Amy Adams HSNO compliance conference
Good morning.Kerry, thank you for your introduction and thank you to Rob and the EPA for inviting me to open your conference today.It is a pleasure to be here and I'm delighted to see such a good...
View ArticleBill keeps better criminal procedures on track for 1 July
Bill keeps better criminal procedures on track for 1 July The Criminal Procedure Legislation Bill, passed unanimously by Parliament this evening, will ensure the upcoming criminal procedure reforms can...
View ArticleQuestions and Answers - May 30
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View ArticleChristchurch to mark 1000 days since quake
(16 mins ago) New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch will on Friday mark a thousand days since it was struck by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on September 4, 2010. Although nobody died in the...
View ArticlePuppy mouth-to-mouth Its just an instinct
Fireman Gary Wilson emerges from the burning cottage giving mouth-to-mouth to a small puppy. Photo / Wanganui Chronicle A firefighter who resuscitated a puppy rescued from a burning house says he did...
View ArticleDunne Tackling Maori suicide rate to reveal blunt and ugly truths
Photo / Thinkstock Tackling the high Maori suicide rate requires facing up to "blunt and ugly truths" about the causes including sexual abuse, drug and alcohol problems and family violence, says...
View ArticleFatal fire victims family CYF failed to manage teen
Lynette Chapman. Photo / Supplied Lynette Chapman's family say Child, Youth and Family failed in its responsibility to properly manage the teenager who killed her in an arson attack. Coroner Morag...
View ArticleBouncer gets home detention for assaults
File photo / NZ Herald A Rotorua nightclub bouncer is starting a 12-month home detention sentence for assaulting a club owner and using excessive force against a patron. Andrew David Donaldson was...
View ArticleCop arrested on P charges granted bail
Peter Pakau. Photo / Supplied The police officer charged with organising drug runs for a methamphetamine ring and accessing the police computer system to tip off his colleagues in the Head Hunters gang...
View ArticleNew Zealand Pukekura Park Dredging Kicks Off
As part of a programme to improve water quality in the park, silt will be dredged from the Main Lake, Fountain Lake and the Serpentine (between the main and lily lakes) between early June and the end...
View ArticleJoyce made backroom deal over high seas protest ban - Labour
Photo / Supplied Newly released documents show Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce made a "backroom deal'' with oil company Shell over the ban on protesting in the exclusive economic zone, the...
View ArticleMan admits attacking 95-year-old neighbour
File photo / NZ Herald A 95-year-old who was attacked in his home by his young neighbour is recovering but rarely leaves his home. Jacob Komene, 21, has pleaded guilty to breaking into the home of his...
View ArticleFingerprints catch out immigration fraudster
Source: ONE News Fingerprint evidence, used for the first time in an immigration fraud prosecution, has seen a Somali woman with at least three identities sentenced in Auckland. The woman going by the...
View ArticleChinas top political advisor starts official good-will visit to New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived in Christchurch of southern New Zealand Sunday morning for a 4-day official good-will visit, at the...
View ArticleRugby All Blacks unchanged for Wallabies clash
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Eddie Jones' Wallabies will face the identical All Black team that beat them 50-21 in Sydney three weeks ago in the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup rugby union test at...
View ArticleStruggling Lomu left out by Wellington
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Jonah Lomu's struggle to revive his rugby career while suffering chronic kidney disease stalled Thursday when Wellington left him off the team for the first round of the...
View ArticleAll Blacks reclaim Bledisloe Cup from Wallabies
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Australia lost the Bledisloe Cup Saturday at Eden Park but it won back pride after a demoralizing thrashing by the All Blacks in Sydney last month -- and the knowledge it...
View ArticleAll Blacks to play Test in Japan
New Zealand could play Japan later this year on their way to a European tour, according to reports, in what would be their first trip to the country in 26 years. The All Blacks are set to take on the...
View ArticleButler replaces Boult for one-day series
Ian Butler has been called into the New Zealand squad for the series which starts at Lord's on Friday. Left-arm pacer Boult picked up the injury early in England's second innings at Headingley where he...
View ArticleSky-high living for $10m
Multimillionaire Charles Shrimpton has all but signed the paperwork for the sale of the last of three penthouse suites in Auckland's tallest apartment building - in deals worth nearly $10 million. The...
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