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Firefighters battling large blaze in central Queenstown
Firefighters are battling a large blaze in central Queenstown this afternoon. The four-storey building at 27 Shotover St is engulfed by flames and fire crews from throughout Central Otago are being called in to provide back-up for their Queenstown, Frankton and Arrowtown counterparts. Firefighters are trying to stop the fire from spreading to adjacent buildings. Police officers are keeping more ...
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Librarians name best books for children and young adults
The best books for children and young adults have been judged by librarians from around New Zealand. More than 130 books were entered in the The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) Awards, which recognise excellence in junior and young adult fiction, illustration, non-fiction and te reo Maori. Convenor of judges and manager of Gisborne district libraries Pene ...
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Man on sexual violation charges in court
AUCKLAND, May 4 NZN - A 39-year-old Auckland man who was wanted by police has appeared in court.The man, who is facing two charges of sexual violation, was granted interim name suppression when he appeared in Auckland District Court on Saturday, the New Zealand Herald reports.The man, who police said was violent and dangerous, was arrested overnight after police issued four warrants for his ...
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George Michael fell out of a car on a busy UK motorway.
Katherine Fox, 23, said: "I saw blood everywhere and a man on the ground."I thought someone had run across the road and been hit."I asked what had gone on and was told he tried to open the car door and shut it again because it wasn't shut properly and apparently fell out at 70mph."I was on the phone to the ambulance and said, 'You'd better come quick. This ...
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Girl attacked by stranger at the door
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly attacked by a stranger who came to the door of her Northland home.The girl had spoken to the man, who came to the house on Marsden Point Rd in Ruakaka about 9.45am on Wednesday, then closed the door on him, police say.He allegedly pulled it open and entered the house. He struggled with the girl and tried to sexually assault her, before he was disturbed and ran ...
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Cara Delevingne has reportedly turned down Leonardo DiCaprio.
A source said: "Normally all Leo has to do is look at a girl and they fall at his feet. Though Cara was having none of it."He spent the night chasing after her and essentially she blew him out."They spoke and he was pretty forward inviting her to a party back at his suite. They swapped numbers but that was it."The British beauty is said to have turned down Leonardo - who has ...
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Novopay errors within performance targets - Minister
The latest pay round for school staff saw more than 350 people affected by payroll errors - fewer than the Novopay performance target. Minister responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce has released the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on logged complaints, showing errors affecting 0.42 per cent of staff. The performance target is 0.5 per cent - which has been achieved in four of the last ...
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Pharmacist jailed for illegal prescriptions
A pharmacist who was selling unapproved prescription medicines for male erectile dysfunction has been sentenced to four-and-a-half months in prison. Fadi Iskander, 32, was sentenced at Auckland District Court today on 47 charges laid by the Ministry of Health relating to sales of the medicines. The products he sold, under several versions of the name Exotic, contained erectile dysfunction ...
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Traffic delayed after truck rolls on Auckland motorway
Source: ONE News A truck has rolled on Auckland's busy Newmarket Viaduct, causing traffic congestion in both directions. The truck and trailer rolled around 2pm, blocking two of the three northbound lanes. Debris has also spilled into the southbound lanes and is obstructing traffic. The New Zealand Transport Authority is advising drivers heading in both directions to use alternative ...
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Govts legal aid system shake-up unlawful - Court of Appeal
The Government's shake-up of the legal aid system, aimed at saving millions of dollars each year, is unlawful, the Court of Appeal has found. In response to the soaring cost of legal aid services, the Government introduced the Legal Services Act 2011, which gave the Secretary for Justice overall responsibility for administering legal aid, and the Legal Services Commissioner ...
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Impasse over MMP changes
The Electoral Commission's recommended changes to MMP must be put to voters in a binding referendum.That's the only step left now the government has decided they can't be implemented because there isn't a consensus among the parties represented in parliament.It's blatant self-interest on National's part and there's no assurance the situation would be any ...
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Peter Andre is buying two new houses.
Writing in his new! magazine column, he explained: "It's a wonderful home, but for practical purposes, I've decided to sell it and buy two new homes - a flat in London and then a house with lots of land between where I live now and Brighton."The reason for this is that I'd like somewhere to spend time with the kids out in the country, within easy reach of their ...
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Michael Douglas says it is tough filming sex scenes because everybody is a judge.
The 68-year-old actor believes cast, crew and eventually moviegoers are more critical of love scenes because everyone can relate to erotic acts, as opposed to action and shooting ...
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Chinese influence creating Supercity of sin - Peters
New Zealand First Leader and former Foreign Minister Winston Peters has again lashed out at growing Chinese influence, saying it is turning Auckland into "the Supercity of sin". Mr Peters, who has often been criticised for stirring up xenophobia for the sake of political gain, warned that New Zealand was turning a blind eye to the level of corruption in China. That corruption had already ...
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Truck and trailer rolls on Auckland motorway
Traffic is backed up from the Newmarket Viaduct to Fanshawe Street after a truck and trailer rolled on State Highway One this afternoon. The accident happened about 2pm, blocking two of the three northbound lanes. Motorists are being warned to expect long delays in the area, where traffic is heavily congested. The truck and trailer have now been cleared from the road, the New Zealand Transport ...
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Dodgy erectile drugs chemist jailed
An Auckland pharmacist has been jailed for more than four months for a range of drug transgressions, including selling "herbal" erectile dysfunction drugs which contained potentially dangerous medicine.Fadi Iskander, 32, was found guilty in Auckland District Court of 47 of 49 charges brought against him, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.He was sentenced to four months and two ...
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Outstanding judge to be posthumously knighted
Supreme Court judge Robert Chambers, who died on Tuesday, was to have been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, the Governor-General has revealed. The honour has been bestowed on Justice Chambers posthumously. Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae said today that Justice Chambers was to be made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the ...
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Team NZ sail AC72 at cup venue
Team New Zealand have taken the AC72 catamaran they will use in their challenge for the America's Cup for a sail for the first time off San ...
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Catherine Zeta-Jones has completed her treatment for bipolar II disorder.
The 'Behind the Candelabra' actor told People: "She comes home tomorrow. She's doing a really good job of getting balanced. I'm proud of her."Although the 43-year-old star's condition hasn't worsened, Catherine - who has two children with Michael, Dylan, 12, and 10-year-old Carys - opted to undergo the treatment as a "proactive" measure.In a ...
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Air New Zealand offers improved check-in with new Melbourne kiosk service
Air New Zealand customers travelling trans-Tasman and Pacific Island routes have flocked to use the new check-in kiosks introduced this week at Melbourne ...
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SFO charges seven with house sale fraud
The Serious Fraud Office has accused seven people of defrauding banks of about $9.2 million by supplying false mortgage information on properties in Auckland and Christchurch.The SFO said it had laid 48 charges against the seven Aucklanders, and it named Eli Devoy, 44, who was also known as Ellie Stone, as the primary defendant.The others are Mehrdad Ghorbani, 46, Mehran Ghorbani, 35, Nasrin ...
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Harry Styles is reportedly being romantically pursued by a host of famous women including Ke$ha and Rihanna.
The 19-year-old lothario reportedly has a host of beauties awaiting his arrival when he and One Direction visit the US next month on their 'Take Me Home' tour, and as well as Ke$ha and Rihanna Rod Stewart's daughter Kimberly is keen to see him again after they spent a night together in Los Angeles last ...
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Kiwis Aussies saw tornado shred Oklahoma
As the atmospheric conditions brewed perfectly outside Oklahoma City earlier this week to create the monster killer tornado, New Zealanders and Australians from all walks of life watched nearby in fear and awe.There were amateur storm chasers like Tauranga's Neill Ellis, Perth couple Melissa and Brayden Marshall, Brisbane's Dean Naromore who, for their holidays, travelled to ...
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Carers charged with assaults on teenager
A Taranaki teenager was burned, attacked with a dog and had a swastika drawn on his head in attacks by three people, including his carers, police ...
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Rihannas dad Ronald Fenty thinks shell get back together with Chris Brown.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, Ronald said: "I'm still his [Chris Brown's] no.1 fan - I still like Chris regardless. They have a very passionate relationship but if they split up it does not mean it's for ever with them. In a couple of months, they'll be back together."Ronald had a brief telephone chat with his pop star offspring to make sure she was coping after ...
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New Zealand stepping up for regional fisheries
New Zealand is regional power in the Pacific and this is reflected in our ongoing involvement in the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, which is the mechanism by which the region manages one of its greatest natural resources.
New Zealand has long been a regional power in the South Pacific, and in this capacity the country has lead a number of major initiatives undertaken alone or in conjunction with other Pacific Island nations, the most important of these have been policies aimed at environmental protection and sustainability, as well as monitoring and rehabilitation of important environmental resources, such as the Pacific fisheries. Read more
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