The State Services Commission has ordered an investigation into a Labour Party complaint about National MP Paul Quinn.
Three people received treatment after inhaling toxic fumes from a chemical spill. 11:43 am
Residents of an Auckland retirement village now have a robot helper, thanks to new research. 11:42 am
Napier police are investigating an aggravated robbery of a Gull service station. 10:54 am
More than 800 administrative staff at South Island hospitals have walked off the job. 10:22 am
The organisers of this weekend's "March for Democracy" say the Government's response will determine how far and wide they take the campaign. November 22, 2009, 4:56 pm
The Breakers have confirmed reigning Australian basketball league MVP Kirk Penney will return for Thursday night's home game against the Cairns Taipans.31 minutes ago
The annual net migration gain reached its highest figure in five years, as the global financial crisis caused a fall off in the number of people leaving. November 23, 2009, 10:10 am
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Incumbent Traian Basescu on Sunday won the first round of Romania's presidential election, exit polls showed, but the slim margin… 29 minutes ago
OSLO (Reuters) - The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil… November 23, 2009, 6:12 am
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The "Twilight" vampire romance sequel "New Moon" raked in 140. November 23, 2009, 10:13 am
ROME (Reuters) - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century,… November 21, 2009, 6:14 am
Phil Keoghan, presenter of TVs The Amazing Race was back in his hometown Christchurch this week to meet staff in the i-SITE Visitor Centre and help launch a… November 19, 2009, 2:20 pm
As the long weekend beckons, it's time to take a light-hearted look at some of this week's quirkier news...
The Oxford Dictionary defines racism as "1. Belief in the superiority of a particular race; prejudice based on this. 2. Antagonism towards people of other races."Since his expletive laced email tirade Hone Harawira has been called many...
Several stories this week merit a special mention in my mind-boggling news blog, but this first one will take some beating. Or shocking.A police officer called to a house in an small Arkansas town saw fit to use his Taser on the house's unruly...
The tsunami clean-up is well underway and very visible in the in the worst hit villages in the 10 kilometre strip between Lepa and Lalomanu.Each day there is a procession of large diggers, graders, power line restoration crews, trucks removing rubbish,...
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