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Top Stories |
 | Official blunders led to killing
By PHIL KITCHIN
A series of blunders allowed a hardened criminal still on parole to kill a woman in a car crash, a secret report for the Government reveals.
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| | Auckland 'needs mini-government'
By KIM RUSCOE
Toss out the old masters and bring in a mini-government complete with a leader and cabinet, former mayoral candidate and Heart of the City lobby group head Alex Swney has told a royal commission into Auckland's eight-council governance.
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| | Cunliffe in a tangle with hairdresser bill
BY TRACY WATKINS
A "blonde" moment by Health Minister David Cunliffe has drawn a sharp response from a National backbencher after he dragged her hair colour into a row over new rules.
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Technology |
 | Fake mobiles abound in China
Steve Jobs may not lose sleep over knock-off iPhones, but legitimate Chinese brands such as Ningbo Bird are fretting about fakes in the cut-throat world of low-end handset makers.
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| | Aussie software controls kids' mobile use
By ASHER MOSES
Australian parents can control their children's mobile phone usage completely - including what websites they can visit, who they can contact and when they can use the built-in camera - using new Australian software.
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| | Fibre optic can offset NZ's isolation
The fibre optic policies of both National and Labour will offset this country's isolation problem, a Telecommunications Summit in Auckland was told.
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 | How to pick a home printer
By DAVE THOMSPSON
A lot has been written about printers, most of it extremely boring; I plan to carry on that tradition.
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National News |
| | New police powers to curb teen drinking
By COLIN ESPINER
Police will be given new powers under changes unveiled by the Government to crack down on teen drunkenness and adults who supply minors with alcohol.
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 | Chch boy to make surgical history
By KIM THOMAS
A Christchurch schoolboy is set to make New Zealand medical history by being the first to receive a joint liver and kidney transplant when a kidney becomes available in two to four years.
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| | Punch costs Highlander $5000
Highlanders' Super 14 rugby winger Lucky Mulipola has been sentenced to 180 hours' community work and is to pay $5000 emotional harm reparation for a one-punch assault on a man in Dunedin.
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Sport |
 | Latimer likely answer for Tri-Nations
By JIM KAYES
The All Blacks coaches are reviewing tapes of New Zealand Maori's games against Tonga, Fiji and Samoa as flanker Tanerau Latimer firms as the favourite to join the Tri-Nations squad.
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 | Erakovic wins through at Wimbledon
Marina Erakovic became the first New Zealand woman in 20 years to make the second round of Wimbledon when she beat her Dutch doubles tennis partner Michaella Krajicek 7-6 7-6 early this morning (NZ time).
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| | Black Caps seek redemption
By MARK GEENTY
New Zealand welcome back star allrounder Jacob Oram with the battle-cry of redeeming their test series disaster in the fourth one-day cricket international against England in London today (9.45pm NZ time).
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| | Phoenix pair accept club's Olympic veto
By FRED WOODCOCK
Shane Smeltz admits he was slightly shocked when he first discovered his dream of representing New Zealand at the Beijing Olympics was dashed, but says he now understands and accepts the Wellington Phoenix's decision not to let him go.
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World News |
| | Mugabe defies pressure to stop vote
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defied mounting pressure from both inside and outside Africa to call off Friday's presidential election, saying he had a legal obligation to go ahead.
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 | Israeli guard kills self at Sarkozy farewell
An Israeli guard on the perimeter of a farewell airport ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy has shot himself dead, causing a security stir but not endangering the visiting leader, police said.
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Rural |
 | Big Snow best on show
By NATHAN BEAUMONT
At two tonnes and a towering 1.88 metres (6ft 2in) tall at the shoulder, Big Snow is the same height as a small elephant and could provide enough steaks to feed an army.
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| | Meat sector prospects brighter
A meat industry lobbyist today warned farmers they are embarking on yet another boom-and-bust cycle - with potential for $100 lambs.
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| | Napier farmer elected to Federated Farmers
Livestock farming desperately needs to change to survive, says the new chairman of Federated Farmers meat and fibre section, Hawke's Bay sheep and beef farmer Bruce Wills.
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| | Farmers under attack - lobbyist
Dairy farmers are feeling hard done by, says a rural lobbyist who says a key issue of the coming general election is the right of farmers to continue to produce food.
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Business |
| | SBS surplus hits 5-year low
By ALAN WOOD
New Zealand's largest building society's trading surplus has fallen after five years of record results, having taken a conservative lending strategy in a tougher market.
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| | Parties' broadband plans raise questions
By ANDREW JANES
Competing plans by the Government and National to upgrade New Zealand's broadband networks have drawn vaguely positive but non-committal responses from the two main telecommunications companies.
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Dominion Post |
 | Official blunders led to killing
PHIL KITCHIN
A series of blunders allowed a hardened criminal still on parole to kill a woman in a car crash, a secret report for the Government reveals.
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| | High-profile builder collapses
COLIN PATTERSON
A major Wellington construction company has collapsed, leaving several high-profile apartment projects unfinished.
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| | Council faces huge bill to fix landmarks
DAVE BURGESS
Wellington City Council will have to come up with millions of dollars to strengthen some of its landmark buildings - and so will the owners of 1200 other properties.
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Marlborough Express |
 | Warning for contractor
Rachel Young
The Department of Labour has fired a warning shot at a vineyard contractor who had 23 workers from Kiribati living in one house in Seddon.
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| | Lansdowne meeting lockout
The media and public have been banned from tonight's crucial special general meeting of the Tasman Rugby Union at Lansdowne Park.
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 | Social worker's job is secure, says DHB
Cherie Howie
The man at the centre of a British scandal, who allegedly posed as a solicitor, is on sick leave from Wairau Hospital but his job as a social worker is secure.
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Manawatu Standard |
 | Heart attack without the hints
By MICHELLE DUFF
One minute Geoff Bray was strolling to class, the next he was staring at a ceiling with tubes in his arm.
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| | 'Don't blow it up'
By CHRISTIAN BONNEVIE
An embarrassed airline passenger pleaded for the life of her abandoned briefcase, after the bomb squad was called in to Palmerston North Airport yesterday.
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| | Hold-up terror in city shop
By MICHELLE DUFF
A Palmerston North dairy owner held at gunpoint is glad to be alive after his terrifying ordeal.
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The Nelson Mail |
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| | Council to upgrade building
By TRACY NEAL
A $1 million upgrade of the Nelson City Council ground-floor offices is on the cards, following a budgeted $190,000 fourth-floor refit this year.
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| | Hunter found safe and well after cold night
After spending a cold night scouring the Barnicoat Ranges for a Stoke pig hunter, Search and Rescue teams called off their hunt Tuesday morning when they found him safe and well.
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The Press |
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| | Charges over missing tourist
Police who arrested two men for the murder of a Korean backpacker who disappeared five years ago say he was killed at the small West Coast town of Charleston, and they know how he died.
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Southland Times |
 | Snow, sleet blanket the south
By SAM McKNIGHT
Any hopes that Southland would escape the icy clutches of winter were quickly dashed yesterday as the expected polar blast swept its way through the region.
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Taranaki Daily News |
| | No flies on us, bakers plead
By RICHARD WOODD richard.woodd@tnl.co.nz
Owners of a Stratford bakery ordered to close because of hygiene breaches pleaded for another chance yesterday.
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| | Wild weather on the way may spawn twisters
By MATT RILKOFF matt.rilkoff@tnl.co.nz
Wild winter storms are here and more are on their way, almost a year after devastating twisters and huge swells caused massive damage in Taranaki.
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| | Hospital hit by winter ills
By JAYNE HULBERT jayne.hulbert@tnl.co.nz
The winter influx hit Taranaki Base Hospital yesterday morning when it reached patient capacity for the first time this year.
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 | Huge erosion threat looms
By ROB MAETZIG rob.maetzig@tnl.co.nz
Massive erosion on Mt Taranaki's western slopes could threaten State Highway 45 and endanger Opunake's water supply.
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Timaru Herald |
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 | 'Don't rent to gangs' plea
Residents of Timaru's Brunswick Street are angry that Housing New Zealand has rented a property to gang members who, the residents claim, are making their lives a misery. Tracey Chatterton reports
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Auckland |
 | Fires fuel sprinkler alert
By REBECCA PAPPRILL-PETERS
The Fire Service is stressing the importance of sprinklers after two weekend fires.
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| | Auckland city cuts 'common sense'
By JANIE SMITH
Budgets have been slashed for community projects despite hundreds of people opposing the cuts in Auckland City Council’s annual plan.
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| | Mid City theatre costs soar
By JOCELYN REIN
A proposal to turn the former Mid City cinemas into a multi-theatre complex may double in cost before plans are even drawn up.
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| | Rail to delay motorists
By MELANIE VERRAN
Motorists using Khyber Pass and Park roads will face delays from August as work begins to build two new rail overbridges.
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Central North Island |
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Hawke's Bay |
| | Kiwi dinosaur fossil a titanic find
PAUL EASTON
A grey lump the size of a rugby ball, found sticking out of the bank of a Hawke's Bay stream, is proof that one of the biggest dinosaurs once roamed New Zealand.
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Northland |
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| | Nitrate poisoning strikes cattle
A farmer has lost a quarter of his herd after more than 60 cows have been struck down with nitrate poisoning in the past month.
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 | Narrows toilet down the gurgler
Users will have to hold their noses or cross their legs if they need to use the toilet while waiting for the Hokianga ferry at The Narrows.
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