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Wellington woman Allison McPhee and the man accused of killing her were being affectionate toward each other earlier on the night police believe the 42-year-old Newtown woman was viciously beaten.A prosecution witness at the murder...

A man has been arrested and charged with assault in connection with a weekend attack on Waikato conservationist Arthur Hinds.Mr Hinds, chairman of the Waikato Conservation Board, was allegedly attacked from behind and knocked to...

Three New Zealanders who put their lives on the line to save others were today honoured with posthumous awards for bravery."Good Samaritan" Austin Hemmings, stabbed to death when he went to the aid of a woman who was being threatened...

A report on tackling child abuse is a step in the right direction but its focus on the most vulnerable ignores the needs of every child, Labour says.The discussion paper - titled Every Child Thrives, Belongs, Achieves - included...

An inner-city Auckland Liquor store owner is angry he was targeted by a police staffer who took him to court and threatened to take away his license for selling legal synthetic cannabis products.The Liquor Licensing Authority today...

There were no Scooby snacks to eat -- but at least they had each other for company.Two goldfish, named Shaggy and Daphne after characters from the animated television show Scooby Doo , have become the smallest and hardiest survivors...

The New Zealand dollar rose to a fresh post-float high today but it lost ground against the Australian dollar when that currency rocketed to a new high in reaction to strong inflation data.The NZ dollar rose to US87.61c, beating...

A beeped out expletive in a radio advertisement for Moa Beer has been condemned by the Advertising Standards Authority.Complainant M Beckett said the ad contained a man talking who used an indecent/offensive word once.The word...

Cook Strait ferry company Interislander has rejected reports it uses sulphur-rich toxic fuel banned in many harbours around the world.NZPA reported at the weekend National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) general...

A fleeing driver received minor injuries when his stolen car crashed after a police pursuit in Auckland this afternoon.Police tried to stop a stolen Subaru Legacy on Te Rakau Drive just after 2pm.The car stopped briefly to let...

The Prostate Cancer Foundation says many men could get a second chance at life after an inquiry into the early detection and treatment of the disease recommended major changes to the advice doctors give their patients.About 3000...

An increase in the driving age from 15 to 16 takes effect on Monday, August 1, and other measures designed to make young people safer on the roads will follow.The blood alcohol limit for drivers under 20 will reduce to zero on...

A merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden successfully fended off pirates armed with a rocket propelled grenade launcher and AK-47 assault rifles, the New Zealander commanding an international taskforce battling piracy in the region says.The...

More Rugby World Cup tickets, including cheap seats to some All Blacks matches, have been made available to the public after the rugby boards, sponsors and travel agents didn't want them.Bookings to the tournament are still possible...

Police have called a trio of offenders accused of threatening a man and a woman with a gun "cowardly" organised criminals.Three men with gang connections threatened a man and a woman with a firearm at a Church Street house in...

Child welfare advocates have called for "tough conversations" on the contents of a long-awaited paper on reducing New Zealand's shocking child abuse rate.The 'Green Paper on Vulnerable Children', launched in Auckland's Aotea Square...

A Wellington police employee has been found guilty of illegally possessing fully- and semi-automatic weapons.Patrick Phipps, 44, a technology support engineer at the Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua, was found guilty...

Police have arrested an unemployed man with a spate of aggravated robberies in Auckland earlier this month.Police allege the 25-year-old Avondale man robbed the Grey Lynn Kiwibank on July 14, Ponsonby Westpac on July 22, and Kiwibank...

The trial of five Murupara men charged with the murder of a teenager has been further delayed until Friday.The trial was due to start on Monday in the High Court at Rotorua and was again put off today.Justice John Priestley...

The families of more than 50,000 children have received food parcels from two charities in the past year, roughly double pre-recession numbers.Families seeking food parcels from the Salvation Army's 54 foodbanks jumped from 15,239...