Govt to unveil food-in-schools plan
Photo / File photo A plan that will see businesses, community groups and the Government working together to ensure vulnerable children are fed, warm and healthy, will be revealed today. John Key...
View ArticleSusan Watson Small shareholders rights of control are mostly illusory
The Government is quite right to view the sale of shares in SOEs as no more than a divestment of some of its investments, says Susan Watson. Photo / Sarah Ivey. A few years back a property syndication...
View ArticleMission Bay tree split in half by lightning
A massive tree has been split in the Auckland suburb of Mission Bay, thought to be caused by a lightning strike. "There's a large Norfolk pine tree and it has been split, in the middle of it, down in...
View ArticleTruck cut in half by train in Ashburton
A truck was cut in half and debris scattered for 500 metres when it was hit by a train at a rail crossing in Ashburton this morning. The southbound train and the train collided at the railway crossing...
View ArticlePorts of Auckland wins back Maersk service
Ports of Auckland said the shipping line Maersk would resume its Southern Star service to Auckland. The Southern Star service moved from Auckland to Tauranga at the height of the port's dispute with...
View ArticleKiwi may stabilise against greenback if US data points to slower recovery
The New Zealand dollar may halt its slump against the greenback on signs the world's largest economy is not yet in a self-sustaining recovery. The kiwi, which has dropped 5.5 percent this month against...
View Article1.2 million Kiwis protected against the flu
The government has already reached its target of immunising 1.2 million New Zealanders with the flu vaccine this year, more than two months earlier than anticipated, says Associate Health Minister Jo...
View ArticleKiwis slide against greenback may end
THE New Zealand dollar may halt its slump against the greenback on signs the world's largest economy is not yet in a self-sustaining ...
View ArticlePolice cars torched in Lyttelton
No arrests have been made at this stage. Photo / File Two police cars have been torched in suspected arson attacks in Lyttelton overnight. Firefighters were called to Lyttelton Police Station in Sumner...
View ArticleThe growing Kiwi influence on world rugby
Vern Cotter confirmed as Scotland coach With Vern Cotter getting the nod as the new coach of Scotland - it's time for a quick head count of Kiwi gaffas around the globe. From the top 10 rugby nations...
View ArticleLightning strikes tree in Auckland thunderstorm warnings issued
A gale force wind warning and severe thunderstorm watch has been put in place for Northland and Auckland today, MetService reports. Forecasters said that further squally showers with thunderstorms are...
View ArticleChina and New Zealand Ramp Up Convertibility Talks
In an effort to support its export industries, New Zealand's government has begun talks with Chinese officials towards establishing a bilateral trade agreement that will allow their respective...
View ArticleTim Wilson The attraction of a slower life
This seems counterintuitive. The statisticians refused to speculate over the effects of Christchurch's earthquake, but certainly that had an effect. I'm suggesting that the speed we demand of ourselves...
View ArticleOne dead after two trucks collide
Source: ONE News One man has died after a head-on crash between two trucks in Northland this morning, police report. The trucks collided just before 6.30am on Kerikeri Road, just off State Highway 10....
View ArticleOne hurt in Queen St apartment fire
Residents of a downtown Auckland apartment block have an efficient sprinkler system to thank for dousing a fire that broke out in one of the units early on Tuesday.One man suffered smoke inhalation in...
View ArticleAuckland house prices slip from record in April as listings rise
Average house prices in Auckland fell from a record high last month, ending a three-month advance, as more properties came to market, according to Barfoot & Thomspon, the city's biggest realtor....
View ArticleAuckland house values keep on rising
Quotable Value residential real estate figures to be released next week are expected to reveal an explosion in Auckland property values. The new data comes as the government moves to dampen house...
View ArticleChina clears Kiwi meat - Minister
Just days after lambasting his own officials over the Chinese meat freeze, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy is himself under attack as the blockade continues. Last week Mr Guy announced a three...
View ArticleRatepayers to fund sinkhole repairs It wont be cheap
Photo / Mark Stevenson Repairing the hole under the sea wall that caused large sinkholes to appear in the Esplanade at St Clair is set to hit ratepayers in the pocket. But just how hard is yet to be...
View ArticlePower outages in Auckland Rimutaka Hill closed
A severe weather watch has been put in place for much of the North Island today, with snowfall likely in some regions. MetService reports that squally showers with thunderstorms will affect Northland,...
View Article