Kapiti Coast police search for suspected arsonist
Police are searching for a man suspected of setting alight a house on the Kapiti coast. Kapiti-Mana police said they wanted to locate 38-year-old Randall Ure after a warrant was issued for his arrest...
View ArticleKiwi almost unchanged as traders await Fed meeting outcome
The New Zealand dollar was almost unchanged in local trading as traders await the outcome from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy review and whether the US central bank plans to start unwinding its...
View ArticleMana Party policy aims to get more Maori into home ownership
The Mana Party will build homes and offer financial support to get more Maori into home ownership, under a new policy to be launched tomorrow. A spokesman for leader Hone Harawira said the policy would...
View ArticleHeights discussed at first Unitary Plan workshop
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 6:28 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 19 June 2013 Heights discussed at first Unitary Plan workshop Today elected members of Auckland Council attended the first...
View ArticleDHB slammed for letting mental health patient decline procedure
A decision to allow a mental health patient to decline a potentially life-saving procedure has been slammed by a coroner. Wellington Regional Coroner Ian Roderick Smith criticised Capital and Coast...
View ArticleNun admits breaking childs arm
Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono leaving the courthouse. Photo / Brett Phibbs A nun has admitted breaking the arm of a 9-year-old at Sunday School after the girl failed to get an action song right....
View ArticleTwo death row dogs on the loose
The door to the Greymouth dog pound was missing after the facility was broken into. Photo / Greymouth Star The owner of the second dog busted out of the Greymouth pound in a mysterious overnight raid...
View ArticleWoman posted wrong patients medical records
The West Coast DHB has apologised after two pages of a woman's medical file were sent to the wrong patient. Photo / Thinkstock The West Coast District Health Board has apologised after it posted two...
View ArticleCancer victims firewood stolen
Jacob (4), Tori and Benjamin (6) Foster had all their firewood stolen while on holiday in Fiji. Photo / Joel Ford An Ohauiti family with a dying father will have to suffer through winter after their...
View ArticleReports eerie tornado near Hamilton
Source: Kristin Kavanagh There have been reports of a small tornado in Paterangi, just south of Hamilton. Brett Richards from Pirongia in Waikato told ONE News he saw a dark cloud coming from the...
View ArticleFour men arrested after serious North Shore assault
Source: ONE News Four men have now been arrested over a serious assault on Auckland's North Shore which left one man half blind and another with a deep cut to his head. The incident happened on May 3...
View ArticleDriver was preparing to eat spaghetti before fatal crash - coroner
Two killed in Marlborough crash Preparing to eat a snack of spaghetti while driving is believed to have cost two young tourists their lives after they were involved in a car crash en route to Nelson...
View ArticleDanger on roads as snow hits the South Island
The big chill's on its way (4:07) About 20 cars became stuck tonight on State Highway 6 in Southland tonight and six others slid off the road as the big freeze hit the South Island. Senior Sergeant...
View ArticleChinas 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...
View ArticleRugby 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...
View ArticleStruggling 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...
View ArticleAll 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...
View ArticleHesson concerned over Vettoris career hampering Achilles tendon problem
New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has admitted concern over injured veteran Daniel Vettori and said there were some serious medical discussions to be had over his future. Vettori was a huge asset in the UK...
View ArticleDuo plead not guilty to murdering Indian in New Zealand
Two men accused of murdering an Indian-origin man in New Zealand in January have pleaded not guilty and are now headed for trial. Bryne Pelmar, 20, and Shivneel Shahil Kumar, 18, have been charged with...
View ArticleCarter and Ranger start for All Blacks
The All Blacks have made five changes to their team that will face France this Saturday, with Piri Weepu and Dan Carter reunited at half-back. Weepu gets a start with Tawera Kerr-Barlow coming onto the...
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