Articles by NZME news service
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World
New Zealander found dead in Cambodia
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 5:04pmA New Zealand man has been found dead at a resort in Cambodia. Local media are reporting that the body of a foreigner, named...
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Emergency
Westpac helicopter rescues trapped men
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 2:35pmUPDATED 3.02pm: A man stuck waist deep in mud in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour has been pulled free by a rescue helicopter. Two...
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Emergency
Raglan teen 'friendly and charasmatic'
Monday, 8 February 2016, 1:27pmUPDATED 5.46pm: Tributes are flowing for a teenager who tragically died after jumping from a bridge - and popular swimming...
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National
Passenger ferry on fire off the coast in Whakatane
Monday, 18 January 2016, 4:43pmLISTEN: LARRY WILLIAMS SPEAKS TO 1XX REPORTER SAM CARRAN UPDATED 7:20pm: Now that everyone's safe, emergency services are...
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Emergency
Injured tramper rescued from Mt Mabel
Monday, 11 January 2016, 11:40amAn injured tramper was rescued on Mt Mabel, south of Aoraki Mt Cook, late last night after calling for help at 8pm. The 64-year-old...
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National
Meteorologists 'stumped' by bizarre Gisborne rays
Sunday, 10 January 2016, 8:17amStrange rays seen on the horizon off Gisborne have baffled even the experts. WeatherWatch says it's stumped at an image showing...
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Emergency
Man drowns in Waikato River
Saturday, 9 January 2016, 6:40pmA man who was swimming in the Waikato River this afternoon has drowned. Senior Sergeant Peter van de Wetering said emergency...
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Crime
Man shot in leg in Hamilton
Saturday, 9 January 2016, 1:04pmA man has had surgery today after he was shot in Hamilton early this morning. The man arrived at Waikato Hospital with a...
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Emergency
Muriwai stabbing: victim in stable condition
Saturday, 9 January 2016, 7:35amMuriwai stabbing: victim in stable condition
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National
NZ holiday road toll sits at six following Selwyn crash
Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 1:21pmThe road toll now stands at six after a person died in a crash between a car and a truck in the Selwyn District near Christchurch...
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National
Serious crash on SH11 leaves three injured, one critically
Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 12:46pmA serious crash closed State Highway 11 at Haruru Falls in the Bay of Islands earlier today. Three people were injured,...
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National
Man found on Mt Maunganui beach named
Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 10:34amThe body recovered from the surf at Mt Maunganui has been identified as belonging to a young Nepalese man. Police said 22-year-old...
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National
New Zealand's 2015 drowning toll tops 100
Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 9:16amNew Zealand's drowning toll has this year topped 100 after eight water-related deaths during the holiday period. That compares...
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National
Warriors Under-20 player found dead in Christchurch
Sunday, 27 December 2015, 7:33pmA 17 year-old member of the Warriors Under-20 squad has been found dead in Christchurch. Tala Mailei had been training with...
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National
Holiday road toll rises to three
Sunday, 27 December 2015, 6:25amUPDATED 12.50pm: Since the start of the official holiday road toll there have been 373 crashes on New Zealand roads and three...
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National
Kiwi arrives just in time for Christmas
Saturday, 26 December 2015, 8:48pmRotorua kiwi breeders have been celebrating a special Christmas present this year -- their 1500th Kiwi chick. The Kiwi Experience...
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Crime
New Zealand men convicted in international child abuse sting
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 4:41pmThree New Zealand men have been arrested and convicted following an international operation to identify individuals involved...
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National
Dotcom extradition decision expected tomorrow
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 3:55pmMerry Christmas Kim Dotcom, you could be in jail on December 25. The Courts of New Zealand website has just forecast that...
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National
Revellers warned after drink spiking incidents
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 3:17pmPolice are warning Christmas revellers to be alert after two women had their drinks spiked. In separate incidents in Palmerston...
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National
Nadene Lomu: 'Thank you for the support'
Saturday, 19 December 2015, 5:41pmNadene Lomu, widow of sporting great Jonah Lomu, has broken her silence, thanking New Zealand - and the world - for their...
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Health
Nurofen pulled from Australian shelves for misleading claims
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 10:45amUPDATED 11.40am: A popular brand of painkiller may be pulled from sale in New Zealand after the manufacturer was found to...
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Crime
Mt Albert stabbing: Man charged with murder
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 3:42pmA 25-year-old Mt Albert man has been arrested and charged with murdering 24-year-old Nathan Pukeroa who died in Renton Rd,...
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National
New case of Hep A linked to Fruzio berries
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 3:35pmUPDATED 8.20pm: A fifth person has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A after eating frozen berries. MPI spokesman Peter Thomson...
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Crime
Mt Albert stabbing victim named
Friday, 4 December 2015, 7:08pmThe man killed in a stabbing in Mt Albert, Auckland, yesterday has been named as Nathan Matai Pukeroa. The 24-year-old died...
