Search our site
|
Create a
Free Business Listing HERE |
| Create your free CLUB, SOCIETY or non-profit organisation listing HERE |
User login
Recent blog posts
- Gardening Jobs for March by Judith Halford
- Gardening Jobs for February 2017
- Gardening Jobs for January 2017
- Gardening Jobs to do in December 2016
- Old Waipukurau Hospital
- Gardening Jobs for November 2016 by Judith Halford
- Gardening Jobs for October 2016 by Judith Halford
- Gardening Jobs for September 2016 by Judith Halford
- Gardening Jobs for August 2016 by Judith Halford
- Gardening Jobs in July 2016 by Judith Halford
|
Images courtesy of
freedigitalphotots.net
|
You are here
NZ Herald
Paradise Valley Rd remains closed as clean-up continues
Paradise Valley Rd remains closed today while contractors clear debris and deal with slips after the weekend rain. A Rotorua Lakes Council statement this afternoon said residents were still able to access their properties from either...
Man charged with indecent assault after incident at makeshift Wildfoods Festival campground
A man has been charged with indecent assault after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at a makeshift campground for Wildfoods Festival visitors to Hokitika.Police said security staff at the Wadeson Island campsite "discovered...
Thousands of cannabis plants seized in police searches in South Island
Police have seized more than 2000 cannabis plants, drugs utensils, and illegal firearms in a series of search warrants in the South Island.About 30 staff took part in an operation, which started two weeks ago, Inspector Dan Mattison...
Alleged supermarket toilet paper arsonist gets suppression
An Auckland woman who's accused of setting fire to toilet paper in a Hamilton supermarket aisle has had her name suppressed.The 20-year-old made a brief appearance in the Hamilton District Court todayand was remanded without plea...
Underground drugs: Sewer tests flush out Auckland's meth use
Tests of the contents of Auckland's sewers have revealed worryingly high rates of methamphetamine.The drug was the most commonly detected of 17 targeted - cannabis was excluded - in new research examining two wastewater treatment...
Goff wants more safeguards for water supply
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is inspecting the flooding aftermath in New Lynn this afternoon after calling for more safeguards to the city's water supply.Goff will visit the West Auckland suburb, held up as a poster child for housing...
Support for secondary students standing against rape culture
The New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA) and Thursdays in Black have shown their support for students from three Wellington high schools as they take their protest against rape culture to Parliament today.The students...
Car hits median barrier on Wainuiomata Hill
Emergency services are on the scene at a crash on Wainuiomata Hill in Lower Hutt.A Fire Service shift manager said the car had crashed into the median barrier on Wainuiomata Rd, on the uphill side.Firefighters received the call...
Mother on P found guilty of killing 2-year-old daughter in car crash
A mother has been found guilty of killing her unrestrained 2-year-old daughter in a car crash while on P.Valencia Skipper has appeared for a brief trial in the Napier District Court, after pleading not guilty to one charge of driving...
Resident doctors win fight for improved working hours
Doctors are crediting public support for helping them strike a new deal on working hours. After more than a year of negotiations, including strike action, resident doctors and District Health Boards have agreed on a change to working...
Tauranga's 'green' tap water prompts fears it's hazardous to drink
Krystal Gibbons was running a bath for her 5-year-old triplets on Sunday evening when the boys noticed something odd."They just kept asking 'why is the water green'," the Bayfair woman said. "I thought maybe they tipped something...
Daredevil dam-riding 'a bit of fun' - witness
A man who witnessed a daredevil riding a tube down the flooded Lower Nihotupu Dam at the weekend said he would have joined in if his family wasn't present.Darryl Brown said there was a group of three "young fellas", and one of them...
'Everything was floating - even the fridge': Residents begin clean-up after floods
Residents in the New Lynn, Titirangi, Glen Eden and neighbouring areas are today busy cleaning out garages and their homes following devastating floods over the weekend.Tino Antonio, 38, was at his family's home on Parker Ave yesterday...
HIV case: Nursing assistant Johnny Lumsden granted bail but banned from social media
A Christchurch nursing assistant accused of having unprotected sex with three men without disclosing his HIV-positive status has todaybeen re-admitted to bail and been banned from using social media.Johnny Lachlan Benjamin Lumsden,...
School caretaker saves the day (and the school hall) with Kiwi ingenuity
A crafty caretaker is being praised after he constructed a makeshift dam out of school bleachers and paving stones to stave off a torrent of floodwater headed for a school hall.In the driving rain Glen Eden Intermediate school property...
Horror Riverhead quarry attack: Man, 59, pleads not guilty
A 59-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges connected to the attack on a young woman in a Riverhead quarry two weeks ago.The Onehunga man, whose name is suppressed until midnight, pleaded not guilty to charges of abduction,...
Water Crisis: Aucklanders' daily water consumption drops
Aucklanders' daily water consumption has dropped to 382 million litres - well within the target range of 400 million litres or less.In a statement, Watercare congratulated residents but warned that if savings did not continue, partially...
The most stunning shots of New Zealand from space
Nasa's footage of New Zealand from space is a beautiful thing. Here we recall the best shots of the country from astronauts, satellites and the International Space Station, proving NZ is not only a beautiful country on the ground...
Boy actor James Rolleston pleads guilty to driving charge
Boy actor James Rolleston has pleaded guilty to causing a crash which left him and his friend seriously injured last July. The 19-year-old appeared at the Auckland District Court this morningbefore Judge Nevin Dawson.Supported...
Serious crash near Turangi
A serious two-car crash has closed Te Ponanga Saddle Road near Turangi.Senior Sergeant Denton Grimes said two people were in a critical condition following the crash which happened between Access Rd No 5 and State Highway 41 at...