Truck rolls onto roof driver seriously injured
A truck driver has been trapped in his vehicle after it rolled onto its roof at Taupo this morning. Emergency services were at the scene of the crash on Tihoi Road, about 3km west of Tirohanga road,...
View ArticleKey open to compromise with NZ First
Prime Minister John Key. Photo / Christine Cornege Prime Minister John Key says a decision on whether he will work with New Zealand First after the election is a long way off, but he does want the...
View ArticleProsecutor opens neighbourhood watch case
George Zimmerman in court. Photo / AP A prosecutor told jurors in opening statements Monday that a neighbourhood watch volunteer fatally shot a black teenager "because he wanted to," not because he had...
View ArticleHundreds of Wellington homes still without power
photos The wait continues for hundreds of residents still without electricity as the post-storm clean up continues in Wellington. Around 26,000 customers had their power cut off after heavy rain and...
View ArticleNZ POLITICS DAILY June 24
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View ArticleStrange light seen in NZ skies
A bright light was reported speeding across New Zealand skies on Monday. A number of people reported the sighting of a bright green light, tinged with red, racing across the skies - including an...
View ArticleMan dies after van hits mobility scooter
An elderly Ashburton man has died in hospital after he was struck by a van while riding his mobility scooter over a pedestrian crossing. The 89-year-old man was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital...
View ArticleAucklands small builders under threat
prize pool total to almost $500,000 since 1999 . FMA chairman Simon Allen was the winner of NBR' s latest subscriber prize of a Luxury European Escape courtesy of Air NZ, flying Business Premier to...
View ArticleKiwi steady as investors weigh impact of Fed stimulus reduction
The New Zealand dollar is little changed as investors weigh the impact of a possible reduction in the Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus. The kiwi recently traded at 77.56 US cents, from 77.47 cents...
View ArticleMark Donnelly Draft plan needs more than tinkering
'Let's up-zone as much as we can' is a real concern. Photo / Michael Craig Recent comments by Mayor Brown seem to indicate his current thinking is that a bit of tinkering with the Unitary Plan will be...
View ArticleKimura murder trial I screamed and ran to help him
Joseph Rewiri, Taonui Hiku, Witeri Neketai and Jesse Christopher Hartley at Tauranga District Court. Photo / Bay of Plenty Times The widow and daughter of a Tauranga man who died in hospital after a...
View ArticleShearer expects tough run for Christchurch East seat
Lianne Dalziel to run for Christchurch mayoralty Labour is expecting a tough by-election battle for the Christchurch East seat if MP Lianne Dalziel wins the city's mayoralty. A long-serving...
View ArticlePublic Trust Chair appointed
Public Trust Chair appointed Justice Minister Judith Collins today announced Auckland lawyer Sarah Roberts as the next Chair of Public Trust. Ms Roberts replaces current Chair Trevor Janes who retires...
View ArticleSamurai swordsman asks for help
A 31-year-old Masterton man who terrified his mother and threatened police with a Japanese samurai-style sword after taking a cocktail of drugs has been sentenced to nine months' supervision. Reon...
View ArticleConcerns over mice risk for kids due to cold snap
A rodent problem in the Far North has compounded concerns for poorer families amid the cold snap, as some children are having to sleep on flimsy mattresses on floors instead of beds. In Kaitaia demand...
View ArticleDavid Fisher Another spy bungle exposed
Now is the time for the GCSB to let loose a secret which illustrates its competence. Until now, the only secrets the public has enjoyed so far are those which show an accidental and bumbling bureau in...
View ArticleFire at Lollipops Playland in West Auckland
Photo / File There was a fire at an indoor plastic playground in Henderson, West Auckland this morning. A Fire Service spokesperson said crews were called to Lollipops Playland on Lincoln Road just...
View ArticleThe trials of Silvio Berlusconi
Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was sentenced to seven years in jail on Monday for paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his office, is involved in four legal procedures -...
View ArticleImages found in NZ add to Amelia Earhart mystery
Source: Getty Images Dozens of images taken of the remote island where Amelia Earhart may have landed have been found by a Christchurch photo archivist, raising new hope that they could void theories...
View ArticleFire at Lollipops Playland
Source: ONE News reporter Matt Mclean There has been a fire at a Lollipops Playland in west Auckland this morning. It is understood an inflatable slide burst into flames at the indoor playground on...
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