Raymond Macaree, 69, is grateful to four firefighters, who were called by St John to help lift him off the floor after he fell out of bed. Photo / Geoff Sloan
Raymond Macaree, 69, is grateful to four firefighters, who were called by St John to help lift him off the floor after he fell out of bed. Photo / Geoff Sloan
Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include Australians bad-mouthing our beetroot and how synthetic cannabis is still destroying families.
Hawke's Bay beetroot growers have struck back at href="http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/news/our-beets-are-best/1757108/" target="_blank">"bogus" claims from Australian millionaire Dick Smith.
Raymond Macaree had to be rescued by Wainoni firefighters after he fell out of bed about 2am on Monday.
A Tauranga gang leader convicted of the execution-style murder of his ex-girlfriend is to seek parole today
The asteroid about half the size of a rugby field which will have a close shave with Earth tomorrow astronomically speaking is not a threat to life as we know it.
Top trending topics on Twitter in NZ at noon were: #webstock, Happy Valentine's Day, Valentines Day, #skipbemyvalentine, #HalbergAwards, #Halbergs and #kickstart2013.
