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  • 10-year-old remains in serious condition following truck collision
    A 10-year-old boy remains in a serious condition in hospital this morning after the car he was a passenger in was hit by a truck yesterday morning.The Waikanae boy was flown to hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter shortly after...

  • Fire Services fight to contain New Plymouth blaze
    Fire Services are attending a large house fire in New Plymouth this morning. Three fire trucks are at the scene on Meade St working to contain the fire. They were alerted to the fire just after 8am this morning. A 47-year-old...

  • Ugly scenes at Waitangi farce
    Protesters have ignored pleas to show respect at Te Tii Marae this morning, where Prime Minister John Key and fellow politicians were verbally abused during an ugly display of activism.Protester Wi Popata heckled prominent Maori...

  • Papatoetoe fire leaves woman in hospital
    Emergency services were called to a house fire in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe this morning. A Fire Service spokeswoman said a call was received at about 4am from a neighbour who saw smoke coming from the roof of the building...

  • New Australian laws to subject NZ travellers to full body scans
    New Zealanders flying into Australia will soon be subject to full body scans.New laws are to be introduced to the federal parliament this week.The $28 million security overhaul will take effect from July, after trials in Melbourne...

  • Police disappointed with high number of arrests at Sevens
    Wellington Police are disappointed after nearly 100 people were arrested in the capital over Sevens weekend. Police made 52 arrests last night, as fans poured onto the streets to celebrate New Zealand's 24-7 win over Fiji. The...

  • Beachgoers stunned at attack by gang on bikes
    A gang of cyclists shocked beachgoers when they attacked a couple and sparked an LA-gang-style brawl in front of children in the affluent suburb of St Heliers.A witness, who wanted to be known only as Mark, was with his children,...

  • Grandfather rescues child at cost of car
    Rescuing a toddler who fell from her pram into the harbour was worth losing a car over, says good Samaritan Norman Dalwood.The Otago grandad was on his way to a hospital appointment when he saw a stroller and its precious cargo...

  • Live bullets in luggage puts Kiwi in Indian jail
    A young kiwi found himself locked up in Indian police cells after live bullets were found in his luggage at an airport security check.Alexander Ralph Harper, a 21-year-old student from Hastings, was stopped at Maharana Pratap Airport...

  • Council threatens owner over dead pet
    A dog owner is appalled at bungling and insensitive letters threatening to fine her if she doesn't re-register her dead pet.After her dog Powder died in June, Auckland Council repeatedly tried charging Melody Borthwick to re-register...

  • Spies in the bedroom - someone's watching you
    Home camera systems on the New Zealand market are being hacked and watched by creeps and voyeurs around the world.This week, the Herald on Sunday proved internet-based security camera footage was accessible to prying eyes.The...

  • Details of 'surprise assault' on Dotcom mansion
    As Kim Dotcom prepares to fight back for his seized assets this week, we go inside the inner sanctum where the multi-millionaire was at the time of the FBI-ordered raid. Details of the arrest of internet mogul Kim Dotcom reveal...

  • Piri Weepu's baby bottle advert ban
    Images of All Black hero Piri Weepu bottle-feeding his baby have been cut after protests by breastfeeding crusaders.La Leche League, a pro-breastfeeding organisation, has taken offence from a few seconds of film showing the All...

  • Sex in the city too noisy for neighbours
    Sex parties are attracting regular noise complaints from neighbours.Auckland Council environmental control team manager Mervyn Chetty told the Herald on Sunday his officers were being called to noisy swinger parties by neighbours...

  • Rodent infestation sparks assault
    An owner of a fast food outlet has pleaded guilty to assaulting a health inspector who discovered a rodent infestation during a routine check.Adriatic Food Bar's hygienic rating was downgraded from a 'B' to a 'D' in May last year...

  • Karam gives account of 'shonky' police evidence
    As David Bain fights for compensation for his years spent in jail, the man who helped free him is publishing a behind-the-scenes account of the shonky evidence used to implicate the teenager in the shooting of his family.Joe Karam...

  • Hone Harawira's challenge for Key
    Political firebrand Hone Harawira is planning to confront the Prime Minister this morning on Te Tii Marae, the site of the some of the ugliest confrontations in Waitangi's recent history.Key will be welcomed at 9.45am on to the...

  • Slim pickings at fashion stores
    The Herald on Sunday went mystery shopping on Auckland's Ponsonby Rd, with fashionable 23-year-old Malaika Meder, a size 16. Posing as a shopper wanting a dress for a party, Meder put retailers to the test. She found few options...

  • Beach Busters: Tidy Kiwis unite
    The crew of Kiwi sailing ship the Spirit of Adventure has nailed its colours to the Beach Busters' mast.Forty youngsters from the famous boat joined volunteers at Tutukaka Harbour yesterday for a big beach clean-up over Waitangi...

  • Celebrity weddings: For richer - and for poorer
    Forget something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. Celebrity weddings are more likely to involve something designer, something free, something exclusive and something contra.Women's magazine insiders say...