Friday 30th July, 2010
Sex attack victim believed she would be murdered
A 20-year-old woman believed she would be murdered during a three-hour sex attack by Christchurch man Gareth William Davis. The unemployed 25-year-old from the Christchurch suburb of Templeton pl...
UFB bidders scramble to revise bids
Bidders for the government's ultra-fast broadband initiative are scrambling to resubmit bids to government-owned Crown Fibre Holdings ahead of Monday's deadline, following revisions to the process ann...
Hells Angels challenge patch law
Hells Angels is returning to court to challenge Wanganui's anti-gang patch bylaw on the grounds that the council has overstepped its powers. Christchurch lawyers Lane Neave lodged an application ...
Heritage Gold ready to mine in NSW
StuffHeritage Gold will be part of a new float to mine cobalt at Pyrites Hill, Thackaringa, near Broken Hill in outback New South Wales, the ASX and NZX-listed Australasian mining company said today. ...
Child porn charges after USB drive mislaid
StuffA 34-year-old who mislaid his plug-in USB drive at work is now facing sentence for 10 charges of possessing child pornography. Scott Stanley Dawson's computer drive was found in the staff changin...
Council To Launch Bond Issue
ScoopManukau City Council is planning a retail bond issue to raise up to $350 million, most of which will be on-lent to other councils in the Auckland region.The move comes at the request of the Auckla...
Seeking Answers To Leaky Homes Impasse
ScoopWays of resolving New Zealand’s leaky homes problem will be canvassed in Auckland on 17 September. “Leaky homes — Saving the Titanic?” is the theme of a conference orga...
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain; FRE, PPL up
ScoopJuly 30 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose for the third straight day as optimism the globe will avoid a double-dip recession. Shares including Freightways Ltd. and Pumpkin Patch led t...
ALAC Welcomes Dismissal of Liquor Licence Appeal
ScoopThe Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) has welcomed a High Court decision refusing to overturn a Liquor Licensing Authority’s (LLA) decision round a convenience store’s liquor licence.In...
TV3’s Video On Demand Doubles Viewers Since Launch
ScoopTV3 & C4’s next generation Video on Demand Service has more than tripled the number of shows streamed since its launch in May and doubled its audience base – and continues to grow ste...
Forest & Bird Invited To Set Up Drylands Park
ScoopFederated Farmers has invited Forest & Bird to go into the open market and buy farmland for the Mackenzie drylands park it wishes to establish.“I’m taken aback by how misinformed Fore...
NZ Welcomes Global Ban on Cluster Bombs
ScoopFriday, 30 July 2010, 5:03 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government NZ Welcomes Global Ban on Cluster BombsDisarmament Minister Georgina te Heuheu says this Sunday marks a significant milestone ...
Motorway Access Demanded by Communities, council
ScoopFriday, 30 July 2010, 5:00 pm Press Release: New Zealand Transport Agency Motorway Access Demanded by Communities and CouncilThe NZ Transport Agency has been left in no doubt about the need for ...
Carter in meltdown over travel expenses?
Newstalk ZBIt 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 bus...
No cap on MPs' accommodation for Rugby World Cup
National Business ReviewMPs won't have a cap on accommodation allowances within New Zealand during the Rugby World Cup.Currently, members can claim $180 a day in accommodation in Auckland while on parliamentary business and ...
Court ruling may shelve liquor sales at convenience store
TVNZA high court decision banning a Christchurch store from selling liquor could mean popping to your local convenience store to buy alcohol may become a thing of the past. Since 2001, customers have b...
Carter has no mandate to remain as MP - Goff
New Zealand HeraldLabour leader Phil Goff says ousted MP Chris Carter doesn't have a mandate to remain as MP for Te Atatu. Mr Carter was thrown out of the Labour caucus yesterday on a unanimous vote after sending an u...
Attackers torch Sri Lankan media outlet
New Zealand HeraldCOLOMBO - A dozen men armed with assault rifles and petrol bombs attacked the offices Friday of a media company whose owners had strongly supported the opposition in the last presidential election. T...
Ruling targets dairies selling booze
New Zealand HeraldThe days of convenience stores selling wine and beer may be numbered following a High Court ruling. Late last year the Liquor Licensing Authority indicated Christchurch's Victoria Street Night'n'Days...
New gang challenge to Whanganui patch ban
New Zealand HeraldHells Angels is returning to court to challenge Whanganui's anti-gang patch bylaw on the grounds that the council has overstepped its powers. Christchurch lawyers Lane Neave lodged an application in ...
Speech to the NZ Recreational Fishing Council Annual Conference
BeehiveGood afternoon and thank you for this opportunity to address your conference. First I'd like to acknowledge your Council for its commitment and the hard work it does advocating for the rights and res...
Walking our Streets: Let's Make it OK
BeehiveThree weeks ago I was with a group of women who had come together to make change happen in their lives. They shared stories of experiences they had endured in their life journey - the regularity of d...
Busy day of trades in MLB
NZ CityAn All Star pitcher, an MVP and productive infielder have all been part of trades in Major League Baseball action today.The 2008 World Series champion Phildelphia Phillies swung the biggest trade land...
Rethink of Telecom's Australian business
NZ CityTelecom has announced the sale of part of its Australian business.It has sold the consumer division of AAPT to iiNet Limited for $75 million. The telco has also announced the sale of its stake in iiNe...
Cynotech to delist from NZAX
StuffCynotech Holdings has advised sharemarket operator NZX that it no longer wants to be listed on its exchange. Cynotech currently trades on the NZAX market operated by NZX. NZAX is a lower cost mar...
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