Hospital omelette 'block of mouldy blue cheese'
The sign says "enjoy your meal" but that was the last thing one patient at Auckland City Hospital was able to do after being served an omelette resembling a block of mouldy cheese.The patient was so...
View Article10,000 expected for infamous scarfie keg party
Nearly 10,000 people, including many secondary school pupils and Christchurch people, have indicated they will attend tomorrow's Hyde St keg party in Dunedin.The day-long social event, which in the...
View ArticleWellington City Council holds first tsunami drill
The Wellington City Council will hold its first tsunami practice for staff tomorrow.The practice would run from 2.50pm-3.30pm, during which time the council's service centre and Wakefield Street...
View ArticleAre you Olivia Hope? Victim forced to defend identity in court
A man has appeared in court charged with harassing a woman he is convinced is Marlborough Sounds murder victim Olivia Hope.Simon Hugh Bell, 54, is accused of tracking down the Blenheim woman, spying on...
View ArticleShoppers spot baby left alone in car
Police officers broke into a car in Huntly yesterday to get to a baby which had been left alone.Senior Sergeant Dave Simes said a couple who were out shopping saw the baby left unattended in a car in...
View ArticleNaked artist pops her (toffee) cherry
There was only one thing on artist Audrey Baldwin's mind after her Dunedin Fringe Festival performance "Canker" last night."A shower," she said, with a tired grin.Two and a half hours earlier, Baldwin...
View ArticleMan dies in Auckland motorway smash
A man died after the car he was travelling in rolled on Auckland's North Western Motorway last night.The crash happened about midnight between Rosebank Rd and Great North Rd.Two others in the car...
View ArticleBreast-job 'freak' urges others to make fuss if things go wrong
A woman who claims she was left looking like a "freak" after a breast job gone wrong says she got it corrected without further cost only after threatening to go to the Medical Council.The 56-year-old...
View ArticleNZ mums ignoring breast feeding advice
An official guideline that babies should be fed only breast milk for their first six months is being challenged after a study of almost 7000 babies found the vast majority of mothers ignore it.The...
View ArticleMinister defends prison closure plans
Prison closures would hit the communities they're in but are necessary to rehabilitate prisoners, says Corrections Minister Anne Tolley.Wellington and New Plymouth prisons are set to close, along with...
View ArticleFriend warned Smith he faced PR disaster
Bronwyn Pullar wrote to Cabinet Minister Nick Smith 18 months ago accusing him of covering up corruption at ACC and warning him he would need public relations help in the face of anger over ACC...
View ArticleExercise and work = smaller baby
Exercise and work during pregnancy are good for a mother's mental health - but the Growing Up in New Zealand study has found that they may also lead to having smaller babies.The study has found that...
View ArticleArmed trio hold up service station
Quick-thinking from a service station attendant led to the arrest of two teenage armed robbers in Hamilton this morning, police say.Police said three youths approached the attendant, who was behind a...
View ArticleToddler killed after playing on neighbour's driveway
A coroner has called for more boundary fences between houses, after an inquest into the death of an 18-month-old boy who was run over and killed while playing on an Auckland driveway.Sirj-Michaels...
View ArticleMore temporary housing for Christchurch
Christchurch will receive further temporary accommodation facilities to help with the drastic shortage of short-term rental properties. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced...
View ArticleBryce Edwards: Political round-up: NZ a 'soft touch'?
Is New Zealand a 'police state' or a soft touch for armed political activists? This week has seen two significant developments that will have some people pondering this question.First, the judgement in...
View ArticleNZ health policy questioned
The widening health gap between New Zealand's rich and poor has been highlighted in leading international medical journal The Lancet - and has been labelled by health professionals as a "sad indictment...
View ArticleKiwi musician's accused killer is ex-soldier
The Australian man charged with the murder of New Zealander Tony Williams in Queensland last Christmas is believed to be an ex-soldier.Mr Williams, formerly of Tauranga, was found dead at the Mermaid...
View ArticleHayden Miles murder accused committed for trial
The man accused of murdering Christchurch schoolboy Hayden Miles has been committed for trial.Gavin John Gosnell, 27, is accused of killing the 15-year-old, whose remains were found at a Christchurch...
View ArticleMongrel Mob member jailed over threats, blackmail
A Mongrel Mob member has been jailed for using threats and intimidation to force his way into living at a rural Wanganui property and trying to extort thousands of dollars from his victims.Joseph...
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