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Top Stories |
 | Veitch broke ex-lover's back
BERNADETTE COURTNEY and EMILY WATT
Television presenter Tony Veitch's assault on his former partner was so vicious that he broke her back in four places.
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| | Grieving mother targets lawyer
By PHIL KITCHIN
The mother of a woman killed by a police informer will lay a complaint against the man's lawyer, who allowed his client to give a false name in court to avoid being returned to prison.
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Technology |
 | Meet the Aussie behind Wikileaks
By ASHER MOSES
In the past year and a half, Australian-born Julian Assange and his band of online dissidents have helped swing the Kenyan Presidential election, embarrassed the US Government and sparked international scandal.
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| | Technology reshapes the classroom
From online courses to kid-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is spreading in America's classrooms, reducing the need for textbooks, notepads, paper and in some cases even the schools themselves.
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 | Review: Elefunk & Echochrome
By GERARD CAMPBELL
It has taken a while to gather some steam, but some intriquing and interesting downloadable games are starting to appear on Sony's PlayStation Network.
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 | NZ iPhone prices disappoint fans
By REUBEN SCHWARZ
LATEST: Many Kiwis are complaining that the eagerly awaited iPhone 3G, due to go on sale on Friday, is too expensive.
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National News |
| | Hospital neglected injured woman
By JOHN HARTEVELT
A young woman was discharged from Christchurch Hospital's emergency department hours after a car crash that left her with extensive injuries, including a rare injury at the base of her skull.
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| | Firm censured over sexual harassment
By REBECCA TODD
A Christchurch company has been told to get a robust policy against sexual harassment after an "outrageous" case involving a 14-year-old girl.
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| | Pregnant woman's drink binge
By ANNA CHALMERS and NZPA
Police officers concerned about the effect of a pregnant mother's drinking binge on her unborn child have dropped plans to charge the woman, but are calling for tougher laws.
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Sport |
| | Henry avoids war of words
By JIM KAYES
All Blacks coach Graham Henry declined to return fire yesterday on the Springboks' claims that Tony Woodcock cheated in last Saturday's Tri-Nations test in Wellington.
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World News |
| | G8 to impose sanctions on Mugabe circle
The Group of Eight rich nations has agreed to impose sanctions against Zimbabwe's leadership because of violence during the widely condemned re-election of President Robert Mugabe.
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| | Communists pull support of Indian government
Communist parties that have provided the Indian government with a parliamentary majority for four years say they are withdrawing their support in protest against a civilian nuclear deal with the United States.
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| | Quake startles Peru
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has rattled southern Peru, startling residents in the Andean country's second-largest city, Arequipa, who ran out of their homes into the streets.
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Rural |
| | Dairy Trust gets big backers
By DAVID HARGREAVES
Ambitious new dairy sector player Dairy Trust (DTL) is showing itself as a potentially serious rival to Fonterra.
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| | Alliance to retain structure
By ALAN WOOD
Alliance, New Zealand's biggest sheep meat processor, remains committed to its co-operative model, as rival PPCS is preparing to dilute its co-operative structure.
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Business |
| | Don't cut rates yet Reserve Bank urged
By JAMES WEIR
The Reserve Bank should do nothing for now and hold interest rates, despite a dismal business survey suggesting a nine-month recession in prospect, a leading economist says.
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| | Kiwis opt for low risk funds
By KRIS HALL
Kiwisavers will sit tight in conservative funds for years to come rather than chase risk with more aggressive asset mixes, investment specialist Mercer says.
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| | F&P puts Mosgiel site on the market
By LIZ McDONALD
Listed whiteware maker Fisher & Paykel Appliances has put its large Mosgiel site and some land in Auckland up for sale as it shifts its production overseas.
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| | Analysts keep faith in Pike River
By ALAN WOOD
Pike River Coal's shares have continued to retreat on investor profit-taking, after an initial drop on Wall Street coal stocks last week.
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Dominion Post |
 | The long and winding road (+pics)
MARTIN KAY
Trevor Mallard cycled and even the not-exactly-athletic Judith Tizard struggled up the aptly named Hill St as Cabinet ministers shunned flash new BMWs to get to Labour's caucus at Premier House.
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| | Grieving mother targets lawyer
PHIL KITCHIN
The mother of a woman killed by a police informer will lay a complaint against the man's lawyer, who allowed his client to give a false name in court to avoid being returned to prison.
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| | Veitch broke ex-lover's back
BERNADETTE COURTNEY and EMILY WATT
Television presenter Tony Veitch's assault on his former partner was so vicious that he broke her back in four places.
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| | Don't cut rates yet Reserve Bank urged
JAMES WEIR
The Reserve Bank should do nothing for now and hold interest rates, despite a dismal business survey suggesting a nine-month recession in prospect, a leading economist says.
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Marlborough Express |
| | Recession bites in Blenheim
Jo Gilbert, Maike van der Heide, and Fairfax
A Blenheim cafe owner is cutting back hours and other retailers report few people out shopping as the region feels the impact of a nationwide consumer pinch.
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| | A split Awatere may get water help
Cherie Howie
Seddon ratepayers are likely to get more help from the Government if treatment of their water takes place separately from rural Awatere, associate health minister Damien O'Connor said this morning.
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Manawatu Standard |
| | Worker scams city bank
By CHRISTIAN BONNEVIE
An ex-Westpac bank worker is being investigated for stealing $125,000 in a complex scam that cost him his job and left him jilted just steps from the altar.
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| | Warning of icy roads
Motorists are being warned to take extra care in the mornings with the heaviest frosts this winter set to roll in this week.
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The Nelson Mail |
| | Fuel thieves hit pumps and vehicles
By NAOMI MITCHELL and LAURA BASHAM
TODAY'S RATES
BP Takaka $2.20
Motueka Caltex $2.20
Riwaka Challenge $2.18
Murchison Mobil $2.18
Nelson Caltex $2.18
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| | Drug allegedly found in tea bags
Crystal methamphetamine with a street value of $130,000 was found hidden in tea bags delivered to a Nelson address last week, the Customs Service says.
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The Press |
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| | Partner's back broken in assault
Bernadette Courtney and Emily Watt
Television presenter Tony Veitch's assault on his former partner was so vicious that he broke her back in four places.
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| | Dead woman's mother seeks justice
Phil Kitchin
The mother of a woman killed by a police informer will lay a complaint against the man's lawyer, after he allowed his client to give a false name in court to avoid being returned to prison.
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| | Devil in detail of iPhone plan
Christchurch tech-lovers will be the first people in the world to own Apple's second-generation iPhone when it is released tomorrow night but Vodafone's pricing structure shows it is going to cost them.
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Southland Times |
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Taranaki Daily News |
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 | Dying man tried to escape car wreck
GLENN McLEAN glenn.mclean@tnl.co.nz
A dying Darin Paul Maxwell tried to climb his way out of a mangled car wreckage just moments after being thrown from the bonnet of a car driven by his former partner.
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| | Lifesaving boss gives financial alert
ROB MAETZIG rob.maetzig@tnl.co.nz
A warning has been issued to all New Zealand surf lifesaving clubs to check their books in the wake of the financial crisis facing the Taranaki association.
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Timaru Herald |
 | Tea service stopped by red tape
Marianne Johnston has been serving devonshire teas at her Woodbury property for more than 10 years but resource consent red tape has forced her to stop.
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Auckland |
 | Transit ignores waterfront plea
By HEATHER McCRACKEN
A plea to restore Onehunga’s waterfront after decades of neglect has been ignored in Transit’s latest plans for a motorway upgrade.
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| | Rubbish stunt shares load
By JOCELYN REIN
Aucklanders were given a glimpse yesterday of what their streets would look like if rubbish was left to pile up.
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| | Orakei high-rises under fire
By MELANIE VERRAN
Determined residents and politicians are still fighting proposed 13-storey apartment blocks on the Orakei headlands.
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Central North Island |
 | Dead youth had 'so much going for him'
Severe cold weather is believed to be a significant fator in the death of a Taupo teenager whose body was found in the grounds of the Taupo Hockey Club in AC Baths Avenue on Sunday morning.
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Hawke's Bay |
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Northland |
 | Reserve fishers in court
By DEANNA HARRIS
Recreational fishermen are ending up in front of a judge after being caught fishing in marine reserves in Whangarei Harbour.
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| | School to rival the best
By DENISE PIPER
A private co-educational college to rival the likes of Kings and St Cuthbert’s Colleges has been proposed for Glenbervie.
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 | Truckies make a stand
By DENISE PIPER
Traffic in Whangarei almost ground to a halt on Friday morning as truckies protested over a sudden increase in road user charges.
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