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Top Stories |
| | Woman tells of Hilton hijinks
By KIM RUSCOE
A woman who spent the night with an English rugby player at the Hilton Hotel in Auckland has revealed how four other players entered the room and one stripped the duvet off their semi-naked bodies.
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Technology |
 | Seeing-eye software
By CYNTHIA KARENA
Converting Microsoft Word documents into a navigable audio file and innovative computer games are just two of technology's offerings for the vision-impaired.
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| | Skype's latest focuses on video
Web communications leader Skype is to begin public testing of a new version of its software for making free or low-cost phone calls that aims to make casual video chatting more common.
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| | Amsterdam gets Europe's first mobile Wimax network
A newly-launched commercial network in Amsterdam is the first in Europe to use a mobile version of the Wimax standard to allow users to surf the Web at high speeds while on the move, operator Worldmax said.
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National News |
| | Nats back Govt bill to tackle gangs
By COLIN ESPINER
Political bipartisanship over tackling violent crime is continuing in Parliament, with National backing Government proposals for tough new penalties for gang-related activities.
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| | Kiwi families living on Struggle St
By BEN FAWKES
New Zealanders are delaying having children, as increasing living costs, debt and work demands begin to take their toll on family life, a study says.
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| | Porsche driver charged over petrol theft
By KAY BLUNDELL
A man driving a $120,000 Porsche has been charged with theft after filling the vehicle with petrol worth $169 and driving away, despite being challenged by service station staff.
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| | Chch may refund $80k parking fines
By REBECCA TODD
The Christchurch City Council may refund up to $80,000 worth of traffic and parking tickets issued to nearly 2000 people since 2005.
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Sport |
| | Rain, umpires rob Black Caps
By MARK GEENTY
LATEST: New Zealand batting star Brendon McCullum was left fuming as the weather and the umpires conspired to leave the tourists an agonising one over short of a breakthrough victory over England in the second one-day cricket international today.
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| | Injured Woods out for season
Tiger Woods will have reconstructive surgery on his left knee that will sideline him for the rest of the 2008 season, the world No 1 has revealed this morning (NZ time).
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| | Let's get physical say Saints
By SAM WORTHINGTON
Saints coach Doug Marty has promised that his players will roll up their sleeves and get dirty as star guard Ernest Scott remains in serious doubt to play in tomorrow night's must-win National Basketball League final.
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| | Woman tells of Hilton hijinks
By KIM RUSCOE
A woman who spent the night with an English rugby player at the Hilton Hotel in Auckland has revealed how four other players entered the room and one stripped the duvet off their semi-naked bodies.
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World News |
| | Mark Thatcher named in coup plot
The son of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a leader of a 2004 coup plot in Equatorial Guinea that was backed by Spain and South Africa, a mercenary has told a court.
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| | Obama has narrow lead on McCain - poll
Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow 5-point lead on Republican John McCain in the US presidential race, but holds a big early edge with the crucial swing voting blocs of independents and women, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll.
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| | Bali Nine testifies for Bali Six
A member of the infamous Bali Nine heroin smuggling ring has spoken from an Indonesian jail in support of an accused fellow drug runner.
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Rural |
| | Synlait has plans for waste
By PAUL GORMAN
Independent Canterbury milk company Synlait wants to spread waste from its Dunsandel processing plant on its farms to boost production.
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| | Anchor fights Angkor
By NICK CHURCHOUSE
Fonterra has appealed against a decision to let an Indonesian company use the brand Angkor in New Zealand, claiming it is too close to the Anchor brand.
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Business |
| | Dominion Finance sought extra cash
By ROELAND VAN DEN BERGH
Dominion Finance Holdings tried to get more money from its investors with a special offer just weeks before it stopped repaying investor funds.
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| | Asia 'offers firms a way to expand'
By ROELAND VAN DEN BERGH
Medium-sized businesses should seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity for international expansion on the back of Asia's economic boom and the free trade pact with China, ANZ National Bank says.
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| | Envy could be our pride - T&G
By ANDREW JANES
Pipfruit grower and marketer Turners & Growers is pinning its hopes on its exclusively controlled and trademarked Jazz and Envy apple varieties as it continues to struggle with the high Kiwi dollar.
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Dominion Post |
 | Big Brother vs big bother
GREER McDONALD
Big brother-like surveillance is set to watch over Courtenay Place after plans for cameras to combat drunken violence and bad behaviour were approved by a council committee.
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| | Woman tells of Hilton hijinks (+video)
KIM RUSCOE
A woman who spent the night with an English rugby player at the Hilton Hotel in Auckland has revealed how four other players entered the room and one stripped the duvet off their semi-naked bodies.
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| | Bay ref quits over abuse
MARTY SHARPE
The abuse of Hawke's Bay rugby referees by players, coaches and spectators has led to a senior referee resigning and prompted a crisis meeting with the local union and clubs.
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| | Porsche driver charged over petrol
KAY BLUNDELL
A man driving a $120,000 Porsche has been charged with theft after filling the vehicle with petrol worth $169 and driving away, despite being challenged by service station staff.
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Manawatu Standard |
 | Dodgy city meters to be upgraded
By KATIE CHAPMAN
After losing about $22,000 worth of fines due to machine faults the Palmerston North City Council is embarking on a city wide upgrade of parking meters.
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| | Parking fine jumps to $150
Be warned - next week the fine for illegally parking in mobility carparks will more than triple, and the Palmerston North City Council is keen to enforce it.
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| | Big retail centre plans revealed
By GRANT MILLER
Dick Smith Electronics is the anchor tenant for a large-format retail development in Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North, scheduled to open about September.
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| | Meeting to beat thugs
Anyone who wants a say on what to do about the thugs plaguing Manawatu's dairies and other small businesses needs to be at the convention centre in Palmerston North between 7pm and 9pm on July 2.
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Marlborough Express |
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The Nelson Mail |
| | Residents try to stall funds for Headingly
By TOM HUNT
Debate over Richmond's controversial Headingly Centre is heating up, with a group of residents making a last-ditch bid to stall a public contribution to the project, and the church behind it threatening to go it alone with "God" on its side.
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| | More power saving called for
Nelson householders are slowly turning on to a national campaign to save power amid fears of winter blackouts due to low southern hydro lake levels.
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The Press |
| | Third-party insurance row brewing
Dan Eaton, national affairs editor
A bitter row is brewing between the Government and the insurance industry over plans to make third-party motor vehicle insurance compulsory.
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Southland Times |
| | Heroic effort fails to save life
By AIMEE WILSON and FAIRFAX
A Carpet cleaner tried to save the life of an elderly Alexandra woman who died after being engulfed by flames at her house yesterday.
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Taranaki Daily News |
 | Man dies in bridge tragedy
By LEIGHTON KEITH leighton.keith@tnl.co.nz
Forestry workers battled to save a loader driver's life after his machine plunged 15 metres off a farm bridge into the Mohakatino River yesterday.
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| | Southcare in turmoil as medical boss exits
RICHARD WOODDrichard.woodd@tnl.co.nz
Southcare medical practice was plunged into a deeper crisis yesterday when the medical director quit and staff voted no confidence in their administering trust.
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Timaru Herald |
 | Mascot discloses $7m loss
Mascot Finance announced a multi-million dollar loss yesterday, but predicted a quick return to profitability. Stu Piddington reports. South Island-based Mascot Finance sent shivers through its investors yesterday after announcing a loss of more than $7 million.
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| | Four charged following liquor sting
Four South Canterbury people who sold alcohol to minors appear in the Timaru District Court next week, while the businesses they work for face temporary closures.
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Auckland |
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 | Liquor curbs win support
By KAREN MANGNALL
Multi-party backing for changes to the liquor licensing laws are being welcomed by Manukau councillors and police.
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| | Obesity at record high
By WILLIAM MACE
Morbid obesity rates in Counties Manukau are likely to be even higher than the record high shown in a recent survey of the nation’s women.
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Central North Island |
 | Rotorua carving to adorn temple
By Simon Earle
An intricate carving by renowned Rotorua craftsman Clive Fugill will adorn the entranceway to the Wat Paknam Temple to be opened in Welcome Bay on Sunday.
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 | Police muck in for a good cause
By Simon Earle
Sleeves were rolled up and the hard yards made in the grounds of Whare Aroha by members of the Rotorua Police's Target Alcohol Group.
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| | Public life extracts toll
The public way in which Manukau Mayor Len Brown, approaching middle age at 51, became ill is a reminder in a fast moving world of the high expectation of elected officials, writes Phil Campbell, Editor Rotorua review.
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Hawke's Bay |
| | Bay ref quits over abuse
MARTY SHARPE
The abuse of Hawke's Bay rugby referees by players, coaches and spectators has led to a senior referee resigning and prompted a crisis meeting with the local union and clubs.
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| | Wheelchair man's home invaded
Police are hoping forensic evidence will lead them to two men who invaded a Napier home and attacked a man in a wheelchair.
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Northland |
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| | Domain action group disbands
The Kerikeri Domain Action Group is disbanding to make way for a new community trust being formed to progress the development of the domain.
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 | Thinking ahead to restore birds
The Puketi Forest Trust, which has been working to restore wildlife to Puketi Forest since 2003, is aiming to raise $1 million in capital to fund the restoration of the unique subtropical kauri forest in perpetuity
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