Thursday, March 11th, 2010
The Christchurch house where a baby's body was found.

Woman unsure if baby was born alive

The sad details behind the discovery of a mummified baby's body, discovered in a shed behind a Christchurch boarding house, have been revealed.

Dylan Rimoni.

A woman on trial for murdering a three-year-old said she didn't know how he was injured. 12:01 pm

Final decisions on the boundaries arrangements for the new Auckland Council are out. 12:00 pm

A man found guilty of sex charges against girls he met online has lost his appeal against… 11:55 am

A group of Kiwis are attempting the daunting task of jet-skiing from London to Auckland. 10:52 am

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Boy "always knocking himself" - murder accused

Boy

A woman, on trial for murdering a three-year-old boy in her care, told police she did not know how the toddler came by his injuries, a court was told today. March 11, 2010, 12:01 pm

Ross comeback on hold for Souths

South Sydney prop Ben Ross' comeback is on hold for at least another month after a meeting with a specialist.13 minutes ago

Graeme Hart ranks 144th in Forbes' billionaires list

Graeme Hart ranks 144th in Forbes' billionaires list (NZPA)

New Zealand businessman Graeme Hart ranks 144th in Forbes' annual list of billionaires with an estimated net worth of US$5.3 billion (NZ$7.56 billion). March 11, 2010, 11:54 am

U.S. House rejects pullout from Afghanistan

U.S. House rejects pullout from Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a measure calling for President Barack Obama to pull U.S. 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

Best Buy bets on 3D TV, but no quick payoffs seen

Best Buy bets on 3D TV, but no quick payoffs seen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - While James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic "Avatar" took the box office by storm instantly, the road to success will be much… 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

New Matt Damon movie may bring Iraq war into mainstream

New Matt Damon movie may bring Iraq war into mainstream

NEW YORK (Reuters) - They conjured box office magic with their "Bourne" spy movies, but Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass risk their reputation as… March 11, 2010, 11:21 am

Odd

"Dead" baby elephant calf born alive in Sydney zoo

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - An elephant gave birth to a calf at Sydney's main zoo on Wednesday, surprising vets and keepers who two days earlier declared the… March 11, 2010, 8:34 am

Tropical Queensland aims to lure Kiwis

Tropical Queensland aims to lure Kiwis (Yahoo!Xtra)

With the colder months just around the corner, New Zealand residents are being encouraged to trade in their ski holidays for a beach break in Tropical North… March 10, 2010, 10:35 am

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Opinion

  • Amy Williams

    March 5, 2010, 6:48 pm
    Always look on the bright side...

    Today I thought I'd celebrate some of the good news stories that are also happening every...

  • Ed's View

    February 23, 2010, 2:43 pm
    Time to get the scumbags back in line

    Gutless wonders and scumbags.That's just two ways to describe the half-brained members of New Zealand society who obviously think it's OK to attack the police.Isn't it funny that two of the three big tough guys who attacked a policeman in Oamaru over...

  • Ellie Evans

    March 9, 2010, 4:48 pm
    A chance for NZ to lead the way

    There are less than three weeks to go until Earth Hour and the bods at WWF are keen to publicise what's going to happen.Te Puke's kiwi fruit and Paeroa's L&P bottle are going to join the CN Tower in Toronto, Table Mountain in Cape Town, the Grand...

  • Lou Maea

    January 12, 2010, 4:34 pm
    Samoa rebuilds... with a little help from some friends

    It's been a while since I wrote my last blog, and so much has happened since November 09. I can think of no better way to restart the blogs and continue telling the post-tsunami story than by publishing one of Habitat's volunteer stories.Building homes...

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