Dogs missing after pit-bulls set on police
A second person has been arrested after three pit-bulls were allegedly set on two police officers called to domestic dispute in Dunedin, but the dogs have still not been found.The constables, a male...
View Article'Marmageddon': There's always Vegemite, says PM
Prime Minister John Key is among thousands of Kiwis having to ration their Marmite, as 'Marmageddon' enters its second day.Supermarket shelves around the country are being stripped bare of the popular...
View ArticleGrieving family want their girl home
The family of a young Tauranga woman who died suddenly in Western Australia are struggling to raise the money needed to bring her body home.Amanda Tauai died on Saturday in a Perth hospital from what...
View ArticleAuckland building racket wake-up at 3am
Revving truck engines and hammering on steel are an unwelcome daily wake-up call for Pukekohe resident Jack Kingi from as early as 3am.Mr Kingi lives in a residential area adjoining the South Auckland...
View ArticleMan walks away after train hits truck
A man walked away unscathed after a train hit his truck in the South Island this morning.The truck driver reportedly failed to stop at a railway crossing at 7.22am on Stafford Rd, just north of...
View ArticleSurgeon 'humiliated' facelift patient
A 49-year-old woman who hoped facial surgery would give her a "fresher, more youthful appearance" has won the support of a medical watchdog after the operation left her with saggy cheeks.When, after a...
View ArticleEx-Corrections worker jailed over bribes
A former Corrections Department official has been jailed after earlier handing himself in for accepting bribes from offenders whose community work sentences he wiped.Chanel Vern Scanlan, a former...
View Article39-year-old banned from bar for being 'too old'
A 39-year-old company director says he is shocked and insulted after being turned away from a bar for being "too old".But the bar and other youth-oriented establishments say they do not discriminate by...
View ArticleDead girl's family gets help to bring her home
Help is flooding in for a grieving family trying to bring home the body of a young Tauranga woman who died suddenly in Western Australia.Amanda Tauai died on Saturday in a Perth hospital from what is...
View ArticleMan accused of red zone theft in court
A Tauranga tradesman accused of stealing almost $40,000 worth of goods from shops in Christchurch's red zone appeared this morning in Christchurch District Court.Victor Jackson, 38, of Otumoetai, faces...
View ArticleHunter rescued after being bitten by spider
Yesterday's atrocious weather meant a rescue team had to venture into Te Urewera National Park on foot to retrieve a hunter who had been bitten by a spider.The hunter, a 28-year-old Waikato man, had...
View Article'No truth' to Marmite stunt rumours
Marmite lovers are cashing in on news that 'Marmageddon' is about to hit, with one person asking for $800 for a 250g jar of their precious stash on TradeMe.Supermarket shelves around the country are...
View ArticleKiwi pair's 10-hour ordeal in blizzard
Two Kiwis lost in a blizzard on a skifield in Greece huddled together for 10 hours in a snow cave as they waited to be rescued.And had it not been for a Swedish cellphone, their "Bear Grylls" adventure...
View ArticleUrewera verdict: Freedom, for now
An emotional "Urewera Four" last night hugged, sang and spoke in Maori of their jubilation after a jury failed to reach a decision on the most serious charge they were facing - belonging to an...
View ArticleShoppers misled on warranty rights
Extended warranties are being sold with misleading advice and shoppers are not told they already have similar protection under the law, a survey has found.The warranties can cost hundreds of dollars...
View ArticleCouncil keeps 'social' interests
The Super City will continue to be involved in social issues facing the region, such as youth unemployment and community development, despite efforts by Local Government Minister Nick Smith to remove...
View ArticleSupervisor jailed for corruption
A former Corrections officer, known among the offenders he was supposed to be supervising as the "go-to" person for wiping hours off their community work sentences, has been jailed over corruption...
View ArticleRoof 'peeled off like a banana' in storm
Severe rain and wind battered the North Island for a second day yesterday, with powerlines downed, trees uprooted - and one family running from their home in terror as the roof was torn away.Lyndon...
View ArticleMarmageddon - it's really happening
It's been dubbed Marmageddon and the Marmapocalypse ... but Marmite-maker Sanitarium insists it didn't plan the shortage crisis.But the company has been quick to capitalise on the resultant hysteria as...
View ArticleCrash driver tells of 100m ravine plunge
A Department of Conservation worker has described the moment she regained consciousness after her four-wheel-drive slid off the road, plummeting 100m down a bush-clad ravine.Stella McQueen said she and...
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