$58m to improve healthcare
Research into infertility, healthy eating and the cause of allergies are among health studies to receive more than $58 million this year. The Health Research Council has announced recipients of $24.8...
View ArticleDismissal of Air NZ flight attendant justified
A flight attendant fired by Air New Zealand for her conduct on a flight between Auckland and Rarotonga has lost her claim for unjustified dismissal. Jennifer Kilpatrick's behaviour on the flight was so...
View ArticleConvicted killer argues against parole decision
A man serving a life sentence for killing his wife with an axe has appeared at the High Court to argue he has been wrongly denied parole. John Frederick Ericson represented himself in the High Court in...
View ArticleDog being hidden from officers after biting girl
The dog that bit a 7-year-old girl on the face in Auckland yesterday is being hidden from animal control officers, Auckland Council says. Officers had gone to the house but the dog had been removed...
View ArticleStadium unimpressed by streaker's soft sentence
A soft sentence for a man who streaked at a Warriors game has not impressed bosses at Wellington's Westpac Stadium. Ephraim James McIntyre, 24, of Cobden, was charged with offensive behaviour and...
View ArticleHousehold crowding a health risk - study
Cold and damp conditions are adding to health problems faced by residents of overcrowded homes, an Auckland budgeting adviser says. An Otago University study released today shows one in 10 hospital...
View ArticleHuge rise in child abduction cases
The number of international child abduction cases before New Zealand courts is soaring, with one expert saying the cost of court action is forcing some desperate parents to go on the run. Last year,...
View ArticleDaughter's tribute: You were my world
Glenys Stanton was remembered for living life to the full and having a "smile that would light up a room" at her funeral in Auckland yesterday. Friends, family and co-workers gathered at Purewa...
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View ArticleFormer school employee jailed for indecent assault
The parents of a young girl indecently assaulted by a family acquaintance say it broke their hearts to learn of the abuse. Andrew Lever, 46, was sentenced in Auckland District Court today to 17 months...
View ArticleProperty development company goes into voluntary liquidation
A property development company has gone into voluntary liquidation owing almost $2 million. Owner and director of Wealth Buy Property Limited, Martin Hutchin, said no prospective home buyers would lose...
View ArticleTop sportswoman saves officer's life
A woman credited with saving the life of a police officer in a brutal attack is a top sportswoman who feared he wouldn't survive. And league international Amber Kani, 23, revealed last night how she...
View ArticleOnehunga explosion: Company denies workers needed to test for gas
A contracting company has denied its workers had a responsibility to test for flammable gases before using a blow torch that sparked a fatal explosion. Canadian Pacific Limited (CPL) is defending two...
View ArticleKiwi in group attacked by bandits in Papua New Guinea
A New Zealander injured in an attack on a group of trekkers in Papua New Guinea is comfortable and on his way back to the country's capital. The man in his 50s, a resident of Australia, was among a...
View ArticleThe hidden cost of buying dresses online
Increasing numbers of thrifty Kiwis are choosing to save money by shopping online for pricier items of clothing like ballgowns and wedding dresses, then fork out extra for alterations. Rose's...
View ArticleFraudster to keep teaching role
A teacher convicted of defrauding her school's rowing club of more than $40,000 has been allowed to keep her professional registration. Former Takapuna Grammar teacher Nova Camp, 54, was sentenced to...
View ArticleMan jailed for part in paua poaching operation
A Dunedin man has been sent to jail for his part in a paua poaching operation. Ryan Karl Tapsell, 40, was sentenced in Dunedin District Court on Friday to four years in prison after being convicted of...
View Article'Fobbed off' patient's doctor misses her cancer
A doctor has been reprimanded for failing to address ongoing symptoms in a patient who was later found to have advanced bowel cancer. The Health and Disability Commissioner's report into the GP found...
View ArticleCoughing fit led to elbow attack, court told
A man has gone on trial accused of repeatedly elbowing his partner in the back when she wouldn't stop coughing in bed. Matthew Crann, of Red Beach, north of Auckland, denies a charge of assaulting his...
View ArticleRare kiwi chick named after Dean Barker
He's carrying the hopes of a nation, and now Dean Barker has another claim to fame - lending his name to a rare kiwi chick. The rowi kiwi, hatched at the West Coast Wildlife Centre in Franz Joseph, has...
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