State tenants face high need review
NZ dollar bounces off lows as budget keeps surplus target State housing tenants may be forced to move out of their homes after a review of their circumstances. About 3000 out of 70,000 tenants could be...
View ArticleSearch continues for man missing in forest
Search for missing man to continue overnight The search for a missing Buller man continues this morning after a significant development allowed police to focus on a specific area of interest. Leslie...
View ArticleEngland let New Zealand off hook
Imagine Sam Warburton or Warren Gatland before the Lions kick off against Australia. It's impossible to know for sure what they will say to their men but there is a fair chance that the gist of it will...
View ArticleSearchers find footprints near swamp
Searchers looking for a man missing in the bush since Monday are concerned by the discovery of his cold weather gear, sleeping bag and food. A major search operation was launched after West Coast man...
View ArticleLive news updates May 17
Afghans chant while a Pakistani flag burns during a demonstration in Asad Abad, Kunar province, east of Kabul in Afghanistan. Photo / AP Keep up-to-date with today's news at home and abroad with...
View ArticleUnicef NZ warns about scam using charitys name
When the person calls a Wellington number to claim the cash they are asked to donate to Unicef before the money is released. Photo / Thinkstock Unicef NZ is warning about a scam using the charity's...
View ArticleSearch resumes for missing West Coast man
Leslie Writght has been missing since Monday. Photo / Supplied The search for a West Coast man who has been missing since Monday will continue this morning. A major search operation was launched after...
View ArticlePlan to nab student loan defaulters welcomed
Mature students and loan defaulters targeted in Budget (2:08) Inland Revenue is hiring debt collectors in Australia to chase 10,000 New Zealand student loan defaulters and people with outstanding loans...
View ArticleChristchurch rebuild workers test positive for drugs
Seven workers were banned from the central city rebuild in March after returning positive drug tests. The seven are among 16 workers who have had their accreditation cancelled by the Canterbury...
View ArticleBUDGET 2013 VIDEO - Watch Englishs budget statement
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View ArticleBUDGET 2013 Why no response to ethics of multinational taxation
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View ArticleNew Zealand shows control in first innings of England Test
Bowling Boult 17-7-29-2; Southee 16-5-32-0; Wagner 20-6-46-1; Martin 24-11-37-1; Williamson 3-1-8-0 Jonathan Trott believes the Lord's wicket played its part in a ponderous first day ...
View ArticleProtesters expected at PMs budget speech
Prime Minister John Key can expect to be greeted by protesters when he arrives at Auckland's Vector Arena to deliver his post-budget speech.Auckland Action Against Poverty will be picketing outside the...
View ArticleSpot available atop South Islands tallest building
In recent months, the penthouse has been developed for its local owner who plans to use it as a private residence. Photo / Geoff Sloan There is a million dollar view atop the South Island's tallest...
View ArticleMan who killed 13-year-old denied parole
Photo / File photo A convicted murderer serving a life sentence for the murder of a 13-year-old Oamaru boy has been declined parole "given his clear high risk". Andrew Robert Barry Rogers, 53, appeared...
View ArticleFair trade puts spotlight on a good cup of coffee
Source: Fair Go A campaign to end poverty in the Asia-Pacific region will see cafes serving up feel good cups of coffee today. Pay Fair Trade Forward Day, dreamt up by the P3 Foundation, is a unique...
View ArticleHeartland among eight banks put on rising housing risk notice by SP
Standard & Poor's, the global credit rating agency, has put eight local banks on notice over the rising risk of a housing bubble bursting in New Zealand. Smaller lenders Cooperative Bank, Heartland...
View ArticleWhile you were sleeping lacklustre US data
The latest reports on the US economy pointed to weakness, or at least slower forward momentum, leading investors to press the brakes on Wall Street's record run. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank...
View ArticleMore tax advisers in court – name suppression lifted
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View ArticleRoger Douglas Little vision courage or imagination
Structural reform in New Zealand stopped 20 years ago when Prime Minister Bolger told Ruth Richardson to go to sleep. Much still remained to be done, particularly in the areas of health, education and...
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