Today at 04:31:59 - East Grinstead midfielder Glenn Kirkham is appointed as captain for England's Champions Trophy hockey campaign after Barry Middleton was ruled out through injury.

Today at 01:29:28 - Porthtowan Surfboat Club win the UK Open Surfboat Championship for a second consecutive year.

29/07/2010 at 21:44:30 - Leeds Rhinos agree to transfer-list Greg Eastwood after he told them he cannot settle in England.

28/07/2010 at 20:11:56 - Australia's appeal against fly-half Quade Cooper's two-match ban for a dangerous tackle on South African Morne Steyn is turned down.

28/07/2010 at 00:11:03 - England hockey captain Barry Middleton is out of next week's Champions Trophy after breaking his toe in a training match.

27/07/2010 at 20:23:23 - Joe Rokocoko will become New Zealand's most-capped winger when he plays in their Tri-Nations game against Australia in Melbourne on Saturday.

Today at 17:05:18 - Labour's errant MP Chris Carter says the Chinese government paid for his controversial trip to China and Tibet which he didn't tell party leaders about.

Today at 16:05:21 - Police have named a woman who died a violent death in a Wellington flat.

Today at 15:05:20 - The Phoenix have got their man.

Today at 15:05:20 - A woman found dead in a Newtown flat died a violent death, police say.

Today at 12:05:41 - An ancient Roman bangle, believed to be more than 2000 years old, has turned up in Palmerston North.

Today at 11:05:18 - The Labour Party is concerned that ousted MP Chris Carter has become unbalanced, senior party whip Trevor Mallard says.

Today at 10:05:10 - A woman whose body was found in a Wellington flat may have been dead for days, police say.

Today at 17:05:22 - Labour's errant MP Chris Carter says the Chinese government paid for his controversial trip to China and Tibet which he didn't tell party leaders about.

Today at 17:05:22 - The actions that cost police dog Gage his own life likely saved the life of a shot officer now grappling with his future.

Today at 15:05:24 - A Waikato Mongrel Mob member at the centre of an extensive police manhunt has appeared in court sporting a new facial tattoo.

Today at 15:05:24 - The family of Catherine Peters is still waiting for the man responsible for her death to acknowledge his role in the tragedy and apologise.

Today at 15:05:24 - A Hamilton bar has been shut down by the Liquor Licensing Authority for encouraging "vertical drinking".

Today at 15:05:24 - Police have charged a woman with murder after a 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death at a party in south Auckland earlier this month.

Today at 17:05:19 - The Exposing Unacceptable Financial Activities (Eufa) group is holding a public meeting in Timaru next Friday to discuss issues surrounding the statutory management of Timaru businessman Allan Hubbard ...

Today at 17:05:19 - National MP Cam Calder is concerned the Chatham Islands are feeling neglected. In a press release Dr Calder said he has approached television networks, presumably all three of them, with a request to ...

Today at 17:05:19 - Labour's errant MP Chris Carter says the Chinese government paid for his controversial trip to China and Tibet which he didn't tell party leaders about. His unauthorised absence annoyed party leader P ...

Today at 15:05:20 - Cynotech Holdings Ltd shares have been placed in trading halt pending an announcement. The company reported a loss of $2.7 million in the 15 months ended March 2010. Allan Hawkins, former head of Equi ...

Today at 15:05:18 - The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) has hit the government where it hurts – trade negotiations. After delivering a letter to Prime Minister John Key accusing him of breaking his word over labour l ...

Today at 17:05:56 - BIG AIR: New Zealand's Levi Sherwood performs during the finals of the the first stage of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Series in the Monumental Plaza de Torros Mexico.

Today at 17:05:56 - Mainfreight paced gainers on the NZX 50 Index after the trucking firm told shareholders it lifted earnings in the first quarter. Telecom was halted pending an announcement on the sale of AAPT, ha ...

Today at 17:05:56 - New Zealand honey and food supplement company Comvita, which this year posted a record net profit of $5 million, says the year ahead will be challenging. Chairman Neil Craig told the annual share ...

Today at 17:05:56 - The voluntary group, Exposing Unacceptable Financial Activities (Eufa), is holding a public meeting in Timaru next Friday to discuss issues surrounding the statutory management of Timaru businessman A ...

Today at 17:05:56 - For Australia's wine industry it is the final frontier. But cracking the enormously lucrative Chinese market, with its 200 million customers, has so far proved elusive. Australia is alr ...

Today at 16:05:19 - The Crown signed terms of negotiation with Te Runanga o Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Trust in Tauranga today in a further step towards settling all historical Treaty claims in Tauranga Moana, Minister for Treaty ...

Today at 16:05:24 - Ngai Te Rangi tribal representatives signed terms of negotiation today, Friday 30 July, with the Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson in a step towards settling the tribe' ...

Today at 16:05:24 - Mayor David Ogden has expressed his great regret at Councillor Deborah Hislop's decision not to seek a further term on the Hutt City Council.

Today at 16:05:24 - Dr Hugh Barr, spokesman for the Coastal Coalition - an umbrella group set up to keep the foreshore and seabed in Crown ownership - is alarmed at the claims made by Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell. He ...

Today at 15:05:26 - Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has congratulated Paula Bennett on finally acknowledging New Zealand's high rates of child poverty. But according to CPAG spokesperson Dr Claire Dale "If The Minister ...

Today at 15:05:11 - A Bay of Plenty man has been jailed for fraudulently claiming nearly $15,000 of Working for Families tax credits.The court was told that Oryan Antonnio McLean received Working for Families tax credits ...

Today at 15:05:11 - More than 100 off-road vehicles are being recalled by Lexus New Zealand because of a rare steering fault.The fault was detected overseas in four vehicles.Lexus New Zealand is recalling 123 LX470 off-r ...

Today at 15:05:11 - Judge Jane Farish has lifted what she called "the mask of respectability" from Christchurch businessman, restaurateur and grandfather Graham Dixon Catley, jailing him from two years and two months for ...

Today at 15:05:11 - A police officer shot during a routine call-out in Christchurch two-and-a-half weeks ago says he was "100 per cent sure" he was going to die. Senior Constable Bruce Lamb was today reflecting on the in ...

Today at 15:05:11 - Police have charged a woman with murder after a 28-year-old woman was stabbed to death at a party in south Auckland earlier this month.Preva Shortland died after she was stabbed in an altercation at a ...

Today at 15:05:09 - Motoring down the T2 on Akoranga Drive, hey, there's my exit. Whoomph, there it is - a fine. Sophie Bond reports. It's 4.30pm on a weekday and cars jam Akoranga ...

Today at 09:05:07 - The latest installment in a series mapping the history of southern Auckland is nearing completion. Could it be the last, asks Rowena Orejana. Bruce Ringer sits behind his table. He ...

Today at 08:05:07 - $51 million in debt and growing ...  John Landrigan investigates how Papakura has ended up in this financial mess. You can bet your house and all its contents that if ...

Today at 07:05:07 - Prisoners are discovering some poetic justice of their own - by using words to create an escape route with a difference. Hayley Hannan gets the inside story. Drawing in a ...

Today at 07:05:08 - Where did that feijoa plant come from? And how did that mandarin tree crop up? Hayley Hannan investigates the power of fruit planters around West Auckland. They do not wear uniforms ...

Today at 14:05:13 - AS I have said on more than one occasion, getting older has some serious health implications. Most of them affect your dignity at some stage, and...

Today at 14:05:14 - This district's prospects are brighter today after yesterday's decision by the council to support the next stage of establishing a business-led...

29/07/2010 at 13:00:00 - There's nothing like the first instalment of the latest rates rise to rark people up...

28/07/2010 at 13:00:00 - Viewed from afar, politicians are a complacent lot...

28/07/2010 at 13:00:00 - THERE have been some rather concerning developments of late, that give one pause to consider where are we going as a culture/society?...

27/07/2010 at 13:00:00 - THE decision by Gisborne police last week to change the way they report on crime may have some merit, at least if experiences from elsewhere are...

Today at 01:00:00 - Capital exhibition for Queenstown artists

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - Queenstown snowboarder living the dream

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - Kawarau Jet faces raft of Maritime NZ charges

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - Mega-bucks airport deal's board haggle

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - NZSki hires new marketing boss

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - The grunt and glory

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - Drunk passenger ends up grounded

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - Wakatipu High take on top dogs

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - Licence to thrill for jetboat companies

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - Campaign coffers swell

29/07/2010 at 01:00:00 - Deal is done for rest of Five Mile

29/07/2010 at 10:10:43 - TE TAURA Whiri i te Reo Maori (The Maori Language Commission) encourages up and coming Maori language writers aged between 8-13 to participate in the Library Information Association of New ...

29/07/2010 at 10:08:23 - A SUNNY day is never more delightful than it is in the middle of winter. But even when the weather is drizzly and grey, stepping outdoors to engage with the ...

29/07/2010 at 10:07:51 - AFTER many years of scribbling notes and outlines of stories it was with great pride that Ron Martin recently hosted the launch of his newly published book – ‘We 3’.&a ...

29/07/2010 at 10:07:21 - AUTHOR William Taylor visited St Mary’s School this week in connection with the Ronald Hugh Morrison Writing Awards.With over 35 novels for children and young adults since 1981, Taylor is . ...

29/07/2010 at 10:06:54 - EIGHTY-ONE per cent of Green Prescription (GRx) patients surveyed in the Taranaki area have noticed a change in their health since they “went Green”, and 68% are more active afte ...

25/07/2010 at 01:02:31 - THE CHIEF ombudsman is investigating Manukau City Council's refusal to name those whom mayor Len Brown wined and dined at an $810 dinner paid for by ratepayers.

25/07/2010 at 01:02:31 - A 21-YEAR-OLD woman who is likely to bear permanent scars after her bottom lip was partially torn off by a rottweiler dog on Friday was concerned primarily that the animal that had attacked her should ...

25/07/2010 at 01:02:31 - THE POLICE union is calling for the courts to come down hard on drivers who fail to stop for police after yet another serious crash involving a fleeing motorist.

25/07/2010 at 01:02:00 - ACC HAS launched an inquiry and offered to pay a sexual abuse victim $10,000 after accidentally sending her patient file to her local superette – where it was opened by the shop's owner.

25/07/2010 at 01:02:00 - NEWSTALK ZB political editor and veteran broadcast journalist Barry Soper has been fined and disqualified from driving after being arrested for drink-driving last month.

14/07/2010 at 09:30:25 - By enjoying a cup of tea with friends this week you could be raising valuable funds for the Alzheimer's Society annual awareness appeal. Groups, schools, businesses, resthomes, shops and offices ...

14/07/2010 at 09:28:46 - Aoraki Polytechnic has gained 'insightful'' feedback from a leaders' forum at its Oamaru campus. Fifty people from local businesses and sectors including wine-making, motor trades and literacy took pa ...

14/07/2010 at 09:27:10 - An Oamaru basketball development camp has proven popular during these school holidays, with close to 50 children participating at the Waitaki Recreation Centre. Programme co-ordinator John Wai said he ...

14/07/2010 at 09:24:53 - Patience has become a virtue for Hampden man John Shaw a year on from landmark surgery that saved his life. 'Every day is a bonus,'' he said, speaking to The ...

14/07/2010 at 09:24:10 - A living willow weaving by Kakanui basketmaker Mike Lilian will soon sit in pride of place in the Waitaki Community Gardens. Yesterday he began creating the willow screen, which was ...