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Cold snap The worst is yet to come
South Island weather update (3:57) A polar blast is sweeping over the lower South Island, dumping heavy snow in some parts of Southland and Otago. Temperatures are expected to become very cold over southern and eastern parts of the South Island today, with snow to near sea level in some regions. Significant snowfall has been reported in Southland, Otago, Methven and North Canterbury this ...
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Govt could act on Christchurch mall build battle
Source: Fairfax The Government has stepped into the battle to build on a prime Christchurch shopping block and is threatening to use its emergency earthquake powers to break the development deadlock. Developers have been competing since October to gain control of the City Mall block and build their vision for the retail precinct - part of Christchurch's central-city recovery ...
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Aucklands small builders under threat
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Kiwi dies in freezing Queensland conditions
A New Zealand man was found dead on the patio of a central Queensland home today after he slept outside in what were described as freezing conditions. Reports suggested the 40-year-old man told friends he was going to sleep outside the house in Clermont on Tuesday night. It was believed his friends covered him with a blanket but when they found him in the morning he was dead. Wellington Police ...
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Kiwi freezes to death in Queensland
A New Zealand man was found dead on the patio of a central Queensland home today after he slept outside in what were described as freezing conditions. Reports suggested the 40-year-old man told friends he was going to sleep outside the house in Clermont on Tuesday night. It was believed his friends covered him with a blanket but when they found him in the morning he was dead. Wellington Police ...
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Family learn of death via radio
The family of a Dunedin man found dead in a Thai apartment complex are distraught and angry they learnt of his death through media reports rather than police yesterday. Alan Patrick Mouncey, 38, was found dead with a head wound in the bathroom of his apartment at P Place Apartments in Pattaya, a tourist mecca on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand on Monday night. The ...
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AMI offices worth $19m on the block
Horton Media Chief Executive Matthew Horton is the lucky winner of NBR’s latest subscription prize. Mr Horton won a Peugeot 508 worth $54,990, which brings the ...
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CT scans protect artifacts in refurbished gallery
Hawke’s Bay Museum & Art Gallery staff are using CT scans as they prepare to move back to a refurbished $18 million building. The employees moved out two years ago so the building could be enlarged and refurbished. They are now commissioning the premises and installing exhibitions before opening to the public in September. Part of the work involves obtaining CT scans of ...
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Nz Politics Daily June 19
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Cold blast hits Southland trapped motorists rescued
(11 photos) A polar blast is sweeping over the lower South Island, dumping heavy snow in some parts of Southland and Otago. Temperatures are expected to become very cold over southern and eastern parts of the South Island this morning, with snow to near sea level in some regions. Significant snowfall has been reported in Southland, Otago, Methven and North ...
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Warning on overuse of hillbilly heroin
Source: Thinkstock Alarming prescription rates for an addictive painkiller known as "hillbilly heroin" have prompted a nationwide call for doctors to curb its use. The painkiller oxycodone became more popular than morphine last year. Between 2007 and 2011, the number of patients dispensed oxycodone nationally increased 254%, compared with a 37% increase for morphine. Concerns about ...
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Kiwi ball-goers keeping up with the Kardashians
Source: BANG Showbiz Teenage girls are getting their ball-season inspiration from reality television programmes - and paying celebrity sums as a result. Ball season kicked off last month and runs until the end of the year. Some Wellington high schools have semi-formals and leaving dinners as well. This means pupils could be attending three or more events during the year and are said to be ...
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Lundy family anger over evidence
Mark Lundy. Photo / Mark Mitchell The sister of Mark Lundy is "very hopeful" the Privy Council will quash her brother's murder convictions and order a new trial - while her husband has revealed their anger over how police failed to disclose a document which was important to his defence. Caryl Jones and her husband David flew from New Zealand to attend the three day ...
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Live updates Wild weather
Many parts of the country are waking up to a chilly morning, as the anticipated polar blast makes itself felt. No part of New Zealand was to be left untouched by the winter weather today. We'll keep you updated with the latest updates. ---Send your weather related stories, photos or video ...
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Carter back in revamped All Blacks side
All Blacks great Dan Carter returns from injury in one of five starting changes for the dead rubber third Test against France in New Plymouth.Coach Steve Hansen delivered on his promise to alter the side who thrashed the tourists 30-0 in the second Test at Christchurch last weekend to seal the series.First five-eighth Carter and halfback Piri Weepu both make their first start of the series, ...
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Carter in reshaped All Blacks for third Test
WELLINGTON (AFP) - The return of veteran Dan Carter and the injection of new blood headline a raft of changes to the All Blacks for the final Test against France on Saturday.There are five changes to the run-on side and three new faces added to the reserves are expected to make their debuts off the bench at New Plymouth's Yarrow Stadium.The All Blacks already have the series wrapped up ...
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UPDATE 3-Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:40pm EDT (Adds statement from Dolce and Gabbana's lawyers) By Manuela D'Alessandro MILAN, June 19 (Reuters) - Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian tax authorities. The design duo, who are nearly as famous as the stars ...
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Cars trapped as heavy snow falls
(10 photos) Heavy snow has fallen over the lower South Island last night, causing vehicles to slide off the road and trapping motorists in their vehicles. Police report that State Highway Six from Queenstown to Lumsden and from Mossburn to Five Rivers were closed last night due to heavy snow and freezing conditions. Senior Sergeant Dave Raynes, of Invercargill, said that about 20 cars ...
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Privy Council reserves Mark Lundy appeal decision
Lawyer opens Lundy case in London (1:40) The Privy Council in London has reserved its decision on Mark Lundy's appeal against his convictions for the murders of his wife and daughter 13 years ago. The three day appeal has wrapped up with the Crown making its final argument that Lundy was rightly ...
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Sir John Kirwan most trusted Kiwi
JK the man Kiwis trust most (4:25) Former rugby star Sir John Kirwan has been voted the person Kiwis trust the most, in a poll released today. Proving New Zealand is a sport-loving nation, the Reader's Digest most trusted person list features a number of our sporting heroes. All Black stars Ritchie McCaw (3) and Dan Carter (13), as well as Olympian Valerie Adams (12), Sir Peter Snell (7) ...
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Pregnant woman stabbed in Auckland
Source: ONE News A pregnant woman has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Auckland overnight. The 22-year-old was taken to Middlemore hospital after she was stabbed in the back, ambulance services say. The attack happened near Kerri Anne Place, Manukau, shortly after ...
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Home break in just to get car keys says irate owner
Donna Gibb is shocked and angry about the theft but relieved her daughter was unharmed. Photo / Dean Purcell Thieves broke into an Auckland home while the owners were sleeping - just to get to the car keys so they could steal a VW Golf parked outside. Donna Gibb, Rob MacLennan, and their 3-year-old daughter, Ashlee, were asleep at 5.50am on Saturday when burglars broke a back door lock of their ...
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Burglar bumps into body in the dark
Inspector Greg Nicholls. Photo / Sarah Ivey A burglar made a shocking discovery when he stumbled upon a dead body hanging in the dark as he snooped around a house. The burglar's terrified screams alerted neighbours to a commotion at the house in Hamilton early yesterday. The Herald understands the burglar rang police and reported himself, in order to raise the alarm. Police confirmed ...
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Greens want first-home loophole
Greens co-leader Russel Norman. File photo / Mark Mitchell Green Party co-leader Russel Norman hopes there will be some form of differential application of loan-to-value ratio lending limits for first-home buyers under plans being discussed between the Reserve Bank and retail banks. That follows very public pressure that Prime Minister John Key applied last week and this week in making a case ...
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Tax overseas buyers - Kiwi
Jason Kerr. Photo / Brett Phibbs Some house buyers are backing calls to stop foreigners from ramping up Auckland's already heated market. Jason Kerr, who resorted to a huge letterbox flyer drop to find a home, said New Zealand had it wrong, allowing non-residents to buy houses. "Anyone who is an overseas investor should be hit with a tax, whether it's Australians, Chinese or ...
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New Zealand stepping up for regional fisheries
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