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Improvements for Kiwis who suffer from a painful disease
It is World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day, and the plight of the estimated one in 35 New Zealanders who have Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis is being highlighted. New Zealand has one of the highest incidences in the world of the conditions, which European research shows has severe impacts.83 per cent of patients feel tired and weak even in remission and 27 per cent took 25 days off work a ...
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Auckland City snare third straight O-League title
Waitakere to meet Auckland in O-League final Two goals in four first-half minutes were enough for Auckland City to clinch their third successive Oceania Champions League title against 10-man Waitakere United. The 2-1 victory ensured at least a US$500,000 (NZ$620,000) payday for the Auckland side and entry to the lucrative FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco in December. Auckland's Adam ...
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Murder charge laid after Northland shooting
A man is dead and a woman, believed to be his wife, is in a critical condition in hospital after a shooting near Kaitaia. Another man, who handed himself into police this morning, has been charged with murder. The dead man's body was found at a rural address in Pamapuria, just outside Kaitaia. The woman was found close by and taken to Whangarei Hospital in a critical condition with a ...
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Auckland City again crowned Oceania kings
Auckland City have continued their domination in Oceania with a 2-1 win in the OFC Champions League final over local rivals Waitakere United to be crowned for the third successive ...
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All Blacks rivals room-mates have homework to do
video After knocking the stuffing out of each other in the past 48 hours in derby games, All Blacks hopefuls came together today in Mt Maunganui. The Blues and Crusaders were forced to travel together to the first of two three-day camps, just hours after the red-and-blacks broke the Aucklanders in Christchurch. "It's quite funny, actually," says Crusaders lock Dominic Bird. ...
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Government and Greens battle over oil exploration
The Green Party is at loggerheads with the Government over deep-sea oil exploration off the coast, which it says is a threat to the country's beaches. The party launched its anti-drilling campaign 'Kiwi Bid' this afternoon at Piha. It aims to gather support to submit its own bid for the areas the Government has opened up for oil exploration in order to protect them, rather than ...
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Budget 2013 $2m for ‘New Zealand Story’ project
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today announced $2 million in new funding to launch the New Zealand Story project – an initiative to help New Zealand companies gain a competitive advantage from the use of the New Zealand brand in international markets. The funding forms part of the $400 million internationally focused growth package which is a centrepiece of Budget 2013. The ...
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Man rescued after Cable Bay fall
A 64-year-old man was airlifted to Nelson Hospital after falling from the Cable Bay walkway today. The man was seen to fall around 4.30pm this afternoon by other track users, they raised the alarm and cared for him until the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter arrived. The man was treated at the scene by the onboard paramedic before being flown to Nelson Hospital where he is reportedly in a ...
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Soccer Auckland make it three in a row
They may have been second-best all season in the Super City rivalry, but Auckland City today won the one that really mattered to earn another trip to the Club World Cup. Auckland won their third Oceania Champions League title in a row, edging old sparring partner Waitakere United 2-1 at Arena 2 at Mt Smart Stadium today. Having lost four of six matches against Waitakere this season, Auckland ...
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4G speed speed thrills
I've been using Vodafone's new 4G/LTE network for the past couple of weeks on an iPhone 5 (4G stands for "Fourth Generation", as opposed to the slower 3G or "Third Generation" mobile networks that cover most of the country today. LTE stands for Long Term Evolution. Yes, it is ...
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Homicide investigation launched
A man was apparently shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North today. Police have launched a homicide investigation after what was described as "a serious incident involving a firearm" in rural Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police said one male was found dead at the address, while a female was found nearby with serious injuries. She was taken to Whangarei Hospital in a ...
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Homicide investigation launched
A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ...
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Homicide investigation launched
A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ...
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Homicide investigation launched
A man was apparently shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North today. Police have launched a homicide investigation after what was described as "a serious incident involving a firearm" in rural Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police said one male was found dead at the address, while a female was found nearby with serious injuries. She was taken to Whangarei Hospital in a ...
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Homicide investigation launched
A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ...
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Homicide investigation launched
A man was apparently shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North today. Police have launched a homicide investigation after what was described as "a serious incident involving a firearm" in rural Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police said one male was found dead at the address, while a female was found nearby with serious injuries. She was taken to Whangarei Hospital in a ...
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Girl missing after Northland swim
Source: Thinkstock A 15-year-old girl has gone missing from Matauri Bay, 30kms north of Kerikeri. Police say she was last seen going for a swim and was reported missing at 1.20pm. Two Search and Rescue boats are in the water and there are people helping to search for her at the ...
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Greens announce counter-bid to prevent oil exploration
Rash of oil and mineral protests nationwide The Green Party is calling on New Zealanders to join them in a counter-bid to prevent deep-sea oil exploration off the coast. The party launched its anti-drilling campaign 'Kiwi Bid' this afternoon at Piha. It aims to gather support to submit its own bid for the areas the Government has opened up for oil exploration in order to protect them, ...
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Planning laws stacked against first home buyers - English
Current planning laws are "explicitly designed to drive up housing values", Finance Minister Bill English said on Q+A this morning. "They’re explicitly designed to ensure that house prices go up so that they can afford the intensification and the very high-value, high-cost urban design that goes with that." Mr English said legislation announced last week to ...
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Clear message sent to property developers
Property developers who "sit and wait" for land values to increase have been sent a clear signal that the Government will act to bring more housing into the market, Finance Minister Bill English says. The Government last week announced new measures to increase the supply of housing, including the ability to take control of planning and consents for new houses if councils were too slow in freeing ...
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Lifestyle block-living still the Kiwi dream
Figures released by the Real Estate Institute show lifestyle block-living is still the New Zealand dream. 16 per cent more lifestyle blocks were sold during the year ended in March, compared with the previous year. Auckland had the largest increase, with about 150 more sales recorded during this time. A spokesman from the institute Brian Peacocke says the lifestyle market ...
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Federated Farmers drought feed operation ends
video Federated Farmers' feed operation has come to an end, with its last shipment of feed delivered to drought-affected North Island farmers this week. Around 100,000 bales of rye-grass and barley straw have been delivered from the South Island to the Port of Tauranga over the past six weeks for delivery to farmers in the area. The final shipment arrived on Wednesday and will be ...
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Greens launch Kiwi Bid
The Green Party has launched the Kiwi Bid in an effort to provide the government with a clear choice over deep sea oil drilling. Photo / Supplied The Green Party has launched a campaign it hopes will stop deep-sea drilling in New Zealand waters. As the Government begins the tender process for new permits to drill off the west coast of the North Island and east coast of the South ...
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Stars get behind Kiwi Bid
Olympic rower Rob Hamill and young champion surfer Mischa Davis have thrown their support behind a new campaign to protect what they say is a major threat to New Zealand beaches. The duo joined forces today for the launch of the Green Party's bid to stop deep-sea drilling in New Zealand waters. Mr Hamill, also a former Green Party candidate, said the Government could not be trusted to ensure ...
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Inequality up under National
Bill English can try to rewrite history all he likes, but the truth is that inequality is getting worse under National and Thursday's Budget does nothing to fix that, says David Parker, Labour's Finance spokesperson."Both income and asset inequality have worsened under the current government, and will continue do so."On Q&A this morning, Bill English desperately ...
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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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