http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest National headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2012 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 19 May 2012 04:30:03 +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=10806778&ref=rss nzherald.co.nz has been awarded the most prestigious digital awards at the 2012 Canon Awards in Auckland this evening - winning Best Website and Best Online News Site.nzherald.co.nz editor Jeremy Rees said "This is an unprecedented... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 21:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806869&ref=rss A burglary victim had a double dose of bad luck when police sent to investigate uncovered his indoor cannabis growing operation.Senior Sergeant Freda Grace of Hamilton police said things started going wrong for the man after some... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 19:02:05 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806865&ref=rss An American man has pleaded guilty to smuggling 1.3kg of cocaine into New Zealand.Customs stopped Mark Henderson at the Auckland International Airport on Tuesday after he arrived from Chile.It is understood the 41-year-old smuggled... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:17 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806849&ref=rss The teacher who got work by using fake names and qualifications because he was a convicted child sex offender has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.Terito Henry Miki was sentenced at the Auckland District Court today... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 17:40:07 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806847&ref=rss The motorcyclist who struck and seriously injured a runner in Wairoa on Thursday evening is being urged to come forward by police.Head of Western Bay road policing Senior Sergeant Ian Campion said the 39-year-old man was hit in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 17:31:55 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806840&ref=rss Support for John Key's National Party has fallen 2.5 per cent in the latest Roy Morgan political poll, suggesting a Labour-Greens-NZ First alliance would have the best chance of governing if an election was held today.The poll of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 16:51:11 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806795&ref=rss An American student has appeared in court over the fatal crash that killed three of his friends as they were on their way to walk the Tongariro Crossing last weekend.Boston University student Stephen Houseman, 20, has been charged... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 16:42:04 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806835&ref=rss Whangarei police are investigating three incidents where a man acted suspiciously towards children.The first incident saw a man drag a 12-year-old girl into a bush while she was walking to school.The girl managed to defend herself... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 15:54:47 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806831&ref=rss Police are "dismayed'' that 125 jobs will be cut in what is being called a "fine-tune'' of staffing.Commissioner Peter Marshall this afternoon announced that the job cuts, all from the ranks of non-sworn support employees, were... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 15:27:35 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806828&ref=rss A West Coast man had his stomach pumped in hospital after swallowing a bag of methamphetamine when police swooped on his house in a drugs bust on Wednesday."When we came through the door a man in the house said 'oh, f***' and then... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 15:08:33 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806825&ref=rss Salvors have made good progress recovering bundles of aluminium ingots from the wreck of the Rena despite bad weather earlier in the week.Twenty-five bundles were removed from the hold of the stricken container ship stranded on... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 14:51:01 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806823&ref=rss Guns and drugs were seized and seven people arrested after police carried out simultaneous raids in Kaikoura yesterday.Senior Sergeant Ciaran Sloan of Blenheim Police said he was confident the raids, the first phase of a three-month... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 14:39:44 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806822&ref=rss The Manawatu Gorge is fully cleared of slip debris, nine months after it was closed following a massive slip.Workers were now focusing on getting the road ready and safe for motorists, New Zealand Transport Agency Palmerston North... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 14:35:09 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806821&ref=rss A Tauranga woman charged with attempting to hold up a superette with a 10-inch dagger at the end of March is in custody.Cheyanne McCausland, 22 and unemployed, of Kairua, appeared in Tauranga District Court this morning charged... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 14:15:42 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806818&ref=rss Proposed security cuts at Tauranga Hospital have staff fearing for their safety - and that of patients.The Bay of Plenty District Health Board wants to cut security staff from nine fulltime equivalent positions to eight and there... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 14:08:15 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806787&ref=rss The Government's land announcement for the communities of Southshore in Christchurch today is a divided verdict, said Labour's Earthquake Recovery spokeswoman Lianne Dalziel.Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 14:08:04 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806817&ref=rss The 77-year-old man found dead in his central Wanganui home after a violent attack was veteran journalist Derek Round.A homicide investigation was launched after his body was found at a Campbell St property at about 8.30am on Thursday.Police... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 13:56:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806784&ref=rss Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include dog owners who shout "grab your children" as their canine tears towards them, Jake the Muss is alive and well in Tokoroa, and boy racers who can't afford the petrol to get... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806740&ref=rss A furniture removal unit and its contents were destroyed in a suspected arson attack in North Dunedin early yesterday.The Fire Service was called to Bank St, Northeast Valley at 2.40am following reports of smoke coming from the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:42 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10806816&ref=rss The Judith Collins defamation action is starting to look like a cross between the Teapot tapes and the McLibel trial. The Minister has finally filed the legal proceedings against Labour MPs Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little who, for... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 18 May 2012 11:30:09 +1200