Wet weekend ahead
A wet weekend is ahead with a low over the Tasman sea bringing unsettled weather until early next week, MetService says. Spokesman Daniel Corbett said the weather system was expected to deliver several...
View ArticlePaying family carers – Amendment Bill passed
The New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) has passed through Parliament today. New Zealand is only the third country in the world, after Sweden and the Netherlands, where some...
View ArticleInformation sought on Wainoni fires
Photo / File Christchurch police are seeking information on a series of fires in the Wainoni area early this morning. Police were called about 2.15am when a resident reported an excavator parked on...
View ArticleHousing market not flooded with overseas buyers - economist
Eight NZ banks put on notice over housing risk An economist says that new figures reveal that the local housing market is not being flooded by overseas buyers. BNZ Chief Economist Tony Alexander says...
View ArticleMountaineers safely back home after dramatic rescue
Two mountaineers are safely back in New Zealand after a 36 hour rescue mission on one of the highest peaks of the Himalayas. Two weeks ago Scott Scheele fell nearly 100m down the face of the peak...
View ArticleParents of disabled adults set to receive care pay from October
Source: Photos.com A bill that would allow some people to be paid for looking after their disabled adult children has passed its third reading. The Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill will see...
View ArticleNZ Dambuster pilot returns to England for commemorations
A New Zealand war veteran, who is one of two surviving 'Dambuster' pilots, has made the long flight to Britain to mark a special commemoration. Les Munro, 94, was a member of the daring squadron of...
View ArticleArrested policeman visibly shaken during court appearance
Policeman appears in court on serious drug charges (1:35) A police officer facing a raft of drug-related charges shed a tear while standing in the dock during a court appearance today. Peter Pakau, 36,...
View ArticleChiefs win in wet Wellington
The Chiefs opened up a seven-point lead atop the New Zealand conference on Friday after beating the Hurricanes 17-12 at a slippery Westpac Stadium. Conditions were not complimentary to expansive rugby...
View ArticleMark Todd receives knighthood
Sir Mark Todd to be knighted before father's funeral Equestrian hero Mark Todd has been knighted. The double Olympic gold medallist has formally become a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of...
View ArticleNZ POLITICS DAILY No Budget for the boardroom
The Labour Party will be angry with Bill English’s 2013 Budget. Not because it is radically rightwing and austere – it’s actually not – but because it undercuts so many of the areas in which Labour has...
View Article`Funding boosts New Zealands military capability
Increase in New Zealand's defence budget and cost savings are helping to improve military capability across all three services, Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman said Friday. "In the year to July 2013,...
View ArticleNBR TOP PROPERTIES Auckland vs Wellington
This week its a battle between the Supercity and the "dying city". Here’s the best of the best in Wellington and Auckland, from $1 million-plus homes to CBD apartments to city-fringe ...
View ArticleMeridian IPO needs to be clean to fly
Meridian needs to solve its Tiwai Point headache before the IPO, a fund manager says. The government confirmed on Thursday the state-owned power generator and retailer will be the next on the block for...
View ArticleTechnology An Alternative Budget
GUEST COMMENT Budget 2013 makes good progress in reducing New Zealand's debt, but lacks the big ideas for driving growth. The technology industry is going through a period of enormous change as the...
View ArticleAuckland Triennial If You Were To See Art Here
e The 5th Auckland Triennial Curated by Hou Hanru Auckland Art Gallery, Gus Fisher Gallery, George Fraser gallery, St Paul St gallery, Fresh Gallery, Artspace and the Fill Archive, Silo Park Until...
View ArticleTop 5 Auckland sales this year
Car: 5 When this beachfront home was purchased in January it was the second time the house was sold ever. It is over 70 years old and was renovated in 2000. Extra features include a wine cellar, triple...
View ArticleCAR TORQUE Ford Ecosport for Kiwis after all
MOTORING Ford’s new crossover city car, the EcoSport, will be coming to New Zealand after all – but sans the brand’s high-tech new EcoBoost engine and shorn of four-wheel drive. Ford New Zealand...
View ArticleWaka crews set for emotional return after Pacific voyage
Source: Supplied A group of waka sailors are due to arrive in Doubtless Bay in Northland today after completing a ten month historic voyage across the Pacific Ocean in two traditional double hulled...
View ArticleOne dead in Ohakune house fire
Source: ONE News One person is dead after a house fire near Ohakune. Emergency services were called to the address in Rangataua shortly before 7am. A fire service spokesperson told ONE News one person...
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