Child agencies tread carefully
Child experts have reacted cautiously to the recommendations of a ministerial inquiry into better preventing child abuse following the torture of a 9-year-old girl by her mother.The 31-year-old woman...
View ArticleSAS must never go back, says Goff
The SAS is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan on schedule in March, the Government announced yesterday - but the move was met with Opposition calls to ensure they are never deployed again.Prime Minister...
View ArticleCampground horror: neighbours tell of gang
Police investigating the vicious assault of a 5-year-old girl at a Turangi holiday park have drawn up a list of violent and sex criminals living in the area - but are refusing to say anything about...
View ArticleHubbards fear cops will charge mum over crash
Police investigating the car crash that killed controversial financier Allan Hubbard have reached a decision - raising family fears that his elderly widow may be charged.But the Hubbard family are...
View ArticleBig crowd to enjoy Ellerslie Races
A near-record crowd is likely to get fine, settled weather at the 155th Boxing Day Races.The New Zealand Herald Christmas Carnival at Ellerslie racecourse gets under way today, with an expected 25,000...
View ArticlePedestrian killed by car in Waikato
A woman was struck and killed by a car last night in the Waikato.Police last night said the incident happened at about 9.30pm on State Highway 1 at Horotiu.Her initial condition was described as...
View ArticleTwo days to clean storm-struck Melbourne
Hundreds of emergency workers are beginning today to mop up the mess wrought by wild weather that ripped through Melbourne on Christmas Day.An estimated 300 to 400 State Emergency Service volunteers...
View ArticleAftershocks will continue for weeks
Aftershocks still shaking Christchurch will continue over the next few weeks, says a seismologist.A magnitude 5.8 followed by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Lyttelton on Friday...
View ArticleUnwanted gifts flogged off online
Thousands of unwanted Christmas presents are being flogged off online, with some listed within hours of being opened.More than 18,000 items have been added to online trading site Trade Me since...
View ArticleCampground attack: hunt widens
About 20 police staff have worked through Christmas to try to find a man who attacked a five-year-old girl as she slept in a caravan in Turangi last Wednesday night.Police spokeswoman Kim Perks said...
View ArticleXmas quakes prompt redzone rethink
Some areas of Christchurch may be rezoned as red following two large earthquakes and a steady stream of aftershocks.A magnitude 5.8 followed by a 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Lyttelton on...
View ArticleMan drowns 20m out from shore
A Christchurch man drowned while snorkelling in the Marlborough Sounds on Christmas Day, police say.The 53-year-old got into difficulty about 7pm when he got tangled in kelp about 20 metres from the...
View ArticleBoxing Day bargain hunters create shopping mall gridlock
Shoppers are out in force in Auckland as people take advantage of the traditional Boxing Day bargains.There are queues just to get into the carpark at Westfield Albany on the North Shore.Drivers are...
View ArticlePolice name driver whose car plunged into Avon River
Police have released the name of the man who died when his car ran into the Avon River early on Christmas Eve.He was Daniel James Mercer, a 20-year-old from Christchurch.Police say he lost control of...
View ArticleCricket: Australia confident at tea
Former captain Ricky Ponting and test debutant Ed Cowan scored half-centuries to lead Australia to a confident 170-3 at tea Monday on the opening day of the first of four tests against India.Ponting...
View ArticleCampers advised to watch forecast
Brilliant holiday weather will be "interrupted" with a wet New Year expected across the country, predicts a forecaster.MetService weather ambassador Bob McDavitt said the sunshine and balmy weather...
View ArticlePolice hunt Kiwi singer's killer
Queensland police think the killer of a kiwi musician, who was found beaten to death inside a property in Australia's Gold Coast, could have been waiting for the victim to arrive home.Tony Williams,...
View ArticleBay of Plenty community rocked by two deaths
A Christmas dinner was still cooked for Russell "Rusty" Stewart, one of two Omokoroa locals to die in tragic circumstances before Christmas Day kicked off.Mr Stewart's wife of 30 years, Donna Stewart,...
View ArticleFire engulfs West Auckland home
Auckland firefighters have attended a house fire in west Auckland this afternoon.They were called to the blaze just after three o'clock and found the Henderson house well alight.A spokesman says four...
View ArticleHelp sought after 'horrific' crash
Detectives investigating the deaths of two young sisters in a Christmas Day car smash in Tauranga would like to hear from the public about the activities of three cars in the area.The 13 and...
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