Police warn of headlight flashing email hoax
Source: ONE News Police are warning of a hoax email warning drivers not to flash their headlights at oncoming cars. The letter, circulating on social media, warns drivers not to flash their lights as...
View ArticleHow I learned to stop worrying and love Prism
There 's been great moral outrage this week as a new leak shows we are being monitored by something called Prism - a tool that sucks up masses of data and then trawls it to ensure we are safe from...
View ArticleMan in custody after armed stand-off
A 49-year-old man has been arrested after an armed stand-off with police in Torbay on Auckland's North Shore on Friday night.Police described the man as disturbed and said he was taken into custody...
View ArticlePope and Archbishop of Canterbury have positive first meeting
The new Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury have had a positive first meeting. Pope Francis and Justin Welby have met in Rome for the first time since the two men took office in March. The...
View ArticleResidents want a more energy efficient city
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 11:57 am Press Release: CAfE Media release from Christchurch Agency for Energy www.cafe.gen.nzResidents want a more energy efficient city.The Christchurch Agency for Energy...
View ArticleMan remains under police guard in hospital
A man who fired shots at the police helicopter in Auckland and hit a police dog with an air rifle remains under police guard in hospital. The 49-year-old was arrested after shooting outside a house on...
View ArticleParty pills Active ingredient varies dramatically
New research has revealed the level of the active ingredient in party pills varies dramatically from drug to drug. A study published in the Medical Journal shows big variations in the amount of BZP and...
View ArticleAuckland is very nearly running out of properties to sell
It may be hard to believe but a year ago there were 11,272 properties on the market for sale across Auckland. At that time an average of 2,000 properties a month were sold across the region. Leap back...
View ArticleInjured man winched to safety after fall in bush
Source: Photos.com Rescuers spent the night with an injured man who had fallen in dense bush near Whakatane before he was winched out this morning. The 28-year-old had fallen several metres down a bank...
View ArticleSome residents return after Kingston landslip
Residents of three properties affected by the Kingston landslip in June have been given permission to return to their homes from this weekend. Wellington council says residents of three other...
View ArticleSending party pays - the answer to the digital divide
report published in April, Statistics New Zealand estimated that 331,000 households don’t have broadband Internet access. A third of those households cite cost as the main reason. More troubling is...
View ArticleResignation and new role for Peter Garty
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 12:22 pm Press Release: Wellington City Council NEWS RELEASE14 June 2013Resignation and new role in City Council's Executive Leadership TeamWellington City Council's Chief...
View ArticleMcKenzie Pool Construction Update
Saturday, 15 June 2013, 12:31 pm Press Release: Hutt City Council McKenzie Pool Construction UpdateThe $2.2 million redevelopment of Petone's McKenzie Pool is moving to an exciting stage with the...
View ArticleLandslip victims return home
Some of the 35 residents left homeless after a major landslip in Wellington will be allowed to return to their houses this weekend while others remain in limbo about the future of their properties. Two...
View ArticleBryce Edwards Is cyber spying New Zealands new anti-nuclear issue
There are signs that the issue of state cyber surveillance is becoming politicised. Photo / Getty Images Is state cyber surveillance becoming a major political issue in New Zealand? Could it be an...
View ArticleFears snapper limits could be increased
Consultation will begin next month on possible changes to snapper regulations. While snapper numbers are up they are only about half of the management target and the consultation process will look at...
View ArticlePolice investigate Auckland explosion
Police are investigating an explosion in a bushy area of a park on Auckland's North Shore this afternoon. A group of schoolboys at a skate park nearby reported hearing a "huge bang'' and seeing "lots...
View ArticleExplosion heard in park
Police are investigating an explosion in a bushy area of a park on Auckland's North Shore this afternoon. A group of schoolboys at a skate park nearby reported hearing a "huge bang'' and seeing "lots...
View ArticleExplosion heard in park
Are you at the scene? Send us your news photos and video here. Firefighters and police rushed to the Greville Reserve on Forrest Hill Rd after a member of the public reported hearing an explosion and...
View ArticleNew Zealand boy 11 fathers child to school friends mother 36 after sex
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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