Parents find skater dead
The parents of a teenager killed in a longboarding accident yesterday were up the road having coffee when he fell - and were oblivious to the accident as they followed the ambulance racing to treat...
View ArticleKey 'not opposed' to lobby law
Prime Minister John Key says a members' bill to force disclosure of lobbyists' attempts to influence policymaking is worth considering.But he has poured yet more cold water on Labour MP Sue Moroney's...
View ArticleDevonport body discovery 'not suspicious'
A body washed up at Devonport on Auckland's North Shore this morning lay on a beach visible to hundreds of ferry commuters on their way to work.Police Northern Communications spokesperson Inspector Ian...
View ArticleInquest into Oyang 70 fishing tragedy opens
Widows of the men who died in a trawler tragedy off New Zealand's coast are hoping for some form of justice this week.A coroner's inquest into the Oyang 70 fishing vessel tragedy begins today in...
View ArticleArrest made following Dunedin stabbing
A woman has been arrested following a stabbing outside a Dunedin home early yesterday.Police were called to the Wakari Rd home at 1.30am, following reports of an altercation between six people.A...
View ArticleBus catches fire in Auckland
A bus caught fire this morning on Auckland's northwestern motorway.A Fire Service spokesperson said the Fire Service was called to the scene, near St Lukes, at 7.46am.No one was on the bus, she said....
View ArticleDunedin man to take six-month 'stroll'
Fancy going for a walk and returning six months and six pairs of shoes later?Spare a thought for Dunedin graphic artist Jeremy Star, who is about to embark on a 4265km hike from Mexico's northern...
View ArticleLandlord: I want white tenants
A Fiji-Indian landlord has had his rental property listing removed by Trade Me after he described his ideal tenants as "European".He said the television show Renters had put him off ethnic...
View ArticleMissing Down Syndrome teen found
A 15-year-old disabled boy who went missing in Christchurch has been found. Logan Ratima, who went missing from Brackenridge Estate in Templeton yesterday morning, was found 2km from the care home...
View ArticleCaregiver shooting: Boy in court
A policeman investigating the alleged murder of a Taranaki caregiver by a 13-year-old boy has called the incident a "very sad case all round".Rose Kurth died almost instantly after being shot at her...
View ArticleLawyer in prison supply case named
A criminal lawyer charged with delivering a cellphone, cigarettes and a lighter to a high-profile murderer serving a life sentence has lost a four-month bid to keep her name suppressed.Davina Valerie...
View ArticleAsk Phoebe: Right of way for left turn when cars are facing
If the NZTA website is to be believed, the new give way rules do not change rights of way at traffic lights. Gary Elmes, Auckland. No, this is not correct, and the NZTA website reflects this (now)....
View ArticleLawyer loses fight for name secrecy
A criminal lawyer charged with smuggling an iPhone to a high-profile rapist and murderer visited the prison inmate 80 times in nine months before she was arrested.Davina Valerie Murray, a Maori Party...
View ArticleWorn-out roof gives city a $10m surprise
The Aotea Centre needs a new $10 million roof - two years after Auckland City ratepayers spent $45 million on a new roof over the nearby Aotea carpark.The Herald has learned that the bitumen roof on...
View ArticleFour-month battle to find a home
A four-month battle through Auckland's real estate auction rooms stretched Gareth Berry's budget from $400,000 to $880,000 before he finally landed his first family home.Mr Berry, a 35-year-old...
View ArticleCasino boss: Lotto does more harm
SkyCity's pokie machines are less harmful to the public than Lotto tickets and claims of social harm are out of proportion to reality, says casino chief executive Nigel Morrison.He said the greatest...
View ArticleGreens' lobbyist bill gets PM's seal of approval
A Green Party bill requiring lobbyists to register and disclose their meetings with MPs and other public figures is set to pass its first stage after Prime Minister John Key said National was likely to...
View ArticlePiha Beach a long way from Taupo cafe for old flames
Newlywed Social Development Minister Paula Bennett's teenage truck-stop romance with her new husband Alan Philps was rekindled again only recently - about 20 years after the couple broke up back in...
View ArticleLeaky homes syndrome blames for lack of interest
House-seller Terri Cumiskey is cynical about spiralling Auckland prices after not getting a single offer for her place in two months.She is blaming the rotting homes crisis for lack of interest in the...
View Article'Cheap bitch' ...church collector's less than charitable insult
Auckland Council has issued a warning to street collectors from the Voice of Christ Full Gospel Church after complaints about the tactics they were using at traffic junctions.The collectors apparently...
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