'It is horrible ...awful': Council puts down 27 dogs (this week)
Rotorua District Council staff have had to put down 27 dogs this week, including 11 puppies dumped at the pound over the festive season.Animal Control supervisor Kevin Coutts said staff were upset at...
View ArticleTauranga New Year's Eve beach event cancelled
Due to poor weather the New Year's Eve event planned for the Mount Maunganui Main Beach is cancelled, police say.Fireworks will still be let off on the Tauranga side of the bridge. The cancellation is...
View Article2 dead, 5 hurt in horror smash
Two people are dead and a number of people, including three children, are injured following a crash on the Kapiti Coast this afternoon.The crash happened about 2.45pm when a Commodore and a Honda...
View ArticleTeacher dreamed of a Kiwi Xmas
A New Zealand teacher wrote how she was missing the tastes and sights of a Kiwi Christmas just hours before being bashed to death outside her United States home.Prudence Hockley, 55, died on Christmas...
View ArticleTen big ideas for 2012
1: Meat 2.0 It may not be a winning topic around the summer barbecue but laboratory-grown meat is within tantilising reach. Lab-raised snarlers and steaks may not yet taste like the real thing, and...
View ArticleWeight loss, thrift on New Years wish-list
Fifty-five per cent of Kiwis make New Year resolutions, but more than 33 per cent do not keep them, a poll has found.The Herald -DigiPoll survey found that just 21.6 per cent of those who made...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: Professor Michael Warne Ardagh
When the killer February earthquake struck Christchurch, Professor Mike Ardagh should have been on a flight out of the city.Fortunately, the emergency medicine guru's flight had been delayed and he was...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: Pio Terei
Working as a salesman at an Auckland car yard in the 1980s, Pio Terei had no idea he would carve a successful career in entertainment.But that was exactly what he did, and today he is recognised for...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: Suzie Moncrieff
Nelson arts entrepreneur Suzie Moncrieff has never been afraid to dream big but admits she is "blown away" to get one of the country's top honours.The founder of the internationally renowned World of...
View ArticleKiwi 'good guy' slain in land row
A New Zealand man who was killed by a squatter in Vanuatu hoped to end the land dispute peacefully and never imagined his life could be in danger, his friends and family say.Seventy-year-old Dick Eade...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: Graham Henry
Graham Henry calls himself a 4.30 man. It's the time he wakes up most mornings and it's a habit he's struggling to break, even though he's ended his long tenure as All Blacks coach and brought peace to...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: Sir Graham Henry
Sir Graham Henry has walked a fine line between glory and failure to reach the pinnacle of rugby - and to today receive one of the country's highest honours.Sir Graham is being made a Knight Companion...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: John Anderson
Almost 50 years ago, with £25 in his back pocket, John Anderson packed a mini bus with keen tourists and hit the road to explore Europe.That spur-of-the-moment trip has since turned into the Contiki...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: Martin Snedden
Martin Snedden isn't done with the World Cup yet.His momentous five years as the Rugby World Cup organisation's chief executive ended eight days ago, leaving the lawyer, former test cricketer and New...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: Elizabeth Mills
An ordinary mum with an extraordinary love for children has been recognised in the New Year honours list.Liz Mills, of Birkenhead, has been awarded the Queen's Service Medal for her services to...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: Ralph Hotere
Acclaimed artist Ralph Hotere says he is deeply moved to be made a Member of the Order of New Zealand, the country's highest honour.The 80-year-old from Mitimiti in North Hokianga is the only person to...
View ArticleBright blue menace real threat to fun in the waves
Jaws ruined ocean swimming for thousands of children, but the real risks for New Zealanders braving the water this summer are likely to come from stings, not shark bites.Auckland Museum's marine...
View ArticleNew Year's Honours: John Carter
John Carter has been made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for representing Northland in Parliament for 24 years.He retired as an MP this year and is now New Zealand High Commissioner in...
View ArticleProminent artist tops New Year honours (+ list)
One of the country's most important artists, Ralph Hotere has topped the list of New Year Honours for his services to New Zealand.The painter, sculptor and collaborative artist has been awarded the...
View ArticleOnline dating messages up by 52 per cent for the New Year
Those facing New Year's Eve without a kiss at the strike of midnight have turned to online dating in a bid to find that someone special to spend the night with.The online dating website...
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