30/07/2010 Carter in meltdown over travel expenses?
Accusations from Labour Party leader Phil Goff that Chris Carter penned his infamous letter after being caught making another overseas trip
Phil Goff says Chris Carter's actions to destroy the Labour Party resulted from being caught out for more overseas travel.
It has been revealed the suspended MP travelled to China earlier this month without his party's knowledge.
Mr Goff says he does not know what Mr Carter was doing in Tibet, but he was not on party business. He says he found out about the trip after Mr Carter left for Tibet and confronted him about it on his return.
Mr Goff believes Mr Carter did not accept being disciplined for too costly and too frequent travel. He thinks Chris Carter developed a 'sense of entitlement' over his travel.
Mr Carter was given a second chance after the mishandling of his public apology over his ministerial travel, but Mr Goff he is not prepared to do that again.
Meawhile, Mr Carter's claim that a candidate is waiting in the wings to challenge George Hawkins for the Manurewa seat is also being refuted. Mr Goff says even it the seat was contested he is confident Mr Hawkins would be well supported but the fact of the matter is his seat is not under threat.
30/07/2010 Hemana remanded
The man accused of assaulting Cezar Taylor has appeared in the Manukau District Council and been remanded in custody
A man accused of bashing a six-month-old baby has been remanded in custody.
James Hemana appeared in the Manukau District Court charged with assaulting Cezar Taylor, who died in Starship Hospital on Wednesday.
Hemana will be behind bars until a court appearance next month. It is likely he will face more serious charges when police have details of baby Cezar's post mortem. However, they have already said he suffered non-accidental head injuries and was assaulted over a period of time.
30/07/2010 iPhone4 here
After being left in the cold, people keen to get their hands on the new iPhone4 have been told select stores have limited stock for on-account customers
The new iPhone 4 is available in some Vodafone stores.
This morning Kiwis braved the cold to line up outside stores in a bid to get their hands on the new phone only to be told they could not have one.
Vodafone spokesman Paul Brislen says it is great news they can now offer the phone at selected stores that are detailed on its website. He says only limited stock is available and people can only buy an iPhone if they have or sign up to a Vodafone account.
Vodafone remains silent over what caused the delay in the launch.
30/07/2010 Pickering gets life
Patricia Pickering has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of three-year-old Dylan Hohepa Rimoni
An Auckland woman who killed a three-year-old boy has been sentenced to life imprisonment with 17 years non-parole.
Last month 38-year-old Patricia Pickering was found guilty of murdering Dylan Hohepa Rimoni who died in Starship Hospital in 2008.
The court heard Pickering slammed the little boy's head against a door, causing a fatal brain injury.
30/07/2010 Coffee, not iPhone
Vodafone has fronted up to its Auckland Queen St store, saying it can't sell people the new iPhone 4, yet
Vodafone has been left red-faced over what was meant to have been the launch of the iPhone 4.
A spokesman greeted around a dozen people waiting outside its store on Auckland's Queen Street and told them it can't sell the new phones at the moment. People waiting were offered a complementary coffee.
Vodafone says it can't comment on what's stalling the launch and is directing media enquiries to Apple.
