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Health practitioner suspended for stealing anaesthesia drugs from hospital to give to partner
A Wairarapa health practitioner has been suspended for stealing prescription anaesthesia drugs from his workplace and giving them to his partner to use on herself unsupervised.The Masterton man was yesterday slammed by the New Zealand...
Immigrant workers felt helpless during exploitation
Two immigrant workers have spoken out about feeling helpless while being overworked and underpaid at a local petrol station for two years. Indian Nationals Shubham Sharma and Jaspal Singh are collectively owed more than $14,000...
Witness tells of horror crash that killed elderly pedestrian
An elderly man has died after being struck by a car on a pedestrian crossing in Bureta, the second road fatality in Tauranga in two days.Senior Sergeant Ian Campion, head of Western Bay road policing, said the man, 87, from Tauranga,...
Three cows dead after being hit by teens fleeing in stolen car
Three cows have been put down after they were hit by a group of teens fleeing from police in a stolen car.The drama began just before 8am yesterday when police received a complaint about a Toyota Starlet driving dangerously on State...
Pig killing at pound investigated
The Ministry for Primary Industries has launched an investigation into the killing of a pig at Napier City Council's pound.A spokesperson for Animal Welfare Group WATCHDOG!, Jessica Maxwell, said the ministry had agreed to investigate...
Te Hiko sobbed over what he had done: Detective
A detective has told a court in Rotorua how James Te Hiko sobbed that he had killed the only person in the world he loved."He looked up at the sky saying, 'Where are you my baby? Come to me, my baby'," Tokoroa Detective Constable...
Car smashes through Ponsonby petrol station
A flash car smashed through the front window of a Ponsonby petrol station early this morning.The Jaguar vehicle had sped through the front of the Mobil on the corner of Karangahape and Ponsonby roads about 4.40am. A police...
No more cages for Whanganui poultry farm
After 50 years of battery-farmed hens, a major Whanganui egg producer is setting the birds free.Ian Higgins Poultry Farm aims to have all its hens out of cages by Christmas.Manager David Higgins said the business was spending...
India makes Ganges a person; praises Whanganui River laws
Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall has labelled as "just extraordinary" Whanganui's part in the iconic Ganges River in India being accorded the rights of a human being.An Indian court ordered on Monday that the Ganges and its main...
Exclusive interview: NZSAS says civilians were killed in fatal raid, including two by Kiwi sniper fire
A NZ Special Air Service soldier has confirmed civilians were killed in a 2010 raid carried out by the unit and says the truth is widely known among the elite military group.The soldier told the Herald the two people found shot...
NZ terror alert unlikely to be raised by SAS allegations, expert says
Allegations about New Zealand SAS actions in Afghanistan and resulting publicity and debate are unlikely to increase the risk New Zealand faces from a terror attack.That's the view of Robert Ayson, Professor of Strategic Studies...
London terror attack: How the horror unfolded
Screams rang out as a grey SUV mounted the curb on Westminster Bridge and headed directly towards a group of tourists taking selfies in front of Big Ben.The Hyundai didn't slow but ploughed into at least a dozen people, sending...
Toby Manhire: Books damning claims demand inquiry
Let's start with what Hit and Run is not. It is not a sequel to Nicky Hager's last bombshell, Dirty Politics . Mercifully, the word "blog" does not, I don't think, appear even once in the 120-odd page length of the book, subtitled...
What's next for NZ's teen genius?
Maths whiz Tristan Pang, 15, could be New Zealand's brightest young mind. He talked to science reporter Jamie Morton about his future. Executive of a community swimming club.Founder of an educational chat group and online learning...
Kiwi soldier at the heart of bloody struggle against Isis
In the heart of Baghdad, a formerly unnamed New Zealander living in a shipping container in a military compound is involved in the campaign against Isis (Islamic State, also known as Isil) at the highest levels.Hugh McAslan has...
Q & A - training to fight Isis
What are the Iraqis doing with their training? Coalition-trained Iraqi military are currently battling Isis to retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, previously with a population of 2 million.The offensive began on February...
Hidden Pacific: Kiwis' help uplifting for Pacific
The news from Vanuatu was even worse than we feared. Cyclone Pam had ripped through the village with 270km/h winds, destroying homes and gardens in just a few hours. It also left in its wake the new toilets villagers had spent years...
'It's dangerous but I'm proud' - Iraq General Tahssen talks about the war against Isis
For the Iraqi general in charge of the public relations war against Isis, General Tahssen Irahim al Khafaji, it is a very personal and patriotic fight.A former pilot under Saddam Hussein's regime, his brother, an Army captain, was...
True damage of 7.8 Kaikoura quake revealed, and could change earthquake research worldwide
The deadly 7.8 Kaikoura quake was so powerful, parts of the South Island are now six metres closer to the North Island, new research has revealed.A study led by GNS Science is today being published in the prestigious journal Science....