Shearer to address New Zealand-Australia forum
Labour leader David Shearer will address a New Zealand-Australia partnership forum in Sydney this afternoon.He plans to talk about where the relationship between our countries should go to from here...
View ArticleTeen injured in horse accident
A 19-year-old Masterton man was injured when his horse rolled on him this morning.The man was attended by the Life Flight Westpac Rescue Helicopter around 8.45am near Te Whiti.He'd been riding the...
View ArticleBoy hospitalised by fish spike
A 10-year-old boy has been hospitalised after being spiked by the dorsal fin of an elephant fish.The youngster was fishing with his father at Amberley beach north of Christchurch when they caught the...
View ArticleSex offender schools identified
Name suppression has lapsed for four of the schools that employed convicted sex offender Terito Henry Miki, who used fake names and qualifications to get teaching jobs.Miki, 40, has pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleTeen's head trapped by rolled ute
A 14-year-old Christchurch girl has been left with fractured facial bones after her head was trapped between the road and a rolled ute. The girl was a passenger in the 4WD when it rolled in Mason Flat,...
View ArticleWellington not yet decided on fracking
Wellington Mayor Celia Wad-Brown says she's waiting for the outcome of a Government report on fracking before making any decisions.Christchurch has taken a stand against the controversial practice,...
View ArticleHunters almost shoot cop
Hunters keen for some target practice came close to shooting a Hokitika policeman at a vacant property.The police officer was checking that a house at Pukekura on the West Coast had not been broken...
View ArticleGovt spending more on pharmaceuticals
Tough economic times may be hitting the government in the pocket in many ways - but not when it comes to spending on prescription drugs. Health minister Tony Ryall has revealed spending on...
View ArticleLabour predict more cuts
Labour is predicting more cuts from the Government as the economy refuses to pick up.Data out this week shows tourism nights were down, trading activity of firms flat, and decreased spending, as well...
View ArticlePolice find stun gun in woman's handbag
A South African woman who migrated to the West Coast has told a court that she carried a stun gun in her purse out of habit.Maria Louw, 25, of Kumara Junction, appeared in Greymouth District Court...
View Article'Earthquake wallpaper' a scientific breakthrough
A wallpaper that holds brick walls together during an earthquake has been welcomed as a major scientific breakthrough by Christchurch quake experts.The 'earthquake wallpaper' has been developed by...
View ArticleGM attack 'threatens NZ's edge'
Genetically modified pine trees uprooted by activists were one of a dwindling number of GM field trials, and researchers are concerned that fear-based misinformation and attacks could undermine New...
View ArticleEarthquakes bring races closer
The Rugby World Cup and the shared tragedies of earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan have made New Zealanders feel warmer towards Asia, a survey has found.The Asia NZ Foundation's latest Perceptions of...
View ArticleUnder false pretences
Refugee Salam Mansoor Abdelabbus Al-Bawi, aka John Joseph, lied to New Zealand authorities, covered up his shady past, was arrested here twice and then used the justice and beneficiary system to his...
View ArticleEat with friends and live longer
Elderly people who eat with company and hold better memory are likely to live longer, a ground-breaking new study has shown.An ambitious, long-term survey of nearly 1000 seniors by University of...
View ArticleRecall sparks hunt for hip patients
Forty-one New Zealanders are affected by a new international recall of a hip replacement device.Medsafe said this week's recall, of Mitch THR hip implants, came amid an increasing scrutiny of similar...
View ArticleData-match loophole let fraudster get benefit
An immigration fraudster would have received a $360-a-week sickness benefit despite being stripped of his New Zealand citizenship unless authorities were alerted to an "exceptionally small anomaly" in...
View Article10 yrs gone: 'I can't recall my life'
Robbie Price was cycling to work when he slammed head first into a traffic sign and "woke up in someone else's life".The accident last Monday caused severe amnesia, costing the Hamilton scientist the...
View ArticleTake a gecko at pure cuteness
Wellington Zoo's newest addition has been described as "an inch of pure cuteness" - but visitors will have to be sharp-eyed to spot it. The eagerly awaited New Zealand forest gecko baby was found by...
View ArticlePort dispute costs $2m
Small and medium businesses are complaining about losing an average of $20,000 from Auckland's bitter and unresolved port dispute.An Auckland Chamber of Commerce survey of 200 businesses reported a...
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