A mother cut her baby after she stabbed her partner in the
back while he was holding the young child in a domestic
incident in Christchurch last night, police say.
Pregnant women banned from flying are being discriminated
against by airlines whose reasons aren't backed up by medical
or scientific evidence, a gender expert said today.
Flooding in North Otago's Waitaki Valley has been described
as the worst seen in close to 40 years, and Waitaki District
Mayor Alex Familton says the floodwaters has "scoured" rural
roads.
The senior detective who led the investigation into the
murders of Christine and Amber Lundy has been accused of
giving "misleading" evidence - although the top defence
lawyer for the convicted murderer stopped short of claiming a
"cover-up".
Taxpayers may wind up covering for MediaWorks because of an
unusual restructuring deal that appears to free the company
from a possible $22 million obligation to the Inland Revenue
Department.
The father of a gunman who terrified staff and customers
inside an Auckland bank pleaded through a loud hailer for his
son to come out of the building before police seized him to
end a five-hour standoff last night.
