Auckland City Council's Go By Bike Breakfast has a great new location for 2009. The annual celebration of cycling takes place on Wednesday, 18 February 2009 at the Eastern Viaduct, Viaduct Harbour.

Fishery officers have been congratulated for their dedication and hard work during 2008 which has proved to be a real deterrent to fishers breaking fisheries rules. During 2008 fishery officers carried out around 25,000 recreational fisher inspections.

North Shore CIB is investigating an incident in which a 28 year old man has been shot dead. Police went to an address in Redvale, Rodney, at 10.50pm Monday 12 January 2009. On arrival they discovered the body of a male already deceased. A firearm has been seized.

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Wellington, Jan 13 NZPA - The family of a murdered Dunedin man feel "let down" that a woman who helped dispose of his body could be released just over two months after being jailed.

Wellington, Jan 13 NZPA - A judge yesterday told a Wanganui woman who spat at a police officer her behaviour was disgusting and filthy.

Aroha Harrison was jailed for two weeks after pleading guilty in Wanganui District Court to charges of assault and resisting arrest.

Tauranga, Jan 12 NZPA - A man who became a paraplegic after a logging accident 10 years ago turned to cannabis for pain relief because he did not like the effects of his prescribed medication.

Christchurch, Jan 12 NZPA - Christchurch's underworld grapevine is probably buzzing by now with the idea that 2009 is going to be a bad year to breach bail.

Christchurch District Court Judge David Saunders gave a public "smarten up" message to people at the courts today.

Tauranga, Jan 12 NZPA - An unemployed security guard who had fallen on tough times broke into his cousin's home and sold the goods he stole, Tauranga District Court was told today.

Christchurch, Jan 12 NZPA - A Japanese teacher's upskirt photograph of a fellow tourist on a windy day in Greymouth has led to a holiday nightmare and a $500 payment -- but no criminal conviction.