Not a single prosecution despite SFO's commitment to tackling foreign bribery
The Serious Fraud Office says it is steadfast in its commitment to tackle foreign bribery, but it has not resulted in a ...
Doocey not making bid for mental health beds oversight - Labour
Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey didn't make a Budget bid this year for more mental health service beds, despite them being at or over capacity. The Opposition says this is a massive oversight, ...
AUS Nick Grimm + 2 TPs
The Australian Government is seeking assurances from Malaysia that two men who took part in the 2002 Bali Bombings -- now released from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba -- will be kept ...
Services still patchy in Vanuatu after earthquake
An New Zealand Airforce plane carrying search and rescue equipment and disaster relief supplies has arrived in Vanuatu following the 7.3 magnitude earthquake earlier this week. MFAT consular staff and ...
foodbank-toa-pkg
It's been a tough year for foodbanks with more people in financial hardship and funding hard to come by. But one foodbank in Porirua run by Wellington iwi Ngati Toa says collaboration and connection ...
Corrections cuts phone call time in prison to 30 minutes day
Corrections is slashing the amount of time prisoners can spend on jail phones talking to their whanau, and said some inmates have been abusing the system, resorting to violence and stand over tactics ...
The animated story of a cat that has captured the world's hearts
The story, which has no dialogue, follows a cat who, after a violent flood, teams up with an unlikely group of animals, a ...
Olympic champions dominate Halberg finals list
The contest for the Supreme Halberg award, the country's top sport award, appears to be race between Olympic champions Lydia ...
Bus, car collide near Devil's Staircase, Lake Wakatipu
A rescue helicopter is en route and paramedics are on the scene of a crash between a bus and a car on State Highway 6 between ...
Cutting prison phone call time limit could create tension - wife
An inmate's wife said severely cutting the amount of time time prisoners can spend on the phone to family could lead to more tension and violence in jail and will harm rehabilitation efforts. At the ...
Delays to humanitarian flights to Vanuatu 'embarassing'
The former Minister of Defence said delays to critical humanitarian flights to Vanuatu are embarassing for New Zealand. It comes after a New Zealand Defence Force Hercules plane carrying rescue staff ...
Airforce hercules carrying supplies arrives in Vanuatu
An airforce hercules carrying emergency supplies has arrived in quake struck Vanuatu and will help with the evacuation of New Zealanders stuck there. At the moment there are no commerical flights to ...