Emails exposed in NZTA blunder
The email addresses of about 1000 customers whose credit cards supposedly failed have been mistakenly circulated by the Transport Agency.The agency repeated the blunder in a recall message, and did not...
View ArticleWoman convicted in fraudulent fruit case
A Cromwell orchard shop manager was convicted in the Alexandra District Court yesterday of 12 fraud-related charges, for unlawfully getting almost $14,000 in payments for her employer's fruitAnn Linda...
View ArticleWellington street cordoned off
Police have a Wellington street cordoned off.Kilbirnie Crescent is closed as police carry out an operation.They are refusing to give details about why the street is closed and say a statement will be...
View Article80-hour sentence takes 'disagreeable' man a year
A judge has labelled a businessman as "disagreeable" after he took almost a year to complete 80 hours of community work.Alex Beacham, 31, general manager of Hastings-based Beacham Independent Jaguar...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to driving into courthouse
A man who pleaded guilty to deliberately driving his car into the front doors of the Wanganui District Court has been ordered to enter into compulsory care following a psychiatric report.Dean Anthony...
View ArticleJudge refuses bail in kidnap case
A man who appeared in the Wanganui District Court on charges related to an alleged kidnapping in Feilding last month has been denied bail and will make his next appearance in the Palmerston North...
View ArticleInstant Kiwi scratchy scam investigated
Christchurch police are investigating allegations a staff member at a Christchurch Lotto outlet attempted to scam a $100,000 prize.It's alleged the person, who was working at BP Mairehau, scanned a...
View ArticleSex offender teacher pleads guilty; named
A convicted sex offender at the centre of a ministerial inquiry for teaching in primary and secondary schools has pleaded guilty to 11 charges and can now be named.Terito Henry Miki appeared at the...
View ArticleReport finds Kiwi soldier's death preventable
A Kiwi soldier killed when a Humvee rolled down a cliff in Afghanistan could have been saved if he had been wearing a harness, a report into the death has revealed. Private Kirifi Mila, 27, was...
View ArticleDead hens' farmer won't face charges
The farmer who left hundreds of hens to die when he walked off a Martinborough property has escaped prosecution by the SPCA.South Wairarapa District Council inspected the 7.7ha egg farm in January and...
View ArticleRena grounding: Owner charged
Maritime New Zealand has charged the owner of the cargo vessel Rena following the ship's grounding on Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga six months ago today. Greece-based Daina Shipping Co has been charged...
View ArticlePrivacy Commissioner supports information sharing bill
Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today gave her stamp of approval to legislation that would relax the rules around sharing information between public service agencies.Parliament's justice and...
View ArticleHigh school bans energy drinks
Energy drinks have been banned from Greymouth High amid growing concern over the number of girls skipping meals.Health officials say many students have been substituting a proper breakfast with energy...
View ArticleMan falls under train in front of family
A man has died after falling under a train in front of his partner and child in west Auckland.Emergency services were called to the incident at the Ranui train station at 2:55pm.Police said a...
View ArticleHistoric home for young mothers on the market
A property that was home to young mothers and their babies for more than 100 years is for sale.Financial difficulties forced the closure of Auckland's Bethany Centre in Grey Lynn last November.The...
View ArticleUK media wades into West Coast coal debate
A top environmental journalist from London's Guardian newspaper was heading to Denniston this morning to see the site of the proposed Bathurst coalmine.Jonathan Watts is the Guardian 's Asia...
View ArticleSir Graham backs fair trade campaign
Sir Graham Henry is among Kiwi celebrities auctioning themselves to promote fair trade.Oxfam's Fair Trade Me auctions start today, offering bidders the chance to win a rendezvous with their favourite...
View ArticleJohn Banks accused of breaching rules in Super City mayoralty bid
Act MP John Banks is being accused of not following the rules in his 2010 bid to win the Auckland Super City mayoralty.Labour MP Grant Robertson used the protection of Parliamentary privilege to accuse...
View ArticleTeen who sparked Christchurch AOS callout arrested
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after sparking an armed police operation in Christchurch yesterday.He handed himself in to Papanui police station last night and now faces imitation firearm...
View ArticleDavid Henderson escapes conviction over overseas trip
An Auckland property developer who went on an overseas holiday the day after he was bankrupted, owing millions of dollars, has been discharged without conviction.David Stewart Henderson, 58, had...
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