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Prime Minister John Key says he knows the name of the prominent entertainer who was granted permanent name suppression after admitting an indecent act involving a teenager. The man was discharged without conviction earlier this month. Asked at his post-cabinet...

A new website to track the health and wellbeing of New Zealand children will be launched by the Paediatric Society today, and it will expose our welfare shortcomings, says a child welfare group. The Children's Social Health Monitor, to be...

During the global operation from 16-20 November 2009, New Zealand Customs detained over 280 packages suspected of containing medicines that entered the country through the International Mail Centre. The detained packages were referred to Medsafe for additional inspection. “Although the...

A 40-year-old Christchurch motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car on State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura last night. The car's passenger was in Christchurch Hospital with head injuries following the crash, which happened just north of Oaro,...

Stories Teen murder-accused gives evidence 23/11/2009 14:28:01 An 18-year-old girl accused of murdering an elderly Opotiki man says wanted to knock him out so she could burgle his home > Read More An announcement on the broadcasting rights for the...

A Tauranga hunter was critically injured when he was shot while hunting south of Taupo last night. The 69-year-old was shot in the chest by another hunter with a high powered rifle about dusk at Hatepe, between Taupo and Turangi,...