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Top Stories |
| | Calls for National to show its hand
By VERNON SMALL and TRACY WATKINS
National is under mounting pressure to start rolling out substantive policy soon as a new poll suggests rising impatience with its refusal to show its hand too early.
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| | Youth gang targeted home of sick child
By TANYA KATTERNS and GREER McDONALD
The violent South Auckland youth gang Killer Beez has left its mark in Masterton after targeting the home of a young family keeping vigil over a sick child at Starship children's hospital in Auckland.
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| | Fired thief gets compo for her suffering
by GREER McDONALD
A convicted thief has been awarded compensation for hurt, humiliation and injury to feelings after she was fired for failing to disclose her extensive criminal history.
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Technology |
| | TVNZ and Sky trade salvos
By TOM PULLAR-STRECKER
TVNZ has renewed its war of words with Sky TV, accusing the pay television company of using "stalling tactics'' to delay the consideration of sweeping reforms of broadcasting and telecommunications regulation.
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| | Bloggers criticised in cafe inquest
The landlord of the Chocolate Fish Cafe died after being criticised by "rather uninformed" bloggers for the cafe owners' decision to close the business, an inquest has found.
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| | Aussie gamers getting gouged
By JASON HILL
An investigation into video game prices has found that Australians can buy software for less than half price by importing.
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National News |
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| | Flaws in cancer care exposed
By KIM THOMAS
The Cancer Society is horrified at the Canterbury District Health Board's (CDHB) admission that the treatment of South Island cancer patients has been less than effective in recent years.
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| | Peters pledges fund to buy back state assets
By MARTIN KAY
NZ First leader Winston Peters has promised to create an investment fund to buy back former state assets sold overseas, promising it will stop companies such as Wellington's Vector power network firm falling into foreign ownership.
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Sport |
| | McCaw is back in the frame
By TOBY ROBSON
Richie McCaw's chances of an early Bledisloe Cup return have firmed, with the openside flanker to resume training with the All Blacks in Wellington today.
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| | It's about honour and glory for Kiwis
By JONATHAN MILLMOW
The Canadians will get cash and the Aussies free five-year gym memberships, but New Zealand's medal winners at the Olympics Games will just have to settle for fame.
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| | Padraig Harrington reigns supreme
By MARK LAMPORT-STOKES
Padraig Harrington defied strong gusting winds to complete a successful British Open golf title defence with a commanding four-shot victory early today (NZ time).
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World News |
 | Obama talks terrorism on Afghanistan visit
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has discussed terrorism, corruption and drugs at a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, day two of a trip meant to bolster his foreign policy credentials.
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| | ETA blamed for blasts in northern Spain
Four bombs exploded at popular seaside resorts in Cantabria northern Spain, after warning calls from the Basque separatist group ETA and following a small explosion outside a Barclays bank near Bilbao.
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| | Zimbabwe's MDC holds out on talks deal
Zimbabwe's main opposition party said it would not sign an accord paving the way for talks to end a political crisis until mediator South Africa addressed its concerns, but regional officials appeared optimistic a breakthrough was possible.
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Rural |
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 | Another game of two calves
OVER THE FENCE - JON MORGAN
It's calf-rearing time again. On farms around the country, new homes are being found for the millions of calves produced by the dairy industry.
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Business |
| | Fletcher pressured to go to Australia
By KRIS HALL
Pressure is mounting on construction giant Fletcher Building to ditch the New Zealand sharemarket for the Australian equivalent and move its headquarters across the Tasman, chief executive Jonathan Ling says.
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| | Hell pizzas growing in Britain
By JON HOYLE
The two boyhood mates from Karori, Wellington, who created Hell Pizza are expanding their foothold in the northern hemisphere and starting to extend their turf in Australia.
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| | Investors lose faith in rental property
By JAMES WEIR
Rents are rising, but confidence in the rental market is falling from its glory days as house prices slide, according to the ASB investor confidence survey.
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| | Marac Finance bond issue reaps $100m
By ALAN WOOD
In difficult times Christchurch's Marac Finance has broken through the $100 million mark for its secured bond offer although it will fall short of the hoped for $125m.
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Dominion Post |
| | Hospital's fear of missing millions
REBECCA PALMER
Wellington Hospital may have missed out on millions of dollars in patient revenue because of problems with its computer system.
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| | Calls for National to show its hand
VERNON SMALL and TRACY WATKINS
National is under mounting pressure to start rolling out substantive policy soon as a new poll suggests rising impatience with its refusal to show its hand too early.
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| | Peters pledges fund to buy back state assets
MARTIN KAY in Auckland
NZ First leader Winston Peters has promised to create an investment fund to buy back former state assets sold overseas, promising it will stop companies such as Wellington's Vector power network firm falling into foreign ownership.
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| | Hollow Men doco a winner
TOM CARDY
A sold-out premiere for The Hollow Men at the Wellington Film Festival has buoyed hopes that the documentary will get a general release this year.
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Marlborough Express |
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Manawatu Standard |
 | Asbestos probe after army games
By GRANT MILLER
The Army is to launch an investigation into whether its soldiers were potentially put at risk of exposure to cancer-causing asbestos during a training exercise near Palmerston North.
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| | Firefighters unaware of risk
By GRANT MILLER
Firefighters battled an inferno at the former Longburn freezing works for about two hours on March 10, 2007, before they realised there was an asbestos issue at the site.
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| | Birth care crisis escalates
By JANINE RANKIN
Some pregnant Wanganui women will have to travel further afield than Palmerston North for specialist birth care while their own obstetric and gynaecology service is closed.
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 | Chainsawed trees shock
By KATIE CHAPMAN
A Himatangi Beach bach owner is furious her neighbour took a chainsaw to her trees.
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The Press |
| | Flaws in cancer care exposed
Kim Thomas, Health reporter
The Cancer Society is horrified at the Canterbury District Health Board's (CDHB) admission that the treatment of South Island cancer patients has been less than effective in recent years.
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 | Reality hits Robbie Deans (+video)
By GREG GROWDEN
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans met one of his heroes, Dennis Lillee, savoured a first-up Tri Nations victory, and quietly knows that the cogs of his team are running smoothly. However, the big All Blacks shadow looms.
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Southland Times |
| | Southland crossings rated worst
By STAFF REPORTER
Level crossings in Southland have been rated as some of the worst in New Zealand, with Ontrack saying the risk of a collision increases the further south you travel.
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| | New partner for Goldfields Jet
By BARBARA WITHINGTON in Alexandra
Glenn Christiansen has made a "substantial" investment to become a second shareholder and business partner in Goldfields Jet.
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| | Bluff fire drill pinpoints water shortage issue
By CASSANDRA POKONEY
A shortage of water to fight fires at the Bluff Mobil plant has been identified as a potential problem after a mock fire exercise at the plant yesterday almost depleted the town's water supply.
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Taranaki Daily News |
| | Pressure rises over GP crisis
By LYN HUMPHREYS lyn.humphreys@tnl.co.nz
Elderly Bill Green remains without a doctor amid clear signs that the community is fighting back over deepening concerns at the spreading GP crisis.
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Timaru Herald |
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| | Bus drivers' strike off
Timaru's bus drivers have reached a pay settlement with their employers and their week-long strike, due to start today, has been called off.
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Auckland |
 | Star gives shuttle push
By MELANIE VERRAN
Starship hospital is looking at providing a shuttle service for outpatients to cut the thousands of costly no-shows each year.
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| | Bin honeymoon great
By ROMY UDANGA
The public’s honeymoon period with Manukau’s new recycling service has turned out better than expected – and the high quality of the city’s recycling material has impressed the people who process it.
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| | Inquiry into bank scam
A man facing fraud charges will be interviewed about a fake detective scam targeting elderly women.
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 | Clark loves Mt Albert
By HEATHER McCRACKEN
Prime Minister Helen Clark says Mt Albert’s still a great place to live and raise a family.
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Central North Island |
 | World Cup makes a visit to Rotorua
By PHIL CAMPBELL
Question: Which trophy weighs several kilograms, was made in Birmingham, is valued at $10,000 and will be targeted by dozens of nations later this year?
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 | Farmer hits black gold
By PHIL CAMPBELL
When you're drilling for water it's not very often you strike evolutionary gold.
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Hawke's Bay |
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 | Double escaper 'no George Wilder'
MARTY SHARPE
Convict Jayden Conroy might have escaped custody twice in less than 20 hours, but he's no George Wilder, says a Napier detective hot on his trail.
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 | Coolstore smoke 'like atom bomb' (+video)
MARTY SHARPE
A thick column of black smoke "like an atomic bomb" rose above Hastings and brought crowds to a standstill as a large disused coolstore burned into a pile of sodden embers.
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Northland |
 | Dragon icon rocks on home
Leaving Dargaville in an old beat-up Comer van to find fortune in the big city is a far cry from where local boy Mark Williams is now.
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 | Stock hazard on SH1
By RICHARD EDMONDSON
Someone will die on State Highway 1 if authorities don’t get tough on Hokianga farmers whose livestock wander on to roads, local residents say.
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| | No way HHO says AA
By PIP COLE
Water powered cars might be a way for the future, but not just yet says the Automobile Association.
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 | Service station staff told to stay safe
By ROBYN DOWNEY
Petrol station attendants are being warned to put their own safety first after an attempted robbery at the Dargaville Caltex Service Station.
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Entertainment |
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| | Hollow Men doco a winner
By TOM CARDY
A sold-out premiere for The Hollow Men at the Wellington Film Festival has buoyed hopes that the documentary will get a general release this year.
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Motoring |
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| | Fuel cell cars '15 years away at best'
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are still 15 years away from becoming a viable business for automakers even if they overcome remaining technical hurdles and the US government provides massive subsidies, a government-funded report said.
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 | Cobra Venom V8
By TIM GREY
Here at press.co.nz Drive we’re fully committed to covering the most important driving issues, innovations and news and bringing them straight to your desktop.
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 | Big cats on the loose in Australia
By TIM GREY
When it comes to Jaguar all eyes remain on its fortune-changing XF luxury sedan, however fans of the big cat across the Tasman got a reminder of its other recent success story with the importation of 10 2008 XKR Portfolio Limited Editions.
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Travel |
| | Fears of trans-Tasman 'bloodbath'
BY ROELAND VAN DEN BERGH
Air New Zealand says the trans-Tasman market is on the cusp of returning to a bloodbath as a number of airlines look to enter the route or add more capacity.
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