Auckland baker sentenced over cockroach infestation
Auckland baker sentenced over cockroach infestation
The owner of an Auckland bakery has been sentenced for breaching standards by having a "severe cockroach infestation" in her premises.
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Macdonald lacking 'moral principles'
Macdonald lacking 'moral principles'
Ewen Macdonald lacks some ''moral principles'' and his ''calculated and malicious'' past makes him too much of a risk of reoffending, a Parole Board report says.
Lotto winner stays in the shadows
Lotto winner stays in the shadows
New Zealand can be a small place when you have a secret to hide - so imagine having one worth $20.5 million.
Party pills to be tested on animals
Party pills to be tested on animals
Party pills will be tested on animals before they are allowed to be sold because "human safety is ... paramount", Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says.
Kiwi keen to try again for deepest dive record
Kiwi keen to try again for deepest dive record
A world champion New Zealand freediver who narrowly missed the world record for the deepest dive says he wants to make another attempt next year.
Woman fined for calling NZer 'stupid fat Australian'
Woman fined for calling NZer 'stupid fat Australian'
A British woman has been found guilty of racially abusing her Kiwi neighbour for calling her a "stupid fat Australian", a UK newspaper reports.
Five tonnes of bitumen spilled in Otara
Five tonnes of bitumen spilled in Otara
Five tonnes of 140C bitumen have spilled from a factory tank in Auckland this morning where authorities are working to clean the hot mess.
Shearer 'has overwhelming support'
Shearer 'has overwhelming support'
Labour leader David Shearer has the "overwhelming support" of his caucus and has "acted very honourably" in response to a claimed leadership challenge, party president Moira Coatsworth says.
Unfinished superyacht put on market
Unfinished superyacht put on market
A planned $60 million luxury superyacht is going on sale unfinished and at a fraction of its estimated cost after it was caught in a devastating blaze while under construction at an Auckland shipyard .