Former political figure found guilty of indecent assault
4 days ago — A prominent former political figure has been found guilty on eight charges of indecent assault dating back to the 1990s. The man has been on trial in the Auckland District Court for sexually abusing two teenage boys in West Auckland and Waikato. The charges carry a maximum sentence of seven years' imprisonment.
Philip Polkinghorne murder trial: Wife's phone searches discussed
4 days ago — Pauline Hanna looked up asphyxia and anorgasmia in 2019, a police detective says. At the High Court in Auckland on Monday, the murder trial of Hanna's husband, Philip Polkinghorne, resumed. He is accused of murdering her and staging her death as a suicide. The defence argues Hanna committed suicide after struggling with depression for many years.
Rugby: Woodman-Wickliffes to play and coach in Japan - RNZ
4 days ago — The formidable rugby duo of Portia and Renee Woodman-Wickliffe are heading to Japan on playing and coaching contracts respectively. After announcing her retirement from international rugby and following the successful Paris Olympic Games campaign, two-time Olympic champion Portia is set to play fifteens rugby in the Kansai regional and national …
Class action against ASB, ANZ could have 100,000 customers
Aug 23, 2024 — The Court of Appeal has ruled up to 100,000 customers of two of the country's largest banks can be part of a class action. The customers of ANZ and ASB Banks will make up one of the largest class action lawsuits in New Zealand history. The multi-million dollar claim was filed in the Auckland High Court in 2021 against ANZ and ASB for failures ...
Homes in Auckland suburb don't have permanent sewage system
4 days ago — Hundreds of brand new homes in the Cardinal West development near the Auckland suburb of Massey have not been hooked up to a permanent sewage system. Instead the waste from 341 households is being pumped to temporary tanks, before being trucked away. But the council's getting complaints about the smell. Watercare said the tank system is an interim …
New NEMA handbook to overhaul emergency response after …
5 days ago — Photo: Supplied. Disaster responders are focusing on intelligence and logistics in a push to improve the country's poor record for handling big emergencies. In the wake of several scathing reviews of how various agencies handled Cyclone Gabrielle, the National Emergency Management Agency [NEMA] has begun a catastrophic planning programme.
Watch: Christopher Luxon reveals energy security measures
4 days ago — Watch: Christopher Luxon reveals energy security measures. A raft of measures have been outlined today by the coalition government, which it says will aim to ease New Zealand's energy security and affordability, including a review of the performance of the electricity market. Details of that review will be finalised in the coming weeks but the ...
Spark reports big drop in profit | RNZ News
Aug 23, 2024 — Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon. Telecommunications company Spark has reported a 72 percent drop in full year net profit, with revenue down 14 percent. The company's underlying profit was down a third and fell short of its most recent guidance, despite growth in tech products, data centres, with mobile service revenue surpassing $1 billion for the ...
Auckland motorway crash: Police confirm three dead | RNZ News
4 days ago — Three people have died and another three have been seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Auckland's State Highway 1, police have confirmed. The crash near Ramarama was reported at 1.47pm on Monday and has closed the highway in both directions. Because of "significant damage" to the wire rope barrier system, the New Zealand Transport ...
Why are artists paid so badly? | RNZ
5 days ago — Last year the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Manatū Taonga reported New Zealand’s arts and creative sector contributed $16.3 billion to New Zealand’s GDP, or 4.3% of the total economy, in the year ending March 2023. That contribution to the GDP had grown over the past year by 5.3%, compared to 2.9% growth for the rest of the economy.
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