Crime: Nine months added to escapee's sentence
Prison escapee Kevin Polwart will now not be eligible for parole until the end of next year, with nine months added to his sentence

National: SPCA makes crayfish games "inoperable"
The Auckland SPCA has visiting pubs sporting controversial Catcha Cray games and made the machines inoperable

National: Tax reforms "a cop out"
Commentator Bernard Hickey says John Key has taken the easy way out with his tax reforms, to make sure he's re-elected

National: Blogger unveils another suppressed name
Cameron Slater is unfazed as more charges are expected to be laid, him following his revelation of another suppressed name

National: Fire Service will cover demolition
The couple who own the house adjacent to the House of Horrors are consulting a lawyer over demolition costs of their property

Business News: Borders under fire from Commerce Commission
A voucher offer at Borders has been the subject of a Commerce Commission inquiry following claims the offer was misleading

National: Aussie traveller arrested over bomb joke
A Sydney man has been arrested at Hamilton Airport after he jokingly claimed there was a bomb in his unattended bags

Political: Key signals increase in GST
Prime Minister John Key says the Government is considering increasing GSt to no more than 15 percent - extra tax for landlords ruled out

Lower North Island: Financial troubles closes RSA
RSA in New Plymouth closes its doors because no immediate chance of trading out of current difficulties

Business News: Warehouse may issue bond offer
Discount retailer The Warehouse considering issuing five-year bond offer worth $100m

Health: Painkillers withdrawn after safety review
Medsafe is withdrawing the painkillers Paradex and Capadex because a safety review has found their risks outweigh their benefits

Crime: Mother tells of final contact with Liberty
Liberty Templeman's mother has spoken of her last contact with her 15-year-old daughter before she was found dead in Kerikeri

Crime: Appeal to Asian community in taxi killing
Police investigating murder of Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini are appealing to Asian community to help identify man in CCTV footage

Wellington: Wellington bus fares likely to rise
Greater Wellington Regional Council is proposing increasing bus fares, aiming to generate a three percent increase in annual revenue

Crime: Suppression remains for rape accused
The lawyer for a man accused of raping four women in Hamilton has lodged an appeal against decision to end name suppression

Rugby: Councils asked for $40 million for Eden Park
The Eden Park Trust Board is asking Auckland councils to fill the $40 million shortfall for the redevelopment of the ground

Lower North Island: Power outage strikes New Plymouth
Parts of New Plymouth were without power for around 20 minutes this morning due to a fault at a substation

Christchurch: Beware of what you post on Facebook
Police in Christchurch are reminding Facebook users the site is a public domain, so they should avoid potentially defamatory comments

Business News: World Cup keeps construction ticking over
BNZ Confidence Survey shows decline in number of respondents expecting economy to improve this year; builders busy with World Cup

Wellington: Campaign to keep Sevens in Wgtn
Grant Robertson, Wgtn Central MP, campaigning to keep Sevens tournament in the capital claiming Auck/Dunedin can't match its success

Crime: Councillor supports anti-knife laws
Alf Filipaina, Manukau City Council, supports judge's suggestion to make it an offence to carry a knife without reasonable excuse

Christchurch: Bills roll in for house of horrors neighbours
Neighbours of property adjacent to house of horrors, Christchurch, face demolition bills; disappointed Council, Fire Service won't discuss

Hamilton: Boy racer's passenger charged
Passenger in a boy racer vehicle faces charges of aiding reckless driving after allegedly egging on the driver to evade police

Political: Hide confident ACT supports him
After being under performance pressure from colleagues Douglas and Roy, ACT leader Hide confident he now has their support

Business News: Don't clobber us, says property industry
Commercial property industry warns govt that it harms the productive sector if it imposes punitive tax measures

National: Inmate forecast less than predicted
Number of prisoners expected to pass 10,300 by June 2017 but increase is slower than the 40% rise over the past 8 years

Wellington: Classmates being spoken to after shooting
Investigations continue into the shooting of a student from Wellington College; air gun pellet was removed from the boy's head

Crime: Parents giving evidence at teen murder trial
At trial of teen accused of murdering Liberty Templeman in Kerikeri 2008, victim's parents take the stand today

Education: Principals' survey " misleading, mischievous"
School Trustees Assn wants to specific details of Principals' Fed survey showing 49% of boards have problems with national standards

Political: New translation service in Parliament
Simultaneous English interpretations available to MPs in Parliament when debate given in Maori language

Lower South Island: Tourist lucky to escape with just injured leg
Canadian tourist who ignored warning signs and injured leg in rockfall at face of Franz Josef Glacier lucky injuries weren't worse

Political: Key won't upset middle voters
Gareth Kiernan Infometrics, says PM Key won't want to alienate middle voters with plans for tax system being announced today