Jeans recalled over potentially cancer-causing dyes
Clothing retailer Just Jeans has voluntarily recalled four children's garments containing potentially cancer-causing dyes. The products were part of a widespread recall of textiles in Australia which...
View ArticleCheaper property sales fall as Reserve Bank loan restrictions bite
April house sales figures show mortgage lending restrictions are hitting the bottom end of the property market the hardest as the number of house sales under $400,000 fell sharply in the past year....
View ArticleFare go: Auckland trails capital as world's taxi meters compared
Taxis in Wellington are the fourth most expensive in the world and Auckland cabs are 10th most expensive, a study says. A Deutsche Bank report on consumer prices showed the average fare for an 8km taxi...
View ArticleHawaii: Tribute to lost souls
In 1941, Hawaii's Pearl Harbor looked very different from what visitors see today. Instead of being circled by the suburbs and freeways of urban Honolulu, the surrounding land was largely sugar fields....
View ArticleKiwi prices among the highest in the world
Kiwis pay more than buyers elsewhere for some of the most popular consumer goods, an international report shows. New Zealand was the most expensive place in the world to buy Coca-Cola and adidas sports...
View ArticleTruck driver in stable condition after dramatic rescue
A truck driver who crashed into Buller river and was saved after a dramatic two-hour rescue is in a stable condition. A whitewater rafting expert, jetboat, and a raft were involved in rescuing the...
View ArticleFree WiFi at Auckland train stations
Free WiFi was available from this morning at Auckland railway stations, with Auckland Transport reporting several hundred people had signed up within hours. WiFi is available for registered AT HOP card...
View ArticleSouthland basketball player tests positive for banned drug
Southland Sharks' basketballer Gareth Dawson is facing a potential two-year ban from the sport after testing positive for a banned drug. The matter is still before Drug Free Sport NZ, which does not...
View ArticleOne dead, two injured, after stolen car crashes
One person has died and two others are injured after a stolen car crashed in the Hutt Valley. Police said the vehicle was found overturned at 6.30am on Hebden Cres, a road that runs alongside State...
View ArticleParental leave payments to go up
Parental leave payments will increase for eligible employees and self-employed people from July 1. Labour minister Simon Bridges announced today that maximum payments will go up from $488.17 to $504.10...
View ArticleTeacher sent suggestive Tumblr messages to student
A teacher who sent a 16-year-old student suggestive messages on social media, despite the student's attempts to stop him, has been deregistered. The girl eventually told the teacher to "stop sulking...
View ArticleBlessie case: Man charged with murder
Blessie Gotingco's colleagues at Tower Insurance have been offered grief counselling as they cope with news that a body has been found in a North Shore cemetery. Police believe the body, found in a...
View ArticleTeacher gave students NCEA answers
A high school teacher who made an error in his students' NCEA assessments let them do the test again and gave them the answers. The teacher told the students not to tell their parents or anyone else...
View ArticlePlan to leave Rena wreck on reef accepted
An application to leave the wreck of the Rena on the Astrolabe reef has been accepted. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council announced today it has accepted a consent application from the Astrolabe...
View ArticleStillbirth risk factors identified
Women who smoke and are overweight are more likely to suffer a stillbirth than non-smoking women of a healthy weight, a report has found. The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC)...
View ArticleBar/fly: Honolulu
In a population of hybrid accents, Christian Self's is hard to place. There's a touch of American, sure, but that other accent bubbling underneath is puzzling at first - maybe because you don't hear...
View ArticlePolice apologise for keeping victim's mother in the dark
Police have apologised for failing to tell the mother of a child assault victim about their decision to downgrade the charge. The boy was assaulted by his father, who was discharged without conviction...
View ArticleHarris sketch to benefit refuge
An original sketch by convicted sex offender Rolf Harris is being auctioned online to raise funds for Women's Refuge. The move comes after international auction site eBay said it was considering...
View ArticleHawaii: Look and envy, but you may not touch
From the discreet gates to the deceptively simple entrance courtyard, there's something quite secretive about Shangri La. Even getting to see the opulent beachside mansion is not straightforward. It...
View ArticleHawaii: Follow that speeding turtle
If you wanted to build a safe, beautiful snorkelling spot, you couldn't do it much better than at Hanauma Bay. A natural volcanic crater on the southeastern shore of Oahu, the sandy beach is protected...
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