SH 1 Manakau Horowhenua Road closure due to crash
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 4:07 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Location: SH 1, Manakau, Horowhenua District: Wellington Road closure due to crash Short description: Road closure due to crash Full...
View ArticleMeth lab kids not getting protection they need
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:48 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Jacinda ArdernChildren's SpokespersonSocial Development Spokesperson4 June 2013Meth lab kids not getting protection they...
View ArticleArrested man linked to aggravated robberies
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:12 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Arrested man linked to aggravated robberiesChristchurch Police have arrested a 42-year old man after an aggravated robbery at the...
View ArticlePeters Urges PM to Take GCSB Leaks Seriously
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:29 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Party Rt Hon Winston PetersNew Zealand First Leader4 June 2013Peters Urges PM to Take GCSB Leaks SeriouslyRt Hon Winston Peters has urged...
View ArticleCharter schools on the ruins of Christchurch education
Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:50 pm Press Release: Green Party 4 June 2013Charter schools on the ruins of Christchurch educationOfficial documents show the Government is planning to set up charter schools on...
View ArticleAn Historic Day for Tūhoe And New Zealand
An Historic Day for Tuhoe And New Zealand MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell will greet almost 1000 people from his electorate arriving at Parliament today, for the powhiri to welcome a significant...
View ArticleMinisters must be accountable for Novo-fail
The most profound failing in the Novopay debacle is that of the ministers responsible, says Labour's Education spokesperson Chris Hipkins.His comments follow the release of National's Ministerial...
View ArticleHunter who died after fall was on water level device
The hunter who died after falling onto rocks near Hanmer Springs yesterday was crossing a river on a water level monitoring device. The incident happened on the Department of Conservation-managed...
View ArticleAuckland cop resigns amid drug allegations
An Auckland policeman facing 27 drug manufacturing and supply charges has resigned from the force.Peter Pakau, 36, was one of nine people arrested in May on various offences including supplying a class...
View ArticleCrash closes State Highway 1 in Horowhenua
A head on car crash has closed both lanes of State Highway 1 in Horowhenua. Emergency services are currently trying to clear the scene on the Manukau over bridge between Otaki and Levin. There are no...
View ArticleHubbards wife caused crash court told
The scene of the crash which killed Alan Hubbard in 2011. Photo/ Dan Tasker Timaru financier Allan Hubbard died in a head-on car crash caused by his elderly wife, not by the other driver accused of...
View ArticleAuckland notches up record May rainfall
Auckland has just had its wettest May since records began 54 years ago. Almost two-and-a-half times the normal May rainfall was recorded in Auckland - the wettest May since 1959 for Auckland and...
View ArticleImmigration adviser took $3000 from vulnerable woman
Source: Photos.com An immigration adviser, who fleeced a "vulnerable" woman out of $3000, has had his licence revoked. Hakaoro Hakaoro fooled a Pacific woman whose visa had expired into handing over...
View ArticleAerial search north of Oamaru stood down
Source: ONE News Search and rescue teams have been stood down after reports came in of a flare being fired off the coast north of Oamaru. Waitaki Aero Club says all of its small craft are accounted...
View ArticleTuhoe settlement critical to NZ - John Key
Tuhoe agreement will 'satisfy everyone' Prime Minister John Key says the signing of a settlement which will seeTuhoe receive a redress package worth $170 million is a momentous occasion for the ...
View ArticleAustralia’s central bank keeps key rate at 2.75 repeats scope for cut
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept its cash rate unchanged at 2.75 percent, saying rates are low enough to stoke growth while repeating that the inflation outlook provides some scope for further cuts....
View ArticleKiwi little changed against AUD after rates kept on hold
The New Zealand dollar was little changed against its transTasman counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at 2.75 percent, while saying there is scope...
View ArticleFamily Court Bill means less representation less justice
The Family Court Reform Bill, reported back to Parliament today, will put fair and effective resolutions to family disputes at risk, says Labour's Justice spokesperson Andrew Little."Even with the...
View ArticleWork begins on Frankton Track
Work begins on Frankton Track Frankton Track users are being advised to expect delays during the next month as work gets underway on a large scale maintenance and improvement programme.The work, which...
View ArticleNational declares war on Kiwis’ wages
Government changes to employment law set to come before Parliament this evening will make life even harder for working Kiwis, says Darien Fenton, Labour's spokesperson for Labour Issues."The changes...
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