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Top Stories |
| | Minister acts on parole killing
By PHIL KITCHIN
Details of an explosive report on police and parole blunders that led to a hardened criminal killing a woman in a car crash could soon be revealed.
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| | Black Caps sneak home in thriller
By MARK GEENTY
LATEST: New Zealand's last pair Kyle Mills and Mark Gillespie have defied a huge moment of controversy to sneak a thrilling final-ball victory over England in the fourth one-day cricket international.
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Technology |
| | Microsoft goes Pacific with new name
By MICHAEL FIELD
Fiji's military regime is expressing outrage after learning today that Bill Gates' giant Microsoft Corp has named its next operating system "Windows Fiji".
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| | Google claims top spot for treatment of staff
Google's employee perks – from providing "nap pods" for a quick break during the day to allowing engineers to spend 20 per cent of their work time on side projects that may spark new ideas – have given the Internet leader the best reputation in corporate America, according to a new study.
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| | Web-based care aids blood pressure control
Advice and medications delivered via the internet, along with home blood pressure (BP) monitoring, lets people with high blood pressure get their condition under control, the Journal of the American Medical Association reports.
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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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National News |
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 | P makes addicts human crimewaves
By IAN STEWARD
A recovering Christchurch drug addict with 172 convictions says his up to $2000-a-day P and opiate habit was supported by over 500 burglaries, robberies and dishonesty offences, most of which he has never been caught for.
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Sport |
| | Black Caps sneak home in thriller
By MARK GEENTY
LATEST: New Zealand's last pair Kyle Mills and Mark Gillespie have defied a huge moment of controversy to sneak a thrilling final-ball victory over England in the fourth one-day cricket international.
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| | Erakovic bundled out of doubles
New Zealand No 1 Marina Erakovic and partner Michaella Krajicek have been dumped out of the women's tennis doubles at Wimbledon 0-6 2-6.
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| | Somerville signs with Gloucester
All Blacks prop Greg Somerville has become the latest to join the Europe exodus after confirming his signing with English rugby club Gloucester.
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| | Djokovic departs, Ivanovic hangs on
A dazed Novak Djokovic has been jettisoned from Wimbledon while his fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic was lucky not to suffer the same fate on a day of high drama at the All England Club.
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World News |
| | Postpone poll, say Zimbabwe's neighbours
Zimbabwe's neighbours have urged the postponement of Friday's presidential election, saying the re-election of President Robert Mugabe could lack legitimacy in the current violent climate.
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| | Israel closes Gaza crossings after attack
Israel has closed its border crossings with the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period, calling the move a response to a Palestinian rocket salvo that breached an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire.
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| | Six dead in Kentucky factory shooting
A worker at a plastics plant in Kentucky has shot and killed five people inside the factory and wounded a sixth before killing himself, police said.
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Rural |
| | NZ farmers feel 'unloved'
By TIM CRONSHAW
Big spending farmers are fleeing New Zealand to invest in countries where there are no anti-farmer feelings.
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 | 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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Business |
| | Another finance company to close
By ROELAND VAN DEN BERGH
Dorchester Pacific looks set be reduced to a listed shell company with about $15 million of capital after it announced yesterday it would close and return $168 million in investor funds during the next two years.
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| | Strategic Finance in talks
By MARTA STEEMAN
While the collapse of investor confidence and the slump in the property market has claimed a third finance company casualty, large property lender Strategic Finance says its management is considering buying out the company.
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| | Staff sought overseas
By TINA LAW
A lack of experienced staff in New Zealand has forced Christchurch's Connetics to recruit from South Africa and the United Kingdom.
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| | Auditors guilty of ethics code breach
By ANDREW JANES
Two Auckland accountants who audited failed finance company National Finance 2000 have pleaded guilty to breaching the Institute of Chartered Accountants' code of ethics.
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Dominion Post |
| | Minister acts on parole killing
PHIL KITCHIN
Details of an explosive report on police and parole blunders that led to a hardened criminal killing a woman in a car crash could soon be revealed.
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 | Coroner praises teen's lifesaving effort
LANE NICHOLS
Bobbing on his paddle-board 100 metres off Scorching Bay, pint-sized surf lifesaver Sam Mulcahy spotted a triathlon swimmer floating on his back, frothing at the mouth.
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| | Treelords a first step for Tuhoe
TIM DONOGHUE
The Tuhoe people came in from the Urewera mist to Parliament and signed their first agreement with any government.
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Marlborough Express |
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| | Bring chocolate, sweets asks family
The anticipation of returning to one's homeland should be overwhelming, but in the lead up to his return to Zimbabwe Grant Sinclair cannot sleep for all the wrong reasons.
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Manawatu Standard |
| | Alcohol fuelling violence
By CHRISTIAN BONNEVIE
Criminals are on the back foot in Palmerston North, with fewer offences taking place and more cases being resolved.
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| | On its way to stardom
By CHRISTIAN BONNEVIE
From the papers to the big screen - Duncan Evenson and his shopping trolley are on the path to stardom.
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 | 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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The Nelson Mail |
 | Police aim to return body
By KIRAN CHUG
February 2003: Jae Hyeon Kim arrives in Auckland for a backpacking holiday.
September 8, 2003: Mr Kim leaves Nelson backpacker hostel Alan's Place in the Brook.
September 29, 2003: Mr Kim uses his bankcard to buy two meals at Westport's Percy's Bar and Cafe.
Between September 29 and October 22, 2003: Mr Kim is murdered, police allege.
May 2004: Mr Kim's family reports him missing.
May 23, 2008: Nelson CIB reopens the missing person investigation into Mr Kim's disappearance.
June 10, 2008: Police search dense bush near Charleston for six days following a tip-off that they will find items belonging to Mr Kim there.
June 23, 2008: Nelson fisherman Shannon Brent Flewellen and a former Westport man are jointly charged with Mr Kim's murder.
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| | Rugby split tipped in wake of crisis
LAURA BASHAM and FAIRFAX
Marlborough rugby looks set to split from Nelson in a bitter Tasman Rugby Union fallout - which may prompt Nelson to join with Buller to form a new division one team.
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 | Body found on boat ramp
Nelson police are investigating the death of a middle-aged Nelson man who was found lying on an icy boat ramp in the city Wednesday morning.
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The Press |
 | Liquidation action looms
David Williams
A Christchurch crane-hire company has filed applications for the liquidation of developer Dave Henderson's Property Ventures and Five Mile Holdings.
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| | Catholic brother convicted
John Hartevelt
"He got off he should have owned up to every one of them. He knew what he done. He knew damn right."
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Southland Times |
 | 'There's nothing to worry about'
By EVAN HARDING
Southland police bosses updated the Invercargill City Council on the city's gang tensions last night, but what was said remains a secret.
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| | Hospital helicopter idea chopped
By DYLAN THORNE
A small helicopter similar to the rescue helicopters would cost about $3000, which was clearly unaffordable for the purpose of transporting staff.
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 | Pair seriously injured in crash
By WILL HINE in Queenstown
Two people suffering from serious injuries had to be cut from their vehicle after a two car collision near Queenstown this afternoon.
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Taranaki Daily News |
| | Rampant rats ruin life of resident
By RICHARD WOODD richard.woodd@tnl.co.nz
It's rodent heaven at 23 Juliet St, Stratford, but rats are making life hell for the owner, the tenant, the neighbour and the plumber.
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| | Council boss takes Southcare job
By RICHARD WOODD richard.woodd@tnl.co.nz
South Taranaki District Council boss Craig Stevenson is the new chairman of Southcare.
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 | City quiz team strikes it lucky
By LEIGHTON KEITH leighton.keith@tnl.co.nz
A New Plymouth pub quiz team is $5000 richer after winning a national competition.
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| | Guilty verdict thrills victim
By GLENN McLEAN glenn.mclean@tnl.co.nz
The shop assistant who had her head rammed through a thick glass counter last year could barely contain her joy after her attacker was found guilty of the unprovoked assault after a two-day trial yesterday.
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Timaru Herald |
| | Concern at gangs in State housing
Recent gang activity sparked off a volley of criticism yesterday from MPs considering state housing policy, which was also questioned by Aoraki MP Jo Goodhew. Rachael Comer reports.
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| | Child assault was more 'than a clip'
A Timaru father convicted of assaulting a five-year-old said he just "gave her a clip around the back of the head," the Timaru District Court heard yesterday.
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Auckland |
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| | Business dives in Henderson
By STEPHEN FORBES
Angry business owners claiming a loss of trade through works along Henderson’s main street may push for compensation.
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| | Safety fears persist for Rangitoto students
By JODEAL CADACIO
Fears for the safety of Rangitoto College students remain after Shore councillors dropped a proposed pedestrian underpass from the East Coast Rd widening project.
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Central North Island |
 | Ngongotaha sculpture trail opens
By Simon Earle
Ngongotaha's reputation as a growing centre for the arts has been re-emphasised with a World Environment Day opening of a sculpture trail in the village.
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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 |
 | Road opening changes Kerikeri forever
By KERI MOLLOY
From the dawn unveiling of poupou at the new bypass to the midnight closure of the old bridge, Sunday was a watershed day for Kerikeri.
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 | Crossroads for the preservation society
By CATHY ROBINSON
Thirty-nine years ago Gerry Clark was astonished by a roaring bulldozer toppling gum trees on the ridge above the Kerikeri Stone Store basin.
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