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Spent New Years Eve at Disneyland. The good thing was they stay open until 2 am and have lots of fireworks. The bad thing is it is their busiest day of the year. As we had to be up at 5 am to catch a flight, the plan was to leave around 9.30 pm after the […]

Canterbury Police can confirm that the five people involved in an incident that occurred at around 1am outside Christchurch Casino on New Year’s morning have been formally interviewed.

UNRWA Press Release Jerusalem 7 January, 2016 Director of UNRWA Operations West Bank, Felipe Sanchez, has condemned the demolition of Bedouin homes in the West Bank by the Israeli authorities. “The humanitarian consequences of this destruction of property are grave and I am seriously concerned, particularly about the children who are now homeless”, said Sanchez. […]

Jan. 8 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 Index fell as the market caught up with global losses on a day of relatively subdued trading. Nuplex Industries, Xero, Chorus and 37 other stocks fell, while A2 Milk Co gained after a week of declines.

Strong El Niño conditions continued to dominate the tropical Pacific during December 2015. Sea surface temperature anomalies in the central and eastern Pacific have weakened slightly, but still exceed +2oC. The SOI is weakly negative at -0.6 for the month ...

Jan. 8 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar regained ground after China fixed the yuan reference rate marginally higher after eight straight days of cuts, easing concerns that the People’s Bank of China sees a weaker economy than many in the ...

Recent rain has been a welcome respite from ongoing dry weather conditions in much of the country, but farmers in drought-affected parts of New Zealand will continue to feel the impacts of El Niño for months, as NIWA's latest seasonal outlook indicates.

The inaugural Staircase Reunion in 2014 was a glittering highlight on that year’s Auckland Pride Festival schedule. A feverish level of anticipation from generations of gay nightclubbing aficionados resulted in pre-sale tickets selling out a week ...

A nationally vulnerable Toroa (Northern Royal Albatross) is receiving care at Wellington Zoo, after being found near Moa Point and brought to the Zoo by Department of Conservation staff.

Children receiving treatment at Taranaki DHB’s Child Adolescent Community Centres (CACC) in Taranaki have a reason to smile, thanks to the donation of more than 70 teddy bears from customers of Calendar Club in Centre City.

The warm summer weather has prompted a notable visible increase in various algal blooms on parts of Lake Rotorua and Lake Tarawera. However, the latest test results from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have not shown high levels of the potentially ...

Auckland Council continues to fail grieving families, say funeral directors 8 January 2016 Auckland Council is failing grieving families in three out of six key areas of service in regard to the management of cemeteries and fees, says the Funeral Directors ...

Nikolai St George joins Giesen Wines as chief winemaker 8 January 2016 - Giesen Wines has lured award-winning winemaker Nikolai St George, formerly of Matua, as its chief winemaker in Marlborough, effective January 25. Originally from the King ...

Wanaka Police are reminding homeowners to make sure they secure their property after a number of burglaries in the Hedditch and Little Streets area over the past week.

The woman who died after allegedly being attacked in Shore Rd, Remuera yesterday morning, was 41 year-old mother of two, Joanne Marie Pert of central Auckland.

The Nelson Regional Breast and Gynaecological Cancer Trust has announced the expansion of “Fit Flamingoes”, a trust funded exercise programme to benefi¬t women following breast or gynaecological cancer surgery and throughout their treatment.

At about 12:45pm on Friday 8th January 2016, a truck and a motor cycle were involved in a crash approximately two kilometres north of the Awakino tunnel on State Highway 3.

The Herald reports: Mr Little said it would also be inappropriate to hold a signing ceremony for the deal two days before New Zealand’s Waitangi Day. “Our national day is a day that we celebrate our national identity and national sovereignty, and this is an agreement that potentially compromises our sovereignty.” That’s pretty pathetic, and […]

Jan. 8 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand wool prices rose at the first auction following the Christmas and New Year holiday period, helped by the lower New Zealand dollar.

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a motor vehicle crash in Manly on New Years Day.

News from Cycling Action Network A cycling advocate is welcoming news of more people cycling, and a fall in injuries. Cycling Action Network spokesman Patrick Morgan says both numbers are moving in the right direction. Census figures from Wellington show a 76 percent rise in people commuting by bike, from 2006-2013. Auckland Transport records show […]

News from NZ Police at 2.40pm A motorcyclist was killed after his motorcycle and a truck were involved in a crash approximately two kilometres north of the Awakino tunnel on State Highway 3 at about 12.45pm today. Currently State Highway 3 through that area is blocked and is likely to be so for some time. […]

News from NZ Police A man died in a house fire in Marton early this morning. When fire appliances from the Marton and Bulls brigades arrived at the Vera Street house, it was fully ablaze. Fire officers wearing breathing apparatus entered the house shortly after the blaze was brought under control. The body of a […]

Jan. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Greenheart Group has signed a conditional deal to buy Northland Forest Managers (1995) for $1.5 million as the Hong Kong-listed owner of Northland's Mangakahia forestry estate looks to expand its New Zealand interests.