Key 'very disappointed', names new ministers
Prime Minister John Key has accepted with sadness the resignation of Dr Nick Smith from his ministerial portfolios.The resignation came after intense media questioning of Dr Smith's judgement to...
View ArticleDr Nick Smith's speech to Parliament
"Mr Speaker, this afternoon I have tendered my resignation in all of my portfolios to the prime minister.The prime minister has quite properly accepted my resignation.Mr Speaker I do so because I made...
View ArticleMan jailed for 25 months over child porn charges
A 26-year-old unemployed Auckland man has been jailed after investigators found 80,000 pictures and 1200 movies of children being sexually abused on his computer.Browns Bay resident Aaron Potter was...
View ArticleUnexplained explosions rock Tauranga street
Residents in a Tauranga neighbourhood say they are being terrorised by gangsters and unexplained explosions.The neighbours have spoken out after the mysterious explosions, armed police raids, gang...
View ArticleSlips north of Auckland expected to delay traffic
Motorists are being warned to expect delays on Pakiri Road in the Matakana area north of Auckland.Heavy rain has caused a number of slips on the road.Auckland Transport says the two biggest slips have...
View ArticleSchoolgirl flown to hospital after falling down bank
A 12-year-old Auckland schoolgirl has been rescued after injuring herself when she fell down a bank in the Karangahake Gorge this afternoon.An adult who was with the school trip said the girl...
View ArticleEasy Rider sinking victims to be farewelled tomorrow
Four of those who died in last week's Easy Rider fishing boat tragedy will be farewelled in Invercargill tomorrow.Invercargill men Boe Taikawa Gillies, 28, John Henry Karetai, 58, Peter Glen...
View ArticlePet food companies brawl over trademark dispute
Two well-known pet food companies are fighting like cats and dogs in a High Court trademark dispute over similar marketing phrases.Advance pet food maker Mars wants to trademark the term "Advance...
View ArticleMan arrested in Gold Coast murder
A 24-year-old man was arrested today in New South Wales and charged with the murder of New Zealander Tony Williams last Christmas. Williams, formerly of Tauranga, was found dead by a friend and his...
View ArticleLast Occupy protest camp faces eviction threat
The last of New Zealander's big Occupy protests may be shut down as it is revealed that taxpayers are paying $12,000 a week for extra security at a nearby hospital. The Occupy protesters have been...
View ArticlePublic help catch man who knocked tourist unconscious
Auckland police have praised the actions of bystanders who helped a tourist after he was bashed unconscious and then helped track down the person who stole his bag.A Japanese male was knocked...
View ArticleToddler dies after being hit by car
A three-year-old Wanganui girl has died tonight after being hit by a car in Castlecliff this morning.She was struck at around 10.20am on Puriri St near the intersection with Tiki St, and suffered...
View ArticleGrey Lynn home sale blitzes its QV
A Grey Lynn bungalow with a QV of $812,000 has changed hands for $1.83 million, the latest in a growing list of homes selling for well over their official valuation.The fully restored house on a tiny...
View ArticleFresh letter proves last straw for minister
John Key's Government yesterday sustained its most significant casualty to date with the loss of senior Cabinet minister Nick Smith who resigned over his interference in an ACC claim by his friend and...
View Article'Good Samaritan' tracks city robber
A man described by police as a "Good Samaritan" said he was acting on instinct when he followed and helped to catch a robber in central Auckland last night.Alistair Comyn, 39, and his friend Lisa...
View ArticleSmith scandal: Woman in the storm
She was a prominent high-flyer, socialising and working with some of the most senior National Party politicians and insiders.But the bicycle accident in 2002 that set her on a collision course with ACC...
View ArticleLive Chat: New give way rules
Experts from the New Zealand Transport Agency will be joining us from 12pm to answer your questions on the change to the give way rule.The changes come into effect this Sunday, March 25, at 5am. You...
View ArticleTuhoe want inquiry on police tactics
A Tuhoe leader says a commission of inquiry is needed on police tactics during Operation 8, even as the tribe delays pursuing legal remedies for alleged civil rights breaches.The tribe gathered...
View ArticleReport: Quarter of all Auckland trains running late
Public transport patronage in Auckland has topped 70 million trips a year for the first time since the 1950s, but almost one train in every four has been running late.An otherwise glowing report to...
View ArticleMother of dead firefighter blasts plant owners
The mother of the firefighter killed in an explosion at a Waikato coolstore nearly four years ago says the company that installed the plant and its owners should be facing criminal charges.Barbara...
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