NEWS

11:52PM, 30 July 2010

Gisborne Wedding Photographer Jayson Kingsbeer is to be featured on Television Hawkes Bay's program CHATROOM.

4:44PM, 30 July 2010

Police are monitoring 24-hour surveillance cameras in Ngaruawahia and Huntly crime hotspots under a new scheme aimed at reducing crime in the Waikato.

4:29PM, 30 July 2010

The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) has welcomed a High Court decision refusing to overturn a Liquor Licensing Authority’s (LLA) decision round a convenience store’s liquor licence.

4:11PM, 30 July 2010

A Manawatu woman has beaten nearly 100 other competitors in an inaugural home cook recipe competition, earning her a spot among the country’s leading chefs.

4:07PM, 30 July 2010

The Association of Community Retailers says this week’s High Court decision declining the appeal of the Victoria Street Night ‘N’ Day against a Christchurch liquor licensing authority decision not to renew the shops liquor licence could have ramifications for small, family-owned diaries and convenience stores, especially those in rural areas.

4:04PM, 30 July 2010

A post mortem examination has been carried out today on the body of a man found in Miramar Wharf yesterday.

4:03PM, 30 July 2010

Police have formally identified the body of a woman found dead at the Newtown Park Flats.

4:01PM, 30 July 2010

Emergency services are currently attending a crash on State Highway One near Rolleston.

2:35PM, 30 July 2010

Wellington Police have upgraded the discovery of a body found at the Newtown Park Flats to a homicide investigation.

2:29PM, 30 July 2010

Council decided that as a responsible public authority, the most appropriate course of action was to indicate that the Council would not defend its decisions. The High Court was notified of the Council's position on 18 June.

2:29PM, 30 July 2010

Ngai Te Rangi tribal representatives signed terms of negotiation today, Friday 30 July, with the Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson in a step towards settling the tribe’s historical Treaty grievances.

2:25PM, 30 July 2010

Police in Palmerston North are trying to reunite a Roman glass bangle, which is believed to be more than 2000 years old, with its rightful owner.

2:18PM, 30 July 2010

Improving New Zealand school children’s diets requires a much wider focus than just targeting unhealthy foods available at schools, University of Otago research suggests.

1:04PM, 30 July 2010

Dunedin (Friday, 30 July 2010) - In the biggest shake-up to the city’s kerbside recycling and rubbish collections since amalgamation Dunedin residents are to get a significantly expanded kerbside collection service that will see the introduction of wheelie bins, special fortnightly collections for glass only and an alternating fortnightly collection of a greater range of recyclable materials.

10:58AM, 30 July 2010

Police investigating the shooting of Scott Guy in Feilding on 8 July will be handing out flyers at the Feilding stockyards today.

10:50AM, 30 July 2010

The change to parking in central Queenstown, as outlined in the Annual Plan consultation, will now go to full council for approval, Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander said.

10:12AM, 30 July 2010

Three men have been arrested following a joint Police and Customs operation to disrupt the production and distribution of controlled drugs.

10:11AM, 30 July 2010

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) supports and expects to fully participate in the Review of the Māori Language Strategy and Sector announced by the Minister of Māori Affairs last night.

9:57AM, 30 July 2010

New data from SEEK New Zealand reveals high paying job listings are on the rise, with a 48% increase in the past year for jobs listed that pay over $100,000 per annum ($100k+).  The data also reveals the top six industries with the most $100k+ roles, and if the results are anything to go by, future rich list hopefuls may want to position themselves in the I.T.

9:54AM, 30 July 2010

A 29-year-old man who was at the Grey Lynn address where the Auckland City Organised Crime Unit and Armed Offenders Squad executed a search warrant this morning was arrested.