Articles by Laura Heathcote
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World
Refugee deluge: International community needs to step up, says Helen Clark
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 3:46pmHelen Clark is calling for the international community to do more to help countries affected by the scores of refugees fleeing...
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Crime
Woman due in court after Hamilton home stabbing
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 3:21pmWoman due in court after Hamilton home stabbing
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National
Birth order may impact bodyweight
Thursday, 27 August 2015, 10:35amGroundbreaking New Zealand research has found the order in which you were born, may impact your chances of being overweight. Researchers...
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National
DOC investigates allegations of kea shootings
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 4:48pmThe Kea Conservation Trust is appalled at reports the endangered birds have been deliberately killed at a forestry site near...
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Crime
Drug ring operating inside CBD church
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 10:56amUPDATED 12.52PM: An inner city drug ring has been operating inside Auckland's St Matthew-in-the-City church. Fourteen people...
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National
Fraud case against gas death man adjourned
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 5:38amA multi-million dollar fraud case against a man who died yesterday at a central Auckland hotel has been adjourned. Mark Ivil...
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Business
Community bracing itself after closures
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 10:18amRural communities south of Auckland are bracing themselves after news hundreds of steel mill jobs are at risk. BlueScope...
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National
Contact to close Otahuhu B station
Monday, 17 August 2015, 9:21amContact Energy has confirmed it's closing its Otahuhu B power station at the end of next month. Chief Executive Dennis Barnes...
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National
Govt urged to re-think zero hour contracts
Friday, 14 August 2015, 5:37amThe Government's being urged to head back to the drawing board on zero hour contracts. Workplace Relations Minister Michael...
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National
Prisoner injuries not reported to WorkSafe
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 9:12amThe Department of Corrections reports it has an informal understanding with WorkSafe around reporting injuries to prisoners. It's...
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Politics
NZ First renew push to move prostitution off streets
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 5:37amThe New Zealand First Party is renewing its push to get prostitutes off city streets. MP Tracey Martin has drafted legislation...
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National
International designers take on NZ's flag
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 1:10pmNew Zealand's top new flag possibilities have come from designers across the world. A list of 40 possible new flag designs...
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Crime
Reports of shots fired in Palmerston North
Monday, 10 August 2015, 9:33pmUpdated 10.06pm: A large police operation is underway in Palmerston North, amid reports of a drive by shooting. It's not...
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National
Iwi leaders step into union dispute
Monday, 10 August 2015, 5:50amIwi leaders have stepped in, to help cool simmering tensions between the Meat Workers Union and the owners of Affco meat...
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National
Treacherous weather causes delays on Mount Ruapehu
Sunday, 9 August 2015, 9:23pmThe weather's causing huge delays tonight for people trying to leave the Turoa ski field on Mount Ruapehu. Motorists have...
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National
Affco workers call off strike
Sunday, 9 August 2015, 8:44pmA meatworkers' strike planned at eight Affco plants tomorrow has been called off. Details are sketchy, but union representatives...
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Crime
Police warn of council worker scam
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 4:38pmPolice in Auckland are warning the public of a well-dressed man posing as a council worker, who tried to scam an elderly...
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National
Security guard death inquest: employer gives evidence
Friday, 24 July 2015, 4:54pmThe head of a company which employed a young Indian security guard who was killed on his first night at work said he took...
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National
Industry under scrutiny at guard death inquest
Friday, 24 July 2015, 6:22amThe security industry is under the spotlight at a Coroner's inquest into the death of a young guard who was fatally attacked...
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Emergency
Death closes train station
Monday, 20 July 2015, 1:24pmUPDATED 3.22pm: A person has died after falling from a neighbouring building on to Newmarket train tracks this afternoon. A...
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National
Government signs offenders deal with Australia
Sunday, 19 July 2015, 7:36pmThe Government's signed a deal with Australia to better share information about deported offenders. Between 60 and 100 are...
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Rural
Funding boost to tackle erosion
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 2:20pmFarmers in flood-hit Whanganui are welcoming a funding boost for local councils to tackle erosion. The Government has announced...
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Crime
Weapons brought out in Auckland neighbourhood brawl
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 7:11amIt was neighbours at war in the Auckland suburb of Ranui last night. One man had his hand nearly severed from his arm in...
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National
Fight for cannabis oil to continue following Renton's passing
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 5:23amAUDIO: MP Damien O'Conner speaks to Mike Hosking about Alex Renton and medicinal cannabis. The political fight for access...
