Smartphone cybercrime on the rise - report
Huge cyber bank theft spans 27 countries A low mobile security uptake rate means that New Zealanders are easy targets for cyber criminals, report findings reveal. According to the annual Norton...
View ArticleFamily First to appeal deregistration
Family First set to lose charity status Family First New Zealand says it will appeal a decision that will soon see it deregistered as a charity. Earlier this month, Family First received notification...
View ArticleFire crew pelted by partygoers in Alexandra
The actions of a few partygoers who threw cans of beer and some rubble at volunteer firefighters called to douse a bonfire at an Alexandra party have disappointed police and the fire brigade. "The fire...
View ArticleBudget 2013 $18 million extra to help mothers with post natal depression
The Government is making a substantial investment in resources to help new mothers suffering with post natal depression and other mental illnesses. Health Minister Tony Ryall says Budget 2013 is...
View ArticleEQC bloggers identity revealed
video The identity of the man behind the infamous EQC Truths blog can finally be revealed. Former Earthquake Commission (EQC) employee Marc Krieger has unmasked himself as the blogger. Krieger, 30,...
View ArticleKiwi highest in 4.5 years against Aussie on NZ interest rates outlook
The kiwi dollar surged to its highest in four and a half years against its Australian counterpart as New Zealand's rising interest rates and growth outlook increase the lure of the nation's currency....
View ArticleFurther assistance for Samoa
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand is providing a further $6 million to help Samoa recover from Cyclone Evan. "The Samoan Government is working as quickly as possible...
View ArticleDunedin students go on destructive flat crawl
Photo / File Dozens of revellers taking part in a "student flat crawl" on Saturday night damaged property and invaded a North Dunedin dairy. Police received several calls reporting disorder and damage...
View ArticleFive in court over Featherston murder
The crime scene in Featherston, and Glen Jones (inset). Photos / Rebecca Quilliam Five people involved in the murder of a Featherston man will appear in Masterton District court this morning. Glen...
View ArticleDon Brash Council-driven land prices hurt those most in need
Less than 1 per cent of New Zealand's area is urbanised. Photo / Brett Phibbs On these pages last week, Dr Jamie Hosking, a senior lecturer at the Auckland University Medical School specialising in...
View ArticleLarge swells smash holes along Dunedin Esplanade
Source: Supplied by Chris Prudden Large swells have seen giant holes appear along Dunedin's St Clair Esplanade. Police and contractors cordoned off areas of the path yesterday after life-saving club...
View ArticleLittle person fight about equal opportunity - Lonergan
The promoter of a televised boxing match between two little people says he has had a "positive reaction" to the fight, and rejects any suggestion that the bout will be akin to "dwarf tossing". Fight...
View ArticleBomb scare at Auckland school
Students were evacuated from an Auckland school this morning following a bomb threat. Police were contacted by Macleans College, on Macleans Road, Bucklands Beach, after the school received a bomb...
View ArticlePOLL RESULT Should Nick Smith have approved Australias Bathurst to mine...
So what did he do with this wonderful prize? Long-time NBR subscriber Peter Merton won a Mini Countryman Cooper S valued at $63,000 in NBR's latest subscriber competition, drawn on February 24, 2012....
View ArticleGovernment Should Listen to Reason On RMA
The Government needs to listen to reason and back pedal on its proposed changes to Part 2 of the Resource Management Act (RMA), said the Green Party today."National's proposed changes weaken the RMA...
View ArticleFamily First To Appeal ‘State Censorship’
Family First NZ is lodging an appeal to the High Court in Wellington today, challenging their 'politicised' deregistration by the Charities Registration Board."Family First is challenging the highly...
View ArticleArrests In Assault and Weekend Dairy Robbery
A 21-year old man will appear in Christchurch District Court this morning on charges relating to an assault outside Robbie's Bar in Normans Road on Thursday night [23 May]. Police executed a search...
View ArticleFurther assistance for Samoa
Further assistance for Samoa Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand is providing a further $6 million to help Samoa recover from Cyclone Evan."The Samoan Government is...
View ArticleLabour will repeal damaging RMA provisions
Monday, 27 May 2013, 9:32 am Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party MaryanSTREET Environment Spokesperson 27 May 2013 MEDIA ...
View ArticleTwo new appointees to Northland Inc board
Monday, 27 May 2013, 9:48 am Press Release: Northland Regional Council 27 May, 2013Two new appointees to Northland Inc board The chief executive of a Bay of Islands indigenous event and project...
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