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Appeal to Asian community over taxi driver suspect - New Zealand Herald
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:14:49 GMT+00:00 - Stuff.co.nzAppeal to Asian community over taxi driver suspectNew Zealand HeraldPolice suspect this man was carrying the bag that was found near the murder scene. Photo / Supplied Police hunting the killer of Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini have appealed to the Asian community to track down a man considered a prime suspect. ...New evidence in Hiren Mohini taxi killing caseStuff.co.nzAppeal to Asian community in taxi killingNewstalk ZBDatabase to help cabbie safetybtobEarthtimes (press release)all 19 news articles »

Officer recalls discovery of Liberty's body - Stuff.co.nz
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:54:02 GMT+00:00 - Telegraph.co.ukOfficer recalls discovery of Liberty's bodyStuff.co.nzThe police officer who discovered the body of teenager Liberty Templeman at first thought he was looking at a floating mannequin, a court was told. The trial for the boy charged with the slaying of the ...Murdered schoolgirl's mother gives evidenceNew Zealand HeraldSlain teenager's mother gives evidenceRadio New ZealandTeen denies classmate's murderTVNZNZ City -Telegraph.co.uk -Stuff.co.nzall 75 news articles »

Boy hit by airgun pellet at school sports day - Radio New Zealand
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:21:56 GMT+00:00 - Stuff.co.nzBoy hit by airgun pellet at school sports dayRadio New ZealandTwo Wellington College pupils have been referred to Youth Aid after another student was shot in the temple with an air pistol. Headmaster Roger Moses says the boys were firing the pistol at random and the pellet ricocheted, hitting another who was ...Boy, 14, shot in face with metal pelletStuff.co.nzSchoolboy shot in head with BB pelletNew Zealand HeraldClassmates being spoken to after shootingNewstalk ZBall 16 news articles »

LEAD STORY: King walks free after murder case dropped - Hawke's Bay Today
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:42:29 GMT+00:00 - LEAD STORY: King walks free after murder case droppedHawke's Bay TodayA "relieved" Zion King emerged from a courtroom a free man yesterday after he was cleared of murdering a Napier grandmother in her Onekawa flat more than two years ago. Mr King, 49, was charged with murdering Chattrice Maihi-Carroll, 46, in March, ...Police think again after murder charges droppedTVNZMurder charge droppedNew Zealand HeraldMurder accused freed after evidence faultedStuff.co.nzRadio New Zealand -TVNZ -Stuff.co.nzall 27 news articles »

Nine months added to escapee's sentence - Newstalk ZB
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:51:06 GMT+00:00 - New Zealand HeraldNine months added to escapee's sentenceNewstalk ZBConvicted armed robber and prison escapee Kevin Polwart has had nine months added to his sentence. The 49-year-old spent 50 days on the run after cutting his way out of Auckland Prison just before Christmas. He is serving time for robbing a security ...Longer sentence for Kevin PolwartStuff.co.nzSerial prison escapee has jail term extendedNew Zealand HeraldPrison Escapee Given Another Nine MonthsBIG 106.2 FM Newsall 11 news articles »

Passenger accused of aiding reckless driving - New Zealand Herald
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:06:48 GMT+00:00 - Passenger accused of aiding reckless drivingNew Zealand HeraldPolice are taking the unusual step of charging the driver and passenger of a car chased by police through Hamilton early today. The pursuit began shortly after midnight when the Nissan Skyline car was seen by a police patrol doing "donuts". ...Passenger charged after police chaseTVNZDriver, passenger face reckless driving chargesStuff.co.nzBoy racer's passenger chargedNZ CityVoxyall 10 news articles »

Cook Strait swim attempt fails - Stuff.co.nz
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:33:57 GMT+00:00 - Stuff.co.nzCook Strait swim attempt failsStuff.co.nzLATEST: A 60-year-old aiming to be the oldest to swim the Cook Strait has been defeated by choppy conditions. Mike Bodger, from Whakatane, set out this morning about 7.30am, 5km north of Perano Point, at the top of the South Island. ...Swimmer halfway across Cook StraitRadio New ZealandMan, 60, starts Cook Strait swimNew Zealand HeraldSwimmer's Cook Strait record bidStuff.co.nzall 11 news articles »

Steep rise for capital's public transport fares - Radio New Zealand
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:15:22 GMT+00:00 - Steep rise for capital's public transport faresRadio New ZealandThree shortlisted options from the regional council's annual fare review have been put before a committee meeting on Tuesday. Commuters avoided a fare rise last year, but the council says it needs its fare revenue to rise by 3%. ...Wellington bus fares likely to riseNewstalk ZBFare rise of 3pc can really mean 50pcStuff.co.nzPublic transport fares tipped to riseRadio New Zealandall 11 news articles »

'Iran can definitely enrich uranium to 20%' - Press TV
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:09 GMT+00:00 - CBC.ca'Iran can definitely enrich uranium to 20%'Press TVAtomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi says Tehran is definitely capable of enriching uranium to 20 percent. Salehi made the remarks on Monday in response to French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who had described the plan as ...New sanctions urged over Iran moveAljazeera.net'Iran aims to stockpile uranium'Jerusalem PostIran informed IAEA about 20 pct uranium enrichment planXinhuaAFP -Times Online -Times of Indiaall 2,214 news articles »

Auckland man gets $1m home for $25 - New Zealand Herald
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:38 GMT+00:00 - Stuff.co.nzAuckland man gets $1m home for $25New Zealand HeraldA shy Aucklander is overwhelmed to have picked up a million-dollar home for just $25 in a church fundraiser. Warwick Hutchinson won the sprawling Lake Karapiro property, which was given away by the minister of Bridges Church in ...Winner of $25 house raffle announcedStuff.co.nzAuckland man wins million dollar homeTVNZWho won the million dollar house?TVNZall 15 news articles »