Wellington, March 10 NZPA - A man blinded after being stabbed with a fork by a fellow inmate has been attacked again and his mother fears for his life.

45% of Chinese consumers reduced spending in February, an increase of 7% over January. Over 85% of consumers are now concerned about the outlook for the economy, while 26% of consumers are concerned about their own job security.

Wellington, March 10 NZPA - A young South African man convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old boy has escaped deportation.

Wellington, March 10 NZPA - Paul Kuchenbecker is disillusioned that Corrections Department boss Barry Matthews has managed to keep his job despite presiding over a string of failures which ultimately led to his son's death.

Wellington, March 10 NZPA - A Queenstown adventure company will fight charges relating to the drowning of a British tourist.

Emily Jordan, 21, died after becoming trapped between two rocks while riverboarding on the Kawarau River Gorge in April last year.

Wellington, March 10 NZPA - A Wellington taxi driver has gone on trial for the second time for the rape a young female passenger.

Abdirazak Yussaf Mussa pleaded not guilty in Wellington District Court yesterday to raping the 18-year-old at his home in September 2006.

Christchurch, March 10 NZPA - Dunedin neighbours of the Bains will have to this week stretch their memories to try to recall the day in 1994 the family were found dead in their Every St home.

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - The woman who survived an attack by teenager Jahche Broughton says she did not know whether he meant to also murder her, just days before he killed Scottish tourist Karen Aim.

The Rt Hon Don McKinnon today said he was delighted to accept the Queen’s gift of a knighthood, announced on Commonwealth Day (9 March).
 

Wellington, March 9 NZPA - The Environmental Risk Management Authority (Erma) should not have allowed a wide-ranging application to genetically engineer livestock to be accepted without disclosing important details, a lobby group says.