MPs' watchdog launches inquiry into 'fracking'
The environmental issues surrounding "fracking" are about to go under the microscope, with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment yesterday launching an official investigation.Hydraulic...
View ArticleBankrupt ex-director faces court over salons
A man who ran hair and beauty salons where a string of women suffered injuries has been charged with doing so as an undischarged bankrupt.Joseph Brooks appeared in the Auckland District Court yesterday...
View ArticleProbe into email leak welcome, says Collins
ACC Minister Judith Collins has welcomed a new investigation into the leak of the email she received from former National Party president Michelle Boag which helped end her colleague Nick Smith's...
View ArticleSewer outlet foils plan for sandy Auckland beach
One of four new white sandy beaches in a planned $28 million seaside park at Onehunga is to be covered instead in gravel and shell - to deter people from swimming near a sewage overflow outfall...
View ArticleExperts: Extra leave will aid breastfeeding
Breastfeeding experts are calling for tighter rules on advertising baby formula and more paid parental leave after a study found that only 6 per cent of Auckland and Waikato mothers feed their babies...
View ArticleIs 6-month WOF to be scrapped?
The six month warrant of fitness check may be a thing of the past under reforms being looked at by the government.Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee's thrown up a host of ideas around vehicle licensing...
View ArticleTwist in the tail of 'meat week' advert
After Pak'nSave withdrew a meaty advert deemed offensive to vegetarians, animal rights group Peta sent the supermarket a bunch of flowers in gratitude. But now the advert is back, with a slight...
View ArticleCollins eyes ACC defamation action
ACC Minister Judith Collins is planning legal action against two Labour Party politicians and a media outlet for alleged defamation.It follows confirmation the Privacy Commission will investigate the...
View ArticleIlliteracy a yearly $3b cost - report
Many Kiwis take their ability to read and write for granted but New Zealand needs to step up its game in tackling illiteracy, according to a report by the World Literacy Foundation.The report, The...
View Article$25m Powerball win could be in the stars
This week's $25 million Lotto Powerball jackpot could just be written in the stars for those born under the Taurus zodiac sign.A survey of 104 Lotto first division winners has revealed that Taurus was...
View ArticleOutrage as 10-year-old left at stop by 'full' bus
A 10-year-old girl waiting for her after-school bus was left on the side of the road after a driver dropped three people off but insisted he was "too full" to take anyone else.Janelle Shilton, of...
View ArticleTreasury's class size comments refuted by expert
An education expert has dismissed Treasury's call to rethink classroom sizes so more money can be pumped into improving teacher quality, saying New Zealand teachers are already among the highest...
View ArticleTemporary road through Waioeka Gorge opens
A specially created one-lane route's opened up to allow motorists through the Waioeka Gorge.The temporary diversion has been created after a massive slip blocked the entire route at the beginning of...
View ArticleDrug raids net 14,000 plants and 185 suspects
About 14,000 cannabis plants and 13kg of the drug have been recovered during a month-long operation in the Eastern police district.Thirty officers searched 210 properties from Central Hawke's Bay to...
View ArticlePike River splinter group launches protest
A small group of Pike River families have hung a large banner from the Cobden Bridge as they launched their own protest over the lack of progress in recovering their loved ones' bodies.Anna Osborne,...
View ArticleBody of young Tauranga woman arrives home
The body of a young Tauranga woman has arrived home from Australia for burial after a massive fundraising effort from grieving friends and family.Amanda Tauai died on March 17 in a Perth hospital from...
View ArticleLawyer Donna Hall accused of misleading clients
Prominent Te Arawa lawyer Donna Hall will appear before the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal next week.The case, which has been taken by the Wellington Standards Committee, is set down...
View ArticlePlane hijacker's appeal dismissed
A Somali woman who was sentenced to nine years' jail, with a non-parole period of six years, for trying to hijack a flight from Blenheim to Christchurch six years ago has had an appeal against her...
View ArticleMan seriously injured after vehicle rolls 30m into a gully
A man has been flown to Wellington Hospital after his vehicle rolled 30m into a gully on a farm at Kekerengu.The 29-year-old man, who suffered multiple injuries, was able to alert other farm workers on...
View ArticleSchool children fall ill on camping trip
A school trip to Omatua Camp, near Rissington in Hawkes Bay, has resulted in about half the 30 youngsters and even some parents getting ill.The incident, involving children from Napier Central School...
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