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A 25 year-old woman in Nelson, New Zealand has ended up in the Nelson District Court following and angry rampage with a car that saw her trashing the wrong apartment. Police prosecutor Sergeant Chris Stringer said the woman and her husband were having marital problems, and on June 30 they were … [Read more...]
The New Zealand Rugby Union is publicly backing an advertising campaign which encourages All Blacks fans to abstain from sex during the World Cup in support of the team. The "Abstain for the Blacks," campaign is set to launch next week and is run by the Telecom-sponsored official All Blacks' fan … [Read more...]
A Thai report has identified that a toxic chemical or pesticide is the most likely cause of New Zealand tourist Sarah Carter's death. Sarah Carter, 23, died, and her Kiwi friends Emma Langlands and Amanda Eliason became gravely ill while on holiday in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in February. While … [Read more...]
The snow storm that has gripped New Zealand for three days is set to continue for some time yet. Many schools in Wellington and the South Island have been closed. Airports and roads have also been badly affected. Power outages have become commonplace. "There is some way to go here before it is … [Read more...]
All Blacks sponsor Adidas is refusing to budge on the price of All Blacks replica jerseys being sold in New Zealand despite pressure from sports retailers and fans. Even All Blacks legend Sir Colin Meads has backed fans and retailers saying he can't understand why the Rugby World Cup jersey is so … [Read more...]
Kentucky Fried Chicken has closed its three stores in Fiji, claiming Commodore Frank Bainimarama's regime had blocked imports of secret ingredients until the secret recipe was revealed. Fiji disputes the claim, saying KFC pulled out because of falling sales and rising costs. The restaurant … [Read more...]
Police have arrested Jonathan Kirkpatrick over "accounting discrepancies" totaling more than $500,000 at the Auckland University of Technology. As the matter is before the courts the police will only say that they have arrested a 53 year-old, unemployed man and charged him with theft. Actualy it … [Read more...]
A man has been decapitated in front of his partner as he was test-driving a homebuilt hovercraft in Auckland, New Zealand. The 40-year-old had built the hovercraft from a kitset and was testing it for the first time when something went wrong with the engine, causing a blade to strike his … [Read more...]
The New Zealand government is putting legislation through parliament tomorrow that will ban all synthetic cannabis products including Kronic. The swift action will see 43 synthetic products banned by Friday this week, with all product gone from store shelves a week later. The amendment to the … [Read more...]
Plans for a temporary Christchurch Cathedral made from cardboard have been unveiled in the quake ravaged city today. The proposed temporary building designed as a substitute for badly damaged Christchurch Cathedral was outlined by renowned Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, The Press newspaper today … [Read more...]
Two goldfish have survived 134 days without food following the Christchurch earthquake in February. The two goldfish, named Shaggy and Daphne after characters from the animated television show Scooby Doo, have become the smallest and hardiest survivors of the devastating February earthquake in … [Read more...]
A New Zealand-born teenager missing in Norway following the massacre by Anders Behring Breivik has been found and confirmed dead. She was 14-year-old Sharidyn Svebakk-Bohn. The New Zealand ambassador to The Hague, George Troup, said the girl was born in New Zealand, but grew up in Norway … [Read more...]
A heavily pregnant woman has faked labour pains to get a driver off a speeding ticket. Police stopped a car after clocking it at more than 146kmh along State Highway 29 west of Tauranga, in the North Island of New Zealand. Officers found a woman passenger with her feet on the dashboard … [Read more...]
Three sets of parents in the last year have tried to name their baby boy 'Lucifer' but have been knocked back by the NZ Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. The banning of Lucifer is not an isolated case. Parents have been trying to register all sorts of weird names for their babies over … [Read more...]
Emily Longley's ex-boyfriend Elliot Turner, 20, has appeared in the Bournemouth Magistrates Court charged with her murder. The court heard allegations that Turner failed to phone emergency services and attempted to persuade his mother Anita Turner to change her police testimony. Emily … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola has said it will invest $2bn in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country. Part of the … [Read More...]
Sri Lanka has blocked five news websites because they committed character assassination and insulted people including key political leaders, officials … [Read More...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is free of cancer after returning from Cuba for health checks following four cycles of … [Read More...]
A suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in central Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead and at least 13 injured, Brazilian officials say. … [Read More...]
A surprise inspection in a prison in Mexico has revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, and 100 … [Read More...]
A tropical depression storm pounding Central America has triggered floods and landslides that have left at least 18 people dead, officials say. In … [Read More...]
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain is trying hard to lose the … [Read More and View]
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