Zealand ports and, potentially, in other countries. Not only have Maritime...
View ArticleMore rain and wind coming for storm-damaged areas
A looming front will bring another dose of rain and wind to storm-damaged areas of the lower North Island, forecasters warn.About 2000 properties in South Taranaki and Wanganui remain without power...
View ArticleWhangamata house fire claims man's life
A Whangamata man tried in vain to save the life of an elderly man he had known all his life, and who he had grown to respect.The 94-year-old died in Middlemore Hospital today after being badly burned...
View ArticleUrewera trial: Cameras caught molotov cocktail handover
Hidden police cameras captured one of the "Urewera Four'' handing a molotov cocktail to another person at an alleged military-style training camp, a court has been told.Tame Wairere Iti, Te...
View ArticleQuake measurements to be revealed faster
New Zealanders will now know the approximate size and location of earthquakes within two minutes of the tremor striking.GeoNet has launched a test version of GeoNet Rapid , which uses Sei
View ArticlePolice name man killed in Ranfurly crash
Police have released the name of a man killed when he was thrown from a car that crashed near Ranfurly late last night.He was Cobie Levi Detroit Stringer, 20, of Ranfurly.Central Otago Sub Area...
View ArticleWoman loses appeal bid over stabbing murder
A Napier woman imprisoned for murdering her long-term partner has had her bid to appeal the 12-year sentence dismissed.Jacqueline Elaine Wihongi was found guilty in 2010 of stabbing her partner of 17...
View ArticleDriver in Hastings car crash dies of injuries
The driver of a car involved in a crash on Pakowhai Rd near Hastings last weekend has died.Janine Mudgway, 43, of Hastings, was taken to Hawke's Bay Regional Hospital in a critical condition after the...
View ArticleAlgerian child custody family may be home soon - spokesman
The man mediating a custody battle between a New Zealand woman and her Algerian husband over their three children hopes to have the whole family back in New Zealand within a fortnight.Following a...
View ArticleMAF to be renamed Ministry for Primary Industries
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is to be renamed to reflect the importance of the whole primary sector to the economy.The ministry, to be known as the Ministry for Primary Industries from...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner confirms some jobs will be lost
The Police Commissioner has confirmed some jobs will go as he makes moves to stay within budget.Peter Marshall said there are plenty of options about how that will be done and is urging his staff to...
View ArticleMore management changes at Spring Creek mine
Further management changes are afoot at the troubled Spring Creek underground coalmine, which has been through seven managers in fewer than five years.Chief operating officer Barry Bragg was in...
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