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Crash victim still unable to work
A father travelling with his two young boys in a car, hit by a man accused of deliberately driving his car at speed into them, is unable to work more than a year later, the High Court at Auckland was told today.
October 28, 2009, 6:48 pm -
Entertainer seeks discharge over indecent act
A prominent entertainer, who has name suppression, has admitted performing an indecent act towards a teenage girl but is seeking a discharge without conviction.
October 28, 2009, 7:24 pm -
Atypical scrapie in NZ sheep a "scientific curiosity"
Government and trade officials are down-playing any likelihood of trade impacts in the wake of confirmation that a prion illness, atypical scrapie, occurs in New Zealand sheep.
October 28, 2009, 6:23 pm -
Snow forecast for high altitude roads
Snow is forecast for many high altitude roads overnight, MetService says.
October 28, 2009, 6:23 pm -
TVNZ should pull National "propaganda" ad - Labour
Labour has written to TVNZ asking it to pull an ad it says gives National about $1 million in free publicity.
October 28, 2009, 6:22 pm -
Crown Research Institutes to be reviewed
Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) are going to be worked over by a high-powered taskforce to find out whether they are meeting national priorities and the needs of research users.
October 28, 2009, 6:17 pm -
Bradford quits Parliament proud of anti-smacking law
Green MP Sue Bradford bowed out of politics today saying her most important achievement in a decade in Parliament was to never sell out.
October 28, 2009, 5:52 pm -
Man dies after glider crash in Bombay Hills
A glider crash in the Bombay Hills has killed the aircraft's sole occupant, an as-yet-unidentified man in late 50s or early 60s.
October 28, 2009, 5:32 pm -
Toddler's death not gang-related
Police say the suspicious death of the two-year-old son of a Mongrel Mob member, himself jailed for murdering a toddler, is a family tragedy and nothing to do with gangs.
October 28, 2009, 5:23 pm -
Pilot killed in glider crash
There has been a fatal glider accident south of Auckland.
October 28, 2009, 5:20 pm -
Animal health officials silent on origins of sick sheep
New Zealand animal health officials say they know which farm supplied the sheep whose brain tissue tested positive for atypical scrapie, but they won't identify it.
October 28, 2009, 5:19 pm -
LTMA to be reviewed - Joyce
The Land Transport Management Act (LTMA) will be reviewed to ensure compliance costs are minimised and planning processes simplified, Transport Minister Steven Joyce said today.
October 28, 2009, 5:18 pm -
Prisoners charged over threatening phone calls
Two prison inmates have been charged for making threatening phone calls to their partners.
October 28, 2009, 5:11 pm -
Dead child was son of man in jail for Jhia's murder
A Wanganui toddler who died in unexplained circumstances over the weekend is the son of a gang member jailed for the 2007 shooting of another Wanganui toddler, Jhia Te Tua.
October 28, 2009, 5:10 pm -
Bill English off the hook
Finance Minister Bill English is claiming victory following an Auditor-General investigation into his accommodation claims.
October 28, 2009, 5:02 pm -
Men jailed over aviary attack
Two South Canterbury men have been jailed for killing more than 30 birds at a Temuka birdhouse earlier this year.
October 28, 2009, 5:00 pm -
Environment Canterbury to be formally reviewed
Two local authorities are to be investigated following poor performance and slow processing of resource consents, Environment Minister Nick Smith announced today.
October 28, 2009, 4:57 pm -
NZ soldier recalled in Australian East Timor doco
New Zealand soldier Leonard Manning, killed in East Timor in 2000, features in an award-winning Australian documentary about the conflict there.
October 28, 2009, 4:57 pm -
Political marketing expert shocked by TVNZ 7 English ad
A political marketing expert says a TVNZ 7 ad featuring Finance Minister Bill English looked so much like a party political broadcast she thought the rules had changed.
October 28, 2009, 4:39 pm -
English cleared by Auditor General over housing claims
Finance Minister Bill English has been cleared by the Auditor-General over his housing allowance claims.
October 28, 2009, 4:33 pm
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