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Council members meet to discuss building heights
Auckland Council members meet today on the thorny issue of building heights in town centres - their first grab at the 22,700 items in the draft unitary plan mail bag. The meeting will set the principles of development generally rather than go through the plan area by area, said Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse. "It is about the principles we use: how will we make final decisions on ...
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Change ahead for commuter travel
Most commuters relying on public transport from South Auckland to the central city will have to catch trains rather than long-distance buses under a sweeping network redesign. A new scheme, which Mayor Len Brown will help Auckland Transport put out for public consultation in Mangere Town Centre today, will focus largely on buses delivering passengers to railway stations or to other ...
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NZ First vote will decide fate of controversial strike bill
The fate of a controversial bill before Parliament overturning a ban on bosses hiring temporary staff during a strike now rests in the hands of New Zealand First. United Future leader Peter Dunne and the Maori Party yesterday came out in opposition to the bill, joining opposition by Labour, the Greens and Mana. National and Act support the bill, the Employment Relations ...
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Money-laundering loophole filled
A legal loophole which allowed wealthy criminals to escape money-laundering charges if they spent their ill-gotten gains publicly is about to be closed. Justice Minister Judith Collins has signed off on a change to the Crimes Act charge of money laundering as part of wide-ranging legislative amendments to fight organised crime, according to a Cabinet paper released to the Herald. Papers obtained ...
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Speak up on killing police urge
Police say more than one person might have been involved in the killing of Paeroa pizza-maker Jordan Voudouris but they could be too frightened to come forward with information. Eastern Waikato Detective Sergeant Glenn Tinsley said it was a "major frustration" for police and Mr Voudouris' family that no one had been arrested for his murder a year after he was killed. The ...
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District 59 preparing to buy Wellington restaurant
A local school district is looking to buy the iconic Wellington restaurant and banquet space in Arlington Heights. The Community Consolidated School District 59 school board recently approved $1.8 million for the purchase of a three-acre site at 2121 S. Arlington Heights Road. The school district's administration building is next door at 2123 S. Arlington Heights. District 59 has 6,500 ...
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Kiwi man found dead in bathroom at Thai resort
Thai police are investigating the death of a Dunedin-born man after his body was discovered in the bathroom of a tourist resort. Alan Patrick Mouncey, 38, was found with a head wound in a hotel bathroom in Pattaya, a tourist mecca on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand on Monday night, Pattaya One reported. Mr Mouncey, a British passport holder, was discovered in his third ...
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One person dead another injured after crash
Source: ONE News One person has died and another person is injured after a car accident in Kaeo. The car the two female occupants were travelling in went into the harbour off Whangaroa Road in the Far North town. The injured woman was transported to Bay of Islands hospital with moderate injuries. The accident happened just after 8pm. A fire communications spokeswoman says the Coroner is ...
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New Zealand labor minister under fire for reneging on ILO consultation commitment
New Zealand Labor Minister Simon Bridges was under fire Tuesday for refusing to meet with officials of the United Nations labor agency to discuss whether his government's planned employment law changes accord with international labor conventions.Bridges had told the New Zealand Parliament that he would seek the advice of International Labour Organization (ILO) officials while attending the ...
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Smith sings namesakes praises
All Blacks outside centre Conrad Smith has sung the praises of his namesake Ben Smith ahead of Saturday's Test against France in New Plymouth. With the New Zealand holding a 2-0 lead in the series against les Blues All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is set to make several changes to his starting line-up and the older Smith (Conrad) is well aware that he could make way for the ...
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Two arrested after discovery of large clan lab
Source: Supplied Two people have been arrested after police raided a large methamphetamine lab in Hamilton today. Two men aged aged 51 and 48 were arrested after the lab was found at the Collins Road address. They will appear in Hamilton District Court tomorrow facing charges of unlawful possession of a pistol, manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of equipment with the intent to ...
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Organised crime laws to be overhauled
Justice Minister Judith Collins. Photo / NZ Herald The Government plans to overhaul laws governing money laundering, identity fraud and international trafficking. Justice Minister Judith Collins said today that new legislation to attack organised crime would be introduced to Parliament later this year. The Government would redraft money laundering laws to remove the five-year ...
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Hamilton police bust sophisticated meth lab
The police cordon is Hamilton this morning. Photo / NZ Police Armed police uncovered a large drug lab and a significant amount of methamphetamine when they swooped on a Hamilton property today. The house in Melville was one of three properties searched during a multi-agency drug bust known as Operation Maxine. Detective Senior Sergeant Nigel Keall said two men, aged 48 and 51, ...
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Elderly woman robbed in daylight home invasion
Two men robbed an elderly Remuera woman of her car and hundreds of dollars in cash after confronting her in her home in the upmarket Auckland suburb. Police said the 75-year-old woman, who lives alone, went to investigate a noise at her front door about 10am yesterday. While one of the men distracted her by asking for an unknown person, the other man broke into the house through ...
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Mayor calls for rapid progress on better public transport
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 6:19 pm Press Release: Wellington City Council 18 June 2013 Mayor calls for rapid progress on better public transport Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown has called for action on implementing the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) through the transport spine from Wellington Railway Station to Wellington Hospital. The BRT emerged as the strongest option of three ...
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Red Cross Prepares for Severe Weather Conditions
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 6:17 pm Press Release: NZ Red Cross 18 June 2013 Red Cross Prepares for Severe Weather Conditions A Red Cross Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) is being set up in Christchurch to respond to the snow forecast for the South Island. An Incident Management Team will be in place at the EOC from 10.00am tomorrow morning and Emergency Response Teams around the country are ...
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Market close Xero at new record Ryman gains as shares rise
New Zealand shares rose, with Xero resuming its ascent to a new record, leading gains among this year's soarers, including retirement village operators Ryman Healthcare, Metlifecare and Summerset Group. The NZX 50 Index rose 14.465 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4462.102. Within the index, 23 stocks rose, 19 fell and eight were unchanged. Turnover was $123 million. Xero rose 3.3 percent ...
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Cat that cheated death heads off to new life
Libby, the cat left for dead in a car destined to be crushed at a wrecker's yard, has been adopted by an Auckland couple. The moggy was left tied in a sack in the boot of a car abandoned at Pick-a-Part wreckers in Greerton before being rescued by a woman living at the site. Libby spent six weeks at the Tauranga SPCA, unwanted. Her plight was revealed in the Bay of Plenty Times on Friday but the ...
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New Basin Reserve pavilion part of plan to ease congestion
Source: Supplied Plans for an overhaul of Wellington's central roads have been revealed to ease major congestion in the city. Three separate projects that will cut journey times from north of Wellington to the capital's airport were announced this afternoon. They include plans to redevelop the Basin Reserve to create a new flyover, a second tunnel through Mt Victoria and the findings ...
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Flood-hit South Islanders warned of snow storm
People still grappling with flooding in the South Island are now being warned of the snow storm about to hit much of the country. Bitterly cold Antarctic air is expected to bring snow showers which could fall to low levels as far north as central New Zealand. The heavy rain has already closed the rail link south of Chistchurch. Traffic diversions are also in place around Oamaru because of the ...
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Westland District Council sued by heliport operators
The Westland District Council is being sued for $773,000 by Franz Josef heliport operators who say the council "deceptively" squeezed them out of the helicopter tourism market at the glaciers. Callery Holdings and Glacier Air, both owned by Gavin Molloy and Lindsay Smith, are taking the council to the High Court because they say the council forced them off the land and took over the site to ...
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Parliament TV to get a shake up
Still from Parliament TV of Labour Party MP Jacinda Ardern making a point with a pumpkin. A shake up of the way proceedings in Parliament are broadcast is underway. The Government has put out to tender the contract to deliver Parliament TV. Kordia has held the $3 million contract for six years and a spokeswoman for the Office of the Clerk would not say if they one of ...
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Pike families have to pay own way to Wellington
Families spokesman Bernie Monk. Photo / NZ Herald Pike River families will have to pay their own way to Wellington to hear former Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall stand trial over the mining disaster that killed 29 men. Nicholas Davidson, a lawyer for the victims' families, said there was no official fund to pay their travel and accommodation for what is expected to be a long ...
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Ten years on and 12000 miles away from murder case that captivated New Zealand a London hearing decides on freedom of man convicted of bludgeoning wife and child to death
More than a decade after Mark Lundy was convicted of bludgeoning his wife and child to death, one of New Zealand's most controversial murders came before the Privy Council in London ...
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New Zealand Officials Ink New Waikato River Agreement
Waikato-Tainui has signed a new Waikato River agreement with Waikato Regional Council, formalising an already closely working relationship over river ...
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