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Iridologist recommended hospital help 27 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm

An alternative treatment therapist who is accused of breaching the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights after one of her patients failed to seek medical care says she repeatedly re...

Accused refused to confirm identity 27 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm

The man accused of assaulting elderly women in their homes at first refused to confirm his identity during a court hearing this morning. William John Murphy, 36, at first refused to confirm his ident...

Man jailed for fatally shooting cousin 27 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm

A man has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for fatally shooting his cousin with a rifle he didn't know was loaded. Percy Fepuleai, 31, was sentenced in the Auckland High Court ...

Jail for punching baby 27 Aug 2013 | 05:46 am

A man who shook, smothered and repeatedly punched a 5-month-old baby, causing brain damage and permanent blindness in one eye, has been sentenced to three years and three months imprisonment. The Hig...

Mighty River shares slump to new low 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am

Shares in Mighty River Power traded at $2.17 this morning - their lowest point since listing - and down 33c or 13.2 per cent from their $2.50 a share issue price. Mighty River, which debuted on the N...

9 reasons twerking is over 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am

The day after the MTV Video Music Awards came with a few more people Googling the phrase: "What is twerking?" It's been a popular search all summer, ever since Miley Cyrus, America's former teen swee...

McCaw leads the way again 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am

Tracey Nelson crunches the numbers from the second Bledisloe Cup test where Richie McCaw once again led the key statistics. ALL BLACKS v WALLABIES (27-16) The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup ....

Ko climbs to seventh in world 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am

Lydia Ko has attained the highest world ranking by any New Zealand golfer. The 16-year-old from Gulf Harbour has jumped 12 spots to No 7 on the official world rankings after successfully defending he...

Pressured to work while sick 27 Aug 2013 | 04:55 am

Almost two thirds of New Zealanders feel under pressure from their boss to carry on at work when suffering from a cold or flu, a new survey has revealed. However, more than one third of the survey's ...

The mystery killer 26 Aug 2013 | 11:54 pm

Trevor Waite and Glenys Stanton were gunned down in Mr Waite's bedroom - but the nature and even existence of their relationship seem as baffling to friends and family as the identity of the pair's ki...

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