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 pmA motorcyclist was still in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital today after his machine and a car collided head-on in south Auckland on Friday.
November 23, 2009, 10:22 amA 33-year-old man is to face a manslaughter charge when he appears in court today after the death of a man in a South Auckland car park earlier this month.
November 23, 2009, 9:57 amTrains into Auckland city were brought to a halt soon after daylight today when a fire broke out in a commuter carriage.
November 23, 2009, 7:48 amPolice have spoken to the driver of a van which struck and critically injured an eight-year-old boy in south Auckland this afternoon.
November 22, 2009, 7:59 pmAn eight-year-old boy has been hospitalised with serious head injuries after he was struck by a car while crossing the road in Mangere, south Auckland, this afternoon.
November 22, 2009, 4:41 pm
Crowds gathered in Auckland's Queen St today to watch the unveiling of a new look Santa following his facelift.
November 22, 2009, 3:03 pmMore attention needs to be paid to the health and well-being of participants in ocean swimming racing, says a lifesaving boss.
November 22, 2009, 2:25 pmPolice in south Auckland are appealing for help to find a missing 15-year-old girl and her three-month-old daughter.
November 22, 2009, 10:52 amA swimmer has died during the opening race of the New Zealand ocean swim series in Auckland today.
November 22, 2009, 7:08 am
The organiser of this afternoon's "March for Democracy" through central Auckland says thousands have sent a strong message to the Government that they will not be ignored.
November 21, 2009, 5:19 pm
Between 4000 and 5000 people are marching through central Auckland this afternoon, urging the Government to act on referenda.
November 21, 2009, 2:40 pmDairy 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
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 pmAn 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 pmA 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 pmA 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
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
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
A woman has been jailed for beating her 10-year-old son with a hosepipe for wagging school.
November 20, 2009, 7:06 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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