Cop quits amid quake theft allegation

Cop quits amid quake theft allegation

A police officer resigned late last year after being investigated for theft in the aftermath of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Grieving family's home trashed

Four children have been arrested after a grieving family's Waihi home was trashed while they were escaping a "year from hell'' on holiday in Fiji.

Class sizes to increase in schools

Class sizes to increase in schools

Larger class sizes will have a "severe impact on the quality of education in primary schools'', the New Zealand Educational Institute says.

Artificial turf main casualty of cuts

Artificial turf main casualty of cuts

A plan for new artificial turf at Logan Park was the major casualty after Dunedin city councillors sharpened their pencils at yesterday's budget meetings.

Caravan fee set to increase

Caravan fee set to increase

Users of Glendhu Bay Lakeside Holiday Park will have to pay at least $16 a day per person, or a "daily holding fee" of $8 for unoccupied caravans left on site for no longer than 30 days, which brings the park in line with other parks in the Queenstown Lakes district.

Eurozone double dip recession tipped

Eurozone double dip recession tipped

New Zealand exporters could feel some early benefits if, as expected, the euro zone confirms this morning it is in a double dip recession.

Bail for father who broke baby's legs

Bail for father who broke baby's legs

A young Napier father who broke his baby daughter's legs has been remanded for sentence after pleading guilty to hurting her - 14 months after telling police how she was injured.

Banks asked Dotcom for donation

Banks asked Dotcom for donation

Kim Dotcom's head of security told his boss that John Banks asked for a political donation and said he would be a "very good friend'' once he was back in Parliament, according to an email.

Centuries of farm ownership marked

Centuries of farm ownership marked

About 200 people gathered in Lawrence at the New Zealand Century Farm and Station Awards on Saturday night, to honour families who have owned the same farm for a century or more.

Newly-wed wife found stabbed to death in bath

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Illinois man charged in the slaying of his new bride a day after the two were married, police said.

Violent weather hits North Island

Violent weather hits North Island

Torrential rain, thunderstorms, large hail and a waterspout have been reported in Taranaki with violent weather predicted in parts of the North Island today, say weather forecasters.

Thousands of emails yet to be sent

Thousands of emails yet to be sent

Thousands of Xtra emails have not been sent after two incidents affected the internet service provider in 10 days.

Big drug haul in southwest Sydney

Two people have been charged after police seized ice, heroin and ecstasy worth $1.6 million in southwest Sydney.

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