Elderly couple in hospital after 'disgusting' attack
Elderly couple in hospital after 'disgusting' attack
An attack that left an elderly couple in hospital last night has been labelled "disgusting" by their neighbours in South Auckland.
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Football: ASB Premiership fixtures
Football: ASB Premiership fixtures
ASB Premiership 2013/14 Match Schedule as at 13 September 2013 Round Date Kickoff ...
Heavy rain expected in Otago headwaters
Heavy rain expected in Otago headwaters
Otago Regional Council will keep an eye on Lake Wakatipu this weekend following Metservice predictions heavy rain will fall in the headwaters of the region's rivers and lakes.
Tuapeka Mouth ferry closed
Tuapeka Mouth ferry closed
The Tuapeka Mouth ferry has been closed until further notice due to high flows on the Clutha River.
Missing Alexandra man found
Missing Alexandra man found
An elderly Alexandra man with Alzheimer's spent the night in his car after running off the road and down a bank in Gabriel's Gully, near Lawrence.
Banks case: Lawyer lined up for McCready
Banks case: Lawyer lined up for McCready
A barrister has volunteered to appear on behalf of private prosecutor Graham McCready in a judicial review of John Banks' committal for trial.
Deputy mayor named
Deputy mayor named
Wanaka councillor Lyal Cocks will continue as deputy mayor of the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Election result: Clutha District Council
Election result: Clutha District Council
Progress results from the Clutha District Council election, with 98% of the vote counted.
Shadbolt wins a seventh term as mayor
Shadbolt wins a seventh term as mayor
Tim Shadbolt has won a seventh term as Invercargill mayor and enters the record books as the city's - and New Zealand's - longest serving municipal mayor.
Taupo homicide victim named
Taupo homicide victim named
The young man who died in Taupo following a fight in the early hours of this morning has been named as Wiremu Birch.
Witnesses sought after Dunedin city assault
Witnesses sought after Dunedin city assault
Dunedin police are calling for witnesses to a serious assault which occurred on the corner of Bath and Lower Stuart streets during the weekend.
Devonport downpour 'like someone pulled a plug'
Devonport downpour 'like someone pulled a plug'
The strong wind gusts which tore through Devonport last night were caused by a sudden collapse of air from the sky, like someone "pulling a plug'' on the storm, MetService says.
Blackberry in talks with tech giants
Blackberry in talks with tech giants
BlackBerry, on the block as its smartphone business struggles, is in talks with Cisco Systems, Google and SAP about selling them all or parts of itself.
Twitter seeks $1b from IPO
Twitter seeks $1b from IPO
One hundred forty characters could be worth $US1 billion.
Sign of the Times: Paper pulls Blackberry app
Sign of the Times: Paper pulls Blackberry app
The Times newspaper in Britain says it will no longer make its mobile app available on a Blackberry because few people used it, in another sign that rival smartphone makers are trumping its technology.
Rugby: Highlanders sign Pumas' prop
Rugby: Highlanders sign Pumas' prop
The Highlanders have signed a one-year deal with young Argentinian tight-head prop Matias Diaz.
Heavy rain closes SH6
Heavy rain closes SH6
Heavy rain falling in Westland has again forced the closure of State Highway 6 between Haast and Makarora.
Wintry blast on the way
Wintry blast on the way
A return to wintry conditions is expected this weekend, with forecasters picking snow showers to sea level tomorrow for Southland, Clutha and Dunedin.
Body found near Oamaru
Body found near Oamaru
Police are investigating the sudden death of a 35-year-old man in Elderslie, about 10km inland from Oamaru.
Woman arrested over baby's injuries
Woman arrested over baby's injuries
Invercargill Police have arrested a 32-year-old woman and charged her with attempted murder in relation to the injuries sustained by a 3-week-old baby in the city last week.