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Name released in Waikuku crash
Christchurch Police have released the name of the man killed in a crash near Waikuku on Friday afternoon. He was Timothy Grant Pickering, aged 41, of Martinborough. Mr Pickering was the driver of a Chevrolet Blazer sport utility vehicle which rolled after clipping another vehicle during an overtaking manoeuvre. The crash occurred on Gressons Road, about five kilometres west of State ...
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EDS High Court appeal against King Salmon this week
The Environmental Defence Society's appeal against the approval of 2 marine farms in the Marlborough Sounds will be heard in the High Court in Blenheim this coming week.EDS had earlier presented submissions and called evidence before the Board of Inquiry that was set up after the Minister of Conservation "called in" the project pursuant to new provisions under the Resource ...
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Kuranui College Principal Urges Synthetic Cannabis Clamp-dow
Kuranui Principal Geoff Shepherd is urging the community to work togetherto encourage all retail outlets to stop selling harmfulsynthetic cannaboid substances."The national media has recently highlighted the potential for our young people to be seriously affected by synthetic cannaboid substances which are available for sale in a number of our local dairies," explained Mr ...
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Couple’s Passion for Conservation Sees Return of Kiwi
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One dead in head-on crash
One motocross rider has died after colliding head-on at speed with another rider on a dark shingle road, after they had left a party in North Canterbury last night. Neither man was wearing a helmet and the bikes had no lights on them, police said. The crash happened in a remote rural area on Cascade Road, Balmoral, near Culverden about 9.45pm. The man who died was 21-year-old Craig Gordon ...
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US Coastguard visit up to superpower McCully
Foreign Minister Murray McCully with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Photo / AP A US ship visit to New Zealand is entirely in the superpower's hands, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says. His comment comes ahead of next week's visit by a New Zealand naval ship to the United States naval base in Guam. The frigate HMNZS Te Mana will be the first New Zealand ship to visit ...
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Janet Jackson has become a billionaire.
The 47-year-old star - whose brother, the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, also amassed a vast fortune over the course of his career - is thought to have made her windfall from years of touring, album sales and roles in movies such as 'The Nutty Professor II'.Janet reportedly made $458 million from various concert tours, a further $304 million from movie roles - including the Eddie ...
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Adele has chosen Alan Carr to be her sons godfather.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "It was a toss-up between Sid and Alan for the godfather role and technically kids can have more than one godfather if the parents want."But even though the talk was that Sid was frontrunner, Alan's been told by Adele he's the godfather because he does so much with her and her new family. He's stayed over at her house in London and gone ...
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Deed of Settlement signed with Maungaharuru-Tangitū Hapū
Deed of Settlement signed with Maungaharuru-Tangitu Hapu The Crown has signed a deed of settlement for all outstanding historical Treaty claims with Maungaharuru-Tangitu Hapu at Tangoio Marae near Napier, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson announced today.The Crown was represented at the signing by Mr Finlayson, Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, ...
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Wine Auction for Cancer Hospice - One Week to Go
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Dancing in the dark data and the Wellington City Council
In April this year, I read one too many articles about how our rates were being misspent, and finally snapped. I asked my husband: "If I run for Council, will you divorce me?" He said: "No, that's a great idea."In typical Hayley fashion, I laid out all the goals and started figuring how best to achieve them with a thrifty budget. Step one was an intensive research ...
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Traffic diversion after serious assault
Police investigating the serious assault at Lichfield, Tokoroa area examining the scene on SH 1. This will affect traffic in the area. There will be a stop/go in force on SH1 as well as a diversion via Vospers Rd and Kinloch Rd, Lichfield. This will last until about 2 pm this afternoon. Motorists should avoid the area if possible. ...
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The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn - Part 2 leads the nominations for this years Teen Choice Awards.
The final instalment of the vampire film franchise starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart has received a whopping seven nominations at the ceremony - which takes place in August - while the likes of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber are also in contention for iconic surfboard ...
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Navy visit to US port sign of warming ties
A New Zealand navy ship will visit a US port in Guam next week for the first time in 30 years, in what Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says is a further sign of thawing ties.The frigate Te Mana will dock at a US navy facility and take part in joint activities.It follows a visit to New Zealand by former US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta last year, where he announced navy ships will be ...
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Chris Brown has been involved in a car crash.
The 24-year-old singer and his ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran were involved in a collision on Tuesday when the bad boy rapper shunted his white Range Rover into a black Mercedes at a set of traffic lights in Beverly Hills, ...
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Tolley defers to PM on Urewera apology
Police Minister Anne Tolley has apologised for unlawful road blocks and searches during the Urewera raids, but says a Government apology is a matter for the Prime Minister and his advisers. Her comments this morning come after an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report found in some areas police acted "unlawfully, unjustifiably and unreasonably" during the raids. The 2007 raids ...
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The Education of Ming Ming wins film award
The Education of Ming Ming wins top University film award. Film Television and Media Studies graduate Beyond Wen has won the annual Images and Sound 'Geoff Evans Memorial Prize for Excellence in Screen Production'. His winning film The Education of Ming Ming is a comedy about an eight year old girl with an incredibly busy daily schedule supposed to help her achieve a "bright ...
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Kelly Tarltons gives turtles second chance
A new initiative that aims to increase awareness of the dangers turtles face and encourage human action to help them survive, kicks off at Kelly Tarlton's SEA LIFE Aquarium this month. Turtle Fest, held from 18 May to 2 June, will commemorate World Turtle Day on 23 May and educate visitors to SEA LIFE aquariums across Australia and New Zealand on the turtles' plight. Since 1991 ...
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Christchurch rebuild more certain than Australian Dream
May 26, 2013New Zealanders are realising the Australian dream is not so perfect after all with work harder to find and less lucrative, a University of Canterbury (UC) management researcher says.The number of New Zealanders heading to Australia has slowed to its smallest monthly pace in almost three years, as New Zealand's economic prospects begin to look better.Seasonally adjusted, ...
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Three Lotto Players Beat the Winter Blues
Three Lotto players in Rotorua, Wellington and Motueka can beat the winter blues this weekend after each winning $333,333 with Lotto's First Division.The winning tickets were sold at Te Ngae Hardware and Lotto in Rotorua, MyLotto in Wellington and Paper Plus in Motueka.Powerball was not struck this evening and has jackpotted to $7.5 million.Strike has jackpotted tonight and will be ...
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BOP Police seek witnesses to woman in boot case
Bay of Plenty Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding critical injuries received by a 37 year old Rotorua woman on State highway 1 at Lichfield between Tokoroa and Putaruru South Waikato on Saturday 25 May 2013. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg TURNER stated that witnesses have described the woman falling from the boot of a dark coloured Subaru sedan and being dragged for a ...
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Aggravated robbery - offenders apprehended
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Fatal shed fire investigated
West Coast Police and the Fire Service are investigating the cause of a fire in a shed at Kaniere, south of Hokitika overnight. Police have confirmed one person died in the fire. The body is yet to be recovered and formally identified. The fire broke out about 4.20am today. At this stage no further information on the cause of the fire or the name of the deceased is available. ...
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Serious Assault – State Highway 1 Tokoroa
At about 1:45pm Saturday, Police responded to a serious assault on State Highway 1, near Kincloch Road, Tokoroa. The female victim was airlifted to Waikato Hospital with serious injuries. The Serious Crash Unit and CIB are in attendance. Diversions are in place on State Highway 1, Tokoroa at the following locations. (North of the Scene) Kincloch Road & SH1. (South of the Scene) ...
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FLASHBACK David Karps 2009 NBR interview
Yahoo has been hailed in some quarters for buying Yahoo for buying Tumblr, a photo-heavy blogging service, for $US1.1 billion. The thinking is the buy will help struggling Yahoo reach younger, hipper users. The deal netted co-founder and CEO David Karp, 26, around $US209 million cash (the balance of the company was owned by various venture capital funds). Karp certainly weighed in with ...
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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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