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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New Zealand News.net http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/cat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:26 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:28:26 -0400 30 Hepatitis A is spreading in a Canterbury town, with young children amongst those infected.About 300 jabs against the serious disease were given to Ashburton residents on Monday, after an outbreak in the area.Canterbury DHB says 11 people have been struck with Hepatitis A in the past four weeks, with four of those children under five years old.Hepatitis is an infectious liver disease that causes ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215292477/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:02:30 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215292477/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Four men have been arrested after an attack on Auckland's North Shore which cost one person the sight in one eye.The attacks happened at the Deep Creek Brewing Company in Browns Bay on Friday May 3, in which one person lost the sight in an eye and another received a deep laceration to his scalp.Two men were arrested on June 9 and a further two on Wednesday, Detective Sergeant Scott Armstrong ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215292478/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:02:28 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215292478/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Speaking on UK TV show 'This Morning', he said: "I was doing a lot of drugs and doing a lot of drinking because I had a theatre teacher at university who said, 'If you want to be one of the great ones, you have to learn how to handle your alcohol and do all these other things while you're performing'... and we took that to heart and we did it."So maybe when I ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215292420/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:02:28 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215292420/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The government's pokie machine reforms won't do anything to reduce the harm caused by gambling, the Greens say.Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain announced the measures on Wednesday, saying he was putting up a balanced package which will ensure communities get a greater return from pokies while the amount paid to bars to host machines will be cut.He says the minimum rate of return ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215292421/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:02:28 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215292421/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'Twilight Saga' beauty dined at the chain restaurant - which is famous for its busty waitresses - over the weekend and although she tried to keep a low profile, Kristen, 23, was happy to pose for pictures with employees and ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215291427/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:56:53 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215291427/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The former wife of Charlie Sheen checked in to the Betty Ford Clinic in California last month for her 21st rehab stint but left the facility recently because she was unhappy at being asked to do ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215291428/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:56:52 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215291428/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e File photo / NZ Herald Four men have been arrested over an assault at a North Shore pub that left a person blind in one eye and another with a deep cut to his scalp. The assault happened at Deep Creek Brewing Co in Browns Bay late on May 3. A 25-year old-North Shore man has been charged with maiming with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and assault and a 24-year-old Waimauku ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290136/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:20:17 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290136/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e An estimated 35 jobs are set to be lost as directory provider Yellow tries to make its business more digitally friendly.Yellow, which was sold by Telecom in 2007, is splitting its sales team into directories and digital marketing in a bid to drive its digital marketing offering.The restructuring will result in about 35 job losses, most of which are in the Auckland sales team, with smaller numbers ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290570/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:54:04 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290570/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' star is set to launch 'Kris' next month and after hitting it off with the 'Golden Girls' actress in the CIROC Coconut Lounge [powered by Red Touch Media], during the Daytime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Kris asked Betty to be one of her first ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290490/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:54:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290490/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wearing a high-collared cream dress by Alexander McQueen, the 40-year-old Oscar-winner was joined by her actress pal Amanda De Cadenet at the event, titled 'A Summer Soire with Gwyneth Paltrow,' at the Ritz-Carlton hotel, where she took to the stage to discuss her film choices as clips from some of her most notable performances were displaced on a big screen.The 'Shakespeare in ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290493/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:54:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290493/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Rules for imports of an important feed for dairy cows are being tightened after an animal limb was found in a shipment.A Bay of Plenty farmer found the lower part of an animal leg, about 18cm long, in a shipment of palm kernel expeller.The Ministry for Primary Industries visited PKE processing facilities in Malaysia and Indonesia this month as a result and will strengthen import requirements, its ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290492/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:54:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290492/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The tot was born five weeks early on Saturday and Beyonce, whose husband Jay-Z collaborated with Kanye on the album 'Watch The Throne', took to her website to pass on her good ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290491/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:54:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290491/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A decision to allow a mental health patient to decline a potentially life-saving procedure has been slammed by a coroner. Wellington Regional Coroner Ian Roderick Smith criticised Capital and Coast District Health Board (DHB) in three inquest findings released today. He said 61-year-old Melvyn Bedford, who had an alcohol-induced dementia disorder, should never been given the choice of having a ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289907/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:50:26 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289907/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e An Ohauiti family with a dying father will have to suffer through winter after their whole supply of firewood was stolen. The Bay of Plenty Times spoke to the Foster family only hours after they returned from a trip to Fiji and discovered their whole supply of firewood, more than 3 cubic metres, was removed from a shed in their back yard. The trip had been anonymously donated to the family with ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289906/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:35:11 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289906/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 6:28 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 19 June 2013 Heights discussed at first Unitary Plan workshop Today elected members of Auckland Council attended the first post-engagement workshop following feedback on the draft Unitary Plan.Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse said the workshop brought together Local Board Chairs and the Auckland Plan Committee members to talk ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289220/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:29:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289220/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Mana Party will build homes and offer financial support to get more Maori into home ownership, under a new policy to be launched tomorrow. A spokesman for leader Hone Harawira said the policy would be specific to the 41 per cent of Maori who have never owned a home. The spokesman said the party opposed Housing New Zealand's housing renewal programme, which has seen state houses demolished and ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290141/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:26:58 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290141/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The New Zealand dollar was almost unchanged in local trading as traders await the outcome from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy review and whether the US central bank plans to start unwinding its asset purchase programme. The kiwi traded at 79.88 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 79.91 cents at 8am, and 79.87 cents yesterday. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 74.12 from ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289221/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:26:28 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289221/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Police are searching for a man suspected of setting alight a house on the Kapiti coast. Kapiti-Mana police said they wanted to locate 38-year-old Randall Ure after a warrant was issued for his arrest for arson and burglary. Two weeks ago, a Doncaster Terrace residential property was set alight and police believed Ure was responsible. Police believed he was living rough in ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289832/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:23:04 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289832/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The West Coast District Health Board has apologised after it posted two pages of a woman's private medical records to the wrong person. The papers were mistakenly sent to Ashburton woman Jen Branje, who was living in Westport when she had surgery at Grey Base Hospital last year. She lodged an ACC claim, and asked the hospital to post her records to back up her ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289905/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:19:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289905/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono leaving the courthouse. Photo / Brett Phibbs A nun has admitted breaking the arm of a 9-year-old at Sunday School after the girl failed to get an action song right. Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono - known as Sister Leva - yelled at the girl, flicked her in the head and broke the girl's arm when she twisted it behind her back. She is seeking forgiveness from the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289682/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:08 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289682/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Photo / NZ Herald A 25-year-old Bellevue man accused of a major crime wave involving the theft of thousands of dollars worth of items from cars in Tauranga remains behind bars. Roofer Erick Hekeiterangi Wijohn, 23, faced 65 charges of theft ex-car, 78 charges of unlawfully getting into cars, and a theft charge in Tauranga District Court yesterday. Wijohn is also facing two burglary charges and ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289225/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:07 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289225/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Photo / File Finding a 10-year-old girl in the back seat of a car driven by a woman who recorded a breath-alcohol level nearly three times the limit has dismayed and disappointed Dunedin police. Senior Sergeant Kelvin Lloyd said the 41-year-old woman was stopped about 5.30pm on Monday. She recorded an alcohol level of 1119 micrograms per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400mcg. The woman ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289230/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:13:39 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289230/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Anxious relatives of a Far North woman who vanished more than a week ago fear she may have been in a car crash before her disappearance. Barbara Ann Moka, 38, of Rawene, has not been in touch with family and friends since she was last seen in the Hokianga township on the morning of June 9. Her mother Isobel Moka, who lives in Manukau, has made numerous heartfelt pleas on Facebook for her "baby" ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290138/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:10:12 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290138/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The owner of the second dog busted out of the Greymouth pound in a mysterious overnight raid on Monday is heartbroken that her beloved pet is now missing. Candice Blackman's german shepherd Ben had been on death row for almost five months awaiting a court hearing, after biting a 10-year-old girl. It is one of two dogs missing after someone broke into the pound, smashed up the building, and let ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290139/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:09:50 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215290139/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 24-year-old rock musician, who is Miley Cyrus' older brother, and the former Disney star, 25, called off their engagement last June, blaming their busy work schedules, but the 'Social Network' actress was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her left hand finger on Thursda, amid rumours they recently reignited their ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289627/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:48:40 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289627/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 28-year-old reality TV star-turned-fashion designer admitted she is still grieving for her father, Jeffrey Port, who lost his battle with kidney cancer in March, as she hosted a special spinning class for charity in his memory in Los Angeles on Saturday, to mark her first Father's Day weekend without ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289633/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:48:39 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289633/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The New Zealand dollar was almost unchanged as traders await the outcome from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy review and whether the US central bank plans to start unwinding its asset purchase programme.The kiwi traded at 79.88 US cents at 5pm from 79.91 cents at 8am, and 79.87 cents on Tuesday. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 74.12 from 74.06.Investors are in lock-down ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289632/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:48:39 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289632/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Contract signed for more Matangi trains for Wellington Thirty five more Matangi trains are on the way for Wellington following a deal signed today between the regional council and train manufacturer Hyundai-Rotem. The deal means that by the end of 2016 the region will have a single Matangi fleet for its metropolitan rail services.Fran Wilde, Chair of the Regional Council, says the contract ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288328/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:25:08 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288328/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Drivers who normally use 15th Avenue/ State highway 2A are advised to use alternative roads or expect some delays as road repairs will be undertaken from this Saturday (22 June) over the next couple of weeks, says the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA).The agency says resurfacing repairs are required along 15th Avenue from Cameron Road lights, towards Fraser Street intersection to ensure the road ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288327/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:25:08 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288327/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e England secured their place in the IRB Junior World Championship final after claiming a thrilling 33-21 semi-final victory over New Zealand in France on Tuesday. The win sets up an all-British final against Wales, who had earlier beaten defending champions South Africa 18-17 in their semi-final.Four-times champions New Zealand started the game well with an early try from hooker Epalahame Falva ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288730/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:24:11 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288730/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A meat worker sacked for squirting a colleague in the face with a high-pressure hot water hose has failed in his bid to get his job back. James MacDonald had sought reinstatement to his job as a boner/trimmer with Lean Meats Oamaru Limited, remunerations for lost wages and compensation after being dismissed in March 2012. In its decision, released today, the Employment Relations Authority ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289228/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:18:53 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289228/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Lenz Superette. Photo / Bay of Plenty Times A Tauranga man who has admitted holding up the Lenz Superette with a small pistol and his face disguised by a balaclava has been freed on bail pending sentencing. Welder Brett Robert Heginbotham, 28, of Bethlehem, pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated robbery in Tauranga District Court today. Heginbotham entered the dairy just before ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288331/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288331/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Peter Dunne. Photo / Mark Mitchell The Electoral Commission has changed its rules meaning United Future will not have to provide original signed application forms to prove it has more than 500 members. The commission decided it will now accept signed and dated forms submitted to the party electronically. The party is in the process of collecting those forms and sending them to the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288332/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:50 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288332/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The stolen ute rolled and caught fire near Mamaku. Photo / Stephen Parker Rotorua police scoured Mamaku scrub for an injured driver after a burning Toyota Hilux was spotted by a passing logging truck driver. The ute was empty and there was a small fire, which the driver extinguished. It reignited and required firefighters from Rotorua Fire Brigade to bring under control. Volunteer crews from ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288731/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:49 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288731/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Mother-of-two Gail Bower's body was found in the backyard of her Havelock North home. Photo / Warren Buckland A man accused of stabbing to death his former partner in Havelock North earlier this month was allegedly breaching a protection order when police say he went to her home and murdered her. Raymond Shane Christison, 48, was found by police with cuts to his throat and wrists after he ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288334/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:11:48 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288334/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A married pair of counsellors at Melville High School claimed they developed PTSD after a series of student suicides and allege that the school failed to provide a safe workplace. Photo / Thinkstock A married pair of school counsellors who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after a cluster of student suicides at a Hamilton school have lost their bid for compensation. Ron and Kath ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288339/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:10:25 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288339/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The aspiring actress, the daughter of the late Michael Jackson, reportedly plunged into depression after discovering that her brother, Prince Michael, 16, is not her full biological ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288696/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:45:32 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288696/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A woman has been knocked unconscious during a home invasion on a rural property in Bay of Plenty.The woman was assaulted when she went to investigate two offenders who broke into the home on the rural property on Wairoa Road, Tauranga at about 1am on Wednesday.She was taken to hospital and treated for minor injuries and has since been released.Police are urging anyone with information about the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288695/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:45:32 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288695/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A woman who lost her job as a tutor in a prison after she sent an inmate a postcard has been awarded more than $20,000 in lost wages and compensation.In a decision released on Wednesday, the Employment Relations Authority ordered Workforce Development Ltd to pay its former employee Lynda Hill more than $11,000 in lost wages and $8000 in compensation after she was dismissed in December 2011.Ms ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288697/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:45:31 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288697/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Writing on Twitter on Sunday (16.06.13), Khloe said: "I can not even begin 2 describe the miracle that is now apart of our family. Mommy/baby are healthy & resting. We appreciate all of the love."She added: "More info will come when the time is right! Thank you all for understanding! We love you all dearly! Overwhelmed with love right now."The messages were retweeted by ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288698/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:45:31 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288698/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Dalziel To Stand For Christchurch Mayor: Labour's Loss Will Be Christchurch's Gain The Labour Leader David Shearer says Lianne Dalziel is an outstanding candidate for the Christchurch mayoralty, and Labour's loss is the city's ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287440/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:38 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287440/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa (Greetings to you, greetings to you all).Mr President, fellow delegates. I'm very pleased to be able to address this plenary session on behalf of the New Zealand Government.Sustainable development, employment, social protection, and social dialogue are all central to this Conference's objective of "Building a Future with Decent Work". New ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287439/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:38 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287439/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e That the Ministry of Primary Industries is sending a senior official to South East Asia following the discovery of an animal limb in imported stock feed is less than reassuring, Labour's Primary Industries spokesperson Damien O'Connor says.Reports released today reveal that part of an animal leg was found by a Bay Of Plenty farmer in palm kernel expeller (PKE), brought in from ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287442/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:37 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287442/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council Chair appointed ACC Minister Judith Collins has announced Mr Mark Gilbert as Chair of the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council (MSAC). The MSAC advises ACC, on behalf of motorcyclists, how to invest funds collected through the Motorcycle Safety Levy, paid as part of the motorcycle relicensing process. "I congratulate Mr Gilbert on his appointment. Mr ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287441/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:37 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287441/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e COWs boosting patient safety Doctors and nurses are using a COW (computer on wheels) to make medicines safer for patients.Health Minister Tony Ryall visited North Shore Hospital yesterday to see first-hand how hospital doctors and nurses prescribe and administer medication electronically using mobile computers."Electronic prescribing eliminates the risk of errors such as typing in ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287444/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287444/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says a group of companies and agencies involved in the recovery have combined to share knowledge and create a winter resilience campaign, ensuring all parties know what each is doing and promising to refer those who need help on to their partners as required.In a first step, major construction companies have volunteered staff to ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287446/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287446/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Court of Appeal Judge appointed Justice Forrest Miller has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Attorney General Christopher Finlayson announced today.Justice Miller graduated LLB (Hons) from Otago University in 1981 and LLM from the University of Toronto in 1997. Initially he worked for the Alexandra firm Bodkins Solicitors and in 1984 moved to Wellington and commenced practice ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287445/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287445/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Otago Fish & Game Ranger Steve Dixon has just returned from a month long trip to America; visiting trout hatcheries and observing angler education programmes, along with attending kids and family fishing festivals.Dixon was the recipient of the 2013 Fish & Game New Zealand staff travel scholarship, and spent the four weeks in Missouri and Massachusetts researching programmes which ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287447/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:35 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287447/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Dunedin (Wednesday, 19 June 2013) - It looks like a week of wild weather.With snow forecast for some areas later today and tomorrow, the Dunedin City Council is reminding people to be particularly careful when driving, cycling or walking to work or school.For the most up-to-date information on local road conditions ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287443/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:35 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287443/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e 19 June 2013 Conviction for near miss with container ship A near miss at sea has resulted in a commercial fisherman being found guilty in the Napier District Court today of the unsafe operation of a ship on 15 February 2012. Robert Greathead was convicted and sentenced to 100 hours community service after a 2 day defended hearing.Hawke's Bay Regional Council is responsible for ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287450/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287450/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Nearly 300 Hep A vaccines provided in Ashburton An outbreak of Hepatitis A in Ashburton has led Canterbury health officials to reissue advice on the importance of thorough hand washing. In the last four weeks in Ashburton there have been 11 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A, including four children aged under 5 years. Canterbury District Health Board's Community and Public Health ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287449/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287449/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e www.orc.govt.nz/waterinfo or by phoning 0800 426 463.Further information on flood hazard can be found in the Otago Natural Hazards Database. Flood alerts can also be received via Twitter. ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287448/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287448/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Old Waimakariri Bridge temporary closing dates changed to assist road users The Old Waimakariri Bridge repair work originally scheduled for Monday 24 June to Sunday 30 June has now been rescheduled for 15 July to 21 July 2013.The bridge will be closing for seven days to allow earthquake repair work to take place. The temporary closure period will be from 6am on Monday 15 July, reopening at ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287451/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287451/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e NZTA works impact on state highway link to Auckland airport The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers there will be day time work on Puhinui Road (State Highway 20B) starting on Monday (24 June), which will have an impact on travel to and from Auckland International Airport. Necessary improvements to highway drainage will be carried out over five consecutive days between 5am and 4pm ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287453/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287453/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Kapiti-Mana Police want to locate 38-year-old Randall URE after a warrant was issued for his arrest for arson and burglary. Two weeks ago, a Doncaster Terrace residential property was set alight and Police believe URE is responsible. Police believe the man is living rough in his red 1990 Toyota Corona station wagon, registration OS4934, in the Porirua area. He is a disqualified driver and ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287456/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:32 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287456/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Council advises to leave out your wheelie bins Christchurch City Council is asking all residents in Christchurch to put their bins out as normal throughout the bad weather, as they will be collected by our contractors as soon as conditions allow.Tim Joyce, Contracts Manager for City Water and Waste Unit says, "We ask all residents to leave their bins out, as normal, and the Council ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287454/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:32 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287454/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Engagement underway with owners in Innovation Precinct Input is being sought from property owners in the area of central Christchurch's new Innovation Precinct now the planning for the Precinct is underway. Letters have been sent to the owners of property in the area designated for the Precinct to update them on the process. The Innovation Precinct, bounded by Lichfield, Tuam, High, ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287455/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:32 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287455/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e In a front page story in the current NZ Farmers Weekly (17 June 2013), prominent farming economist/consultant Phil Journeaux comments on the vastly different productivity and profitability profiles of different farms, focusing on the dairying sector.Citing Ministry of Primary Industries data from 2011/12, he notes that the top 10% of farms were 65% more profitable than the average farm, ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287458/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:31 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287458/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:56 pm Press Release: Hutt City Council HUTT CITY COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE19 JUNE 2013 Local Alcohol Policy - make a difference!Hutt City Council is proposing to make a Hutt City Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) to give communities more of a say around the sale and supply of alcohol. Communities have until 4pm 1 July to submit their feedback.The Sale and Supply of Alcohol ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287457/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:31 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287457/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e 19.06.13: Spa and wellness centres, manuka honey plantations and processed timber exports are among the long list of opportunities Grow Rotorua plans to explore to drive economic growth for the Rotorua district.Today [19 June] Grow Rotorua unveiled its plan to be a catalyst for growth, in its 2013/15 Statement of Intent, presented to the Rotorua District Council's Corporate and ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287459/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:30 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287459/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Reserve Bank is looking at ways to bring regulatory oversight to the country's payment systems, in what is an otherwise sound financial system, the bank's head of prudential supervision Toby Fiennes says. The central bank sees the lack of regulatory oversight of New Zealand's payment and settlement systems as a problem, and what powers it does have "are blunt and poorly ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287460/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:19 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287460/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Former shareholders’ association chairman Bruce Sheppard wants to call 25 witnesses when he defends his allegedly defamatory allegation Hanover's Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson were "crooks" . But the defamation trial, due to start in August, is now unlikely to take place this year after Mr Sheppard was granted an adjournment at Auckland High Court today. His ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287461/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:11 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287461/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Source: ONE News Auckland Mayor Len Brown is promising changes to the city's public transport system will allow people to get around more easily. Mayor Brown officially launched a public consultation on the new network of buses and trains today which proposes running fewer bus routes but with a greater frequency. "The changes we are proposing will transform Auckland's bus ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287225/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:43 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287225/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Jovaan Graham's body was left outside a Matamata hospital. Photo / Supplied The pair accused of abducting and bashing a 32-year-old local man in the Kaimai Ranges plan to defend the allegations at trial. Thomas McDonald, 30, and Cheyanne McCausland, 23, both from Tauranga, faced charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, injuring with intent to injure and unlawfully taking a car, ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287464/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:23 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287464/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e File photo / NZ Herald A caregiver raised the alarm after finding a 53-year-old injured in a serious assault in his Levin home this morning. Police have launched an investigation while the man lies in a serious condition at Palmerston North Hospital. The caregiver found the man injured about 8.30am and phoned emergency services. "Early indications suggest the man has been a ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287463/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:21 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287463/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A tornado reportedly touched down in Waikato for about 10 minutes this afternoon, with a local farmer sending a photograph to forecaster WeatherWatch.co.nz. The picture was taken at Paterangi, just south of Hamilton. While tornadoes weren't in the forecast today, unstable and slow conditions had led to the funnel cloud and then short-lived tornado, head analyst Philip Duncan said. It was at the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288337/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:05:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288337/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A woman was knocked out after she disturbed two people on her Bay of Plenty property early today. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner said the woman was investigating noises inside her home on a rural property about 1am when she disturbed two offenders. She was assaulted and knocked unconscious. She was taken to Tauranga Hospital and treated for minor ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287214/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:46:20 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287214/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Ministry for Primary Industries will move to strengthen import processes after part of an animal limb was found in a shipment of cattle food from overseas. MPI would send a senior manager to Malaysia today and then to Indonesia to work with authorities there after reports from inspectors who visited palm kernel expeller (PKE) meal plants in those countries, said Andrew Coleman, MPI ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288075/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:43:39 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288075/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 27-year-old troubled starlet, who was recently charged with attempted evidence tampering, reckless endangerment and marijuana possession, claims she is being plagued by messages from "ugly dudes and women" and insists she doesn't need to explain her recent bad behaviour to ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287966/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:17 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287966/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A man with a history of domestic violence has been found guilty of murdering a New Zealand-born teacher in Seattle as her 13-year-old daughter listened on.Johnnie Lee Wiggins, 49, was found guilty of the second degree murder of his partner Prudence Hockley, a New Zealand-born woman who had lived in the United States since 1978.Ms Hockley died of numerous forceful blows to her face and head ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287965/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:17 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287965/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The former 'Friends' star, who has an eight-year-old daughter, Coco, with David, shared a few pictures from the party on Twitter, including one of her with her famous friends with the caption: "Dancin with my girls. (Sic)"She also posted a picture of her with Coco, writing: "Every birthday is perfect with my favourite girl."Other guests at the bash included ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287964/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:17 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287964/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A number of Te Puke school rolls have dropped as orchard workers struggle to find work in the Psa-afflicted area. Fairhaven School and Rangiuru School said their rolls had dropped in the past year because of the effect Psa had had on kiwifruit orchards. Fairhaven principal Paul Hunt said in March 2012, his roll was sitting at 388 but had dropped to 361 in March this year - a loss of 27 students. ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288336/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:36:48 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288336/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A New Zealand man has been found dead outside a house in Clermont, Queensland this morning. An Australian police spokeswoman said the 40-year-old's death was not being treated as suspicious. It is believed the man slept outside the house in freezing conditions; however police could not confirm this. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the temperature in Clermont ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287374/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:34:19 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287374/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:28 pm Press Release: Auckland Transport 19 June 2013Mayor in the Chair in Grey LynnLen Brown will be setting up his chairs in the Grey Lynn Community Centre on Tuesday 25 June.From midday until 1pm, he is looking forward to locals from Grey Lynn and nearby areas dropping by for a quick chat about their aspirations and concerns for their community and wider ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286595/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:24 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286595/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:27 pm Press Release: Auckland Transport 19 June 2013Consultation on the New Public Transport Network kicks offThe way Aucklanders use public transport is about to change. Auckland Transport is moving to a simpler and more integrated public transport network for Auckland and the change is starting in the south.In Mangere today, Mayor Len Brown officially launched ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286598/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:24 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286598/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e < 1000) { timout = timout * 2; window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); } } window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); return result; ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286596/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:24 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286596/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tauranga Police are seeking the assistance of members of the public in relation to a home invasion at a rural property in Wairoa Road, Tauranga, which was reported to Police at approximately 1.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 19 June 2013.Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner stated that a female investigating noises within her dwelling on the rural property disturbed two offenders and that she was ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286597/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:23 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286597/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Best snow conditions in years' as The Remarkables celebrates opening The Remarkables ski area in Queenstown kick starts its 2013 season this ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286600/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:22 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286600/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e June 19, 2013 The distinctive sound of ukuleles will float over Queen Charlotte Sound during the weekend of July 19 to 21.That unique sound will range from concert hall performances to the first strums in a new career.The illustrious Bay Of Many Coves resort in the Marlborough Sounds is celebrating a Ukulele Blues Luxury Weekend with a performance and master class under the expert ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286599/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:22 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286599/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker believes he has enough support to retain the job come October's local government elections, as he works to discredit Lianne Dalziel's bid for the mayoralty. Ms Dalziel, a long-time Labour Party MP, confirmed today that she would challenge Mr Parker for the job he has held since 2007, citing a need for "effective and inclusive" leadership to deal with the immensity of ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287468/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:09:55 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287468/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Photo / File A man accused of using his partner's baby son to shield himself from police pepper spray has been declined leave from prison to attend his grandmother's funeral. Zane Lewis, 22, is in custody following an incident on April 8 in which he allegedly held the 1-year-old in front of him to block police pepper spray before locking himself, his partner and the child ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286605/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:03:42 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286605/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Photo / NZ Herald A spate of break-ins at homes and businesses around Kerikeri has been halted by the arrest of three teenage boys, police say. The youths, aged 15 and 16, were allegedly involved in two burglaries on Inlet Rd and a series of break-ins last week, including at Kerikeri High School tuckshop, Kerikeri Dairy, a lunchbar on Mill Lane, the Chinese takeaways on Cobham Rd and ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286606/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:03:42 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286606/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The holy grail of rugby manuals is being sent by New Zealand to the Passchendaele Memorial Museum which is being painstakingly redeveloped in Belgium. The international New Zealand Rugby Museum in Palmerston North has agreed to lend some priceless artifacts to the Passchendaele Museum which is being reconstructed in time for the World War I centenary. It was at Passchendaele that celebrated All ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289683/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:02:09 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215289683/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A German driver was getting ready to eat spaghetti at the wheel when his stationwagon crashed head-on with a ute, killing him and a fellow tourist, an inquest has found. German man Onur Gulmez, 28, was travelling from Blenheim to Nelson with Frenchman Paul Joubert who was sleeping on a makeshift bed in the back of their car when the fatal smash occurred last December. Another ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287467/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:01:49 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287467/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for a rape and murder that outraged Australia's second-largest city. The violent death of Jill Meagher as she walked home from a bar last September shocked the city of Melbourne. A week later, 30,000 people took to the streets near the laneway where she was strangled to rally against violence toward women. The 29-year-old ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287110/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:28 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287110/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Australian netballer Mo'onia Gerrard will miss this year's five-Test series against New Zealand as she chases a spot in the Australian rugby sevens ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287036/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:34:56 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287036/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e If you list an item on an online auction site with a reserve of one dollar, you have to be prepared to sell it for a dollar.That's the advice of the Commerce Commission after an Auckland car company was fined $42,000 for placing 7500 fake bids on its own items to raise the price.The Auto Co was banned from auction site Trade Me in July 2012 after the company noticed employees had set up fake ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287065/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:34:56 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287065/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e How do you know you're right on top of your rugby game?When you can predict a shot at goal will hit the post.Add that to the skill set of Kieran Read, surely now the most important player in New Zealand rugby.Bursting runs, tireless defence, lineout prowess and now, it seems, the interim All Blacks skipper has mastered that rare art of reading a rugby ball's flight path.Evidence came ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287066/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:34:55 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287066/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Beady Eye singer isn't a fan of the hip-hop star and thinks he's an "idiot" for accidentally walking into a street sign last month as he was trying to hide his face from snappers as he went to a restaurant with his pregnant girlfriend Kim ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287037/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:34:55 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287037/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Ryan was overheard telling pals he has been "loving it" since he became single again, and he even took his gorgeous blonde companion into the DJ booth with him when he span tracks for 30 minutes.A source told the New York Post newspaper: "He was with a blonde throughout the majority of the day. He asked to go into the DJ booth, and brought his new arm candy with him, mixing tracks ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287067/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:34:53 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287067/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Armed Offenders Squad has been called out to an incident at Kamo in Northland this afternoon. No further details were available. - ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286610/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:19:30 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286610/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:01 pm Press Release: Green Party 19 May 2013Green Party launches new bill to make Reserve Bank more transparentThe Green Party today launched an exposure draft of new legislation to bring the Reserve Bank into the twenty-first century.The draft legislation, in the form of a Member's Bill, will make the Reserve Bank Board responsible for setting the Official ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285758/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285758/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:26 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party David ShearerLabour Leader19 June 2013Labour's loss will be Christchurch's gainThe Labour Leader David Shearer says Lianne Dalziel is an outstanding candidate for the Christchurch mayoralty, and Labour's loss is the city's gain.The Christchurch East MP has today confirmed she will stand for the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285759/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285759/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:55 pm Press Release: New Zealand National Party Scott SimpsonMP For Coromandel19 June 2013Communities have more say on alcohol salesNew laws which come into force this week give local communities a greater say on the availability of alcohol in their neighbourhoods.Coromandel MP Scott Simpson says the change will give communities the tools they need to challenge ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286184/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:50 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286184/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Coliseum Sports Media has gone public with its plan to offer all 380 2013/2014 season games of the English Premier League soccer via the internet for $149. The new company is partnering with TVNZ, which will broadcast 38 games free-to-air, in the form of a "Match of the Week" screen on Sundays 12pm to 2pm, plus a highlight show on Monday nights. ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285761/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:08:18 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285761/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group in the US is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape. In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Virginia, woman unleashed a string of expletives and called the police emergency dispatcher to report that she was afraid for her life because she said her ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287109/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:06:38 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287109/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain’s package of reforms in the gaming sector do nothing to reduce the harm from gambling on pokie machines in pubs and sports clubs, Green Party gambling spokesperson Denise Roche said today.The Government’s gambling reforms are concentrated on transparency in the gaming sector and investigating how to return funds to communities from gambling ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285524/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:52:40 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285524/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said Tuesday. The case of Rosalia, the fifth of seven children of a poor family in a slum outside La Paz, has been closely watched by Bolivians. It also drew the attention of the Boston ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287108/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:37:20 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287108/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e She said: "Everyone should do what they feel is best for them. Personally, I've not had anything done. My job means too much to me. It's important to be able to play women at all points in their lives and I don't like products that freeze your face in time. I need to show expressions. I'm not crazy about the idea of getting older, but it's part of ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286149/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286149/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Northland is in the grips of a whopping cough outbreak, with more cases of the potentially deadly infection reported in five months than overall last year.Babies are bearing the brunt of the contagious respiratory condition, with three in every four infected Northland infant under one ending up in hospital.Public Health has been notified of 93 cases in the area in the five months from January to ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286186/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286186/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e AMP Capital Investors New Zealand, the local unit of the Australian wealth manager, posted a 34 per cent jump in fee income last year as it benefited from funds taken over from Axa Asia Pacific and improving market values.The Wellington-based fund manager had fee income of $49.1 million in calendar 2012, up from $36.8m a year earlier, according to its financial statements.AMP acquired Axa Asia ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286188/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286188/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The number of abortions performed in New Zealand has declined for the fifth consecutive year, according to Statistics New Zealand.The figures, released on Wednesday, show 14,745 abortions were performed in 2012, 1118 fewer than in 2011 and the lowest number since 1995.The general abortion rate has also dropped, from 17.3 abortions per 1000 women in 2011 to 16.1 per 1000 in 2012.This indicates ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286151/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:01 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286151/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Quizzed whether he was in a serious relationship, the star told German website Filmreporter.de: "Not at the moment. But at some point I do want to settle down."The couple began seeing each other in May 2012 after the 25-year-old beauty split from Hollywood hunk Leonardo DiCaprio, however, they had not been spotted together since April, suggesting their romance had hit the rocks.Madalina ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286152/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:01 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286152/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Gambling trusts will have to return more pokie machine proceeds to the community under law changes announced by Government today. Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain said that the gambling reforms would make the non-casino gaming sector more transparent, save industry from compliance costs, and increase funding to the community. The changes were designed to complement Maori Party MP Te Ururoa ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285523/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:21:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285523/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Christchurch City Council is asking residents in the Banks Peninsula region to be mindful with water use throughout the expected bad weather over the next three days. Tim Joyce, Contracts Manager for City Water and Waste Unit says, "We ask residents to use water sparingly in the Akaroa harbour area, Pigeon Bay and Little River for the next three days. Some water reserves are nearing ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284964/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:18 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284964/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:34 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Levin man in hospital after serious assaultPolice have launched an investigation after a man was admitted to Palmerston North Hospital this morning after being seriously assaulted in Levin.The 53-year-old Levin man was found injured at his home by his caregiver around 8:30am this morning. The caregiver immediately notified ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284965/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:18 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284965/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:56 pm Press Release: Animal Health Board Media release19 June 2013 Release of wild pigs condemned The illegal release of wild pigs near a beef herd has led the farm owner to speak out about the risk they pose to bovine tuberculosis (TB) control.Wild pigs can carry TB and have the potential to infect areas in which the existing wildlife population is free of ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284961/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:17 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284961/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:26 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 19 June 2013New community centre and library for Te AtatuIt's been a long time coming, but construction of the Te Atatu Peninsula's new library and community centre will finally get underway.Consent has been granted for the $12 million project with Auckland Council planning to start work on the project before the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284963/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:17 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284963/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Volunteers are in the spotlight as Aotearoa celebrates National Volunteer Week (16-22 June 2013).Vanisa Dhiru, Chief Executive of Volunteering New Zealand says people and organisations across the nation can nominate outstanding volunteers for their commitment to their communities in a variety of ways."It's is great to see volunteers nominated for awards and thanked for their ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284962/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:17 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284962/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:21 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Jo GoodhewMinister for the Community and Voluntary Sector19 June 2013Community Internship Programme applications openApplications for the Community Internship Programme are now being accepted, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew."This programme funds hapu, iwi or community groups with ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284966/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:15 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284966/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:50 pm Press Release: Dowse 17 June 2013 Hutt City Council Appoints Community Arts AdvisorPippa Sanderson will take up the role of Hutt City's Community Arts Advisor, the city's primary advocate for the community arts, from Tuesday 25 June. Pippa is an experienced project manager and advocate for social change who most recently was the Community ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284967/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:05:15 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284967/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tulisa sent her Personal Assistant, Gareth Varey, to answer the door and there was a heated exchange.A source close to the singer told The Mirror newspaper: "He started knocking down her front door in the middle of the night and Tulisa was utterly petrified."This is the last thing she needs to be dealing with right now."She has had an absolutely hellish past few days - and now ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285386/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:23:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285386/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A package of pokie machine reforms has been unveiled by the government, which will now back a Maori Party bill aiming to reduce gambling harm.Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain says the balanced package for the non-casino gaming sector will ensure the community gets a greater return from pokie machines, while the amount societies pay bars to host machines will be cut by simplifying ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285385/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:23:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285385/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 33-year-old 'Seven Psychopaths' star's whirlwind career saw her scouted as a model aged 13 in Russia before making the move from cover star to acting, but she is now ready to slow down and start a ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285397/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:23:35 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285397/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A 60-kilometre-long oil slick has caused havoc for some motorists travelling between Tauranga and Cambridge.The slick on State Highway 29, between Soldiers Road on the Tauranga side of the Kaimai Ranges and SH1 near Cambridge, caused a number of vehicles to slip and slide on the road on Wednesday morning, police say.However, there were no major crashes.The slick was being cleaned up and police ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285396/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:23:35 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285396/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:10 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Chris TremainMinister of Internal Affairs 19 June 2013 Package of reforms planned for Class 4 gamblingInternal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain today announced a balanced package of reforms in the Class 4 (non-casino) gaming sector."There is a clear need for reform in the Class 4 sector, which is why Te Ururoa ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283884/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:45 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283884/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e < 1000) { timout = timout * 2; window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); } } window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); return result; ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283885/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:44 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283885/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Shares in Sky Network Television, the worst performing stock on New Zealand’s benchmark NZSX 50 today, slumped 6.2 percent after the pay-television company lost the rights to broadcast English Premier League football this season. Sky Network shares dropped 35 cents to $5.32, crimping its gain this year to 16 percent. Coliseum EPL Management is believed to be the new owner of rights to ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283886/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:55:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283886/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A polar blast set to ice all of New Zealand has sent authorities scrambling to warn residents to stay indoors. The southerly blast has already sent temperatures plummeting in the deep south and will bring snow to large parts of the South Island today and tonight, even in coastal Christchurch, still mopping up after this week's deluge. Emergency refuge centres are being set up in ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284973/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:44:23 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284973/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell is committed to progressing the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill despite the changes made by the Commerce Select Committee, saying that small steps in the right direction are better than no change at all. "This Bill was born out of a desire to minimise the harm of gambling on vulnerable communities, as well as ensuring the returns from ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283514/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:39:25 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283514/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Sentencing for a drink-driver who ran over two young girls in Ohope in May has been put off so he can meet with his victims' families. Ramon Lee Hussey, 43, was due to be sentenced in the Whakatane District Court today after earlier pleading guilty to two charges of drink driving causing injury and one of driving while his licence was suspended. Sentencing has been adjourned until July 17 to give ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286609/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:36:38 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215286609/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed as expected in the first quarter as volumes and prices of dairy exports rose and visitors spent more.The current account deficit fell to $663 million in the three months ended March 31, from a revised $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Statistics New Zealand.The annual gap narrowed to about $10.1b, or 4.8 per cent of gross ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284405/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:17:11 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284405/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e 'The Voice' UK mentor had originally agreed to take on the role and was arranging to meet budding entrepreneurs from taxpayer-funded scheme startuploans.co.uk, but his US management then unexpectedly announced the fund "was not a good fit" and the star pulled out.English entrepreneur James Caan - who also helped launch the scheme - has slammed the '#Power' hitmaker, ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284406/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:17:11 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284406/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The British actor is playing the money-hungry Master of Laketown in the second instalment of Sir Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug', and confessed he had no idea who his character was when he flew out to New Zealand to shoot the film last ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284407/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:17:11 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284407/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e An American man accused of beating a New Zealand teacher to death has been found guilty of second degree murder. Prudence Hockley, 55, was killed on Christmas Eve 2011 by her bodybuilder boyfriend Johnnie Lee Wiggins - a convicted criminal with a history of illegal steroid use and violent and sexual offending. Ms Hockley, originally from Nelson and educated at Canterbury ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283895/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:05:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283895/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Labour says it remains cautious about deep-sea mining but has accused the Government of putting all its economic eggs into one basket, despite "fundamental" public opposition on the East Coast. Labour Party deputy leader Grant Robertson and list MP Moana Mackey accompanied the party's Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election candidate Meka Whaitiri to Gisborne yesterday. Ms Mackey, the party's ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288043/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288043/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A huge ocean swell forecast to hit the Gisborne coast on Friday could force the arrested bulk carrier New Giant to leave its anchorage in Poverty Bay and put out to sea for safety reasons. Marine forecasters are predicting a swell between 6 and 7.5 metres to develop offshore on Friday. The New Giant remains under arrest after receivers for the ship's South Korean owners obtained a court order to ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288112/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215288112/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wanganui High School has handed one of its rugby players a season ban for repeated punching during an under-16 game on Saturday. The Wanganui Rugby Union has also found the player guilty of violent conduct and imposed its own two-match suspension. The disciplinary action follows Saturday's game against Palmerston North High School which was marked by fights and the sending-off of a Wanganui ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287465/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215287465/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 11:45 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Maurice WilliamsonMinister for Land Information 19 June 2013 Media Statement LINZ Data Service a resounding successLand Information Minister Maurice Williamson says the LINZ Data Service has set the benchmark for the release of public data for reuse, innovation and enterprise. Launched in 2011, LDS provides free ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282793/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:55 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282793/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Constitutional Advisory Panel guest speaker: Bernice Mene This is a chance for disabled people to learn about the Constitution Conversation have your say hear what other people think learn how to make your own submissionYou can find out more about the Constitution Conversation ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282795/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282795/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:53 am Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Grant ROBERTSONMP for Wellington Central Iain LEES-GALLOWAYTransport Spokesperson19 June 2013 MEDIA ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282792/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282792/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The corporate world must know the public expects to call to account unjustified actions or omissions that end up killing people, Labour's Justice spokesperson and author of a Bill on corporate manslaughter, Andrew Little, says.Speaking at an aviation conference in Dunedin this morning (speech attached) Mr Little said a corporate manslaughter law, as opposed to ordinary manslaughter as ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282794/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282794/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Introduction: Thank you for the invitation to speak to the Aviation Industry Conference today.I have been asked to speak about corporate manslaughter and my Members' Bill on that issue which is presently sitting in Parliamentary ballot waiting to be drawn.I am aware that investigations into health and safety breaches in the aviation industry, especially where there is catastrophic ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282796/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282796/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed as expected in the first quarter as volumes and prices of dairy exports rose and visitors spent more, lifting the balance on goods and services. The current account deficit fell to $663 million in the three months ended March 31, from a revised $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Statistics New Zealand. The annual gap ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282798/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:49:37 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282798/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Source: ONE News South Auckland commuters relying on public transport to get into the central city may soon have to catch trains rather than buses, according to plans for a network redesign. The proposal for a new transport network, which Mayor Len Brown will put out for public consultation this afternoon, promises to sort out many of the long-running issues about late buses and poor ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282801/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:32 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282801/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tristan Barker in the Rotorua District Court. Photo / File / Stephen Parker A Rotorua 18-year-old described as an internet troll who assaulted an Australian TV reporter has had his sentencing adjourned today. Tristan Barker - whose father Michael is a former drummer for Split Enz - appeared in the Rotorua District Court today charged with assault. His sentencing was adjourned until ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282802/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:55 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282802/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Shalvin Prasad. Photo / Supplied Two men charged with pouring petrol on a man and setting him alight have pleaded not guilty. Bryne Permal and Shivneel Kumar deny murdering Shalvin Prasad, who was found burnt to death in a rural area of south Auckland earlier this year. The pair made a brief appearance at the High Court at Auckland this morning. Their case will be heard by a jury in July next ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282803/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282803/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The number of abortions performed in 2012 was the lowest since 1995, Statistics New Zealand says. A total of 14,745 induced abortions were performed, 1118 fewer than in 2011. The data, released today, found the general abortion rate (abortions for women aged 15 to 44) decreased from 17.3 per 1000 women in 2011 to 16.1 in 2012. Statistics NZ concluded the change was due to ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283892/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:19 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283892/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Govt officials have gone to the Employment Relations Authority, demanding an Akld restaurant chain accused of underpaying workers hand over wage ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283307/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:30 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283307/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Quizzed whether the Oscars take comedy seriously, she said: "Absolutely not. There's no respect. Actually, they're harder to make, but when you land a comedic moment, or a joke, or something that makes the audience laugh, you know it right away. It's immediate gratification on set. When you do a drama, someone in the editing room helps you, the musicians help you - ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283308/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:30 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283308/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Black Ferns coach Brian Evans has included two promising rookie teenagers in his 26-strong squad to play England in next month's three-Test women's rugby series.Papatoetoe High School student Onjeurlina Leiataua, 17, and 18-year-old Aucklander Mele Hufanga are among five new caps as Evans looks for the right mix of youth and experience to take on a strong England team.Former Mystics ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283309/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:30 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283309/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The two men accused of murdering Auckland man Shalvin Prasad by dousing him in petrol and setting him alight will stand trial in July next year.Bryne Permal, 20, and Shivneel Kumar, 18, each entered not guilty pleas to charges of murder through their lawyers when they appeared in the High Court at Auckland on Wednesday.Their trial is set to get underway on July 7, 2014, and they have been further ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283310/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:29 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283310/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 15-year-old aspiring actress is in hospital after an alleged suicide attempt, and sources tell website TMZ one of the reasons behind her cry for help is she has never properly mourned the passing of her superstar father, Michael, who died from acute Propofol intoxication in ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283358/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:13:29 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283358/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Green Party congratulates Fonterra on its decision to not accept milk from cows grazed on any new land farms - areas where oil and gas waste is spread and covered, the Green Party said today.Fonterra has released information to Radio New Zealand detailing costs of $80,000 a year to test milk from a few farms which have been used as sites for drilling waste from the oil and gas industry ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281578/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281578/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e 21st Century learning reference group announced Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has today announced 14 members of a new reference group that will provide expert advice on 21st century learning environments and digital literacy in schools."The group will be chaired by Brett O'Riley and includes people who are proven leaders in technology and education," Ms Kaye ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281579/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281579/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e There's no dickheads in the SKYCITY Breakers team or working for the franchise, head coach Dean Vickerman told 300 guests at the Breaking out the Big Guns dinner on Monday.[17 June]. "The no dickhead policy - it's a very simple policy. Instead, we want to know do you put family first? Are you honest? Do you make good choices? Do you have a good work ethic? If you say ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281580/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281580/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wednesday 19 June 2013 - Electricity distributor Unison Networks is advising its customers to prepare for power outages, with high winds and snow forecast for Thursday and Friday.The Metservice has issued an advisory stating strong, cold southerlies are expected over parts of the North Island, with possible snow falls on the Central Plateau."Snowfall has the potential to cause power ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281582/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281582/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Over the next few years, Auckland Transport is moving to a simpler and more integrated public transport network for Auckland. This will deliver a New Network of buses and trains that will change the way people travel, allowing more passengers to simply 'turn up and go' rather than planning trips around a timetable. The New Network will be implemented in phases and we're ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281581/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281581/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A valid email address. All emails from the system will be sent to this address. The email address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281583/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:46:25 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281583/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Source: Wikipedia A chemical spill in Auckland is causing delays for commuters. Auckland Transport said there has been a chemical spill on Ponsonby Rd, opposite Williamson Ave, which has closed one of the two lanes heading towards Karangahape Rd. Emergency services are on the scene, and are advising motorists to avoid the area. Congestion has been reported in the area, and Auckland Transport ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281585/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:36:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281585/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A privileges complaint has been laid with the Speaker of Parliament over the behaviour of two veteran Labour MPs at last week's Law and Order Select Committee. Committee chairwoman Jacqui Dean is unhappy with the way Trevor Mallard and Phil Goff behaved during the appearance of Police Commissioner Peter Marshall and Deputy Commissioner Mike Bush. Labour MP Trevor Mallard stormed out of the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283893/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:47 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215283893/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Police have ruled out foul play in the case of a young Christchurch mum who died after falling from a moving vehicle. Libby Francis McKay, 27, died in hospital on Friday after sustaining severe injuries when she fell from a Toyota Hilux ute being driven by her partner, Michael Brown, who stopped immediately to summon emergency services. Mr Brown was spoken to by police and helped them with their ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282812/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:49 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282812/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The hard work starts now for New Zealand at hockey's World League semi-final tournament in Rotterdam, Black Sticks women's coach Mark Hager says.His team won their final pool play match over Japan 3-1 early on Wednesday (NZT), and now go through to the knock-out round where they meet the Netherlands after their 8-1 win over India."Because of the format of the tournament, today was ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282199/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:09:24 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282199/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e She said: "Really? Oh my God! Really? Holy... How'd that happen?"As the DJ tried to find out more about the news she continued talking to her agent, exclaiming: "Oh my God, thanks you guys! I'm so excited! I'm on the radio right now!"After putting the phone down, she explained: "I just got this movie that I wanted. It's a great role and a lot of people ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282121/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:09:21 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282121/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The New Zealand dollar rose to a three-week high against the Australian currency after the Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed it is likely to cut interest rates and expects the Aussie to decline further.The kiwi rose as high as 84.56 Australian cents on Wednesday morning, its highest since it touched 84.61 cents on May 29.The local currency recently bought 84.22 Australian cents from 83.87 at ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282120/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:09:21 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282120/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e She told US magazine Popular Mechanics: "My dad always told me, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.' And have a good sense of humour."While the 22-year-old beauty's father gave her life advice, 'World War Z' star Brad Pitt says his dad instilled a more practical skill in him - the art of fishing.In a feature celebrating Father's Day - which takes ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282129/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:09:20 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282129/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Embattled United Future leader Peter Dunne says the double whammy of his party losing its registration and his resignation as a minister provided a surprise boost to the party's membership.Mr Dunne resigned as revenue minister earlier this month amid fallout over the leak of a report into potentially illegal spying by the Government Communications Security Bureau.He denies leaking the report ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282128/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:09:20 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282128/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Several hundred litres of diesel spilled on Auckland's Ponsonby Rd this morning, causing havoc for motorists. Emergency services were contacted about 8.10am after a car slid off the road and ended up on the grass at Western Park off Ponsonby Rd. Ponsonby Fire Station officer Shane Olsen said it appeared a truck had leaked fuel as it drove up Williamson Ave, onto Ponsonby Rd and ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282810/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:04:12 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282810/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Auckland University has become New Zealand's largest real estate developer, with a $1 billion 10-year order book already well under way. A spokesperson said about half that money was already either spent or committed to projects, including its expansion into Newmarket. "The university has about half a billion dollars of construction already approved over the next five years and ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281071/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:46:22 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281071/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Speech: Good Ground Real Estate Business Breakfast Venue: Outboards Restaurant, Ruakaka Tavern, WhangareiWednesday 19 June 2013, 7.45 am ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280454/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:13 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280454/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A valid email address. All emails from the system will be sent to this address. The email address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280455/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:52 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280455/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Mark Lundy. Photo / Mark Mitchell A forensic computer expert says a virus was the reason why files on the Lundy family computer were out of order - rather than the allegation that Mark Lundy tampered with the machine to create a false alibi. The last person to use the computer was Christine Lundy who turned the machine off in her Palmerston North home at 10.52pm the night before she ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280458/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:30:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280458/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 42-year-old actor has been confirmed as taking the leading role in the Shakespeare tragedy. The female lead playing Lady Macbeth has yet to be ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281005/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281005/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A Dunedin-born man has been found dead in a Thai hotel room but police say he may have died after falling and hitting his head.The naked body of Alan Patrick Mouncey, 38, was found in the central Pattaya hotel on Monday afternoon, local media report.He had suffered a head wound and there were blood stains in the bathroom and on the bed.CCTV footage showed he was visited by a Thai woman and that ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281076/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281076/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Heath's father, Kim, said his daughter's twins, nine-year-old Rory and Scarlett, both enjoy Skyping their cousin.He told Us Weekly magazine: "The kids Skype backwards and forwards and they play act on there. The twins Skype her all the time."Kim also said Matilda looks and acts like Heath - who died age 28, after accidentally overdosing on prescription medication.He added: ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281004/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281004/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has formally announced she will run for Christchurch's mayoralty later this year.The long-serving Christchurch East MP confirmed it on Twitter on Wednesday, saying "it's official now - I'm running for the Christchurch mayoralty".Ms Dalziel had said in March that she was "99 per cent sure" she would not stand against Mayor Bob Parker, but ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281006/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281006/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Overnight rain has again cause a slip on Wellington's slip-prone Johnsonville railway line, forcing the cancellation of four services.The slip, near Wadestown on Wednesday morning, meant trains could use just one set of tracks and alternate services were cancelled.The slip was cleared before 8am, a KiwiRail spokeswoman ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281077/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:03:50 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215281077/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e If you think it's going to be cold where you are this week - just remember it could be worse. The current temperature in Antarctica, the origin of a polar blast hitting the country this week, is a glacial -38deg. Colin Arthur, a winter engineering supervisor and carpenter at Antarctica New Zealand's Scott Base, took this self-portrait as he made his way back to base yesterday ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285764/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215285764/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Motorists driving over the Kaimai Ranges in Bay of Plenty are being urged to take extra care this morning, after a large amount of diesel spilled onto the road. The spill on State Highway 29 begins near Soldiers Rd on the Tauranga side and extends over the ranges and down towards Matamata. Police said the surface was extremely slippery and several vehicles had already slid off the road as a ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280464/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:47:25 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280464/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Subscribe to NBR Print or NBR ONLINE paid content and be in to win the all-new BMW 320i xDrive Touring valued at $83,800 For the first time in New Zealand, the BMW 3 Series Touring is now available with BMW xDrive, the world's most sophisticated all-wheel drive system. Based on the award winning 3 Series Sedan, the Touring is set to raise the bar once again, starting from just $77,800* ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279224/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:20 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279224/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wall Street advanced amid optimism that US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will reassure investors that the central bank will not pull back its monetary stimulus before it is satisfied with the economic outlook. In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 percent, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.83 percent and the Nasdaq Composite ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279225/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:16 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279225/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Teenagers as young as 14 are arming themselves with air pistols to rob dairies and service stations around Christchurch. On Sunday, a 14- and 17-year-old were arrested after allegedly trying to hold up a dairy in Christchurch. A 14-year-old was also arrested on Monday night and charged with the aggravated robbery of the Caltex Hornby service station, where he allegedly pointed a gas pistol at the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282808/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:19:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215282808/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Heavy rain brought down a bank onto a road north of Wellington early this morning. Emergency services were called to the slip on Airlie Rd, Plimmerton, at 5.26am, police said. Trees and soil were blocking both lanes. Council workers were working to clear the scene. ---Send your weather related stories, photos or video here.--- - ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280465/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:56 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215280465/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 23-year-old singer is preparing to release her new scent 'Taylor by Taylor Swift' this month and insists she's stepped away from the "romantic kind" of aroma, creating her third fragrance to represent her progression in ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279799/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:43 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279799/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Black Sticks women have beaten Japan 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the World League Semi-Final hockey tournament in the Netherlands.The top three teams from the eight-team Rotterdam tournament are guaranteed spots in the 2014 Word ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279800/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:42 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279800/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A light rail public transport system for Wellington looks to be too expensive at nearly $1b and a $207m designated bus lane system may be a better ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279801/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:42 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279801/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Prices of dairy products rose in Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, snapping three straight declines as prices rose for skim and whole milk powder.The GDT-TWI Price Index rose 1.1 per cent compared to the last sale two weeks ago. The average winning price rose to $US4598 ($NZ5751) a tonne from US$4443 a tonne. Whole milk powder, the biggest product by volume, gained 2.2 per cent to ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279802/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:41 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279802/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Speaking to BANG Showbiz at the UK gala screening of her new flick in London yesterday (13.06.13), she said: "I insist on doing my stunts all the time. But one thing that makes you reconsider doing your shot is having a child. You go, what if I should fall and die on this one? Would that be a smart move?"The 48-year-old star said there are some "dangerous" stunts in her new ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279803/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:40 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279803/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A 73-year-old woman was killed in the Far North when she lost control of her car and crashed down a bank and into a tree, police say.The woman was a Kaeo local and died at the scene. Her passenger, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered only minor injuries.The accident happened on Tuesday evening, on Whangaroa Road, which runs along the eastern side of Whangaroa Harbour.Police say initial inquiries ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279819/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:40 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279819/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e He told Men's Journal: "I've got to confess, I was very interested in what I could take and what I could do."I looked upon the body as a laboratory - I used to throw in this chemical and then that one to see what would happen; I was intrigued by that. What one would work against another; I've got a bit of an alchemist in me that way. But all experiments must come to an ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279820/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:38 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279820/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The number of drink drivers getting caught in parts of Christchurch has risen dramatically since the earthquakes. "In the 2011-2012 year there was a 69 per cent increase," road policing manager, Inspector Al Stewart told The Star. This was in contrast to an overall 15 per cent decrease of drink-drivers getting caught in the Canterbury area for the same period. "The reason ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284971/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215284971/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has confirmed she'll run for the Christchurch mayoralty. The Christchurch East MP had previously ruled out standing as mayor in the local body elections, due to be held in October. However, after much speculation, she has confirmed this morning she'll run. 'Well it's official now - I'm running for the Christchurch Mayoralty.' she tweeted. ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279233/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:52:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215279233/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Police believe alcohol may be a factor in a crash which killed a 73-year-old woman in Northland last night. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash on Whangaroa Rd, Kaeo, about 8pm. The vehicle failed to take a sharp bend before crashing down a bank and into a tree. The woman, who was driving, died at the scene. Her passenger, who police said was ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215278812/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:12 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215278812/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Jurors in Mark Lundy's 2002 double-murder trial were misled about the reliability of the method used to establish when the victims died, the Privy Council has been told.Lundy, who was found guilty of bludgeoning his wife Christine and their seven-year-old daughter Amber to death in their Palmerston North in 2000, is appealing his conviction at the London court.On the second day of the ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215278531/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:20 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215278531/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e She told ET Online: "I feel like I have been so blessed my whole life and that's why when I do travel to different countries I always try to go visit a children's hospital or an orphanage, or do something to give back to the country, and that's something that brings good karma to your life."The socialite added she learned the importance of connecting with people from a ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215278532/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:19 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215278532/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Police said the man went into the bank with a grievance he wanted to bring to the attention of police. Photo / Sarah Ivey A bank staffer threatened with a gun during a five-hour siege at an Auckland bank returned to work yesterday and was coping well after her ordeal. The female Westpac employee, who is understood to be in a team leader's role, was at work at the Penrose branch on Monday ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215276614/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:09:01 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215276614/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Mark Lundy. Photo / Mark Mitchell Professor Knight particularly questioned Dr Pang's evidence that "absence of gastric smell" was an important factor. He considered this to be "utterly without foundation and little short of ludicrous". Examining stomach contents to estimate the time of death for Christine and Amber Lundy is deemed "so unreliable as to be of little ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215276612/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:09:01 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215276612/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Peter Dunne. Photo / Mark Mitchell United Future leader Peter Dunne will go into battle at the Electoral Commission today to try to persuade it to change its rules so he is not stripped of more than $185,000 a year in extra parliamentary funding for his party. Mr Dunne stands to lose about $186,325 a year in funding if the party cannot re-register quickly and the Speaker decides it no longer ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215276615/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:09:00 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215276615/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Colliers' analysis on house and apartment prices, median incomes, rents and mortgage payments across Auckland points to rising difficulties for first-time buyers. More than 1600 new apartment units are planned throughout suburban Auckland after a half-decade lull. From Manukau to New Lynn, Takapuna to Herne Bay, Flat Bush to Orewa, a boom has taken hold and once again people are ... http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215276120/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:07:29 -0400 http://www.newzealandnews.net/index.php/sid/215276120/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e