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Williams calls time on All Blacks career
All Blacks lock Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby.The 32-year-old, a Rugby World Cup winner in 2011, played 77 Tests since making his All Blacks debut in 2002 and was also a member of the New Zealand World Cup teams in 2003 and 2007.Williams took part in the All Blacks training camp in Mt Maunganui earlier in the week, but posted a video on YouTube to announce he ...
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Northland teen attacked as she answered door
Source: ONE News Northland police are urging the community to be cautious when answering the door to strangers, following an attack on a 15-year-old girl. At about 9.45am on Wednesday, a man walked up to a Ruakaka address, knocked on the door and spoke to a girl who was home alone. Police say as she turned away, the allegedly man then let himself in and allegedly attempted to sexually assault ...
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Outstanding judge to be posthumously knighted
Justice Robert Chambers was known for his humour and charm. Photo / Supplied 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 ...
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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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Address to Ethnic People In Commerce NZ
Good afternoon It’s a pleasure to be here today to officially open the Ethnic People In Commerce Conference for 2013. It’s fantastic to see so many of you turn out to support today’s event! And it’s great to see so many familiar faces. For those who attended last year’s conference, I’m sure you’ll agree EPIC NZ is a wonderful networking opportunity ...
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Collins announces Language Line expansion
Ethnic Affairs Minister Judith Collins has today announced the Government’s plan to extend the Office of Ethnic Affairs’ Language Line telephone interpreting service to private sector organisations. Language Line currently offers immediate access to interpreters speaking 44 languages to help people who speak little or no English communicate with government agencies. Addressing the ...
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Govt releases PwC report on Pay Period 4
Minister Responsible for Novopay Steven Joyce today released the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on complaints and notifications in regards to Pay Period 4 of the schools’ payroll. Pay Period 4, which was paid on the morning of 15 May, paid 84,577 people a total of $162.29 million. The PwC report shows that complaints and notifications were received regarding 0.42 per cent of staff ...
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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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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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New Zealand Herald readership rises
The New Zealand Herald is the fastest-growing daily newspaper in the country with readership increasing every single day of the week, the latest Nielsen audience numbers show. The results come less than two weeks after the Canon Media Awards in which the Herald was crowned Newspaper of the Year, just seven months after launching to its new compact format. Martin Simons, CEO APN ...
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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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Surge in Chinese tourists drives new record in visitors to New Zealand
A surge in Chinese tourists drove up the number of overseas visitors to New Zealand last month to a new record for April, the New Zealand government statistics agency announced ...
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Quality improvements made after abuse allegations
Source: ONE News New Zealand's largest kaupapa Maori provider of services for intellectually disabled people says it has made a number of improvements following a damning report. Te Roopu Taurima O Manukau Trust, which looks after 300 people, with 500 staff in 54 separate residences in Auckland, Northland, Waikato and Canterbury regions, has been under investigation since 2010 ...
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Heritage groups protest demolition of Christchurch buildings
Around 30 people have turned out to protest the demolition of heritage buildings in Christchurch today. The small group supporters held signs saying 'stop wrecking our city' and 'stop heritage destruction'. Protesters will present a petition with 5000 signatures to their local MPs this afternoon. The petition calls for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority ...
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All Blacks workhorse Ali Williams says adieu
(6 mins ago) Veteran All Blacks lock Ali Williams called time on his international career after playing 77 Tests over the past 11 years. He made the announcement on the social media site Twitter with the message ';It's that time'' and a link to a video message in which the 32-year-old confirmed he was stepping down immediately. ';Guys, I just want to let you know ...
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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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Daniel Vettori left out of New Zealand side for second England Test
England Daniel Vettori's hopes of making a return to Test cricket in New Zealand's series finale with England in Leeds ultimately came to nothing after he was ruled out on Thursday.Former captain Vettori has not played a Test for nearly a year, mainly because of Achilles trouble, and was only originally selected for the one-day leg of this tour.But a calf injury suffered by his ...
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Two men remanded in custody over burned mans death
Two men charged with murder after their alleged victim died in hospital have been remanded in custody at an appearance in the Christchurch District Court. Jason Alistor Barr, 42, and Shay Barry Webster, 20, have been charged with murdering Terrance Martin Smith in an attack on Anzac Day. The pair had previously been held in custody on assault charges while Smith was transferred to ...
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Smooth sailing for Team NZ on debut
Team New Zealand have had an incident-free debut in their massive America's Cup catamaran on the San Francisco Bay. It was the big cat's first taste of the waters where the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series and the America's Cup will be raced. The Kiwis were out on the water for two hours, sailing in winds that ranged from 5-16 ...
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Kiwi reaches Everest summit for ninth time
Mt Everest's Hillary step a 'chaotic mess' Queenstown mountaineer Mark Woodward has become the second New Zealander to reach the top of Mt Everest for a ninth time. The Himalayan Experience guide reached the top of the world's highest mountain yesterday, along with 21 other climbers, including sherpas, in the company's expedition group. Woodward's climb was two ...
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Causeway Upgrade Project begins
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says the formal start of construction today of the NZ Transport Agency’s Causeway Upgrade Project on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway marks a significant milestone in completing the Western Ring Route Road of National Significance (RoNS). The project is a critical part of the RoNS and the Government’s strategy to improve transport connections ...
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High Commissioners weekly rent $7500
New Zealand's new High Commissioner in London has been put up in high-end accommodation in Kensington costing $7500 a week. Instead of moving into the official residence, a Clareville St property in the upmarket suburb of Kensington, former Speaker Lockwood Smith is staying in leased accommodation in the same suburb at a cost of £4000 British (NZ$7500) a week. The ...
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Aussies Kiwis saw tornado shred Oklahoma
AS the atmospheric conditions brewed perfectly outside Oklahoma City earlier this week to create the monster killer tornado, Australians and New Zealanders from all walks of life watched nearby in fear and awe. There were amateur storm chasers like Perth couple Melissa and Brayden Marshall, Brisbane's Dean Naromore and Kiwi Neill Ellis, who, for their holidays, travelled to America's ...
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Claire Pettibone wedding dress show comes to Auckland
Friday, 24 May 2013, 11:26 am Press Release: Primrose and Finch Claire Pettibone wedding dress 'trunk show' comes to Auckland - 28-30 ...
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Cowbassadors take Wellington by storm
Friday, 24 May 2013, 11:17 am Press Release: Federated Farmers 24 May 2013 Cowbassadors take Wellington by storm Finalists from the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) are taking central Wellington by storm, fundraising for Ronald McDonald House Wellington. Farmers are on the streets in force ahead of the NZDIA finals tonight under Master of Ceremonies, TV3 News' Mike ...
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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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