Former minister appears in court for fraud
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 06:56:00 2007
Former immigration minister Tuariki John Delamere set out to deceive the very department he had been in charge of, with an elaborate plan of fraud, the High Court in Auckland was told today.Crown prosecutor Simon Moore told a...
Man who drove off bank at 'breaking point', says prosecution
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 06:47:00 2007
A man accused of murder was close to breaking point when he drove off the summit of an Auckland hill, killing his nine-year-old daughter, a court was told today.Crown prosecutor Brian Dickey said the 29-year-old man had been upset...
Plane makes emergency landing
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 06:33:00 2007
Police and firefighters rushed to Wellington International Airport today after a jet reported a flat front tyre when coming in to land.Emergency services raced onto the runway prepared for the worst, but the Vincent Aviation Dash-8...
Man jailed for 16th drink-drive offence
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 04:07:00 2007
TAURANGA - A man who has notched up his 16th drink-driving conviction is unlikely to change his ways, Tauranga District Court was told today.Phillip Bruce Noble, 43, a weedsprayer, who was also facing sentence on his sixth count...
Heavy rain, thunderstorm continuing for Northland
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 02:00:00 2007
Special weather bulletin issued by MetService at 8.16am.Heavy rain and thunderstorms still continuing in Northland but should ease by this evening. A period of heavy rain today will move through the Coromandel Peninsula.A...
Charlene's uncle to deny murder - court told
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 01:21:00 2007
CHRISTCHURCH - A Zimbabwean immigrant would deny charges that he sexually violated and murdered his 10-year-old niece, Christchurch District Court was told today.George Evans Gwaze, 54, made a second brief appearance in court...
Ministers back new speed limit around schools
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 01:20:00 2007
A combined police and Land Transport New Zealand effort to curb speeding around schools has the backing of Police and Transport Minister Annette King.Ms King today visited a Wellington school with Transport Safety Minister Harry...
Drop In Student Numbers, Teacher Vacancies
Newswire
Wed Feb 7 00:01:11 2007
The Minister of Education says about 3,000 fewer students than last year will start school around the country today, as the new school year begins.
New swim school standards introduced
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 00:00:00 2007
New industry standards introduced today will ensure swim schools throughout the country use best practice teaching methods, Swimming New Zealand (SNZ) says.Schools operating under the Quality Swim School brand will have reached...
Two men in court today over aggravated robbery
TV3
Tue Feb 6 22:19:53 2007
Two men are in Napier District Court this morning charged with the aggravated robbery of a dairy yes ...
Majority of NZers indifferent to Waitangi Day - poll
New Zealand Herald
Tue Feb 6 22:00:00 2007
More than half of New Zealanders consider Waitangi Day insignificant to them, a new poll shows.The poll, undertaken by Research New Zealand and broadcast on Radio New Zealand today, showed that 55 per cent of people surveyed did...