Suspicious fires lit at Invercargill School
Monday, 27 May 2013, 9:25 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Suspicious fires lit at Invercargill School In the early hours of 26th May 2013 two suspicious fires were lit at Newfield Park...
View ArticleSearching for Clutha’s Local Heroes
Monday, 27 May 2013, 9:57 am Press Release: TrustPower Searching for Clutha's Local HeroesThe search is on to unearth Clutha's hardworking voluntary groups with entries now open for the TrustPower...
View ArticleNew Zealand take a battering at Englands hands in second Test
LEEDS // England bowled New Zealand out for 174 before Alastair Cook ensured a watertight lead of 296 on Day 3 of the second Test at Headingley. Steven Finn and Graeme Swann starred with the ball,...
View ArticleSwann strikes before Cook piles on Kiwi agony
LEEDS, United Kingdom (AFP) - Graeme Swann took four wickets as England established a commanding position on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley on Sunday.At the close,...
View ArticleColombian Vice Minister of Education visits NZ
Colombia’s Vice Minister of Education is visiting New Zealand with a delegation of senior government and business representatives for talks to build education connections between the two countries....
View ArticleNZ to give further $6m to help Samoas cyclone recovery
Cyclone Evan wrecked havoc. Photo / Minha Cao New Zealand will provide a further $6 million to help Samoa recover from its most devastating cyclone in 21 years. Thousands were displaced and 14 people...
View ArticleMan in court after alleged kidnapping
Ana Eriepa. Photo / Supplied A 26-year-old Rotorua man has appeared in Rotorua District Court following the alleged kidnapping of a woman on Saturday. Sonny Te Aramoana Waiti is charged with unlawfully...
View ArticleArchitect of RMA slams Governments changes
One of the architect's of the Resource Management Act says proposed amendments to the law will be a "step backward for the environment." Sir Geoffrey Palmer was commissioned by Fish & Game NZ to...
View ArticleAuckland College evacuated after threat
Source: Supplied by Joanna Hale Macleans College in Auckland has been evacuated while a threat is investigated. The school, on Macleans Rd, in the suburb of Bucklands Beach, notified police after the...
View ArticleAll Blacks lock Sam Whitelock to miss 3-test series against France due to...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Lock Sam Whitelock has been ruled out of New Zealand's three-test rugby series against France next month because of a broken finger. Whitelock was hurt during the Super Rugby...
View ArticlePolicy to protect council staff whistleblowers up for debate
Kaipara District Council will consider protecting staff who blow the whistle on unlawful, corrupt or irregular activities involving council employees or funds. A new Protected Disclosures Policy is on...
View ArticlePowerco trial remote controlled pole inspector
Inspecting power poles can be a time-consuming task for linesmen but an innovative option being tested in the Rangitikei next week could change all that. Powerco will trial a "hexcopter" to aerially...
View ArticleWitnesses snub police after burns death
Witnesses to the death of a Whakatu woman, who died as a result of burns on Christmas Day, have closed ranks and will not tell police what happened. Amelia Koriana Whatarau, 42, received burns to the...
View ArticleCrown apology to Bay hapu in Treaty claim settlement
The Crown has made one of its most profound Treaty settlement apologies in redressing grievances of four Hawke's Bay hapu decimated by the military invasion of their marae almost 150 years ago. The...
View ArticlePainter pleads guilty to supplying cocaine
The cocaine had an estimated street value of up to NZ$1.2 million. Photo / Richard Robinson A Wanaka painter involved in a $1 million cocaine distribution ring dubbed "a Guy Ritchie plot line without...
View ArticleStudents return to class following threat
Source: Supplied by Joanna Hale Students at Macleans College in Auckland are returning to class following a threat this morning. Staff and students were evacuated from the school grounds on Macleans...
View ArticleTeen alleged to have attacked woman with metal pipe
Source: ONE News A teenager has been arrested after a woman was allegedly attacked with a metal pipe during a dairy robbery last night. The 17-year-old youth has been charged with aggravated robbery...
View ArticleGreame Swann puts England in control of Test against New Zealand
England Graeme Swann took four wickets as England established a commanding position on the third day of the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley.At the close, England were 1 for 116 in their...
View ArticleEarthquake Exercise to Test Local Civil Defence Systems
Queenstown and Wanaka Emergency Services and QLDC staff will have the opportunity to test out their emergency management knowledge and preparedness next week when a simulated earthquake strikes the...
View ArticleDunne pilot to support communities losing major industry
Monday, 27 May 2013, 11:15 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Monday, 27 May 2013 Media Release Dunne: pilot to support communities losing major industry Communities are going to be better...
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