Historic sentencing: Eastern Bay of Plenty parents fined $1500 each after teenagers absent from school rolls for years
Today they represented themselves in the Whakatāne District Court, where they stood together in the dock to be…
Army intel officer Arthur Finegan ordered to pay $1500 for assaulting Queenstown taxi driver
But instead of paying, Finegan, an 18-year-old private with high-security clearance privileges in the Army, grabbed the driver…
Mark Rocket’s Kea Aerospace raises $17.5m, opens new manufacturing facility and mission control in Christchurch
A defining feature of the new facility is a dedicated mission control centre, Rocket said, enabling Kea’s team…
Rotorua 90-year-old adopts retired greyhound racer as 1500 dogs need homes – On The Up
The adoption followed a difficult start to the year for McHale. Her eldest daughter, Glenda Rainey, died from…
Becoming a King’s Counsel should mean something more than the ability to charge $1500 an hour – Deborah Manning
Barrister Deborah Manning. Photo / Mark Mitchell The bar, the judiciary and the Law Society often speak of…
Uber rival aRide to launch with 1500 drivers and no surge pricing, says founder Daniel Lowe
The second stage of his self-funded effort involved recruiting drivers through Facebook groups like the 10,000-member “Aride, Bolt,…
Frustration in Indonesia as flood survivors await aid
“It’s very challenging logistically to respond,” said Ade Soekadis, executive director of aid group Mercy Corps Indonesia. “The…
Owner jailed after racehorse Ginger Jane starves to death
Angeca was underweight and had festering scabs and a skin infection causing discomfort and irritation, SPCA said, while…