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Emma Campbell search continues

Police braved cold, rainy weather conditions to continue the search for missing Christchurch woman Emma Campbell today.

Girl's attack filmed for broadcast

The savage bashing and stomping of a 16-year-old girl in the streets of Christchurch was recorded on a cellphone so that the video could be put on the internet, Christchurch District Court was told today.

Children sleep as masked men invade home

An apparent arson and an aggravated robbery in the Wairarapa within two hours of each other appear to be unrelated, police say.

Toddler drowns in Nelson

A 20-month-old Nelson boy has drowned in Queens Gardens in the central city.

Climate change picked to hit health

Two GPs are warning that doctors need to be prepared for a wave of new ailments this century caused by climate change, including more accidents, gastroenteritis, skin cancer, depression and dengue fever.

Traffic chaos predicted in Auckland

Emergency services will get regular updates on traffic congestion this weekend as the busiest motorway in the country closes for up to 36 hours.

Priceless Parihaka mere found

A mere stolen from Parihaka Pa last week has been found and returned to the iwi from which it was stolen.

Man jailed over taiaha attack

A man has been jailed for four years ten months for striking a woman with a taiaha, a long-handled club, he was carving - a blow that caused a 13cm-deep gash.

McCully criticises Pacific aid organisation officials

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has launched a strong attack on Pacific aid organisation officials, saying they are not meeting the practical needs of the region.

It's elder abuse - residents

At the age of 98, Collingwood Joan Whiting Rest Home's oldest resident, Myra Riordan, is about to take part in a protest for the first time in her life.

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Australia's limbo continues

Australia will remain in political limbo until next week with the trio of independents who will decide the next government still undecided about which party to support.

Kiwi sex attacker jailed for Sydney rapes

A New Zealander guilty of raping two women and sexually assaulting 10 others across Sydney has been jailed for at least 18 years and nine months.

BP removes well cap, first step to plugging

BP has removed a cap from equipment atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, the first of several steps in advance of plugging the leak for good.

French men arrested for schoolgirls' assault

Two Frenchmen have been charged with indecently assaulting five Victorian school girls on an excursion to Sydney.

Twenty-five killed in Mexican drug raid

At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico, the army said in a press release.

Japanese dolphin hunt begins

Dolphins have been herded into a cove as part of an annual hunt in the Japanese seaside town made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about their slaughter, Sea Shepherd said.

Dispute over Nato airstrike victims

Nato said an airstrike in northern Afghanistan killed about a dozen insurgents, but President Hamid Karzai said the victims were campaign workers seeking votes in this month's parliamentary elections.

Miners pass dirty joke as Pope passes rosary beads

Contact between 33 Chilean miners trapped for weeks underground and the outside world took an irreverent twist on Thursday, as the men passed dirty jokes to the surface - and the Pope sent down blessed rosaries.

Militants vow to step up Israel attacks

Militant groups in the Gaza Strip have joined forces to step up attacks against Israel, possibly including suicide bombings.

UN delays Congo atrocities report

The United Nations decided to delay publication of its report on atrocities in Congo until Oct. 1, letting Rwanda address genocide allegations while urging Kigali to keep its peacekeeping troops in Africa.

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Black Ferns zero in on World Cup target

The New Zealand women's rugby team are on the cusp of establishing a remarkable record in the World Cup final against England in London on Monday morning (NZT).

Silver Ferns braced for Aussie bounce back

New Zealand assistant coach Wai Taumaunu may have enjoyed the satisfying sight of an Australian netball team in disarray last night, but she's not banking on it continuing much longer.

Azarenka pulls out of Open doubles

A day after Victoria Azarenka collapsed on court during a singles match at the US Open, she and partner Dinara Safina pulled out of women's doubles.

Herbert calls for improvement

Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert is urging his team to focus more on performance and less on the away match factor ahead of Sunday's round six A-League soccer match against Perth Glory.

Can the Turbos win against Wellington?

Five players back, two gone, net gain of three. That put the Turbos in profit for once this season after yesterday's snappy practice at Massey University.

Jilted lover haunts top golfer David Smail

New Zealand's top golfer David Smail says a Japanese woman threatened his family after he ended their affair.

Auckland make seven changes

Auckland coach Mark Anscombe has made wholesale changes to his team for Sunday's match against Taranaki at Eden Park.

No quit in Tall Blacks

Even with the win secured, there was no quit in the New Zealand Tall Blacks at the FIBA World Championship.

Warriors key to success is fitness

Ivan Cleary credits the Warriors fitness trainers for his team's major improvement this year and is confident the players are equipped for the rigours of the NRL finals.

Hot Counties can sniff safety

Counties Manukau's stunning season showed no sign of abating after their convincing Tasman 23-3 at Bayer Growers Stadium last night.

New Zealand Headlines From NZHerald.co.nz

Fresh search for Emma Campbell draws blank

Police today re-checked an area near where missing Christchurch woman Emma Campbell's car was found more than four months ago.Miss Campbell, 29, was last seen at a petrol station in the city early on May 1. Her car was found abandoned...

Girl's savage beating recorded on mobile

Far North crash victim named

A man killed when his car hit a bridge in the Far North yesterday has been named as Stephen Swift, 46, from Peria, east of Kaitaia.Mr Swift was on his way to work when his car hit a two-lane bridge on a straight stretch of road...

Judge misconduct decision reserved

A judicial review hearing into the alleged "misbehaviour" Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson ended in the High Court at Wellington today, with the decision reserved.The Judicial Conduct Commissioner Sir David Gascoigne took the unprecedented...

NZ serial rapist jailed for 18 years

SYDNEY - A New Zealander guilty of raping two women and sexually assaulting 10 others across Sydney has been jailed for at least 18 years and nine months.Shannon Curreen, 23, will be imprisoned until at least May 2028 for "serious...

NZ to spend $3.5m on Pacific tsunami system

The Government will spend $3.5 million on improving tsunami preparedness and warning systems across the Pacific in a programme which Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully describes as a major upgrade.Mr McCully is in Samoa at...

Man jailed for robbing dying cancer victim

An armed man who held up a woman dying of cancer for her pain-killing medication was today jailed for five years and four months.The crown asked Judge Raoul Neave in Christchurch District Court for a sentence of four years for...

PM: 'Racism' remarks just humour

Prime Minister John Key is downplaying comments from Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson that opponents to land sales to foreigners were sometimes being racist, saying it was a case of humour backfiring.In a speech to...

PM to cancer patient's wife: He loves you, Rachel

Prime Minister John Key has appeared alongside actor Hugh Jackman in a video made by an Australian man for his Kiwi wife.Both Mr Key and Jackman feature on the film made by Kristian Anderson, a 35-year-old from Sydney who suffers...

Toddler drowns in Nelson gardens

A toddler, aged 20 months, has died in the Queens Gardens in Nelson this morning.Members of the public found Zachary Michael Kennedy's body floating in a pond in the gardens.Police were notified at 11.30 that he'd gone missing.Police...

World Headlines From NZHerald.co.nz

Kingmaking trio still deciding

CANBERRA - Australia will remain in political limbo until next week with the trio of independents who will decide the next government still undecided about which party to support.Tasmanian independent Andrew Wilkie has thrown...

Hopes raised for Middle East peace

WASHINGTON - In a promising sign, Israeli and Palestinian leaders pledged to keep meeting at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.As their facilitator-in-chief,...

Indonesian volcano spews more ash

TANAH KARO, Indonesia - An Indonesian volcano sent a new, powerful burst of hot ash and debris two miles (thousands of meters) into the air early Friday, sending villagers fleeing back to emergency shelters.The tremor could be...

New oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico

Another oil rig exploded and caught fire off the Louisiana coast this morning.But no, it's not another Deepwater Horizon -scale disaster.The explosion has spread a kilometre-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the...

Shark attacks tourist in Solomons

A shark attack in a remote area of the Solomon Islands has left an Australian man with severe cuts to his face and neck.The 34-year-old, unofficially named by media as Sydneysider Benjamin D'Emden, was attacked yesterday while...

Bones may unlock grisly Milat mystery

SYDNEY - The discovery of human bones, especially a skull, in the forest where serial killer Ivan Milat did his gruesome work is sure to revive fascination in the grisly "backpacker murders".One of Milat's seven victims was decapitated,...

Hurricane heads for eastern seaboard

NAGS HEAD - Hurricane Earl steamed towards the United States eastern seaboard as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track...

Nasa mission to hottest of hotspots

Nasa is planning to send a mission to one of the most inhospitable places in the universe - the sun itself.The US space agency has begun development of a mission to visit and study the sun closer than ever before. The unprecedented...

Trapped miner in awkward love triangle

Trapped Chilean miner Yonni Barrios may survive his ordeal far beneath the ground, but surviving what's waiting for him on the surface could be a whole new matter.Barrios is going to have some explaining to do after his wife ran...

NZ to spend $3.5m on Pacific tsunami system

Sports Headlines From NZHerald.co.nz

US Open: Djokovic into third round

NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic reached the third round at the US Open with a 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory over 52nd-ranked Philipp Petzschner of Germany on Thursday.Play was delayed in the eighth game while police escorted away three...

Bowls: Indecent exposure ban lifted

A Gisborne bowler says he feels vindicated by Bowls New Zealand's decision to reduce his 10-year suspension to a $500 fine.Former New Zealand representative David File was banned by a Bowls Gisborne East Coast judicial committee...

Rugby: Wallabies try again to end hoodoo

JOHANNESBURG - The Wallabies' last win against the Springboks in Bloemfontein was an awfully long time ago.So long ago, in fact, the VW Beetle design was on the drawing board, the Great Depression gripped the United States and...

Tennis: Davydenko falls in New York

NEW YORK - Sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko has been the biggest casualty on the mens' side of the draw at the US Open in New York today.Roger Federer rolled into the third round and Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori dumped 11th seed...

Basketball: Tall Blacks stun France

The Tall Blacks have knocked over the highly-ranked French in a big upset at the world basketball championships in Turkey.It gives New Zealand their third win in the group phase. The Tall Blacks converted a second quarter...

Cricket: ICC charges, suspends Pakistan trio

LONDON - Cricket's world governing body charged three Pakistan stars accused in a betting scam with anti-corruption offences and provisionally suspended them today, as the trio protested their innocence.The International Cricket...

Mountainbiking: Dismal day for bikers

New Zealand competitors had a disappointing opening day of action at the world mountainbiking championships in Canada. The relay team finished 16th after lead out rider Mike Northcott's bicycle chain twisted and jammed. In...

Netball: Aussies rocked by demolition job

The battle to be the first holders of the Constellation Cup will be decided in Auckland this weekend after the Silver Ferns breathed new life into the series with a 19-goal demolition of Australia in Wellington last night.There...

Boxing: Holyfield looking for fights

Evander Holyfield wants to fight heavyweight boxing champions David Haye and Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. Former heavyweight champion Holyfield,who turns 48 next month, defends his lightly regarded WBF title against Sherman...

Rugby: Sonny Bill to get game time

The Sonny Bill Williams roadshow finally gets on the road in the sixth round of the national provincial championship when Canterbury host Bay of Plenty tonight.Williams, sidelined by knee surgery and then a hamstring strain, gets...