Tourism company charged over drowning (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Tue Dec 2 07:37:43 2008
An adventure tourism company and its director are facing six charges over the drowning of a 21-year-old British tourist.

Court hears fraud accused spent $8m on cars and boats (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Tue Dec 2 07:36:16 2008
A senior Serious Fraud Office investigator said yesterday he believed an IT boss whose company charged Otago District Health Board millions of dollars over six years was acting as a "buffer" for a board employee who received 90 percent of the cash taken.

Teen hacker wants to be the next Bill Gates (NZPA)
Yahoo Xtra
Tue Dec 2 06:48:25 2008
A Whitianga teenager who hacked into a United States university computer says he would ultimately like to start his own company and become the next Bill Gates.

Port strike set to cause major disruption
New Zealand Herald
Tue Dec 2 05:00:16 2008
Auckland's port company expects four big container ships to be disrupted by a 24-hour strike from late tonight in a dispute which is stifling Christmas cheer on the waterfront. One ship has already been diverted to other ports...