Articles by NZ News Wire
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National
John Key joins Air New Zealand's board
Monday, 1 May 2017, 4:57pmFormer prime minister John Key has joined Air New Zealand's board of directors in his first post-parliamentary job. Air NZ...
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Auckland
City rail works to begin at Britomart
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 12:56pmA popular inner city lawn and recreation area in front of Auckland's Britomart station is set to become a construction zone...
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Business
Air NZ tops Australian reputation list
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 11:18amAir New Zealand has taken out the top spot in a reputation survey on both sides of the Tasman. The latest corporate reputation...
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National
War protesters celebrate upset caused
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 10:46amA group of anti-war protesters are boasting about the disruption they made during Anzac Day commemorations on social media....
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National
Joseph Parker to face Romanian Razvan Cojanu
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 9:24amJoseph Parker's first defence of the WBO world heavyweight title will be against unheralded Romanian Razvan Cojanu, who has...
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National
Government releases draft Pay Equity Bill
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 3:17pmThe government has released a draft of its new Pay Equity Bill that sets up a framework for claims such as the one that led...
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Politics
NZ First challenges Upton's role
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 11:59amFormer National Party cabinet minister Simon Upton says he is "acutely conscious" of the need to be independent in his new...
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National
Christchurch double-tasering 'unjustified'
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 10:52amA Christchurch police officer's second use of a Taser has been found to be disproportionate and unjustified by the police...
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Crime
Killer swears at victim's mother in court
Wednesday, 12 April 2017, 12:55pmMichael Joseph Davies will spend a minimum of 19 years in jail for brutally bashing his long-time friend to death on a secluded...
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Health
11th person may have typhoid in Auckland
Sunday, 2 April 2017, 7:48amAn 11th person in Auckland may have contracted typhoid, health authorities say. But the Auckland Regional Public Health Service...
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Crime
Dad who shot son sentenced to 12 years
Tuesday, 21 March 2017, 2:12pmUPDATED 2.52PM: A Mohaka man who shot dead his son at their shared home in the remote Northern Hawke’s Bay township last...
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Crime
Man denies charges of abducting 15-year-old girl
Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 3:24pmA man charged with abducting a 15-year-old South Auckland girl says she told him she had been kicked out of home. "I was...
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National
Police appeal for information into Christchurch woman's death
Friday, 24 February 2017, 12:57pmPolice investigating the death of a Christchurch woman are appealing for witnesses to her falling from a car late last month....
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Crime
Nearly 35kg of cocaine never found
Friday, 24 February 2017, 9:23amAs much as 35 kilograms of South American cocaine may have been shipped into the country by an admitted importer but has...
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Crime
Hawke's Bay assault victim in critical condition
Monday, 6 February 2017, 7:24pmPolice are appealing for information about an unidentified assault victim in the Hawke's Bay town of Haumoana. The man was...
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National
People still not buckling up on the roads
Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 12:14pmThe extra focus by police on ensuring seatbelts are used isn't having the desired effect, as more are caught out. A driver...
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Crime
Accused calf abuser to face trial
Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 12:01pmThe owner of a Waikato-based pet food company accused of abusing bobby calves will face trial by jury. Alan Martyn Cleaver,...
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Emergency
One dead after Gisborne crash
Wednesday, 18 January 2017, 9:57amUPDATED: 11.24am Police have confirmed late this morning that a crash between a truck and motorcycle in Gisborne this morning...
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National
Man is left forgotten in court lock-up
Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 9:40pmPolice are investigating how its officers forgot about a man in a Waiararapa lock-up and instead left him alone in his cell...
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Emergency
Search continues for missing North Shore woman
Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 4:51pmThe search for a missing Torbay woman continues into Tuesday evening as police remain unable to find the 73-year-old, despite...
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National
Richest Kiwis own 20 per cent of wealth
Monday, 16 January 2017, 8:17pmTwo New Zealanders own as much wealth as the nation's poorest 30 per cent, a new global report has revealed. The nation's...
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Politics
PM: Peters misleading Pike River families
Monday, 16 January 2017, 3:54pmNew Zealand First leader Winston Peters is misleading Pike River families by telling them the decision not to re-enter the...
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Emergency
Boat overturns in Bay of Plenty
Monday, 16 January 2017, 2:11pmA rescue helicopter in the Bay of Plenty has saved those on board an overturned boat. A police spokeswoman said they received...
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Emergency
Four injured in Bulls' crash
Sunday, 8 January 2017, 9:31amUPDATED: 12.59PM The road where a serious accident happened in Bulls, near Wellington, is now open. Four people were badly...
