http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest National headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:01 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=1 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631577&ref=rss A man who fell from a balcony at a flat in Auckland on Wednesday night has died from his injuries.The 57-year-old man suffered head injuries and broken bones in the fall about 6.45pm in the suburb of Point England, 14km southeast... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:48:06 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631570&ref=rss A USB stick inserted in a carpark booth computer at Waikato Hospital has been blamed for bringing down the district health board's computer network in December last year.About 3000 computers across the board's network were infected... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:41 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631566&ref=rss A customer who ran up a $5500 drug debt was kidnapped, repeatedly punched, beaten with a length of timber, and forced to hand over his car by the "heavies" employed to collect the money, a court was told today.James Arthur Mathew... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:16:11 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631564&ref=rss American pop star Lady Gaga arrived in Auckland this morning, ahead of her two near sold-out nights at the city's Vector Arena over the weekend.Lady Gaga - whose real name is real name Stefani Germanotta - has brought the full... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:14:39 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631563&ref=rss A "cushioning" gravel driveway probably saved Opoutama contractor Terry Telford from more serious injury after he was accidentally run over twice by his wife yesterday.As it was, 69-year-old Mr Telford, well known in the Opoutama... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:01:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631532&ref=rss Lower Hutt police are investigating an attempted rape at a train station this morning.Pomare railway station on Eastern Hutt Road was closed to the public after the alleged attack at 7am, a central police communications spokesman... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:29:07 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631529&ref=rss An Elvis Presley record thought to have been signed by the King himself has been revealed as a forgery after it was realised the LP was signed eight years after the singer died.Elvis Sings Country Favourites was one of about 20... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:18:11 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631524&ref=rss A Taranaki disqualified driver is advising other banned motorists to stay away from anything with a motor, after being caught driving a golf cart beside a road.A passing police officer stopped Waitara spray painter Quintin Loveridge... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:04:21 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631521&ref=rss A freight train derailed last night spilling wine onto to the tracks.The train derailed near Palmerston North tipping over four wagons carrying wine tankers.But only one tanker ruptured spilling its contents on to the tracks,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:04 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631519&ref=rss A shop's security camera caught a thief in action - the shopkeeper stealing a customer's wallet.Best and Less co-owner Fenglan Liu, of Waitara, pleaded guilty in New Plymouth District Court yesterday to stealing the wallet and... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:45:33 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631507&ref=rss The death of a New Zealand man crushed after climbing into a wheelie bin after a night's drinking in the English city of Brighton has been ruled an accident. Scott Williams, 35, a former maths teacher at Pakuranga College, who... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:35:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631506&ref=rss A Whangarei police officer's future is in doubt after he lost his bid to be discharged without conviction for drink-driving. Senior Constable Ross Kneebone, 53, was fined $600 and given a six-month driving ban when he appeared... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:05:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631505&ref=rss Two men have been arrested and charged with assault after a third man fell from a flat's balcony in Glen Innes. The pair appeared in the Auckland District Court yesterday. The victim - in his 50s - is in Auckland City Hospital... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:35:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631504&ref=rss A Sikh businessman refused service at a golf club bar because he was wearing a turban has been sent a written apology. Supermarket owner Kharag Singh, 45, was refused service at the Aviation Country Golf Club bar in Manukau City,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:05:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631503&ref=rss The Government is considering a proposal to limit the sale of knives to young people amid concerns over the number of knife crimes.The option is suggested in a Ministry of Justice review of knife possession, released yesterday,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:20 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631509&ref=rss A healthcare worker has been left "disgusted" after finding a maggot in her McDonald's burger box.Linda MacDonald, a mental health carer, had just finished eating an Angus Burger Combo, which she bought from the Pt Chevalier McDonald's,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:18 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631508&ref=rss At least $15 million is now believed to be missing from an Auckland financial advisory firm, according to investigators probing the collapse of the company.They have widened their investigation to include other businesses also... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:16 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631501&ref=rss The parliamentary committee probing the tobacco industry got personal in Auckland yesterday with the family of a Maori smoking victim describing the impact of his addiction and death.The Te Kiri whanau of Hamilton wept as they... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:14 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631491&ref=rss Pasifika Festival will be blazing this weekend, with hundreds of top Pacific talent taking to the stage.Now in its 18th year, this year's festival kicked off with a slightly wet start last night as rain threatened to dampen proceedings... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:12 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631483&ref=rss Justice Minister Simon Power is heading to New York tomorrow to defend New Zealand's use of Tasers, the Bill of Rights Act, and its record on the Treaty of Waitangi at the United Nations Human Rights Committee.Mr Power will face... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:11 +1200