Police have revealed that the man accused of shooting two women dead and injuring another at a Work and Incomes office in Ashburton did not have a firearms licence. However, they have refused to say if the weapon allegedly used in the shootings had been recovered. Russel John Tully appeared in the Christchurch District Court this morning, charged with murdering Peggy Noble and Susan Cleveland, and attempting to murder Lindy Curtis.
“Downton is catching up with the times we live in,” Mrs. Hughes says in the trailer for Downton Abbey‘s season 5. And, according to the trailer, those times involve secrets, sex, and secret sex.
A new circus with a character called the 'Half Naked Asian Dude Wearing Pigtails from Japan' will begin touring New Zealand for the first time later this year. Empire is the new circus-themed stage show from Spiegelworld and is billed as a collection of "somersaulting, slapsticking and stripteasing". It will tour around New Zealand across October, November, December and January in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.
Police have arrested the man suspected of shooting dead two Work and Income workers and a third critically injured. Homeless man Russell Tully, known as John, 48, was found on a rural property near Lake Hood this afternoon. No shots were fired but he suffered dog bites. Ashburton had been in lockdown while police conducted a massive search for Tully.
Armed police stormed a house in Ashburton while searching for a man who shot two people dead and left another seriously injured at a Work and Income office this morning. Police, who have named homeless man John Henry Tully as a person of interest in the case, let off a smoke grenade and smashed the door of the Housing NZ house.
Police have named John Henry Tully as a person of interest after two people were killed and another seriously injured in a shooting at the Ashburton Work and Income office this morning. Canterbury District Superintendent Gary Knowles said Tully, 48, may have shaved his head as Ashburton remained in lockdown while police hunt for the gunman.
John Tully stormed a Work and Income office and shot dead receptionist Peggy Noble and case manager Susan Leigh Cleveland before leading police on a manhunt across Ashburton. Video / Mark Mitchell
Fish & Game officers step-up their efforts to combat the problem of trout poaching in the central North Island. Please help Fish & Game - if you see anything suspicious, phone 0800-poaching (0800-762244)
Labour would be able to offer first home buyers two-bedroom properties in Auckland for as little as $360,000, party leader David Cunliffe announced today. Labour's KiwiBuild policy would build 100,000 new, affordable homes over 10 years and sell them at cost to first home buyers, Mr Cunliffe said. "Using the purchasing power of the Government and off-site building techniques we will be able to lower the cost of building a home.
The trailer for 'The Theory of Everything' focusing heavily on the relationship between Stephen Hawking and his first wife Jane, whom he met while a graduate student at Cambridge University in England.
A 6-year-old boy survived after being run over by a careless driver in Jining City, east China's Shandong Province. The boy was playing at the side of a driveway and a red SUV drove over him. Unexpectedly, the boy stood up and ran over to the other side of the street.
Motorcyclist Elliot Ikilei, who is a tutor at the Best Pacific Institute in Manukau, was nominated for a Pride of NZ award after he pulled a woman and her elderly parents to safety from a broken down car on the Southwestern Motorway near Hillsborough in August. At the time, visibility was poor and Mr Ikilei had ridden 200m past the car. He turned around when he realised that something was wrong.
Join allblacks.com inside the All Blacks changing room after the 51-20 victory over the Wallabies at Eden Park to retain the Bledisloe cup.
Hauraki's Matt Heath and Jeremy Wells are joined by Newstalk ZB’s political editor Barry Soper for a light-hearted look at the “alternative” issues this election campaign.
Labour party leader David Cunliffe and finance spokesman David Parker have revealed their alternative budget. Labour has made what it says are "minor" changes to its fiscal plan in response to the softer economic outlook and lower Crown revenue forecasts outlined in last week's Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (Prefu). However that amounts to cuts in spending of $300 million a year from what Labour proposed in its original plan and has seen a handful of yet to be announced policies axed.
It's a celebration of 21 years of babies and more, also check out the hot new items and apps about for today's parents.
National is promising that grants for first-home buyers on modest incomes will be doubled - to up to $20,000 for a couple buying a newly built home - if it is re-elected next month. The existing KiwiSaver grants of up to $10,000 a couple will remain for qualifying buyers of existing homes, but the cap on the value of the properties that can be bought has been lifted throughout the country. It will be $550,000 in Auckland.
Wallabies head coach Ewen McKenzie knows his team can improve a lot from last weeks 12-12 draw, 'We we're off at some key moments and we know we can improve a lot this week'.
After a 12-12 draw the All Blacks are ready to perform in front of a sold out Eden Park. Captain Richie McCaw says 'theres always pressure when you put the black jersey on, the pressure is to perform.
Hauraki's Matt Heath and Jeremy Wells are joined by Newstalk ZB’s Rachel Smalley for a light-hearted look at the “alternative” issues this election campaign.
Herald reader Wayne Pottow sent nzherald.co.nz his video of a friendly pod of dolphins that accompanied his ferry from Half Moon bay this morning on Auckland harbour.
It's been a long week to wait for the All Blacks as they have treated last week's draw like a loss, the players and coach are determined to retain the Bledisloe cup with a much improved performance.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says his team and the ref got things wrong in the first Sydney Bledisloe, Owen Franks and Dan Coles also explain what happened in the scrums.
Join the collective analysis and opinion of Radio Sport's Nigel Yalden and the Herald on Sunday's Gregor Paul with NZ Herald's Patrick McKendry as they look ahead to this Saturdays second Bledisloe Cup match at Eden Park.
Labour leader David Cunliffe repeated his call to PM John Key to sack Judith Collins.
PM John Key has repeated his belief that New Zealanders were more interested in the economy than politicking after taking numerous questions on the Dirty Politics book and the involvement of National minister Judith Collins, his own staffer Jason Ede and others.
A majority of voters approve of farm sales to foreigners only when it brings a significant advantage over a New Zealand buyer such as jobs, according to the latest Herald-DigiPoll survey. Hear what the political leaders have to say about foreign investment.
Prime Minister and National leader John Key takes the Hot Seat to talk about his plans for the future in series of leader interviews ahead of the September 20 election. He speaks with NewstalkZB host Rachel Smalley, Herald columnists Fran O'Sullivan and Toby Manhire and political editor Audrey Young. The interview was conducted on August 12, before Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics was released.
Prime Minister and National leader John Key takes the Hot Seat to talk about his plans for the future in series of leader interviews ahead of the September 20 election. He speaks with NewstalkZB host Rachel Smalley, Herald columnists Fran O'Sullivan and Toby Manhire and political editor Audrey Young. The interview was conducted on August 12, before Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics was released.
Alternative Prime Minister and Labour leader David Cunliffe talks about his values and his party’s in a Herald Hot Seat interview with NewstalkZB host Rachel Smalley, Herald columnists Toby Manhire and Fran O’Sullivan and political editor Audrey Young. The interview was conducted on August 6.
Alternative Prime Minister and Labour leader David Cunliffe talks about his values and his party’s in a Herald Hot Seat interview with NewstalkZB host Rachel Smalley, Herald columnists Toby Manhire and Fran O’Sullivan and political editor Audrey Young. The interview was conducted on August 6.
Judith Collins was "unwise" to pass details of a public servant to blogger Cameron Slater and she is now on her last chance, Prime Minister John Key says. Labour Leader David Cunliffe said differences among senior National Government figures about how to handle the fallout from Hager's book were "becoming apparent".
Cambridge trainer Roger James discusses Silent Achiever’s preparation so far, targets, weights and jockeys ahead of her trip to Melbourne to tackle the biggest races of the spring.
Hauraki's Matt Heath and Jeremy Wells are joined by Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking for a light-hearted look at the "alternative" issues this election campaign.