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Still no suspects or motive for Hutt Valley shooting
Detectives still have no motive and no suspects in relation to a Lower Hutt home invasion on Wednesday night, which left a man shot and a woman beaten.
November 14, 2009, 8:39 am -
Winery fire causes huge loss
A Canterbury winery lost over a million dollars worth of wine in a fire on Thursday night.
November 14, 2009, 8:59 am -
Students recruited by drug rings - police
An alarming number of foreign students in Auckland are being recruited by Asian crime rings to receive illegal shipments of drugs used to make methamphetamine, police say.
November 14, 2009, 8:39 am -
Banks' honesty questioned
Banks are being accused of not being entirely honest in their response to the opposition inquiry into banking.
November 14, 2009, 8:22 am -
Teen interviewed over stabbing
A man has escaped serious injury in a stabbing incident in Whangarei.
November 14, 2009, 8:19 am -
Taxpayers pay for double killer's artifical leg
Double murderer Graeme Burton, whose leg was amputated after being shot by police , received a $10,000 leg which was paid for by taxpayers.
November 14, 2009, 7:59 am -
Govt to look at raising minimum driving age
The Government is looking at raising the minimum driving age and lengthening the time it takes to get a full licence, it was reported today.
November 14, 2009, 7:29 am -
Crime gangs enlist students
Overseas students at some of Auckland's top schools are being used to smooth the importation of precursors for the drug 'P'.
November 14, 2009, 7:20 am -
Man stabbed at Whangarei party
A man has been stabbed after a "scuffle" at a party in Whangarei overnight.
November 14, 2009, 7:02 am -
Mass of icebergs headed our way - Australian scientists
A large mass of 20 icebergs is heading towards New Zealand, Australian scientists say.
November 14, 2009, 7:01 am -
California milk commercials filmed in NZ
American film-makers long ago started filming their movies on cheaper locations offshore, such as New Zealand.
November 14, 2009, 7:01 am -
Protesters rally as 1080 aerial drop debate polarises
Conservation and animal health officials who hoped that calling in the quasi-judicial Environmental Risk Management Authority (Erma) to review 1080 poison in 2007 would blunt growing opposition will tomorrow face a nationwide series of rallies.
November 14, 2009, 6:58 am -
Tribunal appointments welcomed
The Maori Affairs Minister is welcoming the reappointment of five members of the Waitangi Tribunal.
November 14, 2009, 6:26 am -
Key calls for common sense
John Key wants to see commonsense applied to the salaries and bonuses sloshing around in the financial markets.
November 14, 2009, 6:25 am -
Key addresses APEC
John Key has addressed a business leaders' meeting, on the eve of the APEC summit in Singapore.
November 14, 2009, 5:24 am -
Concerns surround school closure
Around thirty teachers at an Auckland school for children with behavioural problems will be out of work early next year, and fears for the future of the students have prompted calls for the government to reconsider the decision.
November 14, 2009, 5:22 am -
NZ stem cell work possible path to organ regeneration
A Dunedin scientist says stem cells which he has cloned from the base of deer antlers are providing clues which may one day make it possible to regenerate severed human limbs.
November 13, 2009, 8:24 pm -
Fagan chalks up another major victory
Shearing icon David Fagan packed another major title into his already chock-full CV bag when he won the New Zealand Corriedale title at the Canterbury A&P Show today.
November 13, 2009, 7:35 pm -
Deepest fish in Southern Hemisphere caught on film
New Zealand scientists have photographed the deepest fish in the Southern Hemisphere - over 7km down.
November 13, 2009, 7:32 pm -
Doctor struck off for affair with stepdaughter
A doctor who had an extramarital affair with his stepdaughter who was also his patient and employee has had his registration cancelled by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.
November 13, 2009, 7:12 pm
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