PHOTO SKY TVs million dollar pledge to Christchurch
A photo from today's presentation by SKY TV of a $1 million cheque to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust. SKY TV's chief executive John Fellet presented the donation to Prime Minister John ...
View ArticleNorthland fishermen help to rescue orca
Commercial fishermen have been praised for looking after an orca stranded in the Kaipara Harbour until rescuers arrived. Tutukaka orca expert Ingrid Visser was alerted by Kaipara Coastguard at 10.15am...
View ArticleBoP tourism operators praising new campaign
Bay of Plenty tourism operators are praising a new campaign to promote national and international guests to the region next summer. Building the Bay of Plenty into one of the country's top-four...
View ArticleDrink-driver admits reversing into two girls
An Ohope businessman has pleaded guilty to two charges of drink-driving causing injury after reversing into two young girls. An interim name suppression order lapsed for the offender, Ramon Lee Hussey,...
View ArticleChristchurch rebuild Council needs to come to the party - PM
A world-class covered sports stadium in Christchurch would be funded by a partial sale of the city's assets if Prime Minister John Key had his way. The Government has pledged $15 billion to rebuilding...
View ArticleScreaming child alerts mother to house fire
Screams from her terrified child brought a mother running from the other end of a house when fire engulfed the front of their Gisborne home yesterday. The fire service sent two appliances to the De...
View ArticleDHBs given hard word on cutting diagnostic test waiting times
Photo / Thinkstock Health Minister Tony Ryall has given district health boards the hard word on cutting waiting times for diagnostic tests. Although thousands of diagnostic tests, including MRI and CT...
View ArticleCorrection Prisoner has seven months added to sentence
A prisoner who killed a prison officer has had seven months added on to his sentence. Yesterday, APNZ reported Latu Kepu's sentence for assault was concurrent when in fact Judge Philippa Sinclair...
View ArticleGCSB Opposition demands independent report
Labour Party leader David Shearer said the findings would not restore New Zealanders' confidence in the agency. Photo / Mark Mitchell A report which found that New Zealand's intelligence agency had...
View ArticleFour Christchurch schools to be replaced by super school
But the local intermediate will not be part of it after the latest Ministry of Education announcement on the city's Education Renewal Plans. Chisnallwood Intermediate students greeted news that their...
View ArticleCall for face to face apology over Urewera raids
Ruatoki residents who say they are still traumatised by the actions of police during raids in 2007 say they want a face to face apology from the Police Commissioner. A report from the Independent...
View ArticleCT scans raise youth cancer risk - study
The risk of getting cancer increases for people who have CT scans before they are 20, a large Australian study has found. The researchers who carried out the study, led by Professor John Matthews from...
View ArticleKiwi hatching season ends with surprise find
Wild kiwi chick rescued from state highway The 'successful and rewarding' kiwi hatching season at Rotorua's Rainbow Springs has ended on high note after the arrival of an unexpected chick from the...
View ArticleMarket close shares rise - Ryman resumes climb Fletcher finds base
New Zealand shares rose as Ryman Healthcare climbed to a new record, bouncing back from a decline that may have been triggered by a rival's stock selldown, while Fletcher Building halted its slide...
View ArticleStatement on the Honourable Justice Robert Chambers
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 6:45 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government 22 May 2013Media Statement Statement on the Honourable Justice Robert Chambers Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson has expressed...
View ArticleReturn of the Champions
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View ArticleChCh Businesses Respond To Demand For Variety and Quality
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 6:59 pm Press Release: Sandvich Media Release For Immediate ReleaseChCh Businesses Respond To Growing Demand For Variety and QualityRebuild Visitors Encourage Growth In Niche...
View ArticleIndian-origin men in New Zealand face gang-rape charges
A woman has given evidence in a court in New Zealand implicating four men of Indian origin of raping her in turns in April 2011. Amir Chand, 25, Harvinder Singh, 22, Kamaljeet Singh, 27, and Sumit...
View ArticleDaniel Vettori set for NZ Test return this week
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori is set to return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury. Vettori has not...
View ArticleKiwi Everest climber Edmund Hillary hailed as a great Briton
Sir Edmund Hillary - the first person ever to scale Mount Everest summit - has been called one of "those great Britons" by a conservative British newspaper. Britian's Daily Telegraph bestowed the...
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