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Top Stories |
| | Shot liquor store owner dies
LATEST: Police say the actions of armed robbers who shot dead a south Auckland liquor store owner who was complying with their orders were cold, cowardly and callous.
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| | $2.10 a litre within days
By JAMES WEIR
Drivers are staring down the barrel of at least a 10c a litre rise in the price of petrol after a huge leap in crude oil to new highs.
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| | Cut power - do the dishes by hand
By PAUL EASTON
All homes will be urged to cut their power use by up to 15 per cent in peak times as the Government grapples with the developing power crisis.
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Technology |
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 | New site gives birth to Man Babies
Kristoffer Truitt and Chase Castaldo are enjoying their first brush with internet fame after launching a new website which straddles that fine line between being seriously funny and seriously disturbed.
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National News |
 | Black-ice warning across South Island
By CHARLIE GATES
Treacherous roads are predicted across the South Island for the next three days as falling temperatures turn melting snow and rain into black ice.
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| | Weighty cost of obese patients
By RUTH HILL and REBECCA PALMER
Hospitals are bearing weighty costs for super-sized equipment that can cope with obese patients.
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Sport |
 | Happy Henry warns English will be tougher
By DUNCAN JOHNSTONE
All Blacks coach Graham Henry warned that an even bigger performance from his impressive forwards unit will be needed against England at Eden Park next Saturday after the New Zealand pack dominated a respected Irish outfit to set up a crucial season-opening win.
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| | 'Don't panic' over Black Caps form
By MARK GEENTY
Don't panic, and be patient, New Zealand cricket coach John Bracewell pleaded once again after his side's innings defeat against England capped a tumultuous fortnight.
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| | Nadal destroys Federer to win French Open
Rafael Nadal has produced a flawless exhibition of claycourt tennis to demolish world No 1 Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 and win his fourth straight French Open title.
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World News |
 | Two dead after quake rocks Greece (+ pics)
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has struck southern Greece, killing two villagers, injuring another 50 people and damaging homes and a military base, authorities said.
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| | Gay US bishop enters into civil union
The openly gay US Episcopal bishop at the centre of the Anglican church's global battle over homosexuality has entered into a civil union with his longtime partner at a private ceremony.
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Rural |
| | Rural property market hot
By TIM CRONSHAW
The rural property market is running hot on the back of high milk and grain prices in contrast to lurching city residential sales.
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| | Russians move to majority dairy stake
The Russian company at the heart of a dairy industry takeover damned by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters now has a majority stake in the local target company.
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| | Farmers need GE crops - MAF official
Livestock farmers need access to genetically engineered crops if they are to help feed the burgeoning world population, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) deputy director-general says.
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| | Monsanto sees water shortage issues growing
Monsanto Co, the world leader in biotech crops, sees water shortages as a growing issue in the years ahead and expects its drought-tolerant corn seed to play a role in easing pressure on this key resource, chief executive Hugh Grant said.
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Business |
| | Markets shaky as oil soars
By KRISTINA COOKE and Dominion Post reporters
World oil prices have raced up to a record US$139 a barrel and United States shares have dropped sharply amid new fears that the US economy faces 1970s-style "stagflation" of slowing growth and rising inflation.
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| | Share value claim denied
By KRIS HALL
Claims by former Southern Petroleum investors that their shares were undervalued during a 1996 takeover by Fletcher Challenge Energy are without foundation, according to the lead defendant in New Zealand's longest-running insider trading case.
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| | Long road to a place on the map
By NICK CHURCHOUSE
Sonny and Ria Galvin went from barely surviving on their last dollar to ranking in the top 40 cultural tourism providers in the world.
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Dominion Post |
| | $2.10 a litre within days
JAMES WEIR
Drivers are staring down the barrel of at least a 10c a litre rise in the price of petrol after a huge leap in crude oil to new highs.
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| | Cut power - do the dishes by hand
PAUL EASTON
All homes will be urged to cut their power use by up to 15 per cent in peak times as the Government grapples with the developing power crisis.
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| | Weighty cost of obese patients
RUTH HILL and REBECCA PALMER
Hospitals are bearing weighty costs for super-sized equipment that can cope with obese patients.
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Manawatu Standard |
 | Muffling boy racers' noise
By CHRISTIAN BONNEVIE
Regulations introduced to mute modified car exhausts could do little to solve noise complaints, with boy racers prepared to switch mufflers to gain warrants.
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 | Development threat to snails
By MERVYN DYKES
There's a green-and-purple killer lurking in the forests of the Tararuas near Palmerston North.
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| | Knife-thrower in court
By JONATHON HOWE
A Palmerston North man accused of throwing a boning knife at the head of a 20-year-old woman is expected to plead guilty at Palmerston North District Court next week.
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| | Rape case arrest
By CHRISTIAN BONNEVIE
The man who allegedly raped a teenage hitch-hiker in Palmerston North has been arrested.
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Marlborough Express |
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 | Users divided on need for a new theatre
The prospect of a new theatre for Marlborough has blown up into controversy and will tax the minds of the Marlborough District Council over the next couple of days before they decide if it should be in the annual budget or not. We asked the arts community for their opinions.
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 | Speeding up Marlborough
Jo Gilbert and Fairfax
Last month Chris O'Connell was appointed chairman of the Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand. We spoke to him about his hi-tech plans.
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The Nelson Mail |
| | Sinking report `a wake-up call' to industry
A final official report on the fatal sinking of Nelson fishing boat Mi Jay was a "wake-up call" for everyone on the importance of trip reporting, Port Nelson Fishermen's Association vice-president Darren Guard said ton Saturday.
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| | Sutch file prompts bid to release secret report
By LAURA BASHAM
Friday's release of Security Intelligence Service files on Bill Sutch has inspired Nelson man Oliver Sutherland to seek government documents on the use of the Official Secrets Act against him.
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| | Lindup case shows system works IRD
By NAOMI MITCHELL and KIRAN CHUG
Inland Revenue has no plans to tighten its fraud detection systems following the theft of more than $850,000 of taxpayers' money by Nelson Symphony Orchestra director David Lindup.
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The Press |
| | Push to slash hydro storage
By PAUL GORMAN
Emergency legislation to drain southern hydro lakes below their minimum operating levels is being considered by the Government as it grapples with the developing power crisis.
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| | Companies mull increase
By KATIE WYLIE
Petrol companies will today decide whether the largest one-day leap in crude oil prices will be passed on to motorists.
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Southland Times |
 | Young shooting star seals Steel win
By JERRIE ANDREWS
Julianna Naoupu was the star of Stadium Southland on Saturday, shooting Southern Steel to a 47-46 win over ANZ Championship favourites the Melbourne Vixens.
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Taranaki Daily News |
| | Fonterra plans milk price war
By Z ST GEORGE liz.stgeorge@tnl.co.nz
Fonterra says it will do everything it can to defend its milk supply after news a rival dairy company is starting up in Wanganui.
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| | Motorists get in early after oil prices take new jump
By LYN HUMPHREYS and FAIRFAXl yn.humphreys@tnl.co.nz
Not a few Taranaki motorists were braving the cold last night to get their tanks filled in advance of petrol companies' decision today whether the largest one-day leap in crude oil prices will be passed on to motorists.
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 | Family, friends farewell Mr Fantastic
By MATT RILKOFF matt.rilkoff@tnl.co.nz
Warm memories of a life well lived took the chill from the air of Trent Keegan's funeral in New Plymouth on Saturday morning.
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Timaru Herald |
 | Snow sparks panic
The threat of homes being blanketed under thick snow stampeded Timaru residents to the shops. Rhonda Markby reports.
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Auckland |
 | Taggers face the penalty
By PIPPA O'ROURKE
Seven taggers believed to have caused more than $100,000 worth of damage across the North Shore have been charged by police over the past three weeks.
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| | Lost event costs Shore millions
The North Shore is set to lose millions in business revenue after surrendering the rights to host December’s world junior table tennis championships.
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| | Waterview fears slum future
By HEATHER McCRACKEN
Residents have made a plea to Transit bosses not to leave Waterview a slum after building a $1.89 billion twin tunnel through the suburb.
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| | Robbers target children
By JUSTINE GLUCINA
Police have arrested four teenaged boys in connection with several armed robberies on schoolchildren.
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Central North Island |
 | Protection sought for historic building
By Simon Earle
A building consent application to demolish Rotorua Club's Fenton St premises has been lodged with Rotorua District Council but opposition is mounting on the grounds of the building's historic value.
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| | Tribute to Harawene possible
By Phil Campbell
A permanent memorial as a tribute to Harawene the dog, which kept vigil on Te Ngae Rd, now appears a possibility.
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 | Companion honour for Treaty negotiator
By Simon Earle
Long service to Maori and the community and ongoing work in Treaty settlement claims has seen Anaru Rangiheuea honoured with the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
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| | Numbers seem alien to most
By Phil Campbell
It takes seven minutes for Nasa's spaceship on Mars to send messages to Earth. It must have taken councillors seven light years to register all the data of Rotorua District Council's financial review and performance achievements.
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Hawke's Bay |
| | Young bishop gets a special welcome
KELLY ANDREW
New Zealand's newest and youngest Anglican bishop has been ordained and welcomed into the Waiapu diocese in a colourful ceremony.
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| | Worker trapped for 28 hours
KELLY ANDREW
A farm worker who crashed 100 metres down a remote gully in southern Hawke's Bay spent 28 hours sheltering in his vehicle with a broken leg, waiting to be found.
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Northland |
 | Heritage bypass to open June 23
The $17 million Kerikeri Heritage Bypass, described as ‘the biggest and most significant roading project in the Far North District Council’s history’, is expected to open to traffic on June 23.
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| | Threat to natural assets
It’s the trees, rivers and streams of the natural environment that make Kerikeri unique, according to Vision Kerikeri chairman Rod Brown.
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 | Far North looks for independence
By RICHARD EDMONDSON
The Far North could break away from the Northland region if a district council bid to acquire powers and responsibilities held by the regional council is successful.
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Entertainment |
 | Keys' troubled time leads to success
R&B singer Alicia Keys is enjoying a successful worldwide tour, a chart-topping album and will act in an upcoming movie, but it might not have happened, she said, were it not for a near breakdown two years ago.
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Motoring |
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| | Ford's FPV range is ready to rumble
By ROB MAETZIG
If anyone happened to be in North Canterbury last Wednesday and heard a strange noise that was something between a "Whoa!" and a "Yeeha!", it was probably me, and I apologise.
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Travel |
| | Top 10 restaurants with a great view
The food at a top restaurant may be note-worthy but what about the view? Food and Wine Magazine has come up with a list of the top 10 restaurants where the food is delicious but the view is as memorable.
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| | Funkier than thou
Fitzroy has become one of Melbourne's most eclectic areas, thanks to the Brunswick Street artery of cool that teems with so many niche boutiques, perfect cafes and bespoke shops it's almost overwhelming.
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| | Air NZ announces fare hike
Air New Zealand today announced a range of fare hikes and route changes, mainly cutbacks, in response to the continued high cost of fuel and changes in demand.
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