Dog attack Council yet to decide on pets fate
Police and Auckland Council are yet to decide whether to destroy a dog which bit a 5-year-old boy on the face or whether charges will be laid over the attack. The child suffered serious injuries when...
View ArticleHeavy rain causes surface flooding in Auckland
Flooding in West Auckland today. Photo / Philip Duncan / weatherwatch.co.nz Fire crews are responding to flooding incidents across Auckland after a heavy downpour swept across the city. Northern...
View ArticleCop arrested on P charges resigns
Peter Pakau. Photo / Supplied Police officer Peter Pakau, who is on bail while facing serious drugs charges, has resigned, Waitemata police have confirmed. The resignation, effective May 24, came...
View ArticleSky City Future Governments not bound by current deal - lawyer
SkyCity has been granted 230 extra machines and 52 new gaming tables. Photo / Supplied The Government's pokies for convention centre deal cannot bind future governments to compensate SkyCity if the...
View ArticleWest Auckland homes roads flooded
Source: ONE News Heavy rain has led to flooding of roads and homes in west Auckland. At least six homes have flooded in Henderson after Huruhuru Creek overflowed, while reports have come in of heavy...
View ArticlePolice officer facing drugs charges resigns
video A police officer facing a raft of drug-related charges has resigned from the police, it has been revealed today. Peter Pakau, 36, was arrested last month for his alleged part in a drug ring run...
View ArticleChristchurch quakes drove man to suicide - coroner
Source: ONE News The Canterbury earthquakes have claimed another life after a coroner ruled they drove a man to suicide. Phillip Charles Cooke, 54, of Avonhead, a rail employee, died on January 17,...
View ArticleProsecution begins case against Allan Hubbard crash accused
The prosecution has started presenting its case against the man accused of causing the crash which killed high profile businessman Allan Hubbard. Andrew Earl, 41, has appeared in Oamaru District Court...
View ArticleAngry lego not a good building block for kids
Source: Fairfax Angry Lego faces could have a significant impact on how children play, a University of Canterbury robot expert says. Dr Christoph Bartneck is the lab director at the university's Human...
View ArticleAssociate Transport Minister praises zero road toll
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:34 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Michael WoodhouseAssociate Minister of Transport4 June 2013Minister praises zero road tollAssociate Transport Minister Michael...
View ArticleKingston landslip work to minimise rainfall impact
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:31 pm Press Release: Wellington City Council 4 June 2013Landslip: work to minimise rainfall impactWellington City Council staff and contractors are working around the Kingston...
View ArticleLack of Oversight in Expensive Novopay Debacle
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:22 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Party Tracey Martin MPSpokesperson for Education4 June 2013Lack of Oversight in Expensive Novopay DebacleNew Zealand First has accused the...
View ArticleMajor issues with SkyCity deal – legal opinion
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:36 pm Press Release: Green Party 4 June 2013Major issues with SkyCity deal - legal opinionThe Government's deal with SkyCity can be unwound by a future Government and the Heads...
View ArticleTe Atatu Waitemata Motorway Closure Update
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:38 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Section 63 North West Motorway Te Atatu, Waitemata: Motorway Closure UpdatePolice hope to have the Northwestern Motorway re-opened...
View ArticleThank you NZ communities donate two tonnes of cash
In the past month communities across the country have cleared out drawers and searched their sofas to collectively donate more than 2 tonnes of obsolete cash for Lion Clubs' project Heads Up for Kids....
View ArticleNZ Dollar Outlook Kiwi may advance after 6.5 monthly slide
By Tina MorrisonJune 4 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar may advance against the greenback this week as investors bet a slide in the local currency last month was overdone.The kiwi recently...
View ArticleWellington lawyer to follow cake dream
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 2:58 pm Press Release: Sweet Bakery and Cakery Wellington lawyer trades corporate law for chocolate icing to follow cake dreamWellingtonians have a new choice when it comes to all...
View ArticleWork underway to stop further slip damage
Work is underway to prevent today's predicted heavy rain causing further damage at a Wellington landslip which forced eight households to evacuate. A 20-tonne digger was trucked to the foot of the...
View ArticleWoman attacked and robbed on suburban Hamilton street
Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a woman on a suburban Hamilton street. Police say the woman who was working as a surveyor at the time was returning to her vehicle about 9.40am this morning...
View ArticleBikers body found after police search called off inquest hears
A mountain biker who plunged 9m to his death was not found until the next day after police decided to call off an area search, a coroner's finding has detailed. Lower Hutt man Lance Kaiki, 43, was...
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