New Zealand National Stuff
Mon, 17 May 2021 07:20:11 GMTTribunal told former Russell McVeagh lawyer sexually abused four students at Christmas party
A young law student with a summer job at leading firm Russell McVeagh said she felt like a field mouse being hunted when she was cornered at a Christmas party.
Mon, 17 May 2021 06:44:00 GMTKiwis get behind lockdowns: Research gives insight into Covid-19 attitudes and behaviours
Most of us support lockdowns and have adopted protective behaviours in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, research shows.
Mon, 17 May 2021 04:53:41 GMTStabbing in Dunedin: Countdown knife attack victims say thanks
Victims of the supermarket stabbing in Dunedin express "thanks and gratitude" for the support they have been shown since the attack a week ago.
Mon, 17 May 2021 07:10:05 GMTAlastair Don guilty of Ōtaki flatmate's murder after coronavirus lockdown arguments
Alastair Don told police he put his flatmate "to sleep" after the pair were heard arguing during last year's coronavirus lockdown.
Mon, 17 May 2021 05:29:24 GMTFlu jab rolls out to New Zealanders under 65 after month-long delay in schedule
New Zealanders aged from 6 months to 64 years can access the flu jab from today after international manufacturing issues delayed the rollout.
Mon, 17 May 2021 04:05:17 GMTShackled at birth: Corrections says it will stop chaining heavily pregnant and post-partum prisoners
Heavily pregnant and post-partum women in prison will no longer be chained, the head of the Department of Corrections says.
Mon, 17 May 2021 05:45:15 GMTSamoa court dismisses call for second election, clearing path for a female PM
FAST leader Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is expected to call for Samoa's parliament to be reconvened so she can form a government.
Mon, 17 May 2021 04:49:59 GMTTwo tornados in 12 hours: north Taranaki engineering firm loses part of its roof
Lorraine Reade leapt under a table with no idea what was happening as a small tornado made its way over her north Taranaki business, ripping sheets of iron from its roof.
Mon, 17 May 2021 06:27:45 GMTAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in Queenstown in two weeks
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will travel to Queenstown to meet Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in two weeks time.
Mon, 17 May 2021 08:02:26 GMTPolice manslaughter trial: 'No significant or serious attempt' to assess man's health — Crown
Three Taranaki police officers charged with manslaughter after the death of a man in custody made “no significant or serious attempt” to assess his health, the Crown has alleged.
Mon, 17 May 2021 03:14:28 GMTCoroner warns of danger of excess alcohol consumption after businessman's death
A Canterbury businessman died from a fall after drinking 3.5 litres of beer and up to 1.7 litres of wine in less than four hours.
Mon, 17 May 2021 02:04:00 GMTMan's leg amputated after medics failed to take off his sock in 'incomplete' assessment
An active, independent man in his late eighties needed two amputations to his leg after an 'incomplete' assessment. He now requires 'constant care'.
Mon, 17 May 2021 02:53:00 GMTJob losses proposed at Christchurch maintenance company Citycare
Forty jobs in the road construction area are on the line at the firm, which is owned by the Christchurch City Council.
Mon, 17 May 2021 03:36:09 GMTAuckland Countdown to be closed until mid-June following chip packet fire
The alleged arson, which broke out in the snack aisle of the supermarket, will see the store closed for at least another month.
Mon, 17 May 2021 03:12:01 GMTCovid-19: 'Bottom breathing' could save people amid ventilator shortages, researchers say
Critical shortages of ventilators during the Covid-19 pandemic have got scientists investigating less usual ways of helping people breathe.
Mon, 17 May 2021 06:24:03 GMTSerious injuries after paraglider crashes near popular Christchurch beach
One person has been seriously injured in a paragliding crash about 50 metres up a hill near Te Onepoto/Taylors Mistake Beach
Mon, 17 May 2021 01:27:52 GMTCovid-19: Five new cases in MIQ, further testing of Wellington wastewater
Further wastewater samples have been collected from the Wellington region after two samples returned a weak positive result for Covid-19.
Sun, 16 May 2021 20:28:30 GMTWealthy investors due to arrive on new border exemption
Hundreds of foreign investors are expected to arrive in New Zealand thanks to border exemptions allowing wealthy investors linked to two government programmes to visit.
Mon, 17 May 2021 08:32:56 GMTWeather: Snow expected to blanket the far south, strong 130kmh gales forecast
Much of the South Island will be covered in snow on Tuesday, with blustery 130kmh gales also forecast.
Mon, 17 May 2021 08:14:00 GMTCovid-19: Fiji hospital lockdown prevents woman from receiving chemotherapy
A cluster in one of Fiji's main hospitals means it is closed off to the general public, delaying a woman's chemotherapy by three months.