The smiling predator
Serial sex offender James Parker this week confessed his NZ crimes - but stayed quiet on his year teaching in England.
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Serial sex offender James Parker this week confessed his NZ crimes - but stayed quiet on his year teaching in England.
QuickreadThe Government says there are 29,000 fewer Kiwis receiving benefits since the last quarter - including hundreds who had theirs cut after being caught claiming them unfairly…
QuickreadPolice and specialists are warning of the rising use of stolen vehicles as mobile meth labs - which are sometimes returned to unsuspecting owners after being contaminated…
QuickreadA top police officer is calling for unlicensed drivers to be banned from buying vehicles after a horror motorcycle death last week.
QuickreadSupermarkets around the world are selling Anchor milk and Fernleaf butter that is not produced on New Zealand farms.
QuickreadSonny Bill Williams' highly-anticipated return to international rugby league has been delayed because of injury.
QuickreadPrime Minister John Key says he is "honest and upfront", and committed to leading National to the next election.
QuickreadFrom drug-dealing grannies with a penchant for diamond rings to white collar fraudsters, those who profit from crime are in the crosshairs of police.
QuickreadNZ's biggest home childcare provider is rewording its contracts to impose mandatory charges beyond the publicly-funded 20 hours' "free" childcare.
QuickreadTwo brothers from the rock-reggae band Kora have been in trouble with police this week.
QuickreadA veteran conservationist says a lack of funding is jeopardising iconic kauri forests.
QuickreadIf anyone has a lot to lose with the introduction of the new cars into the V8 Supercars, it's Jamie Whincup.
A lot has been written and said about the V8 Supercars Car of the Future and this weekend New Zealand fans will get their chance to check them out.The V8s have been…
Rodney Hide recalls John Key entering a crowded function soon after his election . He exuded warmth, fun and positivity.
48CommentsPaul Little writes: The debate over the Auckland Unitary Plan has coalesced around a simple and simplistic choice.
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17200–17250 votes
A fisherman rescued from his sinking boat on Friday had survived a similar incident three years ago.
New areas of the Christchurch CBD have been reopened with the cordon lifted on all of Manchester St for the first time in more than two years.The cordon was last night…
Veteran activist John Minto is asking his political party to approve a run for mayor of Auckland. The trade unionist and teacher said Mayor Len Brown had disappointed…
War hero Willie Apiata has got his call-up to battle this Anzac Day.Apiata, VC, will share a last supper with the national rugby league team before they take to the…
How a company makes its money and the risks involved are the two main points to focus on when reading through an investment…
With year-end hitting many organisations during the last month, stress levels have been at a high level. Research has shown stress can be detrimental to the health and…
As a specialist in careers and personal development, I regularly come across people who are financially successful in their career, however leave a trail of destruction…
Snakk Media, the digital advertising firm founded by tech entrepreneur Derek Handley, has appointed a group chief executive.
Telecom is working with Yahoo! to find the cause of the latest spam issue affecting customers.
It wasn't just Xtra emails being hit by scammers this week.
Online sellers are paying an extra $39 to have their listings feature for just a couple of hours on the Trade Me homepage. And some of them say the way the "homepage…
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley leaders have launched a political group.
Hundreds of opponents of former British PM Margaret Thatcher partied in London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate her death…
A 7-year-old girl has become Beijing's first confirmed case of the latest strain of bird flu.
Japanese officials have mistakenly announced the launch of a North Korean missile instead of sending an alert about a strong earthquake that hit western Japan.
British military scientists have found forensic evidence that chemical weapons have been used in the conflict in Syria, the Times newspaper says.A soil sample thought…
4.43pm: Jason Bright secured an emotional victory in the fourth and final race at the ITM 400 Auckland to claim the Jason…
Warriors coach Matt Elliott described it as the difference in the agonising loss to the Rabbitohs last week while Shaun Johnson says it is a priority "work-on" for the…
Bernard Hickey says gums have been flappin' aplenty this week over the dangers of a housing boom.
48CommentsIt takes a lot to get Aucklanders riled, writes Matt McCarten. "When they do, governments fall."
106CommentsDamien Grant writes: Peter Dunne was in Austria last month addressing the United Nations on his Psychoactive Substances Bill.
20CommentsAfter nine years of hogging the limelight, Robert Muldoon found himself on the fringe in 1984. Four months earlier, the self-assured strongman had lost the general election…
A New Zealand platform designed to help businesses reward customers and keep them coming back is catching on overseas, with…