Lawyer Donna Hall appears before court
Prominent Maori lawyer Donna Hall has appeared before a disciplinary tribunal in Wellington over her alleged role in both the buying and selling of land in the central North Island.It is alleged Ms...
View ArticleCollins pushes on with defamation action
ACC Minister Judith Collins is going ahead with defamation action, but will foot the legal bill herself.Ms Collins announced last week that she was taking action against Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and...
View ArticleThe ultimate kiwi resting place - a woollen coffin
It could just be the ultimate statement for the quintessential kiwi - a coffin made out of sheep wool.The coffin has been on display among the fleeces at the Malvern A and P Show in Canterbury.When...
View ArticleLotto winner claims massive prize
A young, single man from Te Kauwhata, south of Auckland, has told his mum she'll never have to work again, after he won $26 million with Lotto Powerball on the weekend.It was the third biggest...
View ArticleBarge crash results to be released
The findings of a NZ Navy court of inquiry into how its barge VIP ran aground at Tutukaka while returning from Waitangi Day commemorations in the Bay of Islands will be released publicly, the Navy...
View ArticleOverwhelmed SPCA offers pets for half-price
The Auckland SPCA is so overwhelmed with cats, dogs and rabbits it is offering a half-price sale to find the animals homes.The Mangere-based Auckland Animal Village has 482 cats, 123 dogs, and 39...
View ArticleDealer jailed for trying to import 800l of Class B drug
A small time street dealer who wanted to import the Class B drug fantasy was told he had to import a minimum of 800 litres.Jonathan David Walker was sentenced at the Auckland District Court today to...
View ArticleMan gives police the fingers while riding stolen bike
It might have been April 1 but there was only one fool around when a man riding a stolen bike with no helmet on 'flipped the bird' to two police officers in Porirua yesterday.Detective Senior Sergeant...
View ArticleNZ waiting to help flood-hit Fiji
New Zealand is ready and waiting to help flood-hit Fiji, but Prime Minister John Key says he is yet to receive a formal request.Severe weather pounded Fiji over the weekend, causing flash floods that...
View ArticleKey to push NZ business in Indonesia
Prime Minister John Key will head to Indonesia and Singapore to push New Zealand business opportunities later this month.Mr Key, along with Trade Minister Tim Groser and a 26-strong business...
View ArticleNZ mine inspections 'in tatters'
The Pike River Royal Commission of Inquiry was told today that the reputation of the mines inspectorate was in tatters after the West Coast mine disaster and the role should be outsourced to...
View ArticleDrunk Saudi stabber to face family's 'wrath'
A Saudi Arabian student will carry the stigma of conviction home with him when he leaves New Zealand after stabbing his cousin repeatedly in a Queenstown hotel room with a piece of plastic lamp...
View ArticleAssault charge dropped for Keisha's ex
The on-off boyfriend of actress Keisha Castle-Hughes smiled as he left the dock today after police withdrew a charge that he assaulted the Almighty Johnsons star.Michael Graves had been accused of...
View ArticleYes, your March weather was awful
March was colder, cloudier and wetter than average for most of the country, according to Niwa's national climate summary.Temperatures were "well below average" (by 1.2C) for the east and south of the...
View ArticlePolice investigate Manurewa 'gunshot' victim
A man with critical abdominal injuries, believed to be a gunshot wound, walked about 1km from his home to another house in the middle of the night to get help.The 37-year-old man knocked on a door in...
View ArticleDay two of Pike River final hearing underway
The second day of the final phase of the Pike River Royal Commission is underway.Yesterday the police maintained they should be lead agency in another operation like Pike River, but conceded having...
View ArticleContractor admits stealing from red zone
A man has today admitted stealing goods worth thousands of dollars while working as a contractor in the Christchurch red zone.Victor Tupotahi Jackson, 38, admitted three theft charges today in the...
View ArticleCollins on collision course with Labour MPs
ACC Minister Judith Collins remains on a collision course with Labour's Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little over comments they made in relation to an email Ms Collins received from former National Party...
View ArticleBryce Edwards: Political round-up: Who runs NZ?
The Establishment in New Zealand doesn't receive much in-depth political analysis. We don't have an academic or journalistic tradition of focusing on 'who runs New Zealand', but there are some...
View ArticleDriver reverses car on top of police car's bonnet
Two officers were lucky to escape unharmed after a driver reversed his car onto the top of the patrol car's bonnet before speeding off last night.Western Waikato area commander, Inspector Paul...
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