Tuesday 15 January 2013

Authorities hoping for quick clean-up of Timaru oil spill

NZ braces for deadly flu

Medical experts in New Zealand are bracing themselves for the arrival of a deadly flu that is sweeping the US which has already killed 20 children. ?

Updated 7 min ago

Featherston victim's family devasted

The family of a man slain in his Featherston bedsit have described him as part of the fabric of his community.

NCEA site brought to near-standstill

The long wait for NCEA exam results came to end for thousands of students today despite a flood of traffic bringing the website to a near-standstill.

Teen tourist impaled by fence post

A 17-year-old tourist has been impaled in the chest by a fence post after the bus he was a passenger in crashed in the Fitzgerald Glade, near Rotorua.

Cricket: What is NZ's best batting lineup?

With the test series against South Africa coming to a predictable end, Kris Shannon of APNZ speculates on how the Black Caps' batting order can be improved.

Unidentified body found in Harbour

Police are appealing for information after the body of an unidentified man was found floating in the Auckland Harbour on Saturday.

Tourists lucky to escape flash flood

A group of young tourists were lucky to escape a raging Nelson river this morning when a flash flood swept away two vans they were sleeping in.

Workers stressed as targets rise - union

Employees are being overworked because bosses are ramping up performance targets to save hiring new staff, union officials say.

Armstrong confesses drug use - source

Lance Armstrong has confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs, according to an AP source.

Kawhia assault footage 'very selective'

Video footage which allegedly shows a police officer using excessive force before he was beaten in Kawhia has been described by another officer as "disappointing".

Brothers brave heat to rescue woman

Three Napier brothers ran through a shower of hot, falling ash to wake neighbours and rescue an elderly woman from her burning home.

Property prices up again

House prices struck a new median price record of $389,000 last December, up 9.6 per cent on the same month in 2011, the Real Estate Institute of NZ says.

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10859348&ref=rss

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