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NZ at Noon Help warms victims hearts - and hands
Benjamin Foster, 6, with firewood donated to his family after all their wood was stolen. Photo / Joel Ford Stories making headlines around the regions today include the good Samaritans helping out a cancer sufferer whose firewood was stolen, and a man's first-hand account of the 'evils' of synthetic cannabis. Offers of help have been flooding in for the Foster family who had all ...
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New Zealand reports tepid growth
(22 mins ago) New Zealand's economic growth slowed to a crawl in the first quarter of 2013 as a major drought hit the farming sector, official data show. Statistics New Zealand said gross domestic product expanded just 0.3 percent in the three months to March 31, about half the level the market expected. It said the drought meant agricultural output slipped 4.7 percent in the quarter and ...
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Councillor recovering after stroke
Rotorua district councillor Maureen Waaka is recovering in Auckland City Hospital after suffering a stroke. Mrs Waaka had a stroke on Sunday, while in Auckland for work commitments. Her husband John Waaka said his wife had been left weak down her left side, but was able to move her limbs. He said she was responding well to treatment, although it was still early ...
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New Zealand Laboratories Win International Design Awards
Specialist laboratory architects, Lab-works Architecture have been recognised overnight at the S-Lab Conference and Awards in Liverpool, England. With two of their recent science facilities making the short list for the International Laboratory Buildings category, it is a laboratory refurbishment project at Scion in Rotorua that has won the award. While the new laboratory fit-out in the ...
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Waikato DHB Celebrates Boom in Immigrant Volunteers
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 12:41 pm Press Release: Waikato District Health Board Thursday 20 June Waikato DHB Celebrates Boom in Immigrant VolunteersAs Waikato DHB celebrates its ...
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Residents Rate Council Service Highly
The vast majority of South Taranaki residents are happy with the service council provides according to an independent survey.The National Research Bureau (NRB) telephone poll of 403 residents across all five South Taranaki wards found that 91% of residents were happy with the overall service the Council provides, while 4% were not satisfied and 5% were unable to comment. Overall 74% of ...
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Enterprising Auckland students make ‘all star’ team
Auckland has maintained its record for producing outstanding young entrepreneurs, contributing half of the six-person 'all star' team of Young Enterprise Scheme students selected to take part in the FedEx International Trade Challenge in August.The New Zealand team - which will take on eight Asia-Pacific countries' 48 representatives in Hong Kong - was named at the end of ...
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Growing Concern For Missing Rawene Woman
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 12:29 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Growing Concern For Missing Rawene WomanWith a 32-year-old Rawene woman still missing after 12 days, Police are urging the public to come forward with any information that may help locate her.Barbara Ann Moka was last seen on Sunday June 9 and had attended a Tangi at the Te Piiti Marae, Omanaia (near Rawene). Barbara and ...
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Appeal Trust grants $500000 to assist Cholmondel rebuild
Cholmondeley Children's Centre is delighted to announce it has been granted $500,000 from the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust towards rebuilding Cholmondeley.The original Cholmondeley Homestead, built in 1925, was terminally damaged in the February 22, 2011 earthquake and deconstructed in 2012."This significant donation from the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust is a ...
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Otago flood conditions update Thursday 20 June 2013 1000hrs
Thursday 20 June 2013 1000hrs Heavy rain on the Taieri Plain 75mm at Riccarton Road in the past 24 hours - has caused further localised flooding. The Silver Stream reached 55 cumecs early this morning but did not reach the level of the Gordon Road spillway, and since has since been dropping. Dunedin has had 35 mm of rain. Some surface flooding has occurred in the Milton-Tokomairiro ...
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Dunedin landslide causing major problems
Raw footage: Early morning shots of Dunedin slip (0:16) Several properties in Dunedin had to be evacuated last night after bad weather caused two landslides. A major slip near Sawyers Bay has closed two roads today and caused a resident to be evacuated late last night. Dunedin City Council Roading Maintenance Engineer Peter Standring said that the slip occurred about 100 metres from the ...
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Parkinsons NZ slams Kanye Wests lyrics
Kanye West says he's a commercial boyfriend Lyrics in a new song by American rapper Kanye West are being slammed by Parkinson's organisations throughout the world, including in New Zealand. The 38-year-old, who recently released his latest album Yeezus, has come under fire for a song in which he says, "We get this b**** shaking like Parkinson's." The reference to ...
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Guilty plea in kidnap dragging case
Sonny Te Aramoana Waiti in the Rotorua District Court today. Photo / Ben Fraser A Rotorua man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a woman, who was dragged almost 2km behind a car as she tried to escape. Sonny Te Aramoana Waiti, 26, appeared in the Rotorua District Court today, handcuffed and guarded by three officers. Through his lawyer, Harry Edward, he pleaded guilty to a charge of ...
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Kiwi dollar drops sharply on GDP Fed news
Many exporters will be welcoming today's fall in the value of the NZ dollar. Photo / Richard Robinson. The New Zealand dollar traded sharply lower today, firstly in response to an upsurge in the US dollar and then to data showing growth was surprisingly weak over the first quarter. Statistics ...
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Engineer re-iterates evacuation concerns
An engineer who assessed the Ohope landslide that killed a 17-year-old has re-iterated calls for the local council to adopt evacuation procedures. Scientist Dick Beetham, who has since retired, this morning presented a report to a coronial inquest into the death of Hugh Biddle, who was buried under 4m of mud and silt when the steep escarpment above the house he was in gave way following heavy ...
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Kiwi falls as drought throws handbrake on economic growth
The New Zealand dollar dropped after government figures showed the economy grew at the half the expected pace in the first quarter, as the drought at the start of the year saw farmers cull their herds, sapping milk production. Gross domestic product grew 0.3 percent to $37.1 billion in the three months ended March 31, from a pace of 1.5 percent in the December period, according to Statistics ...
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Live chat Philip Duncan on the polar blast
Weatherwatch head analyst Philip Duncan joined us for a live chat on the winter storm sweeping New Zealand. The storm is expected to bring heavy snow to Marlborough, Canterbury, Southland and central and eastern Otago. Hail, rain, thunder and wind gusts are forecast to strike Auckland and the upper North Island. Read back over Duncan's answers to reader questions on the ...
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Marketing Expert Brings Big Thinking to Christchurch
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 11:39 am Press Release: Volom Marketing Expert Brings Big Business Thinking to Christchurch BusinessesIt used to be that marketing departments and big ideas went hand in hand with big business. But an innovative approach to marketing is making creative, affordable and measurable marketing campaigns a reality for Canterbury businesses. After 15 years working ...
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Growth continues despite drought
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 11:53 am Press Release: New Zealand Government 20 June 2013 Growth continues despite droughtGross domestic product data for the March quarter shows the New Zealand economy continues to grow despite the impact of the nationwide drought. "This confirms New Zealand is on the right track, in line with Budget forecasts of economic growth, more jobs, rising wages ...
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New Earthquake Commission board members
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 11:30 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Gerry BrownleeMinister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 20 June 2013 New Earthquake Commission board members Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced three new appointments and two reappointments to the board of the Earthquake Commission (EQC). Sir Maarten Wevers has been appointed ...
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Slips Cause Major Problems
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 11:11 am Press Release: Dunedin City Council Slips Cause Major ProblemsDunedin (Thursday, 20 June 2013) - A major slip near Sawyers Bay has closed two roads and caused a resident to be evacuated late last night.DCC Roading Maintenance Engineer Peter Standring says the slip occurred about 100m from the intersection of Upper Junction Road and Blanket Bay Road. Part ...
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Jungle jive with Auckland Libraries this July
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 11:07 am Press Release: Auckland Council 20 June 2013 Jungle jive with Auckland Libraries this July It's time to jive in the jungle at Auckland Libraries during the July school holidays.Libraries across Auckland have a range of fun and free jungle-themed school holiday activities running between 13 July and 28 July."Our school holiday programmes are ...
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State Highways in And Out of Fairlie Impassable Power Cut
Power outage on Fairlie/Albury line. Netcon team are working to restore it now. They are hoping to have it repaired this afternoon. Fairlie = 15-20cmTekapo = 50cm still falling lightlyBurkes Pass = 1mTwizel = 25mmPukaki = 150mmMaryburn = 10cmWolds = 8cmTe Puni, Lake Opuha = 45cmMt Cook 50cmSH8 between Fairlie and Twizel - CLOSEDSH 80 between Pukaki and Mt. Cook - CLOSEDSh 79 between ...
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New Zealand GDP Rises 0.3 In Q1
New Zealand's gross domestic product was up 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday.That was shy of forecasts for an increase of 0.5 percent following the 1.5 percent gain in the fourth quarter of 2012.On a yearly basis, New Zealand's GDP expanded 2.5 percent - in line with forecasts following the upwardly ...
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Northland mum vanished after crash
The disappearance of a Rawene woman after she left a marae with her partner is a mystery to police, but foul play has not been ruled out. Police are asking for people who attended a tangi at the marae to get in touch to help solve the puzzle. Barbara Ann Moka, 32, of Rawene, has not been in touch with family or friends since she was last seen in the Hokianga township on the morning of June 9. ...
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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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