Teen breaks neck at judo tournament
Source: ONE News A Japanese exchange student suffered a life-changing injury in one of the worst accidents seen at a New Zealand judo tournament. Taradale High School student Yuichi Tanimura broke his...
View ArticleCouncil backs living wage
Hamilton City Council's lowest-paid staff could receive an extra $100 a week after a decision to lift workers' minimum pay rates. The council is set to become the first city in the country to adopt a...
View ArticleNew Zealand Football confirm Jordan clash
Source: Neil Emblem New Zealand Football has confirmed that a New Zealand selection coached by Neil Emblen will play Jordan at North Harbour Stadium on June 4. Jordan - ranked 77 in the world - is set...
View ArticleQueenstown industrial property in recovery
Queenstown’s industrial market enjoyed increased in activity in recent months, with leasing of several long-vacant premises. There have also been more buoyant land sales, according to Colliers in its...
View ArticleEDITORS INSIGHT They ban our meat but sell poisoned rice
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View ArticleTrial opens for Kiwi accused of Canadian murder
An ex pat New Zealander accused of murdering his wife has gone on trial in Canada. Former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett, 56, is standing trial at Salmon Arm Provincial Court for the murder of...
View ArticleBlack Sticks lose mens series to Korea
Korea have sealed a series victory over New Zealand with one Test to play after winning the fifth men's hockey Test 1-0 in Auckland.Korea picked up their third win from five games courtesy of a goal in...
View ArticleZoo auctions off chance to name worlds biggest spider
If you want to name the world's biggest spider you better get in fast. Wellington Zoo has put a new listing on Trade Me, giving bidders the opportunity to name their newest arrival - a Goliath...
View ArticleKiwi weakens on US stimulus expectations
THE New Zealand dollar weakened against its US counterpart amid speculation growth in the world's largest economy may spur the Federal Reserve to reduce stimulus, known as quantitative easing. The kiwi...
View ArticleKiwi weakens ahead of Federal Reserve chairmans testimony
The New Zealand dollar weakened against its US counterpart amid speculation growth in the world's largest economy may spur the Federal Reserve to reduce stimulus, known as quantitative easing. The kiwi...
View ArticleMore jobs at risk as Fairfax continues to restructure
Fairfax Media is preparing to cut costs – and staff – again as it undergoes a wide-ranging restructure across several departments. A review has begun of editorial, sales, operational, pre-press...
View ArticleKiwis lose confidence in safety of private information
Most New Zealanders have lost confidence that government departments, financial institutions and telecommunications companies can keep their private information safe, according to a recent survey. The...
View ArticleAndrew Geddis We owe it to ourselves to be outraged
So in 2010, some family caregivers went to the Human Rights Review Tribunal and challenged this policy on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminated on the basis of family status, which breaches the...
View ArticleBrian Rudman Law protecting Government not disabled
Equally concerning is the context in which the Government decided it was permissible to ride roughshod through the Bill of Rights, says Rudman. Photo / Mark Mitchell For much of the last century, we...
View ArticleAudrey Young Kerry Ill be back to NZ
Secretary of State John Kerry. Photo / AP It's usually the Terminator who says "I'll be back", but yesterday it was US Secretary of State John Kerry, a sign-off statement to reporters as he headed into...
View ArticleJohn Armstrong Tepid float frustrating for Nationals plans
The Whakamaru Dam, which is one of the hydro dams located on the Waikato River owned by Mighty River Power. Photo / Alan Gibson The partial float of Mighty River Power is starting to show symptoms of...
View ArticleExpert calls NSW immunisation law over the top
Plea to provide free chicken pox, rotovirus vaccines Childcare centres in New South Wales are looking to ban children who are not immunised, but experts here say such a move would impose on a parent's...
View ArticleREVIEW Smashing glass memories
From the deep south His mother, originally a debutante from the deep south who fell for the charms of a postal worker who has long since abandoned her, lives in poverty and struggles to find a normal...
View ArticleXbox Ones take over your living room strategy harder in NZ
Microsoft previewed the Xbox One this morning NZ time, at a Seattle event. The new console will be on the market at an un-named time later this year (setting the stage for Christmas showdown with...
View ArticleResponse to Auditor General’s Conclusions
Transparent Hawke's Bay (THB) has received the Auditor General's conclusion to a complaint it made regarding inadequate public consultation on the proposal to pursue the Ruataniwha Water Storage...
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