Qantas experiences plane problems yet again

August has not been the best month for Qantas Airlines as a string of airplane malfunctions has threatened to challenge the world’s third best airline status that Qantas has been granted according to the results of...

Baby in critical condition in Auckland hospital

    A four-month old baby is in a critical condition at Auckland's Starship Hospital from injuries the police say are non-accidental. " An ambulance was called to the boy's Papakura home south of Auckland on Saturday. The baby was initially taken by ambulance...

42 injured after cruise liner hit by storm

The vessel's crew reported that 42 passengers have received medical attention after the vessel was hit by the severe weather conditions and suffered a sudden heavy roll around 8pm last night. The vessel, carrying...

British man David Roberts stabbed in New Zealand double killing

A British man has been stabbed to death in a double murder in New Zealand over the weekend.   " David Roberts, 43, originally from Caernarvon in North Wales, was killed alongside an Indonesian man in an apartment block in Auckland on Saturday morning in what was...

New Zealand on alert for abducted child

Five-year-old Cina Ma, also known as Xin Xin, was abducted from outside her Auckland family home last week." New Zealand, July 16 (UPI) -- New Zealand police say they have put the border on high alert as they continue to look for an abducted child. The girl's parents are...

More than 30 Indian youths disappear in New Zealand

  More than 30 Indian youths have disappeared in New Zealand, where they were in transit to go to Sydney for World Youth Day. " All were billeted with church members in Auckland under a so-called Days in the Diocese programme before going to Australia, where Pope...

NZealand teen mastermind walks free over global cyber crime

" A New Zealand teenager who confessed to a central role in a global cyber-crime ring which caused millions of dollars in losses walked free from court Tuesday with police wanting to secure his skills. Owen Thor...

First iPhone owner hears his bed calling

He may be the first person in the world to own the new sought-after Apple iPhone, but all Jonny Gladwell wanted to do yesterday morning was go to bed. " The 22-year-old AUT physiotherapy student had camped outside...

10,000 protest over violence against Asians in New Zealand

The march was organised by the Asian Anti-Crime group and included people carrying coffins and placards with pictures of those killed. " An estimated 10,000 people took part in a rally in pouring rain in Auckland on Saturday to protest against violence against Asians in...

Kiwis second highest drug users

The 17 countries surveyed included Colombia, Mexico, USA, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine, Israel, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa, Japan and New Zealand. Separate surveys were done in Beijing and Shanghai in China.   " The study uses data...

Bizarre Electrical Storms hit California and New Zealand

"SAN FRANCISCO (AP) In less than a day, an electrical storm unleashed nearly 8,000 lightning strikes that set more than 800 wildfires across Northern California — a RARE example of "dry lightning" that brought...

4 English Rugby Players Accused Of Rape And Sexual Assault

Newzealand: Four members of the English Rugby Squad Have been accused for raping a teenager. the English news paper The Sun reported yesterday that women was involved in a "threesome" with two players. Though No formal complaint was lodged by the victim. The English...

NZ drivers turn to blow-up dolls to beat traffic rules

Blow-up dolls, mannequins, and dogs dressed up as children. Sure some creative ways to drive in the carpool lane.   " Drivers in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland are turning to inflatable passengers...

NZ research is leading way to better foods, health

This is an extraordinary report from "a new field of science" on how genes "predict" their future while in the womb.–Dr Andrew West says, “Scientists have shown that a fetus takes cues from its life before birth, such as the availability of nutrients, to predict what its...

BBC journalist killed in Afghanistan

" AN Afghan journalist working for the BBC has been found dead, a day after gunmen abducted him in the volatile southern province of Helmand.The BBC said Abdul Samad Rohani went missing on Saturday in Lashkar Gar, the capital of the southern Helmand province. His body was...

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