Top Stories
-
Maori Party seeks apology from Harawira
The Maori Party isn't going to sack MP Hone Harawira for skipping off to Paris while he was on a parliamentary trip to Europe but it appears to at least expect a public apology from him.
November 8, 2009, 8:36 pm -
Whakatane fireworks become wall of fire
A fireworks display in Whakatane went horribly wrong last night when a planned 40-minute display erupted into a 30 metre wall of fire which lasted just 40 seconds.
November 8, 2009, 8:21 pm -
Canterbury whitebaiter saved by lifejacket
A lifejacket saved an elderly whitebaiter swept 1km out to sea off the Canterbury coast today.
November 8, 2009, 8:20 pm -
Whitebaiter swept 1km out to sea
A 74-year-old whitebaiter has been rescued alive a kilometre out to sea.
November 8, 2009, 8:13 pm -
Dignitaries pay respects to tsunami victims
A national memorial service for victims of the South Pacific tsunami was held today in Auckland.
November 8, 2009, 6:38 pm -
Hide 'very apologetic'
Rodney Hide has apologised for his recent taxpayer-funded holiday to Hawaii with his girlfriend Louise Crome.
November 8, 2009, 6:21 pm -
Cold blasts fuel bumper ski season
New Zealand skifields have had their best season ever, with a record 1.5 million visits to the slopes around the country.
November 8, 2009, 6:15 pm -
Govt should grant asylum to Sri Lankans - Greens
The Green Party is asking the Government to help Australia and take some of the Sri Lankan boat people who are refusing to leave a customs vessel.
November 8, 2009, 6:05 pm -
Pilot beats engine problems
More details have emerged about the moments leading up to a light plane crash this afternoon in Auckland.
November 8, 2009, 5:24 pm -
Hide sorry for girlfriend's tax-funded trip
ACT leader Rodney Hide has apologised for claiming taxpayer money to take his partner on overseas trips and says he will repay all of it.
November 8, 2009, 5:15 pm -
Rodney Hide says sorry
A very apologetic Rodney Hide has finally fronted up over his taxpayer-funded overseas trips with his girlfriend.
November 8, 2009, 5:11 pm -
Pilot praised for emergency landing near college
A light aircraft pilot has been praised after a successfully crash-landing his aeroplane in a southeast Auckland reserve.
November 8, 2009, 4:42 pm -
Northland linemen reach deal with Telecom
Northland linemen are waiting for a new phone lines sub-contractor to be taken on after reaching an agreement with a company Telecom hired to look after the area.
November 8, 2009, 4:04 pm -
Paris Hilton sets lawyers on Wellington billboard
American heiress Paris Hilton is threatening legal action against a Wellington company which used her picture on a billboard with the word "vacant" written across it.
November 8, 2009, 3:53 pm -
Govt to launch national Down's screening programme
New Zealand may get a national screening programme for Down's syndrome birth defects next year -- four years after health officials were told some of the present testing is not safe enough.
November 8, 2009, 3:46 pm -
Down's, abortion rates likely increasing - experts
Large numbers of women are putting off having babies, resulting in more pregnancies affected by Down's syndrome and more terminations of those pregnancies.
November 8, 2009, 3:45 pm -
Cessna crashes in Pakuranga
A light plane has crash landed into the grounds of an Auckland secondary school.
November 8, 2009, 3:32 pm -
Labour targets privatisation plans
Labour wants the Government to come clean on its privatisation agenda.
November 8, 2009, 3:19 pm -
Plane crashes near Auckland high school
A light plane has this afternoon crashed in grounds at a southeast Auckland college, though early reports suggested nobody was seriously injured.
November 8, 2009, 3:15 pm -
Climber's name released
Queenstown police have released the name of a man fell to his death while rock climbing on Chinaman's Bluff. He was Matthew Allison from Wanaka.
November 8, 2009, 3:15 pm
Latest News
News Poll
- Related News
- Party and Hone talk some more
Editors' Picks
Opinion
-
Amy Williams
October 23, 2009, 12:49 pmPublic-art players and pantsless plonkersAs the long weekend beckons, it's time to take a light-hearted look at some of this week's quirkier news...
-
Ed's View
November 5, 2009, 11:06 amYou have to feel for John KeyJohn Key must wake up every morning and worry.And I'm not talking about what the economy is doing or if climate change has become irreversible.I'm confident in saying that I bet he wakes up and worries about what the people who make up his side of...
-
Ellie Evans
November 4, 2009, 10:14 amLet the Glee begin!Before I begin this blog, let me offer a disclaimer: I HATE musicals. So don't worry, I'm no singin', dancin', high-kickin' pusher of all things 'High School Musical' and 'Fame'. I've never seen 'Cats', or 'Starlight Express', and I don't whistle along...
Horoscopes
Sponsored links