Manager: Whittall's a dodgy git

2:30pm Only three days before Pike River coalmine exploded, its then-general manager called chief executive Peter Whittall ''a dodgy git'' and a liar.

Third Megaupload co-accused bailed

3:00pm A third man accused of being part of the Megaupload internet piracy case has been released from custody on bail.

Young girl violently attacked

Police are urgently appealing for help to find a man who violently assaulted a 14-year-old girl last night.

Deadly heritage consequence

Attempts to repair a building, which collapsed in the February quake, killing an Israeli tourist, were "limited" by heritage rules.