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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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Minister welcomes Rotorua education initiative
Friday, 24 May 2013, 11:28 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education 24 May 2013 Minister welcomes Rotorua education initiative Education Minister Hekia Parata and Rotorua MP Todd McClay have announced a major initiative aimed at improving the educational success of Rotorua's children and young people. Ms Parata says the new education-focused ...
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Air New Zealand Cuddle Class hits the streets of London
Friday, 24 May 2013, 10:47 am Press Release: Air New Zealand Media release24 May 2013 Air New Zealand Cuddle Class hits the streets of London Air New Zealand is inviting curious Londoners to put its Economy Skycouch to the test as the airline takes its revolutionary Economy seat on the road for the #CuddleClassTour. Set up in the back of a clear sided truck, decked out in black livery, ...
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Sir Don Mckinnon Recognised For 35 Years of Service
The Rt Hon Sir Donald McKinnon ONZ GCVO - Supreme Award Sir Don McKinnon, whose life's work has involved extending the commercial and moral influence of New Zealand around the world, has been named Supreme Award winner at the 2013 World Class New Zealand Awards. Sir Don received his award from Prime Minister the Rt Hon John Key at a gala dinner in Auckland tonight. From modest ...
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Answers needed on High Commissioner’s residence
New Zealand taxpayers should be told why they are having to fork out $7500 a week to pay for alternative premises for the High Commissioner in London while the official residence remains empty, Labour's Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Phil Goff, says. "Foreign Affairs has just been savagely restructured, with staff being made redundant and allowances slashed to save ...
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SFO charges multiple suspects in mortgage fraud
Friday, 24 May 2013, 11:30 am Press Release: Serious Fraud Office Media Release24 May 2013 SFO charges multiple suspects in mortgage fraudThe Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today laid 48 Crimes Act charges against a group of individuals allegedly involved in a complex series of mortgage frauds. The primary defendant is 44 year-old Eli Devoy (who now goes by the name of Ellie Stone). SFO ...
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Taking a joint approach to clean winter air
Friday, 24 May 2013, 11:14 am Press Release: Environment Canterbury Taking a joint approach to clean winter airAs winter draws near, people's attention turns both to keeping warm and to the impact this can have on South Canterbury's air quality.Around 80% of the harmful particulate PM10 comes from domestic home heating and these tiny particles are breathed into the lungs ...
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Sinister sex attack prompts police warning
A sinister attack on a teenage girl in her Northland home has police warning the public to be cautious when opening doors to strangers. Whangarei detectives are investigating the assault of a 15-year-old girl at a house in Marsden Point Rd, near Ruakaka, on Wednesday. Investigation head Detective Sergeant Shane Pilmer said a man walked down the driveway of the house, knocked on ...
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Weather experts predict southerly polar blast
Winter looks set to arrive on schedule as weather experts predict a southerly polar blast to ice the country early next week. Forecasters say this weekend will be wet in the north, and mild and dry in the South Island as a westerly flow brings a touch of late Autumn warmth. But before an expected dry Queen's Birthday weekend, temperatures will plummet early next week and will stay in single ...
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NZ at Noon Vandals target hospital staff
Stories making headlines today include hospital staff targeted by vandals and an outbreak of food poisoning in Whangarei. Another brazen attack on staff cars at Hawke's Bay Hospital this week has been labelled "mindless vandalism". Are New Zealand women scaring off Aussie rural bachelors? A former Masterton franchise-holder says a trade downturn and big-box retailers are forcing struggling ...
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Takapuna campground to stay open
Source: ONE News The Takapuna Beach Holiday Park will continue to operate for the foreseeable future, Auckland Council has confirmed today. Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Chairperson Chris Darby has rejected reports suggesting that the camp ground would close on January 29 next year. "There have been some statements reported about the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park having to close on 29 ...
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Cleveland hero given McDonalds for life
Charles Ramsey. Photo / AP The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland house will get free McDonald's for the next year, a company spokeswoman confirmed. Local franchisees in Charles Ramsey's neighbourhood have offered him free food at their restaurants, said Heidi Barker, a spokeswoman for Oak Brook, Ill.-based ...
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Kiwi fails to dip below US80c barrier
The New Zealand dollar has rebounded from an eight-month low after some traders deemed the initial response to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on a possible end to quantitative easing an over-reaction.The kiwi dollar rose to US81.38 cents on Friday morning from US80.26c at 5pm on Thursday. The trade-weighted index rebounded to 76.73 from 76.06.The kiwi fell as low as ...
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New Zealands Williams Calls Time on Test Career
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Last Chance to Mountain Bike the Heaphy Track
Last Chance to Mountain Bike the Heaphy Track If you haven't already biked the 78km Heaphy Track, you have until September 30th to take up the opportunity. A great deal of track work and new facilities will impress those riders heading out in this third and final season of the three year mountain biking trial. "The best it's been yet", is how Department of Conservation ...
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FIS and Bacs Partnership Press Release
BACS: Business and Community Shares is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Funding Information Service to deliver accessible information on a wider platform for community organisations and individuals for funding and other ...
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Changes to midweek train services south of Otahuhu
Friday, 24 May 2013, 10:27 am Press Release: Auckland Transport Friday 24 May Changes to midweek train services south of Otahuhu from Monday 27 May Auckland Transport advises of changes to some midweek night-time train services south of Otahuhu, so KiwiRail can continue installing overhead line equipment in preparation for the arrival of electric trains. Buses will replace all trains ...
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Local board clarifies campground reports
Friday, 24 May 2013, 10:24 am Press Release: Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Media release24 May 2013 Local board clarifies campground reports Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Chairperson Chris Darby wishes to clarify inaccurate reports surrounding the local board's adoption of the Takapuna Beach Reserve Management Plan on Tuesday. "There have been some statements reported about ...
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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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