Candlelit bath nearly deadly
A Tauranga family is lucky to be alive after an extinguished candle set fire to timber framing inside a wall. Greerton's Nathea Smith woke about 1.30am yesterday to use the bathroom and found smoke...
View ArticleMercury fears over drilling bid
Northland mining opponents want the regional council to impose a resource consent process to put the brakes on planned mineral exploration. The Puhipuhi Mining Action Group says resource consent...
View ArticleGaming tables in SkyCity deal have huge potential for harm
The Key Government has downplayed the extent of the increase in gambling harm that will flow on from their dirty deal with SkyCity, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today.The 12...
View ArticleKiller Gavin Gosnell gets 18 years vows to appeal
Gavin Gosnell. Photo / Supplied Gavin Gosnell has been jailed for 18 years for the brutal murder and dismemberment of Christchurch schoolboy Hayden Miles - but has vowed to appeal his conviction....
View ArticlePrivacy concerns at 13 Government agencies
video The IT systems of 13 public agencies have been found to have vulnerabilities in the wake of a serious privacy breach at Work and Income. However, Government chief information officer Colin...
View ArticleRumours upset car drag victim and family
Man remanded after car dragging ordeal (1:08) Rumours surrounding the horrific case of a woman who was dragged two kilometres behind a moving car on State Highway One have been upsetting the victim and...
View ArticleNew Zealand Building Spikes 12 In Q1
Residential building activity in New Zealand surged a seasonally adjusted 12.0 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.That...
View ArticleOhiwa Harbour shows ecological progress
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:22 am Press Release: Bay of Plenty Regional Council Ohiwa Harbour shows ecological progressOhiwa Harbour has made considerable ecological progress under Bay of Plenty...
View ArticleDrastic Action Needed Over Diabetes Explosion
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:43 am Press Release: New Zealand First Party Barbara Stewart MPSpokesperson for Health5 June 2013 Drastic Action Needed Over Diabetes ExplosionDrastic action including an...
View ArticleTime to Acknowledge Tararuas Local Community Champions
Tararua residents now have the annual opportunity to recognise the dedication of their local voluntary groups - with entries now open for the TrustPower Tararua District Community Awards.The Awards,...
View ArticleDoubts Raised Over Charter School Contracts
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:26 am Press Release: New Zealand First Party Tracey Martin MPSpokesperson for Education5 June 2013 Doubts Raised Over Charter School Contracts New Zealand First says the...
View ArticleNew policy standardises Auckland dog rules
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:24 am Press Release: Auckland Council Media release5 June 2013 New policy standardises Auckland dog rules Auckland Council's new policy on dogs will offer a regionwide...
View ArticleGovernment expects action on GCIO review
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 11:45 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Government expects action on GCIO review State Services Minister Jonathan Coleman and Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain...
View ArticleCommunity meets council at forum
From toy libraries to tree-planting days, women's refuge to a local employment trust - many of the initiatives that make our city a better place are examples of Community Led Development (CLD).Nelson's...
View ArticlePrisoners accessed internet through faulty computer kiosks - inquiry
Prisoners in privately run Mt Eden Corrections Facility were able to access the internet through faulty computer kiosks a security review of public sector computer systems has found. The security...
View ArticlePeters continues attack on Dunne
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has again used parliamentary privilege to grill United Future leader Peter Dunne on leaking official documents. In a select committee discussion on student loans...
View ArticleFirst charter school set to open next year
Photo / Thinkstock The first charter school will be open and ready in time for term one next year after controversial legislation was passed in Parliament last night. Education Minister Hekia Parata...
View ArticleNine people arrested in relation to drug ring
Source: Supplied Nine people, including several gang members, have been arrested and charged with offences relating to the supply of methamphetamine, police report. Investigators from the Auckland...
View ArticleBad weather further delays wakas Wellington arrival
Waka crew drenched by waves in Wellington's Island Bay Rough seas are once again threatening to disrupt the arrival of a sailing waka into Wellington Harbour for the city's Matariki Festival. The...
View ArticleOtago University student found alive and safe
Reports were made that she used her Eftpos card in Alexandra this morning and a post was made on the Facebook page Find Sophie Acklin asking people in the Central Otago area to keep a look out for her...
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