Homeowner fights false brothel claim
Photo / Thinkstock A Mt Eden property owner has been compelled to send a letter to neighbours telling them his house is not a brothel after another resident delivered flyers claiming that it was. The...
View ArticlePM Food in schools is good but welfare reform still
Mr Key yesterday would not rule out working with New Zealand First. Photo / NZPA National will announce a food-in-schools programme early this week to prevent children becoming victims of learning...
View ArticleCar kidnap mum She is one tough lady ...
Ana Eriepa used a $15,000 ACC payout to buy her first car ... Less than a day later she was fighting for her life after being dragged behind it at 100km/h. Photo / Supplied Within 24 hours of buying...
View ArticleHelp for vulnerable new mothers
Tony Ryall. Photo / APN Help is on the way for new mothers suffering from severe mental illnesses. An acute psychiatric unit is to be set up in Auckland where mothers can be admitted with their babies....
View ArticleMobiles an easy hit for cyber-crims
This year's Symantec internet Security Threat Report showed that mobile malware increased by 58 per cent last year. Photo / Supplied Cyber criminals are increasingly attacking mobile devices - because...
View ArticleDunedin road opens up after big swells
Holes, one large enough to swallow a bench, started appearing in a Dunedin street yesterday afternoon as big swells pounded the coast. About 2.30pm police and contractors began to cordon off St Clair...
View ArticleOne person killed in Patumahoe crash
A person has died after their vehicle crashed into a ditch south of Auckland. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle accident on Union Road, Patumahoe, near Pukekohe, about 4.27am. Police...
View ArticleKiwi Brown wins Fiji triathlon
New Zealander Cameron Brown has dominated the inaugural Fiji International Triathlon at the weekend. Brown, who is building up for Ironman Cairns in two weeks, won the half-distance race in 3:47.44 by...
View ArticleMan dies after south Auckland crash
A man has died after crashing his car into a ditch in South Auckland. Police were called to Union Road in Patumahoe at 4.27am, and found the car and its driver off the side of the road. The driver was...
View ArticleEnglands bowlers put New Zealand on the back foot
England's wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, celebrates after Martin Guptill of New Zealand was bowled by Graeme Swann. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty ...
View ArticleKiwi UFC fighters knocked out
Kiwi fighters Mark Hunt and James Te Huna have both been eliminated from mixed martial arts showpiece UFC160 in Las Vegas.Hunt was battling tough odds against strong favourite Junior dos Santos in...
View ArticleLive news updates May 27
People at the Grand Place in Mons, Belgium, during the Ducasse (Doudou) - a medieval festival that depicts the fight between Saint George, representing the good, and the dragon, the evil. Photo / AP...
View ArticlePRESS DIGEST-New Zealand newspapers - May 27
WELLINGTON | Sun May 26, 2013 3:48pm EDT WELLINGTON May 27 (Reuters) - Following are some of the lead stories from New Zealand metropolitan newspapers on Monday. Stories may be taken from either the...
View ArticleWintry blast expected to bring snow to South Island
Source: BBC A wintry chill is spreading over New Zealand with snow forecast to low levels in Otago and Canterbury today. Gale force winds are expected to lash the country from north Canterbury to...
View ArticleFight against Marlborough salmon farms
An environmental group has plenty of confidence today heading to court to fight against new salmon farms being built in the Marlborough Sounds. The Environmental Defence Society is appealing the...
View ArticleIdentity of EQC Truths blogger revealed
The EQC Truths blogger has been unmasked. The blogger - who has anonymously leaked internal emails and strongly criticised EQC for several months - has outed himself as Marc Krieger. He worked for EQC...
View ArticleHeavy snow warnings for deep south
A southerly blast is expected to bring snow down to low levels today, and temperatures are set to plummet across the country. Heavy snow warnings are in place in the deep south, while severe northwest...
View ArticleFarmers urged to stock up in case of bad snow
A southerly blast is expected to bring snow down to low levels today, with a risk of up to three centimetres of snow for Christchurch city tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures tomorrow won't go far past...
View ArticleWorld Bar fire prime example of what can go wrong
Southern region fire safety officer Stuart Ide. Photo / James Beech If the devastating World Bar fire in Queenstown on Friday afternoon had happened late at night it might have been difficult to get...
View ArticleSymantec Mobile cyber-crime on the rise
Cyber Security Awareness Week . While you'd think it was all about PCs, the rise and rise of smartphones has also seen big growth in mobile cyber-crime. In Symantec's latest cyber-crime report, over a...
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