The third of four shots fired by two armed offenders squad members was likely to be the one that struck and killed Auckland courier driver Halatau Naitoko , a forensic expert has told an inquest into his death.
November 25, 2009, 7:23 pmThe Auckland City Council and about a dozen other agencies will join forces in a bid to find a long-term solution to the city's homeless problem.
November 25, 2009, 8:28 pmPolice are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose body has been found in a South Auckland cemetery.
November 25, 2009, 7:53 pmHalatau Naitoko would have died instantly when accidentally shot by police, a forensic pathologist has told the coroner's inquest into his death.
November 25, 2009, 11:57 amAuckland bus users face further disruption tomorrow as drivers and cleaners meet for another vote on their lengthy pay dispute.
November 25, 2009, 11:54 am
Pop singer Tina Cross today spoke of her distress at losing her most precious possession, a whalebone tiki, in a car theft in Auckland last night.
November 25, 2009, 10:59 amA man and two women will appear in court today on drugs charges after armed police stormed two West Auckland houses in dawn raids yesterday.
November 25, 2009, 8:06 amA family whose young son lost a foot and most of his right hand to meningitis after being wrongly diagnosed has won a lengthy legal battle for ACC compensation.
November 25, 2009, 7:25 amTens of thousands of people may have to replace their credit cards after thieves hacked into parking machines at a downtown Auckland carpark.
November 25, 2009, 7:23 amAn eight-year-old girl has been struck by a car and dragged for several metres in south Auckland today.
November 24, 2009, 7:16 pm
An inquest into the death of a young Auckland courier driver, killed by police crossfire during a motorway shootout, was today told the manhunt subject looked "like a man possessed".
November 24, 2009, 7:09 pmA 14-year-old south Auckland cannabis dealer slain with a hammer had told his father beforehand that some boys had threatened to kill him, a High Court jury was told today.
November 24, 2009, 6:35 pm
An actor alleged to have engineered his own shooting by police in July was today remanded on further bail until next year for a sentence indication hearing.
November 24, 2009, 4:01 pm
The policeman who accidentally shot dead a teenage courier driver is expected to give evidence at the coroner's inquest into the teenager's death this week.
November 24, 2009, 2:29 pmA provincial hockey player arrested over an alleged hit-and-run incident in Auckland in which a woman received a serious leg injury was remanded on bail today.
November 24, 2009, 12:23 pm
A 25-year-old man on trial for the murder of a 14-year-old in south Auckland has pleaded guilty to a second charge -- assault with intent to rob.
November 24, 2009, 11:53 amPolice hunting a hit and run driver who killed a North Shore doctor last month say they are eliminating vehicles from a big list.
November 24, 2009, 11:20 am
Two 20-year-old men have gone on trial, charged with the 2007 murder of Aucklander Daryl Graydon.
November 23, 2009, 7:24 pmA 14-year-old south Auckland cannabis dealer was killed by a strike on the head with a hammer after failing to make payments on an air-gun, a jury was told today.
November 23, 2009, 7:12 pmResidents of an Auckland retirement village now have a robot helper, thanks to new research into inexpensive robotic assistants for the elderly.
November 23, 2009, 11:42 am
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...
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