Ear for an ear in vigilante attack
A man who bit off part of another man's ear, sparking a vigilante attack which saw him suffer a fractured skull and severe injury to one of his own ears, has been jailed for three years and three...
View Article'Urgent' action needed to prevent spread of Legionnaires' disease
The Auckland region has been hit by a sudden increase in reported cases of a potentially fatal lung infection, prompting a health authority to ask for urgent treatment of building cooling towers and...
View ArticleWind and rain expected for Easter
Easter will get off to a blustery start before the weather starts to settle by Easter Monday, according to the WeatherWatch forecast.The weather is likely to start off changeable for most of the North...
View Article'Impressive' recovery for toddler
A toddler who doctors feared would never walk again after a car crash is moving both legs and likely to move into a rehabilitation home that will reunite his family early next week.The improvement in...
View ArticleRena bird ad falls foul of watchdogs
Complaints about a Greenpeace advertisement that said the Rena oil spill killed more than 20,000 birds has been upheld.The television campagin featured a succession of oil smudges in the shape of a...
View ArticlePike River 'failed abysmally' to protect workers
The lawyer for the miners' union today made a plea for a return to underground check inspectors, turning away from the commissioners presiding over the Pike River Mine Royal Commission of Inquiry to...
View ArticleStrong dollar prevents petrol pain
Oil prices have reached the highest level in four years but the value of the New Zealand dollar has stopped petrol prices here from hitting a new high too.Petrol prices rose three cents a litre in...
View ArticleMarch held to highlight danger of dolphin extinction
About 60 people marched through Wellington today in an effort to raise awareness of Maui's dolphins.The march was organised by Earthrace Conservation New Zealand, with national director Scott Bowman...
View ArticleAria in sex product ad offends
A Mozart aficionado who claimed an ad for a Durex sex product was "desecrating a beautiful aria" has had their complaint dismissed by the Advertising Standards Authority.The television ad for Durex's...
View ArticleAir force crowd turns out at Parliament
More than 200 uniformed air force personnel were at Parliament today to mark the Royal New Zealand Air Force's 75th anniversary.The Guard of Honour paraded through Wellington from Civic Square at 11am,...
View ArticleInnocent man's family to sue police
The family of the innocent man gunned down by police on Auckland's northwestern motorway will file legal action against the force to seek compensation.Seven recommendations for improvements to police...
View ArticleHalatau Naitoko death: The findings
Was there clear command? The IPCA found the operation lacked effective command and control. During the chase, the shift commander at the Northern Communications Centre (NorthComms) did not make clear...
View ArticleHamilton mayor's $1257 office chair on ratepayers
A bill of about $91,000 from Hamilton Mayor Julie Hardaker's office last year has shocked some city councillors who are questioning why ratepayers should be paying for a Koru Club membership and $1257...
View ArticlePublic urged to give input on Auckland high-rise brothel
Public comment is being sought on a bid to build a 15-storey building, including a brothel, on the site of the demolished Palace Hotel, in Victoria St.This follows a decision by Auckland Council's...
View ArticleEaster sale of strays at SPCA's bulging shelter
The Auckland SPCA has been overrun with cats, dogs and rabbits without a home.It hopes the Easter weekend and half-price offers will find the animals a place to live. There are 482 cats, 122 dogs, and...
View ArticleMortgagee sales: Customers revolt
Banks are facing a customer revolt as disputes over mortgagee sales reach record levels.The frustration from customers is being heard in the courts and by banking ombudsman Deborah Battell as...
View ArticleGood samaritan saves British man swamped by surf
Large swells which knocked containers off the stricken Rena and caused more oil to seep from the wreck almost swept a tourist out to sea but for a quick-thinking local.Yesterday afternoon, Cam Neate...
View ArticleLife stabilising for Cantabrians but big shake 'still likely'
More than three months on from the last big shakes, Cantabrians have hope that the horror run of damaging earthquakes might finally be over.But experts warn an unsettling quake of more than magnitude 5...
View ArticleMoney requests force $26m man Trevor into hiding
Lotto's latest multimillion-dollar winner has gone into hiding after being contacted with requests for money.Te Kauwhata man Trevor - who went public about his $26 million fortune - has fled the small...
View ArticleNosh milk deal nails price at $1 less than supermarkets
A boutique grocery will sell milk for at least $1 a bottle cheaper than supermarkets in a deal it says is sustainable and exposes current mark-ups on milk.Nosh has signed a deal with Green Valley to...
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