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Photo / Thinkstock Talent2, the company contracted to develop payroll system Novopay, was contracted to Auckland University of Technology to run a series of short business courses for executives. The...
View ArticleStudy points to diabetes as a looming health disaster
Opposition MPs argue that research indicating one New Zealander in five suffers from pre-diabetic conditions is a symptom of deeper rot in the system, and a sign that the Government's health targets...
View ArticleAttack on obesity starts before life
The focus on maternal and newborn nutrition is a policy based partly on research by Sir Peter Gluckman's Liggins Institute. Photo / Brett Phibbs The Government's plan of attack for reducing obesity...
View ArticleFamily heads to US for dyslexia support
Source: Breakfast Frustrated and tired with a lack of support for dyslexia, the Johnstone family are leaving New Zealand for the United States next month. Just months before Jeni Johnstone moved from...
View ArticleSentencing for man who killed and dismembered teen
Grim evidence heard at Hayden Miles murder trial (1:51) The man who killed and dismembered teenager Hayden Miles is due to be sentenced at the High Court in Christchurch this morning. Gavin Gosnell was...
View ArticleTracking spacecraft NZs only civilian space facility
Halfway between Invercargill and Bluff stands a small blue building surrounded by paddocks and dairy cows. Remarkable as it might seem, this is the home of New Zealand's only civilian space facility....
View ArticleMother billed for sons accident
An insurance company is chasing the mother of a 12-year-old boy for $1569 in damages to a car which hit the boy as he scooted home from his Auckland school.Melony Lowe's son Mike was struck by a car as...
View ArticleOtago Uni student reported missing
An 18-year-old University of Otago student has disappeared. Sophie Acklin was reported missing to Dunedin police yesterday. A post has been put up on the Otago Uni Confessions Facebook page, asking...
View ArticleMissing Otago Uni student reportedly found
An Otago University student who went missing after leaving a friend's flat on Monday night has been found in Alexandra. Sophie Acklin, 18, was reported missing after she did not return to her home in...
View ArticleTech trend a dilemma for schools
Calvin Smith, 11, works on his computer during class at Pt England School. Photo / Sarah Ivey More students are being asked - or told - to bring their own tablets, laptops or smartphones to class as...
View ArticleMum asked to pay up after son 12 hit by car
Melony Lowe was asked to pay damages after her son walked in front of a car near the Loloma Dr-Bucklands Beach Rd intersection. Photo / Sarah Ivey The mother of a 12-year-old boy hit by a car as he...
View ArticleSkipper left with nothing after boat sinks
Source: Wikimedia Commons Skipper Aaron Costello managed to sink his home, lose his possessions and forfeit a day's catch when his launch crashed into rocks off Great Mercury Island in the pitch black...
View ArticleCriminals embroiled in paternity suit
Source: Thinkstock An infamous criminal is fighting a paternity suit that threatens to show him up as the cuckold of another criminal. Both men say they are the father of a six-year-old girl. The girl...
View ArticleWaka crew survive horrendous seas
Hawkes Bay's Te Matau a Maui sailing waka was forced to anchor after hitting "horrendous" seas near Wellington Harbour last night. Just two days after sailing from its base in Napier, the 14 crew...
View ArticleLane blocked after truck and trailer roll in Waikato
Motorists are advised to take extreme care around the crash scene. Photo / File A truck and trailer rolled in Waikato overnight but the driver was not injured. Emergency services were called to State...
View ArticleKiosk security report finds 12 weak points
A review of Government information systems' security found weak points in 12 agencies which have now been addressed. The review of the security of publicly accessible state sector agency IT systems was...
View ArticleSentencing in Chch schoolboy murder case today
Gavin Gosnell. Photo / Supplied Gavin Gosnell will be sentenced in the High Court at Christchurch today for the murder of teenager Hayden Miles. The 15-year-old was beaten to death by Gosnell in a...
View ArticleBar owners set to take on Wellington Council
Source: Fairfax City centre bar owners are looking at legal action to fight plans they say could kill Wellington's nightlife. Wellington City Council officers have presented a briefing to councillors...
View ArticleAllan Hubbard crash trial continues
The trial of a man charged with careless driving following the death of Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard is due to continue today. Andrew Earl, 41, has pleaded not guilty to causing the crash, near...
View ArticleMinistry accepts Novopay blame
While the Ministry of Education has admitted it got it wrong on many aspects of the Novopay debacle and apologised for the hurt caused, many principals say the real impact may never be known. The...
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