Saturday 4th July, 2009
Kiwi system babysits Argentine vintages
StuffYoung Argentine wineries are extolling the virtues of Kiwi wine technology, providing a base for potential growth in the fifth biggest wine producer in the world. Juan Pablo Michelini is a...
Persistence pays off for protesters
StuffForty-one of those arrested have won a settlement and...
Woman drops sex complaint against former minister
New Zealand News.NetA woman who complained to police about an unwanted sexual encounter with a former New Zealand minister has dropped the case, police said Friday.
Hubbard injects $40m into finance company
StuffSouth Canterbury Finance's Allan Hubbard has injected $40 million of new capital to support the finance company, which announced a $58m write-down on property investments. The Timaru-domiciled...
Pak to host "home" series against Kiwis on neutral venue
New Zealand News.NetLahore, : Pakistan would host New Zealand for three Tests and five one-day internationals on a neutral venue, after all efforts by the Pakistan Cricket Board to relocate the 'home' series against Kiwis to New Zealand failed.
Living in the shadow of disaster
StuffWaihi Village has been pummelled by sliding land over the past 160 years, writes Mike Watson. For several days Waihi Village sat deserted, in an erie silence. Now 50 residents have returned to...
I found scissors, knife
StuffA police officer has described finding Sophie Elliott's stabbed and bloodied body lying across the suitcase she had packed for a new life in Wellington. Elliott had been about to start a job at...
Mass brawl in Hamilton
StuffShoppers and businesspeople locked themselves inside shops as up to 50 young people fought in a moving brawl in Garden Place last night. What started as a few terse words in the Hamilton Central...
Falling sales strike deeper
StuffNew Zealand manufacturers' sales are continuing to fall as the downturn spreads. The New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association survey of business conditions in May shows sales...
Rugby game fight caught on video
StuffTwo senior players and two spectators copped four week bans after this brawl brought a temporary halt to a senior club rugby match in Cambridge between Hautapu and Hamilton Marist. The clubs...
Lower ACC levies proposed for safest firms
StuffThe Government is set to reintroduce lower ACC levies for firms with the best safety records, a move unions claim will see bosses cover up accidents. But Business NZ said returning to a system...
Responses to swine flu differ
StuffThe battle is on overseas to combat swine flu apathy, but New Zealanders seem to be taking the virus seriously, health authorities say. A British Medical Journal study published yesterday found...
Calls to buy more violence alarms
StuffDomestic violence agencies have called for the Government to fund emergency pendants for the victims of serious domestic abuse. The move comes after Titahi Bay mother Joelene Edmonds was...
Cheers to the man who saved my life
StuffTwenty years ago today an electricity substation explosion in central Wellington nearly took Rick Smith's life. Today, reluctant hero Terry Hood, the security guard who dragged Mr Smith to safety...
South Island towns cut off by weather
StuffFreezing conditions and an overnight dump of snow made South Island roads impassable yesterday with Alexandra, Clyde and Cromwell in Central Otago cut off. However, parents fearing school holiday...
Redundant migrants 'forced out'
StuffRedundant migrants are being forced out of New Zealand in droves or ending up destitute on the streets, migrant advocates say. Mike Bell, director of Christchurch's Skilled Migrant Information and...
House sale volumes rise
StuffHouse sales in Auckland continued their rally in June although average prices were down, according to Barfoot & Thompson. The real estate agency sold 861 properties in June which was 5.8 per cent...
Fatal Flat Bush crash
Newstalk ZBEmergency services were called to the scene in the Flat Bush area at around 10.30pm. The car ended up in a creek and the driver was pulled out but later died. Share this...
Federer closer to record
Newstalk ZBRoger Federer is closer to becoming what many will argue is the best tennis player of all time, not that he himself would tell you that. Federer is into the Wimbledon final, bidding for a sixth title...
Tobacco giant rejects claims
Newstalk ZBBritish American Tobacco New Zealand is under fire from the Government for making smoking more affordable. Smokers are now paying as much as 60 cents less per packet for some brands. But British...
Line 7 says cut-price stock selling well
StuffThe receivers for clothing company Line 7 say a 60 per cent off sale of its stock is going extremely well, with 3 1/2 weeks of sales done in a day. But it is too early to say what impact that will...
Judge slapped on wrist over link disclosure
StuffSupreme Court Judge Bill Wilson has been criticised for inadequately disclosing a potential conflict of interest in a case. But the judge has been cleared of allegations of "unconscious bias"...
Auckland to trial use of private mediators for civil disputes
One NewsLawyers in court The High Court in Auckland will be introducing a pilot scheme that will see private mediators undertake court-ordered mediation in some civil disputes. Mediation is currently...
Boy needed brain surgery after bullying
StuffA Tokoroa boy attacked and dropped on his head in the playground needed brain surgery hours later for a potentially fatal blood clot. Ryotaro Wright, 14, received the injuries on Tuesday morning...
Kiwi pair win against Germany
New Zealand HeraldNew Zealanders Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead are guaranteed to finish inside the leading nine teams at the world volleyball championships in Norway. The 26th seeded pair upset German 16th seeds...
Cautious good news on the deficit
StuffThe Government's books are in better shape than expected, despite weaker than forecast business profits and rising unemployment. The deficit for the 11 months to the end of May was $7.16 billion...
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