Migrants parents left alone in NZ
Chinese senior citizens stay in touch with each other by playing Chinese chess at the Northcote Town Centre. Photo / Brett Phibbs Thousands of elderly migrant parents, sponsored by their children under...
View ArticleSuspect in Paris stabbing known to intelligence
Alexandre D. Photo / AP A 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of stabbing a French soldier in the neck in Paris was flagged to French intelligence months ago over fears that he had been radicalised,...
View Article152 sex abuse allegations made at BBC
The figures reveal a seismic shift in the number of people coming forward in the wake of the Savile controversy. Photo / AP More than 150 allegations of sexual abuse have been made against 81 BBC...
View ArticleDragged mums first words Where are my kids
Anan Eriepa faces a long recovery and multiple skin grafts. Photo / Supplied The first words spoken by the Rotorua woman who was dragged for two kilometres behind her car in an alleged kidnapping...
View ArticleDispensing laughter - the best medicine
Source: Fairfax Clown doctors will be sent into Wellington Hospital for another year to bring smiles to seriously sick children, but more money is needed to keep the laughs lingering. Museum Hotel...
View ArticleDead Carterton teen had farming dream
Source: ONE News A teenage agriculture student was meant to be ending two weeks' work on a dairy farm today as he prepared for a life of farming. Instead, he is dead and his friend is in hospital after...
View ArticleHosea Gear joins All Blacks exodus
Japan Test considered for All Blacks All Blacks wing Hosea Gear has signed with French club Toulouse. Gear is expected to leave New Zealand Rugby at the end of the season. New Zealand Rugby Union chief...
View ArticleHoliday weekend drivers warned of wintry weather
Source: Breakfast Motorists are being urged to take extra care with cold, wet weather set to hit over Queen's Birthday weekend. Congestion is likely around the main centres with many people heading...
View ArticleEngland have niggles in quick turnaround
The red ball and white kit that England have enjoyed for the last couple of weeks have been swapped for a red kit and a white ball, a matter of days after the they beat the weather at ...
View ArticleTobacco tax cuts smoking rate survey
The increase in tobacco tax in January may have pushed the smoking rate below 16 per cent, a survey suggests. Released today to coincide with World Smokefree Day, the survey of more than 200 smokers...
View ArticleSearch underway for missing Tararua tramper
A search is underway for a tramper who failed to return from a day-trip looking for his missing dog in the Tararua Forest Park, north of Wellington. Police said the man had walked to a high point...
View ArticleMagnitude 3 earthquake strikes near Haast
A magnitude 3 earthquake struck near Haast early this morning. The 2.45am shake was centered 10km to the southwest of the town, at a depth of 5km. The Mercalli intensity - how strongly the quake is...
View ArticleIndia drops terrorism charges against top Kiwi Sikh
A New Zealand Sikh community leader facing terrorism charges in India has been released. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said yesterday that it had been informed the case against Manpreet...
View ArticleCrash kills youth but driver unaware
An 18-year-old driver who had "fishtailed" down Kahutara Rd and hit a power pole did not know his mate was dead in the seat beside him. The driver and his 17-year-old passenger were in a car that...
View ArticleTwo face charges over Central Otagos rabbit infestation
What are believed to be the first prosecutions over Central Otago's rabbit problem are set to go to court on next week. Otago Regional Council manager compliance Peter Kelliher confirmed this week...
View ArticleLive news updates May 31
A riot policeman stands guard on the corner of a street next to a container set fire to by demonstrators during the general strike in Pamplona, northern Spain. Photo / AP Keep up-to-date with today's...
View ArticleSuspect interviewed over arson attack on police station
Police have interviewed a suspect for the arson attack on the Lyttelton Police Station on Tuesday morning. Lyttelton-based Sergeant Gary Manch said yesterday the enquiry was progressing and CCTV...
View ArticleCartoonist receives hate mail support
The cartoonist whose drawings depict overweight brown-skinned adults exploiting the Government's breakfast in schools programme says he has received hate mail. Al Nisbet's cartoons have drawn...
View ArticleVIRAL VIDEO David Parker invites Gerry Brownlee to accompany him on a tramp
miniing on conservation land on May 23 as Nick Smith gave Bathurst Resources the nod in on the Denniston Plateau. It features Labour's David Parker asking Gerry Brownlee to accompany him on a tramping...
View ArticleWhile you were sleeping sluggish data welcomed
US economic data falling short of expectations bolstered hope that the Federal Reserve might see the need to support the world's largest economy a little longer than it has recently hinted. The economy...
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