Funding for Fewer than Half of CYF’s Reported Cases
New Zealand First congratulates the Government for the increase of funding into the national Sexual Violence Survivor Advocate through Rape Prevention Education (RPE) - but it falls short of providing...
View ArticleTe Hamua Leading in the Polls And on the Streets
Wednesday 5 June 2013 "So much for all the talk about this being a Labour Party seat" said MANA Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau Hone Harawira. "If the polls mean anything then the Ikaroa-Rawhiti race...
View ArticleHomecoming tetraplegic vows to walk again
Alicia Kissick is trying to resume a normal life in Whangarei after a horrific accident on her OE - but at the moment her life is anything but normal. The 24-year-old fell through a wooden plank over a...
View ArticleKiwi rises against AUD after first quarter GDP across Tasman disappoints
The New Zealand dollar gained against its Australian counterpart after figures showed economic growth across the Tasman was short of economists' expectations, adding to the prospect the Reserve Bank...
View ArticleAir New Zealand settles on collusion claim
Air New Zealand has agreed to settle with the Commerce Commission over claims it colluded on fuel and other charges with other airlines.The New Zealand airline is the last of 11 airlines to reach a...
View ArticleWoman who imported 2kg of party drugs seeks to avoid jail
File photo / NZ Herald A party drug importer hopes to avoid a jail sentence, despite admitting to importing more than 2kg of drugs from the UK. Northland mother Victoria Louise Carson, 30, pleaded...
View ArticleCheapest supermarket in the country revealed
The supermarket price wars are heating up, with Countdown knocking Pak'n Save off the lowest-price pedestal in one Wellington suburb. Consumer NZ surveyed the prices of 40 top-selling items at...
View ArticleNZ POLITICS DAILY June 5
9 GE Capital 0 Judicial Libraries, Ministry of Justice 1 Air New Zealand 2 APN New Zealand Media 3 Bellingham Wallace 4 Company Unitec Institute of Technology 5 Ernst & Young 6 KPMG 7 Ministry of...
View ArticleFeedback wanted on low-equity loan restrictions
The Reserve Bank is seeking feedback on its new macro-prudential tool to restrict lenders' ability to write low-equity loans. The central bank has released a consultation paper on the "Framework for...
View ArticleMarket close shares fall led by ANZ Westpac Fletcher - Heartland gains
New Zealand shares fell, as disappointing Australian growth data added to selling pressure from offshore investors spooked by a weak currency. Westpac Banking Corp, Australia & New Zealand Banking...
View ArticleNew Zealand Chatham Rock Posts Its Annual Report
Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd (CRP) had a loss of $1.4 million for the year ended 31 March 2013, reflecting the heightened activity of the company as it works towards gaining a mining licence and marine...
View ArticleDangerous dog stolen from under officers nose
Nui the dog. Photo / Supplied A dog that has been on death row since ripping the flesh from a Runanga pensioner's arm last month has been busted out of the Greymouth pound. The bull mastiff, Nui, was...
View ArticleHayden Miles family thankful after killer jailed
Gavin Gosnell. Photo / Supplied The family of murdered Christchurch teen Hayden Miles are thankful his killer will spend at least 18 years behind bars but say "Life should mean life". Gavin Gosnell was...
View ArticleMan sick of playing Xbox on home detention asks for jail
Photo / Thinkstock A Whangarei man who was "sick of playing Xbox" while on home detention has been granted his wish to serve the rest of his sentence in jail. Senior Constable Paul Nicholas of...
View ArticleSouth Auckland budgeting service having to lay off staff
Budgeting service having to lay off staff (0:33) A budgeting and family support service that looks after the largest poor community in the country is having to lay off most of its staff because of a...
View ArticleToyota Prius recalled over brake problem
Source: Reuters Toyota is recalling a number of its Prius vehicles because of a braking system problem. The recall for the brake booster accumulator affects 270 current model Prius vehicles sold new in...
View ArticleVideo New Zealand driver still on the road at 105
New Zealand's oldest driver is still on the road, motoring around at the grand old age of 105. He received his first licence in 1925, aged 17-years-old after learning to drive in a French car that had...
View ArticlePrisoner compensation restrictions continued
A Bill to ensure victims of crime can continue to seek a share of financial compensation received by prisoners passed its third and final reading in Parliament today. The Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims...
View ArticleReal estate agency fined for not supporting agent under extreme pressure
File photo / NZ Herald A Hutt Valley real estate agency has been censured and fined for not providing adequate support to one of their agents who was put under "extreme pressure" to hand over keys to a...
View ArticleLabour questions security fears over Huawei
Huawei founder seeks to assure NZ politicians There are claims tonight that fears of a cyber attack are behind a Chinese company missing out on a big broadband contract. To build the bulk of the...
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