Auckland
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Bus meetings on Thursday
Auckland bus drivers and cleaners will meet next Thursday to vote on an agreement to resolve their lengthy pay dispute.
November 20, 2009, 4:31 pm -
Judge promises tougher sentences for 'sadistic' robbers
Dairy robbers can expect harsher sentences from a South Auckland judge who says growing violence is sometimes "little more than sheer sadism".
November 21, 2009, 7:53 am -
Afghan refugee takes case to NZ's highest court
An Afghan refugee, who failed in his appeal to have a police search of his home declared unlawful, has taken his case to the highest court.
November 20, 2009, 4:01 pm -
Man arrested over alleged hit-and-run
A man has been arrested in relation to an alleged hit-and-run incident in Auckland early today in which a woman was left with a serious leg injury.
November 20, 2009, 2:14 pm -
Bogus physiotherapist fined
A British migrant who passed himself off as a physiotherapist for 18 months has been fined after the Ministry of Health launched an investigation.
November 20, 2009, 1:45 pm -
War veteran wants attacker jailed for longer
A "cowardly" teenager who broke war veteran Eric Brady's jaw and held up a Queen's Service Medal holder at knifepoint in separate attacks was not put away for long enough, says one of his victims.
November 20, 2009, 11:03 am -
Inmate to face trial over alleged prison attack
A prisoner charged with attacking a fellow inmate while armed with a stabbing weapon and razor blades has been committed for trial.
November 20, 2009, 9:52 am -
Woman jailed after beating son with hosepipe
A woman has been jailed for beating her 10-year-old son with a hosepipe for wagging school.
November 20, 2009, 7:06 am -
Nearly nine years jail for bashing war veteran
A teenager has been jailed for almost nine years for bashing an 85-year-old war veteran and attempting to steal his car outside a south Auckland RSA.
November 19, 2009, 5:27 pm -
Three arrested over fake university qualifications
A police investigation into fake tertiary qualifications has led to the arrest of three Chinese nationals in Auckland.
November 19, 2009, 4:27 pm -
Teen who robbed three banks behind bars until Jan
A teenager charged with robbing three Auckland banks in June will remain behind bars until January.
November 19, 2009, 4:04 pm -
Man who gambled away church money back in court
A man who allegedly gambled away money that churchgoers thought they had donated for his medical treatment was back in court again today.
November 19, 2009, 2:42 pm -
Auckland institution to close to repair decay
A central Auckland institution, the Tepid Baths, is to close for four years to fix significant structural issues.
November 19, 2009, 1:36 pm -
Man still on run after fleeing court cells
A prisoner who fled through an unlocked door at Manukau District Court in South Auckland remained on the run today.
November 19, 2009, 8:56 am -
Young mum sexually attacked in train tunnel
Police are hunting a youth after a young mother was indecently assaulted as she pushed her baby daughter's pram through a train tunnel in Auckland.
November 19, 2009, 7:38 am -
Trio jailed for manslaugter in body dumping case
A $2000 reparation offer by one of three men convicted of the manslaughter of a Hamilton man will "in no way provide any meaningful recompense", a High Court judge says.
November 18, 2009, 5:52 pm -
Union well off the mark with criticism - Fire Service
The Fire Service is rejecting criticism from a firefighters union over its response to a $7 million fire in a south Auckland warehouse last night.
November 18, 2009, 5:23 pm -
14-year-old arrested for sex attack bailed
A 14-year-old boy charged with one of a string of sex assaults in south Auckland has been granted bail.
November 18, 2009, 3:17 pm -
Manslaughter trio jailed for total of 21 years
Three men convicted of killing a man in Auckland in what prosecutors said was retribution for a drug robbery were today jailed for a total of 21 years.
November 18, 2009, 11:42 am -
DNA tests taken in sex assaults inquiry
Police investigating a series of daylight sex assaults in a South Auckland walkway have taken DNA samples from identical twins.
November 18, 2009, 9:00 am
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