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Approval for DNA splicing triggers legal action based on GM fears
The agency charged with protecting New Zealand's environment has approved the use of a new technique for creating "mutant" genes outside the laboratory because it doesn't fit a legal definition of genetic modification. The technique would see scientists free to splice DNA - deleting or inserting new parts and changing the way it works - without having to work inside the laws governing genetic ...
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Drug case cops warned Olympian
An Olympic athlete was given a formal warning by police investigating an international drug ring but New Zealand sports officials had no choice but to select him when charges were not laid. Logan Campbell represented New Zealand at the Beijing and London Olympics in the martial art of taekwondo, but is best known for owning a brothel to finance his sporting goals. He sold the escort agency after ...
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New Zealand law permits low risk designer drugs
Stoners, pill-poppers and drug regulators everywhere: turn your eyes to New Zealand. The country looks set to adopt new laws permitting the limited sale of some designer drugs for recreational purposes. The legislation is the first in the world to regulate new recreational drugs based on scientific evidence of their risk of ...
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All Blacks reclaim Bledisloe Cup from Wallabies
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Australia lost the Bledisloe Cup Saturday at Eden Park but it won back pride after a demoralizing thrashing by the All Blacks in Sydney last month -- and the knowledge it can compete with New Zealand at the World Cup. Doug Howlett scored two tries as New Zealand capped an unbeaten Tri-Nations campaign with a tough 21-17 win over Australia and regained the Bledisloe ...
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Struggling Lomu left out by Wellington
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Jonah Lomu's struggle to revive his rugby career while suffering chronic kidney disease stalled Thursday when Wellington left him off the team for the first round of the National Championship. The All Blacks wing, undergoing dialysis three times a week while awaiting a kidney transplant, was unable to train in the leadup to Saturday's match against ...
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Rugby All Blacks unchanged for Wallabies clash
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Eddie Jones' Wallabies will face the identical All Black team that beat them 50-21 in Sydney three weeks ago in the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup rugby union test at Auckland on Saturday. Jones' New Zealand opposite John Mitchell Wednesday named the run-on 15 which trounced Australia by a record score at Stadium Australia for a match that marks the ...
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Chinas top political advisor starts official good-will visit to New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived in Christchurch of southern New Zealand Sunday morning for a 4-day official good-will visit, at the invitation of the government of New Zealand.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand. The bilateral relations achieved ...
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Danger on roads as snow hits the South Island
The big chill's on its way (4:07) About 20 cars became stuck tonight on State Highway 6 in Southland tonight and six others slid off the road as the big freeze hit the South Island. Senior Sergeant Dave Raynes told ONE News that police have closed SH 6 from Queenstown to Lumsden and from Mossburn to Five Rivers at 6pm tonight due to heavy snow and freezing conditions. Snow has already ...
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Driver was preparing to eat spaghetti before fatal crash - coroner
Two killed in Marlborough crash Preparing to eat a snack of spaghetti while driving is believed to have cost two young tourists their lives after they were involved in a car crash en route to Nelson last year. The Coroner has released his findings into the deaths of German tourist Onur Gulmez and French visitor Paul Joubert, 23. The pair had travelled to New Zealand independently and met in ...
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Four men arrested after serious North Shore assault
Source: ONE News Four men have now been arrested over a serious assault on Auckland's North Shore which left one man half blind and another with a deep cut to his head. The incident happened on May 3 at the Deep Creek Brewing Company in Browns Bay. In the assault one of the victims lost the sight in one of his eyes while the other received a deep laceration to his scalp. Two men were ...
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Reports eerie tornado near Hamilton
Source: Kristin Kavanagh There have been reports of a small tornado in Paterangi, just south of Hamilton. Brett Richards from Pirongia in Waikato told ONE News he saw a dark cloud coming from the Hamilton side of Pirongia this afternoon. "I wandered to the top of the hill and was amazed to see this tornado forming around 1.5k from where we were. It was very eerie," he said. Mr ...
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Cancer victims firewood stolen
Jacob (4), Tori and Benjamin (6) Foster had all their firewood stolen while on holiday in Fiji. Photo / Joel Ford An Ohauiti family with a dying father will have to suffer through winter after their whole supply of firewood was stolen. The Bay of Plenty Times spoke to the Foster family only hours after they returned from a trip to Fiji and discovered their whole supply of firewood, more than 3 ...
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Woman posted wrong patients medical records
The West Coast DHB has apologised after two pages of a woman's medical file were sent to the wrong patient. Photo / Thinkstock The West Coast District Health Board has apologised after it posted two pages of a woman's private medical records to the wrong person. The papers were mistakenly sent to Ashburton woman Jen Branje, who was living in Westport when she had surgery at ...
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Two death row dogs on the loose
The door to the Greymouth dog pound was missing after the facility was broken into. Photo / Greymouth Star The owner of the second dog busted out of the Greymouth pound in a mysterious overnight raid on Monday is heartbroken that her beloved pet is now missing. Candice Blackman's german shepherd Ben had been on death row for almost five months awaiting a court hearing, after biting a ...
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Nun admits breaking childs arm
Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono leaving the courthouse. Photo / Brett Phibbs A nun has admitted breaking the arm of a 9-year-old at Sunday School after the girl failed to get an action song right. Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono - known as Sister Leva - yelled at the girl, flicked her in the head and broke the girl's arm when she twisted it behind her back. She is seeking forgiveness from the family and ...
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DHB slammed for letting mental health patient decline procedure
A decision to allow a mental health patient to decline a potentially life-saving procedure has been slammed by a coroner. Wellington Regional Coroner Ian Roderick Smith criticised Capital and Coast District Health Board (DHB) in three inquest findings released today. He said 61-year-old Melvyn Bedford, who had an alcohol-induced dementia disorder, should never been given the choice of having a ...
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Heights discussed at first Unitary Plan workshop
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 6:28 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 19 June 2013 Heights discussed at first Unitary Plan workshop Today elected members of Auckland Council attended the first post-engagement workshop following feedback on the draft Unitary Plan.Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse said the workshop brought together Local Board Chairs and the Auckland Plan Committee members to talk ...
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Mana Party policy aims to get more Maori into home ownership
The Mana Party will build homes and offer financial support to get more Maori into home ownership, under a new policy to be launched tomorrow. A spokesman for leader Hone Harawira said the policy would be specific to the 41 per cent of Maori who have never owned a home. The spokesman said the party opposed Housing New Zealand's housing renewal programme, which has seen state houses demolished ...
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Kiwi almost unchanged as traders await Fed meeting outcome
The New Zealand dollar was almost unchanged in local trading as traders await the outcome from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy review and whether the US central bank plans to start unwinding its asset purchase programme. The kiwi traded at 79.88 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 79.91 cents at 8am, and 79.87 cents yesterday. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 74.12 ...
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Kapiti Coast police search for suspected arsonist
Police are searching for a man suspected of setting alight a house on the Kapiti coast. Kapiti-Mana police said they wanted to locate 38-year-old Randall Ure after a warrant was issued for his arrest for arson and burglary. Two weeks ago, a Doncaster Terrace residential property was set alight and police believed Ure was responsible. Police believed he was living rough in ...
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Solid Energy paid $50k for advice on dealing with politicians
Failing electricity company Solid Energy spent almost $50,000 getting advice on how to deal with politicians, ONE News can reveal. Figures obtained ...
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Animal leg found in palm kernel shipment
Ministry of Primary Industries An animal limb has been found in an import of palm kernel. A Bay of Plenty farmer has reported to Ministry of Primary Industries the discovery of an animal leg, approximately 18cm in length. A zoologist has most likely identified the limb as being from a small deer or goat species not present in New Zealand. Most of the palm kernels have been imported from ...
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Mark Hathaway All Blacks fever building in Naki
video This is the first time I've been here with ONE News for a Test match in New Plymouth. Aside from the odd bit of bunting in shops and the angry mob on standby if Beauden Barrett doesn't make the 23, it'd be easy to think this is just another week. But the local aficionados tell me town is pumping. I wasn't sure if they were being sarcastic and nearly cracked up ...
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Snow starts to fall in Otago residents brace for big freeze
Snow has fallen on parts of Central Otago as residents prepare for a big freeze to arrive. Paul Hart from Naseby told ONE News that snow started to settle about 2.30pm this afternoon. "It had been sleeting most of the day now it is snowing properly," he said. Snow has alsostarted to roll into Queenstown, while in Canterbury many are bracing for heavy snow. Stores and ...
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Crime spree suspect remanded in custody
Photo / NZ Herald A 25-year-old Bellevue man accused of a major crime wave involving the theft of thousands of dollars worth of items from cars in Tauranga remains behind bars. Roofer Erick Hekeiterangi Wijohn, 23, faced 65 charges of theft ex-car, 78 charges of unlawfully getting into cars, and a theft charge in Tauranga District Court yesterday. Wijohn is also facing two burglary charges and ...
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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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