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People entitled to the truth - EQC truths blogger

The controversial blogger known as "EQC truths" says he has no intention of turning his back on the struggles of the people of Christchurch. Blogger Marc Krieger spoke to ONE News today in his first TV...

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Pop pop pop as shots are fired in Auckland street

Source: ONE News Shots from a high powered air rifle have been fired in the Auckland suburb of Torbay tonight. The Armed Offenders Squad is currently dealing with an incident in the vicinity of Awaruku...

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Firefight video did not do justice to brave NZ soldiers - Key

Footage of Kiwi troops in biggest firefight since Vietnam (4:10) The Prime Minister says dramatic footage of the "Battle of Baghak" shows just how easy it was for confused Kiwi soldiers to shoot at...

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Late change from All Blacks

The All Blacks have made an injury enforced change to their XV that will take on France on Saturday, as Sam Whitelock replaces Brodie Retallick. Chiefs star Retallick sustained a hamstring injury in...

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Some animal testing required as part of changes to legal high safety tests

SPCA head and staunch animal welfare advocate Bob Kerridge admits that some animal testing will be required as part of a new regime which is designed to prove the safety of party pills and synthetic...

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Store security camera key to catching man filming up skirts

A man has pleaded guilty to secretly making more than 100 recordings of women after Farmers store workers saw him behaving suspiciously. Staff at the Wellington store were alerted after their monitors...

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Expected rain prompts Otago river and lake warning

Expect a wet weekend ahead - MetService Otago Regional Council is warning of rising river and lake levels afer a forecast of heavy rain. Heavy and prolonged rainfall is possible in north-eastern Otago...

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NZ Army bring aid to Samoan children

Source: New Zealand Defence Force Thousands of Samoan school pupils have received medical treatment and fresh water supplies thanks to the New Zealand Army. Kiwi soldiers have been helping out in the...

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Man arrested after rifle shooting in Auckland suburb

Source: ONE News A man has been arrested after firing shots from a high-powered rifle into a residential area this evening. The man, 49, also fired shots at a police helicopter, in the Auckland suburb...

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Chinas top political advisor starts official good-will visit to New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived in Christchurch of southern New Zealand Sunday morning for a 4-day official good-will visit, at the...

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Rugby All Blacks unchanged for Wallabies clash

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Eddie Jones' Wallabies will face the identical All Black team that beat them 50-21 in Sydney three weeks ago in the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup rugby union test at...

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Struggling Lomu left out by Wellington

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Jonah Lomu's struggle to revive his rugby career while suffering chronic kidney disease stalled Thursday when Wellington left him off the team for the first round of the...

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All Blacks reclaim Bledisloe Cup from Wallabies

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Australia lost the Bledisloe Cup Saturday at Eden Park but it won back pride after a demoralizing thrashing by the All Blacks in Sydney last month -- and the knowledge it...

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Kiwis showing good levels of financial literacy

Source: Photos.com New Zealanders have beaten people in 14 OECD countries at answering basic money questions. We may not always think of ourselves as financial whizzes but when people in 15 countries...

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New Zealand law permits low risk designer drugs

Stoners, pill-poppers and drug regulators everywhere: turn your eyes to New Zealand. The country looks set to adopt new laws permitting the limited sale of some designer drugs for recreational...

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Woman 36 bears child of 11-year-old boy

An 11-year-old boy fathered a child after sex with a school friend's 36-year-old mother. Both the father and child are now understood to be in care after the principal at the boy's school raised the...

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A music-playing bottle That must be some kind of record

The world's first music-playing beer bottle has been created in New Zealand. Using modern technology, three minutes of music has been inscribed on the surface of a Beck's beer bottle to promote Kiwi...

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Snapper cuts on table

Recreational fishers are braced for bag limit cuts after a new assessment of the country's most popular fishery found it well short of sustainability. An assessment of the Snapper 1 fishery covering...

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Snapper cuts on table

Recreational fishers are braced for bag limit cuts after a new assessment of the country's most popular fishery found it well short of sustainability. An assessment of the Snapper 1 fishery covering...

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Elder son to stand in for ill King Tuheitia

Ill-health has forced King Tuheitia to stand down from public-speaking arrangements and choose his eldest son to represent him in the immediate future. A King's Council will also be established to...

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