Mission Restore faith in transport
The head of Auckland Transport has come out swinging against the public transport system he runs saying trains and buses are late, infrequent and overcrowded. In an opinion piece in the Herald today,...
View ArticleTwitter and Kiwi athletes Tweeting unites fans media and players
It's 6.58 on an unremarkable Tuesday night in Mt Wellington, and influential sports jock Andrew Mulligan is about to go live on air. The Crowd Goes Wild host is a mix of nerves and excitement, but it...
View ArticleHeavy thunderstorms to deliver soaking
Heavy thunderstorms that caused three waterspouts to form in Manukau Harbour yesterday are expected to bring heavy rain to much of the country until the weekend. A low pressure system would continue to...
View ArticleAust coughs and Kiwis catch a cold
A softening Australian economy has forced several ASX-listed companies to downgrade their earnings prospects over the past month, and a clutch of NZX-listed companies with exposure across the Tasman...
View ArticleNZ eyeing new peacekeeping role
New Zealand edged a step closer to committing peacekeepers to a new area of the Middle East should the US Secretary of State strike a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. Foreign Minister...
View ArticleEditorial Crowns aims for science give focus for research
Antarctic research is on the list, as is high technology, particularly in agricultural applications, and natural hazards, notably earthquakes. Photo / Alan Gibson Science has been a black hole for...
View ArticlePair guilty of duping family
Roseanne Randell (left) and Paraone Tamihana were each found guilty of 20 charges of obtaining by deception. Photo / Brett Phibbs A couple have been found guilty of an elaborate scam featuring fake...
View ArticleJail union angry at prisoners sentence
Latu Kepu killed a prison guard in 2010 while serving a term for violent assaults. Photo / Christine Cornege A dangerous high-security prisoner who killed a Corrections officer has been sentenced for...
View Article7-year-old drives drunk granddad
The man, who now has three drink-driving convictions, will be sentenced in July. Photo / File An Auckland grandfather was two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit when he let his 7-year-old...
View ArticleStalling on privacy report fuels speculation
Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff. Photo / NZPA The Government has withheld the findings of a review of the state sector's vulnerability to privacy breaches for several months, creating speculation...
View ArticleKeys $1b request claim in doubt
The documents released yesterday reveal how relations between John Palmer and Treasury soured as the company's financial position deteriorated. Photo / Sarah Ivey Newly released papers raise fresh...
View ArticleKing of legal highs may stage return
Matt Bowen bowed out of the industry in 2011 when the Government moved to ban synthetic cannabis. Photo / Brett Phibbs Legal high pioneer Matt Bowden has hinted he may return to the industry once the...
View ArticleVision of fear for citys heritage
This Character Coalition image claims to shows what Sandringham's Cambourne Rd could look like under the Unitary Plan but the council disputes this. Photo / Supplied Auckland's heritage character is...
View ArticleFindings of Urewera raids investigation due
The findings of an independent police investigation into dawn raids on an alleged military-style camp in the Urewera Ranges are due to be released. Police swooped in on the small Bay of Plenty...
View ArticleReserve status sought for land on expressway route
video Writer Patricia Grace's application to the Maori Land Court for her Waikanae land to be declared a Maori reservation could delay construction of a section of the Kapiti Expressway. Grace, author...
View ArticleUS wants to continue information sharing with NZ
The United States wants to continue a criminal data matching scheme for assessing risks of threats that it began with New Zealand in advance of the Rugby World Cup. There was surprisingly little...
View ArticleLive news updates May 22
Oklahoma City firefighters check on the status of Gene Tripp as he sits in his rocking chair where his home once stood after being destroyed by a tornado. Photo / AP Keep up-to-date with today's news...
View Article7-year-old drives drunk grandfather
The man, who now has three drink-driving convictions, will be sentenced in July. Photo / File An Auckland grandfather was two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit when he let his 7-year-old...
View ArticleSuspicious fire at Auckland Fuji Film warehouse
Photo / File Emergency services were called to a suspicious fire at the Fuji Film warehouse in Auckland early today. Northern fire communications shift manager Steve Smith said the fire service were...
View ArticleUrewera dawn raids IPCA report to be released today
Photo / File The Independent Police Conduct Authority will release its report today into the behaviour of police in the Urewera dawn raids. During the police operation in October 2007, 18 people were...
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