The great bail puzzle: To free or not to free
A man accused of assaulting a woman and aggravated robbery has walked free on bail despite police opposition - while, the same morning, the judge locked away another man accused of a domestic...
View ArticleFury as jail botch-up brings compo bid
The man convicted of New Zealand's biggest art heist claims he is in line for up to $100,000 taxpayer compensation, after authorities botched their calculations and kept him behind bars an extra six...
View ArticleGive-way rule change: Get ready for confusion
A million-dollar avalanche of publicity is probably not enough to stop motorists screwing up the new give way rule, an academic says.Transport bosses are confident motorists are ready for the biggest...
View ArticleBaby dies after scar ruptures
An investigation has been launched into the death of a near full-term baby in Middlemore Hospital after her mother's scar from two previous emergency caesarean sections opened up.Baby Tammylee Monica...
View ArticleDotcom's brand new Kiwi kids
Kim Dotcom is a new dad to twin girls - and the babies are Kiwis.The girls were born in New Zealand on Thursday after Kim and Mona Dotcom were unable to go ahead with their plan to have them delivered...
View ArticlePolice hunt for armed masked robber
A man wearing a plastic mask used a long barreled rifle to rob a Whangarei dairy yesterday.The man entered the Jack St dairy in Otangarei at about 3.40pm and pointed the firearm at the two staff...
View ArticleCelebs strike it big at SkyCity
SkyCity is paying tens of thousands of dollars for the services and star-power of some of the country's biggest celebrity names.Mike Hosking has done regular work for the casino, and Paul Henry has a...
View ArticleNight crash victim lay dead in field
A man lay dead unnoticed in a paddock for up to eight hours after being flung from his car in a midnight crash.Ian Walls, known to his friends as Chubb, rolled his car off State Highway 1 in...
View Article4-year-old girl plunges off Coromandel ferry
A father who watched in horror as his 4-year-old daughter plunged into the sea from a ferry docking at Coromandel is angrily demanding answers from the boat's operators.Little Poppy Chisholm fell about...
View ArticleOccupy Christchurch all packed up after 159 days
After 159 days of protest, the Occupy Christchurch camp has been packed up.Today, protesters have invited anyone who's interested to a series of workshops explaining their cause, in what they're...
View ArticleAuckland Council 'arrogant' for raising rates
Auckland Council is being labelled arrogant over its plans to raise business rates and increase debt.Commercial property owners will be paying more than double the rates of comparable residential...
View ArticleKing's funeral has many rushing to Tonga
Tongans in New Zealand are scrambling to get on flights to their homeland for the king's funeral tomorrow.A last minute date change of the funeral has left many concerned about whether they'll get...
View ArticleAucklanders' cash at risk as fraudsters beat ATM security
Hundreds of Aucklanders have potentially had their bank accounts exposed to fraudsters - with some customers saying they have already lost thousands of dollars.Three ANZ cash machines in Auckland have...
View ArticleSchoolgirl killer still denying crime
The man jailed for the rape and murder of Napier schoolgirl Teresa Cormack is effectively refusing treatment and continues to deny the crime, a Parole Board report says.Jules Mikus was sentenced to...
View ArticleFirefighters battling Tauranga house fire
Firefighters are battling a houser fire in Tauranga. They were called to a blaze at Luke Street at 11.20am.A fire service spokesman says the fire was well alight when crews arrived and smoke from the...
View ArticleChristchurch Cathedral deconstruction underway
The deconstruction of Christchurch Cathedral is getting underway this afternoon.According to reports, a crane is currently being brought into the square to start taking down the building.The Canterbury...
View ArticleTeens escape horrific crash
Two teens who managed to crawl out from a car that flipped up to 200m on a quiet rural road escaped any serious injury.The two teenagers had been travelling in the car along Snodgrass Rd at Te Puna at...
View ArticleDunedin landlords call for Hyde St keg party ban
Hyde St landlords want the keg party in their street stopped after being left with thousands of dollars worth of damage after Saturday's all-day drink fest.The landlords of two flats that need sections...
View ArticleKing George Tupou V's body arrives home
The family members of King George Tupou V waited in a special royal shelter at Nukualofa airport for his body to arrive on a chartered China Southern Airline flight after his passing in Hong Kong last...
View ArticleKey to Korea: Move fast on a free trade deal
Prime Minister John Key has warned Korean businesses that if Korea does not move fast on a free trade agreement it risks having Korean goods displaced by those of other countries on New Zealand's...
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