New Zealand National Stuff
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:55:58 GMTBody of elderly man found, believed to be missing man Raymond Horn
The body of an elderly man, believed to be missing man Raymond Horn, has been found in Invercargill.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:20:59 GMTPopular Wellington beach closed after sewage discharge
Wellington’s popular Island Bay beach has been closed after a sewage overflow that’s discharged into the bay.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:32:41 GMTMinister shuts down Tourism Taskforce after releasing 'bold' draft report
The taskforce was recommending strict new legislation to manage and regulate tourism.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:06 GMTTeen fight club: Disabled man kicked in head metres from Dunedin police station
New videos of a gang of teens causing havoc in central Dunedin have emerged, including footage of a disabled man being teased and then assaulted.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 01:30:34 GMTBooze baron cites financial hardship in appeal, fails to mention $3.5m property empire
Booze shop owner keeps licence, for now, despite years of 'illegal and unlawful' behaviour
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:08:05 GMTWoman admits ill-treating baby by giving him antidepressants, antihistamine
An Otago mum has admitted mixing medicines into her young son's milk and giving it to him when he was in hospital.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:59:45 GMT$40m proposal to ease congestion on Christchurch's busiest road
Special lanes for trucks may be created on Brougham St to help ease growing congestion.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 01:31:46 GMTCovid-19: MIQ hotel exercise buses halted over virus transmission fears
There is a 24-hour pause to the practice of busing MIQ returnees to spaces for exercise as investigations into how a returnee was infected continue.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:38:10 GMTNavy made 2200 nautical mile detour to retrieve drifting tsunami buoy
The buoy had been drifting since December and was located 250 nautical miles southeast of Tonga.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:53:06 GMTGovt plans warrantless marae entries via water bill
Officials will be able to enter marae without a warrant if a new water safety Bill is passed, even though no marae water supply has ever caused an outbreak of illness.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:19:39 GMTMan accused of murdering ex-wife's partner named
Faiz Ali was allegedly bludgeoned to death at a block of flats in Christchurch.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:10:10 GMTCook Islands bubble 'disaster' for NZ tourism without Australia bubble, Queenstown mayor says
Regional tourist spots will lose travellers to the Cook Islands - and only Australian tourists could make up for this, Queenstown mayor says.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:15:22 GMTHundreds apply for pilot and cabin crew jobs on private jet
More than 200 pilots applied for three positions flying a Christchurch firm's new jet. One keen to get back in the air says jobs "don’t seem to exist".
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:07:59 GMTOne person with serious injuries after North Otago highway crash
Emergency services and a helicopter are responding to the single-vehicle crash on the road between Palmerston and Hampden.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:50:30 GMTHelicopters responding to 200-hectare fire in Canterbury high country
Five helicopters are at fire near Castle Hill, burning in an area where there is no road access.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:46:12 GMTCanterbury lagging behind in Covid-19 vaccine rollout
The region will start vaccinating of at-risk health workers from mid-April, weeks after recommended Ministry of Health timelines.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:25:43 GMTLetters mocking struggling Queenstown businesses shocks recipients
A Queenstown business owner was shocked to receive an email delighting in the struggles the town is facing.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:19:20 GMTRāhui to be placed on Foveaux Strait after oyster parasite find
A rāhui will be placed on the relatively small area of the Foveaux Strait where Bonamia ostreae was discovered in wild oysters for the first time.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:11:57 GMTSurge in emergency department demand before Dunedin Hospital's 'code black'
As the hospital was struggling beyond capacity on Tuesday, more than 150 people turned up seeking treatment at the ED.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:43:29 GMTPerson suffers critical injuries in State Highway 2 crash
The road is blocked between Pahīatua and Eketāhuna; helicopter on way to scene.