New Zealand budget drives deepening austerity
New Zealand's National Party-led government handed down its 2013 budget on May 16. While presented by media commentators as a moderate, "steady-as-she-goes" budget, it received a positive reception...
View ArticleGrieving partner offers forgiveness at mans sentencing
Donald Wills in Masterton District Court today. Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age A judge has commended a grieving woman and the man responsible for her partner's death during an emotional court hearing...
View ArticleMeridian Energy may be floated in chunks - PM
The Meridian Energy partial privatisation is so large it may have to be split in two for the government to meet its commitment that the company will be between 85 percent and 90 percent New...
View ArticleGovernment to appeal legal aid decision
The Government will appeal against a ruling that the new legal aid system is unlawful. Justice Minister Judith Collins said leave to appeal the Court of Appeal decision had been filed in the Supreme...
View ArticleFamily First appeals against deregistration
Family First has lodged a High Court appeal against the removal of its charitable status - a decision the group has blamed on a single complaint which coincided with the same-sex marriage debate. The...
View ArticleKiwi may hit 85 Aust cents as mining boom peak finally looms
The New Zealand dollar may test 85 Australian cents this week as figures due out on Thursday have analysts mulling whether Australia's mining boom is finally peaking and as interest rates become more...
View ArticlePorts of Auckland nabs service off Tauranga
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View ArticleCar dragging victim undergoes hours of surgery
A woman who was dragged behind a car for two kilometres on State Highway One has undergone hours of surgery today, her family says. Thirty-seven-year-old Ana Eriepa suffered serious injuries after she...
View ArticlePatient Thrush relishing All Blacks call-up
Lock stocks thinner with Whitelock injury With players breaking down left, right and centre, concern is growing among the All Blacks camp ahead of the June Test series against France. News that centre...
View ArticleParliament to consider tougher penalties for online child sex abuse
A new law which would mean tougher penalties for online child sex abuse will be introduced to Parliament this week. The Objectionable Publications and Indecency Legislation Bill increases maximum...
View ArticleKiwi dollar tipped to gain against Aussie
THE New Zealand dollar may test 85 Australian cents this week as figures on Thursday have analysts mulling whether Australia's mining boom is finally peaking, and as local interest rates become more...
View ArticleSupreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers honoured at funeral
Supreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers packed two lifetimes worth of achievement into his 59 years, his funeral heard today. More than 1000 mourners turned out to the Auckland Town Hall to pay tribute...
View ArticleYoung Kiwi woman drowns in Australia
Source: Wikimedia Commons A New Zealand woman has died after slipping off rocks at a beach in Western Australia's south coast. Police said the 29-year-old was fishing with her fiancee at Twilight Beach...
View ArticleNZ winemakers toast long hot summer
New Zealand wine growers believe they are set to produce one of their best vintages in decades thanks to this year's long and hot summer. Warm temperatures mean a higher concentration in wine, which,...
View ArticleMemorial Day service for fallen US soldiers held in Wellington
US Ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner wore an Anzac poppy as he lay a wreath to commemorate his nation's fallen soldiers at a Memorial Day service in Wellington today. About 200 guests including...
View ArticleConfidential Buller council papers left exposed
A pile of Buller District Council financial records, including ratepayers' private information, has been dumped at a local tip. A Westport woman found the papers when she went to the Karamea tip to...
View ArticleGovt considers cyber security advice group
The government is considering setting up an advice group on how to improve public awareness about the risks of cyber-security, as internet-based crime becomes increasingly prevalent. Communications and...
View ArticlePM on child hunger plan Its not just food
Prime Minister John Key says his plan could include measures to stop children going to school 'hungry and cold'. Photo / Glenn Taylor The Government's plan to ensure children don't go hungry at school...
View ArticleLong-running Wellington quake a slow-slip event
The Kapiti slow-slip event's movement from January to May. The most extreme movement, depicted by the darkest colour, is under Otaki and north of Marlborough Sounds. Image / Geonet The biggest...
View ArticleGold mine goes beneath homes in Waihi
The company behind a proposed underground gold mine beneath homes in Waihi will appeal against parts of the resource consent. Newmont Waihi Gold was granted permission for the Correnso underground mine...
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