Briton collapses and dies on Cardrona bike ride
A 26-year-old Briton who made New Zealand his home after the Rugby World Cup has collapsed and died during a downhill biking trip in the Cardrona Valley.The Dunedin resident and his flatmate, who also...
View ArticleLawyers brewed up a deal to settle teapot saga
Lawyers for freelance cameraman Bradley Ambrose, Prime Minister John Key, and the police struck a deal over the so-called "teapot tape" affair more than a week ago.However, news of the deal, which...
View ArticleBrownlee's 'unemployed, murderous Finns' comments raise hackles in Europe
Gerry Brownlee has drawn fire in Finland for his comments summing Finns up as uneducated, unemployed murderers who don't respect women.Finnish media have picked up the story and say Mr Brownlee caused...
View ArticleKey meets Obama at nuclear summit
Prime Minister John Key finally got to chat with US President Barack Obama - the pair swapped pleasantries between courses as the leaders of 54 countries at the Nuclear Security Summit supped on fresh...
View ArticleSmoke engulfs Auckland commercial building
Smoke engulfed a commercial building in Manukau after a fire broke out on the ground floor early this morning.Four fire crews tackled the blaze at the two-storey building on Sharkey St after it caught...
View ArticleBashed visitor still backing NZ
A Japanese robbery victim says he will not be letting "one bad Kiwi apple" take the credit away from New Zealand as a "friendly and caring" country.Kiyoshi Inagaki, 58, was knocked out cold, suffered a...
View ArticleSon can't accept crash mum is dead
The family of a young Auckland woman who died in a car accident say her only child will not accept that he has lost his mother, and cannot bear the thought of her being buried.Amanda Hunt, 26, died on...
View ArticleModi to appeal Cairns' libel win
Former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has indicated he will appeal a judge's finding that he libelled New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns by accusing Cairns of match-fixing.Cairns last...
View ArticleGame for tot turns to pot for mum
Drug education wasn't what an Auckland mum expected when she bought a learning game for her 13-month-old son - but that's exactly what was on the cards.To her surprise, the word "leaf" in a pack of...
View ArticleFatal motorcycle crash south of Auckland
A motorcyclist is dead after a crash south of Auckland this morning.Emergency services were called to the scene on Kohekohe-Karioitahi Rd, 5km south of Waiuku, at about 8am.Police said the...
View ArticleMan allegedly bashed by policeman
A man claims he was left with a fractured eye socket and a cut to his head after allegedly being assaulted by a Rotorua police officer.The police officer, Constable David Mear, is on trial in the...
View ArticleFinnish bar refuses to sell NZ beer
A Finnish bar has removed New Zealand beers from its shelves as the backlash continues over comments made by Minister Gerry Brownlee last week.Eikan Pub, in the town of Jarvenpaa near Helsinki, has...
View ArticleTVNZ acts on Hosking casino link
TVNZ has banned Mike Hosking from covering stories about SkyCity Entertainment on Close Up after he acknowledged he had a celebrity deal with the casino company.Hosking fills in for Mark Sainsbury on...
View ArticleSupreme Court to rule on Maori burial rights
A bitter feud that began in 2007 over Maori custom and rights to decide a man's burial is set to drag on even further, with the country's highest court agreeing to consider the issue.The Supreme...
View ArticleTheft victims hail 'Kiwi angel'
A woman two German tourists met on a bus has become their "Kiwi angel" by opening her backyard and home to them after they lost nearly all their belongings.Annika Reitemeier, 23, and Markus Kaufmann,...
View ArticleTongan high commission jobs to go
Morale at New Zealand's High Commission in Nuku'alofa is at an all time low as 19 of 29 staff look set to lose their jobs under the Government's restructuring plan.Sources told the Herald that while...
View ArticleParents cancel toddler's skydive
An Auckland father has cancelled a skydive with his two-year-old son.Elijah Marriott was planning on taking his first skydiving trip with his dad, Aaron Marriott, who has been in the business for 16...
View ArticleClement's a model Hollywood bad guy
The Flight of the Conchords have never been more in demand but now you'll be able to have 50 per cent of the comedy duo all to yourself.An action figure of Jemaine Clement is in the works - complete...
View ArticleIntruder bashes elderly woman
An elderly Chinese woman was bashed in her own home by a robber moments after her husband went outside to investigate a strange noise.The attack has left the couple traumatised.The woman, in her 60s,...
View ArticleFisherman defends 'humane' marlin-bashing
A game fisherman is set to go on radio to defend the baseball-bat killing of a 325kg blue marlin after media coverage sparked outrage.Keith "Wolfy" Wolfsbauer of Te Awamutu says he is aware of the...
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