Mauled girl ready for reconstructive surgery
A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor...
View ArticleGaming reforms fail to tackle problem gambling
Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain’s package of reforms in the gaming sector do nothing to reduce the harm from gambling on pokie machines in pubs and sports clubs, Green Party gambling...
View ArticleCriminal charges sought after anti-Islamic rant
For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group in the US is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape. In the...
View ArticleParliamentary privilege vital against Hanover-style litigation
Labour Party finance spokesman David Parker is throwing his support behind legislation enshrining parliamentary privilege, saying he doesn't want government officials threatened with defamation suits...
View ArticleColiseum partners with TVNZ to bring English Premier league to web...
Coliseum Sports Media has gone public with its plan to offer all 380 2013/2014 season games of the English Premier League soccer via the internet for $149. The new company is partnering with TVNZ,...
View ArticleCommunities have more say on alcohol sales
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:55 pm Press Release: New Zealand National Party Scott SimpsonMP For Coromandel19 June 2013Communities have more say on alcohol salesNew laws which come into force this week...
View ArticleLabour’s loss will be Christchurch’s gain
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:26 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party David ShearerLabour Leader19 June 2013Labour's loss will be Christchurch's gainThe Labour Leader David Shearer says Lianne...
View ArticleGreens launch new bill to make Reserve Bank more transparent
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:01 pm Press Release: Green Party 19 May 2013Green Party launches new bill to make Reserve Bank more transparentThe Green Party today launched an exposure draft of new...
View ArticleArmed Offenders Squad called out in Kamo
The Armed Offenders Squad has been called out to an incident at Kamo in Northland this afternoon. No further details were available. - ...
View ArticleLife sentence for rape murder of Jill Meagher in Melbourne
A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for a rape and murder that outraged Australia's second-largest city. The violent death of Jill Meagher as she walked home from a bar last...
View ArticleSpaghetti blamed for fatal crash
A German driver was getting ready to eat spaghetti at the wheel when his stationwagon crashed head-on with a ute, killing him and a fellow tourist, an inquest has found. German man Onur Gulmez, 28, was...
View ArticleDrink-driver to meet victims families
Photo / Thinkstock Sentencing for a drink-driver who ran over two young girls in Ohope in May has been put off so he can meet with his victims' families. Ramon Lee Hussey, 43, was due to be sentenced...
View ArticleAudrey Young Greens swallow a dose of reality
File photo / NZ Herald The Green Party's ditching of its money-printing policy is a welcome dose of pragmatism from the so-called party of principle. From the moment it was announced last October until...
View ArticleArrest of teens halts spate of burglaries
Photo / NZ Herald A spate of break-ins at homes and businesses around Kerikeri has been halted by the arrest of three teenage boys, police say. The youths, aged 15 and 16, were allegedly involved in...
View ArticleHuman-shield accused denied prison leave
Photo / File A man accused of using his partner's baby son to shield himself from police pepper spray has been declined leave from prison to attend his grandmother's funeral. Zane Lewis, 22, is in...
View ArticleMan fights for life after serious assault
Source: ONE News A man is in a serious condition in Palmerston North Hospital after being assaulted in Levin. The injured 53-year-old was found at his home by his caregiver at around 8.30am. "Early...
View ArticleFlood damage delays skifields opening
VIDEOS: Heavy rain causes South Island flooding An Otago skifield has delayed its opening after flooding extensively damaged access roads. Awakino Skifield in North Otago was set to open this weekend,...
View ArticleThousands more sign up to fight ANZ penalty fees
Thousands of ANZ customers have signed up to a class action targeting penalty fees charged by the bank. Fair Play on Fees, a campaign targeting New Zealand's registered banks, announced yesterday it...
View ArticleChristchurch mayoralty Parker ready for challenge
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker believes he has enough support to retain the job come October's local government elections, as he works to discredit Lianne Dalziel's bid for the mayoralty. Ms Dalziel, a...
View ArticleWill the All Blacks fall to Australia at the next World Cup
the milestone of their 500th Test match . Two of the three NZ tries were instant classics. In fact, there probably won't be a better score this year than Beauden Barrett's late try under the sticks...
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