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Buyers unwilling to wait
Househunters are continuing to scramble for property - undeterred by Government promises that property prices will fall in the next three years. The Auckland Housing Accord in this week's Budget pledged 39,000 building consents to deal with Auckland's housing shortage. Yesterday, young couple Alejo Ramirez and Maria Moran were viewing an Avondale townhouse which promised "perfect affordable ...
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Buyers unwilling to wait
Househunters are continuing to scramble for property - undeterred by Government promises that property prices will fall in the next three years. The Auckland Housing Accord in this week's Budget pledged 39,000 building consents to deal with Auckland's housing shortage. Yesterday, young couple Alejo Ramirez and Maria Moran were viewing an Avondale townhouse which promised "perfect affordable ...
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Buyers unwilling to wait
Househunters are continuing to scramble for property - undeterred by Government promises that property prices will fall in the next three years. The Auckland Housing Accord in this week's Budget pledged 39,000 building consents to deal with Auckland's housing shortage. Yesterday, young couple Alejo Ramirez and Maria Moran were viewing an Avondale townhouse which promised "perfect affordable ...
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Mum told to quit home
Mia Geraets lived for 25 years at the resthome her brother helped establish. It was a shock to her family when the resthome operators said the 85-year-old would have to leave the only place she knew as home. Her treatment - she died a week after being removed from the Ons Dorp Care Centre in West Auckland - has thrown the spotlight on the care of dementia sufferers a month after the ...
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Passerbys desperate fire-rescue bid in vain
A neighbour choked on thick black smoke as she frantically tried to rescue a sleeping resident from a house fire near Ohakune early yesterday. But the occupant, Mark Evans, a local sawmill worker in his 40s, perished. Faye Martin was on her way to work about 6.40am when she saw flames leaping 30m into the air above the house, on Miharo St, Rangataua, and was overcome as she tried ...
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Game shoot a fun school fundraiser
There's been plenty of kills and thrills for the young ones at the third annual Wild Game Hunt and Fishing Competition in the rural Waikato area of Tauhei. The contest, which started yesterday, is a Tauhei Combined School fundraiser. Organiser Angela Martin says it's a great way for kids to have fun and help their school in the process. Money from previous years bought IT equipment for the ...
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Psychiatric patients fight ban on smoking
High court action will be launched tomorrow against a smoking ban in an acute mental health facility. Smoking bans are now enforced at hospitals, government buildings, schools, prisons, pubs and many parks. But Richard Francois, the lawyer leading tomorrow's judicial review application in the High Court at Auckland on behalf of three patients, said people on lockdown were there to be treated for ...
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Signing a bonus for tutors
A young, profoundly deaf Auckland man has had a special welcome to a training centre - his fellow students have been learning sign language in preparation for his arrival. Rory Young, 24, contracted meningitis as a baby and the illness left him deaf. But even before this week's New Zealand Sign Language Week, Rory's classmates and staff at the Centre for Fine Woodworking had a headstart in ...
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Signing a bonus for tutors
A young, profoundly deaf Auckland man has had a special welcome to a training centre - his fellow students have been learning sign language in preparation for his arrival. Rory Young, 24, contracted meningitis as a baby and the illness left him deaf. But even before this week's New Zealand Sign Language Week, Rory's classmates and staff at the Centre for Fine Woodworking had a headstart in ...
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Signing a bonus for tutors
A young, profoundly deaf Auckland man has had a special welcome to a training centre - his fellow students have been learning sign language in preparation for his arrival. Rory Young, 24, contracted meningitis as a baby and the illness left him deaf. But even before this week's New Zealand Sign Language Week, Rory's classmates and staff at the Centre for Fine Woodworking had a ...
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Rare shark discovery the second in a week
A second rare shark has been found washed up on Muriwai Beach in less than a week. Scientists were stunned when a heavily pregnant 2.6m oceanic whitetip shark was found dead on the beach 40km west of Auckland eight days ago. The shark and six full-term pups removed from her belly have been preserved for research at the Auckland Museum. But the beach again became the resting place of a rare ...
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Diana Lennon Our future wasted
You've seen the pictures of large numbers of people with mattresses on the floor, small houses where families crowd together because rents are too high. Close contact spreads infectious disease. Rheumatic fever is a barometer of the delivery of healthcare and the access to decent housing. Addressing rheumatic fever is an admirable goal but there are an awful lot of other diseases that are ...
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Consumer Watch Dodgy desk risk
Brian Ward employs his children, Tristan Ward and Natasha Crawford, and won't risk their health. Photo / Michael CraigConsumers are being warned that thousands of items of furniture may contain uncomfortably high levels of formaldehyde because of New Zealand's lack of restrictions. Formaldehyde, known for its use in embalming, also forms the basis of some binding agents used in pressed-wood ...
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Scam Watch - May 19
• ANZ has warned this week of a scam targeting its customers. A phishing email tells customers their cards have been blocked by ANZ, and to call a helpline to remove the block. If the customer calls the number, a message asks them for all their credit-card details and PIN number. ANZ warns not to click on the email's links or call the number.• Consumer Watchdog received a scam ...
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Military trainee dies in car crash
An army trainee died when a vehicle he was travelling in crashed with an "almighty bang" into a power pole near Dargaville on Friday night. Arnie Neho, a student from Whangarei, was one of five in a Mazda Premacy station wagon which splintered as it hit the concrete power pole. Online tributes were pouring in last night for Neho, who played for the Onerahi Rugby Club. The other passengers were ...
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Doctors seek help to mend broken hearts
Sunlight beams through the lounge window at the Katoas' house creating warmth and comfort. The house is matchbox-size, immaculate and homely. Family photos from their life in Tonga and New Zealand clutter the cabinets, and at least 10 sports trophies glisten proudly from a cabinet. Like many Pacific Island families, the Katoa household is large: mum, dad and nine children, including twins and a ...
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Photo recall Its hot stuff understanding your weapons effects
In hindsight, it may not have been such a good idea. No, Constable John Burton isn't hungover. He's not thirsty, nor just in a bad mood. In January 1998, the police use of pepper spray was a hot ...
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Charlottes dream - bionic limbs
Quadruple amputee Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman dreams of bionic legs and hands allowing her to pick groceries from a supermarket shelf. The artificial limbs by world prosthetic leaders Touch Bionics are a few years - and around $200,000 - away for the 9-year-old survivor of meningococcal disease. But to Charlotte, they're worth the wait. When she turns 18, Charlotte wants to trade her short ...
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Trott and Root keep Kiwis at bay
Jonathan Trott and Joe Root steadied England's second innings after New Zealand struck twice with the new ball on the third day of the first Test at Lord's on Saturday.At tea, England were 2-91 -- a lead of 116 runs - with Trott 25 not out and Root 28 not out after the hosts had lost their first two wickets with the score on 36.England captain Alastair Cook (21), for the second time ...
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Anderson and Finn rip through New Zealand batting
England's James Anderson is congratulated by his teammates after dismissing New Zealand's Kane Williamson during the first test cricket match at Lord's cricket ground in London May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Philip ...
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Anderson Finn secure slim advantage
England secured a narrow first-innings advantage after an impressive morning's work with the ball as a nip-and-tuck Test continued to unfold at Lord's. James Anderson completed his fourth five-wicket haul on the ground and, unlike yesterday, he found support from his colleagues with Steven Finn taking the last three wickets in the space of 19 balls. Although scored at a quicker ...
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Thief tweaked CV to hide past
Alexandra Holland. Photo / Supplied A woman who stole nearly $450,000 from a prominent Auckland couple also pinched thousands from a previous employer - and altered her CV to hide her crime. Alexandra Holland systematically defrauded $445,643 from Carter Bloodstock - owned by Auckland Arts Festival chairwoman and former city councillor Victoria Carter and lawyer John Carter - in 2 years from ...
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Crusaders Slap Down Upstart Blues in Soggy Christchurch
(Reuters) - Canterbury Crusaders put the Auckland Blues firmly in their place with a convincing 23-3 victory over their fierce rivals at a rain-soaked Christchurch Stadium on Saturday to move into second place in the New Zealand Super Rugby conference. A slow start to the season had left the seven-times champions trailing the resurgent Blues by three points in the standings but tries ...
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Three winners share Lotto jackpot
Source: ONE News Three people have struck lucky in tonight's Lotto draw, sharing the million dollar first division cash prize. The winning tickets were bought in Howick, Manurewa and Lower Hutt and their lucky owners have each won $333,333. The Powerball jackpot was not won though, and has grown to $7 million for next week. The winning numbers were: 3, 8, 22, 33, 35 and 36. The bonus ...
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Kiwi women capture first sevens series title
Sevens All Blacks only unbeaten side at Twickers New Zealand women have matched their male counterparts, winning the IRB Women's Sevens World Series in the Netherlands tonight. After tournament wins at Dubai and Guangzhou, the Kiwis secured their title by defeating Spain 14-5 in their quarterfinal at Amsterdam's NRCA Stadium. They came out of Day One pool play undefeated, 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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