Near-misses spark warning to boaties
Two serious near-misses in the waters off the Bay of Plenty have sparked a warning for recreational boaties to stay well clear of commercial fishing vessels.Eastern Bay of Plenty harbourmaster Brian...
View ArticleMan gets community service for ill-treatment of cow
A man who knew one of his cows had a severely swollen eye but did not seek treatment for the eye cancer has been sentenced to 100 hours community work.Wilson Komene of Northland was sentenced in...
View ArticleAirport mixup put aircraft at risk of coming too close
Two planes coming in to land at Queenstown Airport risked getting too close together because of a mixup between pilots and an air traffic controller, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission has...
View ArticleNZ on Air comes under fire
New Zealand on Air bosses faced intense questioning at Parliament today as Labour MPs continued to grill them over potential conflicts of interest in the organisation.NZ on Air board member Stephen...
View ArticleChristchurch quake third most expensive disaster ever - insurer
Christchurch's February 22 earthquake was the third most expensive insured natural catastrophe in history, according to Swiss Re.The 6.3 magnitude earthquake triggered economic losses of US$15 billion...
View ArticleSkate park attack: Facebook page targeted wrong man
A man who set up a Facebook page aimed at attacking the person charged with an alleged assault at an Auckland skate park at the weekend has deleted the page.The Facebook page circulated contact details...
View ArticleMum accidentally stabbed daughter after argument over dinner
A Manawatu mother fed up with asking her daughter to help make dinner accidentally stabbed her with a boning knife.The Palmerston North District Court heard that in September last year Melisha Brooks...
View ArticlePorts and union return to court tomorrow
Striking Auckland wharfies will find out whether they can return to work after the bitter industrial dispute returns to the Employment Court tomorrow.The court will consider issues relating to Ports of...
View ArticlePolice issue warning over give way problems
Drivers confused about the new give way rules are causing havoc at an intersection in south Auckland.Authorities in Manurewa have identified the intersection of Hill Rd and Grande Vue Rd as problematic...
View ArticleRaft of Treaty settlements become law
Parliament has significantly upped its pace for passing Treaty of Waitangi settlements, today increasing its previous rate of 1.4 per year to five in one day.MPs headed into the House for an extended...
View ArticlePM lent support to Pullar's insurance claim - reports
A leaked letter reportedly reveals that Prime Minister John Key lent his support to a multimillion-dollar private insurance claim by the woman at the centre of the ACC privacy breach.Mr Key denies...
View ArticleGovernment urged to address child poverty
The Child Poverty Action Group has added its voice to urgent calls for the Government to take urgent action to address New Zealand's rates of child poverty and ill health.An article in today's New...
View ArticleBryce Edwards: Political round-up: March 30
In all the unexpected twists and turns in the ACC scandal, the one direction National are desperate for it not to go is up, straight to the top. Last night on TVNZ's Close Up, however, that's exactly...
View ArticleMore legal highs banned
Three more copycat cannabis substances are to be banned under interim drug legislation.The Government last year passed the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act after reports about the dangers of synthetic...
View ArticlePlans to extend flexible working hours progress
A law allowing some workers the right to request flexible working hours is to be extended to all employees.The Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Act, which came into force...
View ArticleDavid Bellamy backs controversial history of NZ
Acclaimed British academic, botanist and TV personality Professor Sir David Bellamy has defended a controversial book which claims to turn New Zealand history on its head.Co-written by New Zealand...
View ArticleDriver crashed after 190km/h getaway
A Stockton mineworker crashed his vehicle after speeding away from police at up to 190km/h, the Westport District Court was told yesterday.Kyle Harris, 24, Westport, pleaded guilty to reckless driving...
View ArticlePolice officer found not guilty of assaulting man
A Rotorua police officer has been found not guilty of seriously assaulting a man but his future with the police force is still to be determined.Constable David Mear had been on trial in the Rotorua...
View ArticleThree dead in series of crashes
Three people are dead after several car accidents today, bringing the North Island road total to seven in just over 24 hours.Two people were reportedly killed in a head-on crash near Palmerston North...
View ArticleCop biter on 'three strikes' notice
A woman who bit a policeman's finger to the bone has been handed her first warning under the "three strikes" system when she appeared in Westport District Court.Halie Long, 33, yesterday pleaded guilty...
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