News from NZ Police
After the third assault of officers in the Waikato over the past four days, a senior commander says offenders need to be aware that those caught will face the full brunt of the law. Read more »

News from NZ Police
Two Police officers were attacked after being called to deal with a group of intoxicated youths seen damaging letter boxes and street signs in Dargaville at 8pm on Christmas Day. Read more »

News from NZ Police
Police and Fire Service were called to a fire at a residential property in Henderson at 3am on Christmas morning. Read more »

News from NZ Police
A woman was killed in a crash at the intersection of Te Rapa Rd and Avalon Drive in Hamilton at about 12.30 this morning. She was 71-year-old Chinese national Rongmei Wang. Read more »

News from NZ Police
A three year old boy was killed by a car on a shared driveway near Taupo on Christmas Eve. He was Te Haeata Pitiroi, aged three. Read more »

Press Release – MoleMap
A new MoleMap service will launch in pharmacies this week to make life-saving melanoma diagnosis more accessible to Kiwis. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Transport Agency – December 25
Delays are possible on the Auckland Harbour Bridge after two north-bound lanes are closed tonight for almost two weeks for annual maintenance work. The northbound box girder (clip-on) will be closed so that sections of its two lanes can be re-surfaced. The Curran Street on-ramp, which feeds north-bound traffic onto the clip-on, and the Stafford Street off-ramp on the North Shore will also be closed. Six other traffic lanes on the harbour bridge will remain open during the maintenance work, three in each direction. Read more »

News from NZ Police
A large number of drivers are not heeding the Police warning about a lowered speed tolerance over the holiday period. Police are issuing tickets to drivers detected driving any more than 4km over the speed limit, and traffic cameras have also been set to issue tickets for this speed. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Police
Too many people are dying on rural roads is the message from Waikato Police as they review the District’s road toll, which is currently equal highest in the country. Read more »

Press Release – MetService
MetService maintains a Severe Weather Warning for Northland, where 25-50 mm rain has fallen since yesterday. Between noon and 9pm today, another 50-80 mm is expected. Read more »

News from NZ Police
A Northland father and son are lucky to be alive after venturing into rough sea on a jetski yesterday afternoon. Read more »

Press Release – SpartanEquip
According to a recent study conducted by Simmons Research Database, mixed martial arts (MMA) is the world’s fastest-growing sport, and thanks to Auckland-based Spartan Combat Equipment, Australians who are interested in MMA will now have access to the company’s premier grappling dummies. Read more »

News from NZ Police
Auckland Police arrested a 29 year-old unemployed Manurewa man early this morning as a result of investigations over the past six weeks into four firearms incidents in various parts of the City District between November 13 and December 19. Read more »

Press Release – Immigration Advisers Authority
An Auckland immigration adviser is to be stripped of his licence after withholding a migrant’s passport in lieu of fees. Read more »

Press Release – Paymark
Paymark figures released today show spending across the country last week was up 30.6 per cent on the first week of December, and up 3.4 per cent year-on-year for the 21 days ending the 23rd of December. Read more »

Press Release – V8 Supertourers
V8 SuperTourers has announced a revised calendar for its second season in 2013. Read more »

Press Release – Western Springs Speedway
One of the fiercest on-track rivalries seen in New Zealand speedway is set to play out once again this summer when American driver Jerry Coons Jr. and New Zealand’s own Michael Pickens take to the track for the International Midget series, which kicks off on Boxing Night. Read more »

Press Release – Auckland Cricket
Off-spinner Bhupinder Singh and young fast bowler Matt Quinn have been included in the Auckland Aces side to take on the Northern Knights in the HRV Cup on Boxing Day. Read more »

Press Release – Sister Cities of LA
The city of Auckland and five other international cities will be featured in Pasadena’s world-renowned annual Rose Parade® on a themed floral float celebrating Los Angeles’ Sister Cities relationships, hosted by Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. Read more »

Press Release – Ranui Baptist Community Care
Ranui Baptist Foodbank in West Auckland reports significantly more families requesting assistance as Christmas approaches. Read more »