Kiwi troops could be out of Afghanistan next year
Prime Minister John Key says Kiwi troops could be out of Afghanistan as early as next year.After Australia confirmed it would withdraw its own troops over the next 12-18 months, Minister of Foreign...
View ArticleCrash victim on way to open new restaurant
The victims of an accident on the Otira Gorge yesterday were taking equipment to a Greymouth Chinese restaurant owner who lost two businesses to the Christchurch earthquake.One died and two others were...
View ArticleWoman lied to her employer about being stranded in India
A woman who lied to her employer about being stranded in India while on holiday had her unfair dismissal appeal thrown out by the Employment Relations Authority last week.Carmelle Parker, a former...
View ArticleAussie soldier comments 'offensive and inappropriate' - PM
Prime Minister John Key says NBR journalist Jock Anderson's comments that Australian soldiers were lazy bludgers and thieves are offensive and inappropriate, especially so close to Anzac Day.Anderson...
View ArticleGovt to contract for schools maintenance
Wellington will be at the front of the queue for a nationwide undertaking to work out the future cost of maintaining the country's schools. The Ministry of Education has put out a forward notice of its...
View Article'Unacceptable' number of injuries on Kiwi farms
Farm workers have spoken of their horrendous accidents at the launch of an initiative to reduce the "unacceptable" number of workplace injuries on New Zealand farms.Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson...
View ArticleShooter 'took potshots at puppy'
One of two men accused of massacring 33 dogs took potshots at a puppy as it tried to escape the bloodbath, a court has been told.The Crown says Russell Mendoza and Tony Campbell went on a "commando...
View ArticleConvicted murderer starts new prison sentence
A Southland man previously convicted of murder 16 years ago is starting another prison sentence tonight.Nigel Johnstone was sentenced in the High Court at Invercargill late this afternoon to three and...
View ArticleKiwi accused of $20m fraud will lose assets
A Brisbane Supreme Court judge has given the Queensland State Government the nod to sell the seized assets of the New Zealand man accused of siphoning $16 million from Queensland Health.The Public...
View ArticleAfghan interpreters claim they will be killed when NZ withdraws
The Government is looking into claims by a group of Afghan interpreters working with Kiwi troops in Afghanistan that they will be killed when New Zealand troops withdraw.Defence Minister Jonathan...
View ArticlePeters says MMP change call not 'sour grapes'
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has called for rule changes in the MMP system, but denies it is a case of "sour grapes".Mr Peters appeared this afternoon before an Electoral Commission hearing...
View ArticleAuditor General asked to look into SkyCity deal
Auditor-General Lyn Provost has been asked to investigate the Government's deal with SkyCity.The Auckland casino was selected last year as the preferred bidder to build an international convention...
View ArticleLikely problem gamblers can be identified as children - study
Children who are likely to turn into problem gamblers can be identified when they are only three years old, a new study shows.Research from the University of Otago's long-running Christchurch Health...
View ArticleStudent army receives Anzac award
It is an army that has never gone to war, but it is now being honoured alongside our war heroes.Christchurch's Student Volunteer Army (SVA), created by celebrated young achiever Sam Johnson to respond...
View ArticleRSA clubs plan rebrand to attract new members
Returned Services' Association (RSA) clubrooms around the country will be rebranding their clubs after Anzac Day in an attempt to attract more club members. The move is due to the fact few clubs are...
View ArticleTramper plucked from West Coast bluff
In another case of a cellphone's light guiding rescuers, a German tourist was saved from a cold, lonely night on top of a steep bluff on the West Coast after he got lost.Bastian Gulstorf, 25, was...
View ArticleSlip-ups behind challenges to 90-day law
Procedural slip-ups are behind the handful of cases successfully brought against employers within the first year of the 90-day trial law.The law prevents workers who are sacked within the first 90 days...
View ArticleFuture of frozen Megaupload data to be decided
Talks in the US over what to do with the 28 petabytes of frozen Megaupload data will begin this Thursday.Carpathia Hosting is preserving the data after the file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down...
View ArticleNZ Air Force finds man lost overboard
A man who was washed overboard from a merchant vessel northwest of Singapore had been found by the New Zealand Air Force.Squadron Leader Geoff Pierce of headquarters joint forces New Zealand said the...
View ArticleBus crash driver pleads guilty to all charges
The Ruatoki truck driver who rammed the back of a school bus injuring 35 children has pleaded guilty to all charges.Joe Nika Morehu, 42, appeared before Judge Robert Wolff in the Whakatane District...
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