New litter bylaw attracts strong support from Coromandel Peninsula residents

Proposals to fine those who regularly put their rubbish bags out on non-collection days have been welcomed by many Coromandel Peninsula residents.

With Christmas, New Year and the summer holiday season fast approaching the Community Alcohol and Drug Service (CADS) at Tauranga Hospital is urging people to think about their drinking, to make sure the season is fun and safe for everyone.

Four key new staff have boosted the animal science capability at Massey University.

Strike action at the Port of Auckland by the Maritime Union of New Zealand - Local 13 (MUNZ), will proceed as planned tonight (Tuesday 2 December) for 24hours from 11.59pm.

Wellington, Dec 2 NZPA - A teenager, facing firearms charges after he shot dead his friend in a hunting accident, has been remanded without plea.

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Wellington, Dec 2 NZPA - An adventure tourism company and its director are facing six charges over the drowning of a 21-year-old British tourist.

Emily Louise Jordan drowned while river-boarding on the Kawarau river in Queenstown on April 29.

Wellington, Dec 2 NZPA - A senior Serious Fraud Office investigator said yesterday he believed an IT boss whose company charged Otago District Health Board millions of dollars over six years was acting as a "buffer" for a board employee who received 90 percent of the cash taken.

Wellington, Dec 1 NZPA - A Whitianga teenager who hacked into a United States university computer says he would ultimately like to start his own company and become the next Bill Gates. Owen Thor Walker told TV3's 60 Minutes programme he would never again hack illegally.