Provides the latest RSS feeds for Auckland News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Auckland News.net http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/cat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 05:23:06 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:23:06 -0400 30 SANZAR has brought a misconduct complaint against Blues assistant coach Sir Graham Henry for comments made against match officials after his side's recent loss to the Crusaders. Henry criticised the match officials at press conference on TVNZ News. His comments were subsequently widely reported through other media outlets and online.The Blues suffered a 23-3 loss and the former All Blacks ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709515/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 04:11:05 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709515/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Player payments as calculated under the salary cap across the 14 ITM Cup Provincial Unions fell NZ$1.1 million in 2012, New Zealand Rugby has stated. Salary cap payments totalled $12.8 million; $3.5 million lower than the maximum permitted.This was also eight per cent lower than the $13.9 million calculated in 2011 and 13 per cent lower than 2010 ($14.7 million).All 14 Provincial Unions kept ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710121/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 04:11:05 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710121/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Billy Dawson died after being punched near Spy Bar in Auckland. Photo / Supplied A man who killed a Sky TV video editor with a single punch outside an Auckland bar has lost his bid for a lighter sentence. Kit John Murray was sentenced in the High Court to five years in prison in October last year for the manslaughter of Billy Dawson during the Rugby World Cup final in 2011. Murray ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709518/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 03:57:35 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709518/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'Modern Family' star - who has three sons, Oliver, Gustav and John, with her husband Scott Phillips - claims her life is extremely chaotic and she is constantly taking her children to the emergency ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710013/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 03:27:27 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710013/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 39-year-old fashion designer - who has sons, Brooklyn, 14, Romeo, 10 and Cruz, eight, as well as 21-month-old daughter Harper with her husband David Beckham - introduced their new Shar-Pei puppy, Barnaby, to the world on Tuesday ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710014/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 03:27:26 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710014/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 32-year-old reality TV star - who is almost eight months pregnant with her own first child with rapper Kanye West - reached out to her former love interest Reggie Bush after he and his fiance Lilit Avagyan welcomed their baby girl, Briseis, into the world earlier this ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710021/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 03:27:26 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214710021/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The new home of a boob on a Wellington street sign is no stranger to boobs of a different sort. Strip club Calendar Girls today won a charity auction for the misspelled 'Topless Tce' sign, which turned heads on Thorndon's Torless Terrace when it was erected earlier this month. Wellington City Council, which said the sign's misspelling was a genuine mistake decided to auction it on TradeMe, with ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709521/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709521/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Former Bulldogs skipper Andrew Ryan says Canterbury are closing in on the form they showed in the NRL last year despite their last-start loss to ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708915/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 03:00:49 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708915/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e New Zealand shares fell as the prospect of a winding down of US stimulus and weak Chinese manufacturing weighed on equity markets across Asia. Guinness Peat Group dropped after signalling a delay in its transformation strategy. Westpac Banking Corp led lenders and insurers lower. The NZX 50 Index fell 21.122 points, or 0.5 percent, to 4589.059. Within the index, 37 stocks fell, eight rose ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708459/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:57:58 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708459/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A new DNA test has been developed to detect low levels of the Bluff oyster-killer bonamia. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) and molecular diagnostic company dnature have developed a DNA test that is more sensitive, and can detect lower levels of infection, than using a microscope. Bonamia, a microscopic disease of oysters, is not harmful to humans or animals, but kills ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709522/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:45:51 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214709522/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Laura Geitz will return for the Queensland Firebirds this weekend but her teammates' form could mean only a bench role for the Australian defender. The Firebirds skipper has missed her team's past two trans-Tasman netball championship fixtures following the sudden death of her father Ross. The second of those matches was a victory over the Melbourne Vixens - the first time the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708397/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:38:31 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708397/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e If you list an item on an online auction site with a reserve of one dollar, you have to be prepared to sell it for a dollar.That's the advice of the Commerce Commission after an Auckland car company was fined $42,000 for placing 7500 fake bids on its own items to raise the price.The Auto Co was banned from auction site Trade Me in July 2012 after the company noticed employees had set up fake ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708472/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:29:13 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708472/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Prime Minister John Key visited three major construction sites in Christchurch today which are being hailed as evidence that the post-disaster city has turned from demolition to construction. Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee took his leader on a whistle-stop tour of three buildings, which will be worth around $100 million once completed. The construction sites visited today were a ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708205/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:22:22 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708205/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e SkyCity Entertainment Group is increasing its presence in Queenstown with the purchase of Wharf Casino.SkyCity said it has purchased Otago Casinos Ltd, which holds the licence for the Wharf Casino, for $5 million.The casino operates from the wharf where tourist attraction the TSS Ernslaw steamship docks.The owner of Auckland's SkyCity casino last week did a deal with the government to build ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708927/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:19:33 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708927/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 44-year-old actor told HipHollywood.com: "I've been messing around with Kanye. We went in the studio a couple times, so I might get the bug. I'm not going to do it unless I'm truly inspired, but Ye's been pushing me a little bit."Will gave an impromptu performance of his hit 'Summertime' on the 'Late Show With David Letterman' on Monday night ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708928/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:19:23 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708928/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Chloe - who recently split from Marc Anthony - has been spotted with Chris, 24, more frequently since his relationship with the 'Stay' singer came to an end - something an insider claims Rihanna will "definitely" know about.A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Chloe met Chris last year when he serenaded her at her dad's 60th birthday party. She was always a big ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708929/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:19:21 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708929/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Armed police have arrested a teenager who allegedly planned to threaten a Lower Hutt resident with an air rifle. The armed offenders squad was called to a property in Wainuiomata about 3.30pm today. Police had been told a 16-year-old boy planned to take what was believed to be a .22 calibre rifle and threaten a local Wainuiomata resident. Officers cordoned off a property ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708469/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:10:36 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708469/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Whangarei Mayor Morris Cutforth said he will not stand for re-election at the October election choosing to focus on his health instead. He told Whangarei District Council yesterday that he and wife Jillian have decided their health needs to be their priority in the coming years. "Although it saddens us to relinquish positions we have grown to enjoy and cherish, we are accepting of ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708470/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 02:05:21 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708470/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e < 1000) { timout = timout * 2; window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); } } window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); return result; ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707535/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:52:31 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707535/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Aucklanders have one week to feedback on the draft Auckland Unitary Plan and Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse is urging people to make sure they have had their say."We are undertaking the largest planning process in New Zealand's history, creating a rulebook that will guide Auckland and how it grows over the next 30 years. "I never expected anything less than robust debate and ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707536/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:52:30 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707536/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Dominion Finance boss Paul Cropp has been sentenced to two years and seven months imprisonment. Justice Graham Lang delivered the sentence at Auckland High Court late this afternoon. Cropp, who turned 50 yesterday, ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707537/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:50:48 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707537/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e New Zealand meat has been cleared to move across Chinese wharves as soon as next week though the administrative logjam has been sheeted home to the Ministry for Primary Industries. Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy announced the breakthrough while chiding his department for submitting paperwork in a format that hadn't yet been approved by China's General Administration of ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707538/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:50:45 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707538/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The New Zealand dollar fell to an eight-month low after figures indicated Chinese manufacturing shrank this month and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told politicians quantitative easing could be tapered off if the world's biggest economy keeps getting better. The kiwi fell as low as 80.15 US cents, trading at 80.26 cents at 5pm in Wellington from 80.69 cents at 8am, tumbling from ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707539/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:50:42 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707539/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e File photo / Sarah Ivey A 43-year-old man who gave a 12-year-old girl synthetic cannabis and put his hand up her skirt when she passed out avoided being sent to jail today. The judge hit out against legal highs during sentencing, they were filling up her courtroom and causing widespread social problems. Long-time cannabis and synthetic user Kirk Daniel Rutledge, 42, had smoked the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707541/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:28 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707541/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Photo / Thinkstock A Greymouth fisherman claims he was so drunk that he walked out of The Warehouse without paying for the socks and boots he had donned in the store. In the Greymouth District Court, Caden John Dash, 18, was fined $700 and ordered to pay $50 reparation after he admitted the shoplifting charge, plus other charges of unlawfully firing an air rifle near a dwelling and ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708076/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:27 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708076/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e File photo / NZ Herald A doctor who has admitted slapping his wife three times in the face has escaped conviction. The doctor, in his 60s, appeared in Auckland District Court today where he was granted interim name suppression to protect the identity of his family. The doctor's lawyer Ron Mansfield told the court how his client was dedicated to working in his community and had been under ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707544/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:27 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707544/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e File Photo / NZ Herald The Supreme Court has reserved its ruling on whether to grant a Far North man - dubbed a drug kingpin for ruling over a multimillion-dollar dealing network - leave to appeal his conviction for manufacturing and supplying methamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis oil and ecstasy. Maxwell John Beckham, 66, from Mangonui, was found guilty of 24 charges after a six-week ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707542/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:39:26 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707542/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 23-year-old actress and 'Bel Ami' actor are reportedly on a 'break' after calling time on their four-year romance, and Kristen has since surrounded herself with a support network of close friends to help her stay ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708037/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:11:36 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708037/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Xero has widened its annual loss, in line with its guidance, while doubling revenue as it expanded in Australia and built a business in the US.The online accounting systems provider reported a net loss of $14.4 million in the 12 months ended March 31, compared to a loss of $7.9m a year earlier.Operating revenue rose 102 per cent to $39 million.Xero shares have climbed from just 85 cents in May ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708036/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:11:36 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708036/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e In an announcement on their Facebook page, the band revealed he was surrounded by his wife Dorothy Manzarek, and his brothers Rick and James Manzarek.The Doors' guitarist Robby Krieger revealed he was "deeply saddened" by the news and will "always miss" his long-time friend and collaborator.He said: "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708080/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:11:36 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708080/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A rail worker who almost cost two co-workers their lives when he forgot to check if they were on the tracks before a train passed had cannabis in his system.On August 25, 2011 two workers were repairing the track between Paekakariki and North Junction when a passenger train travelling southbound to Wellington came hurtling toward them at 60km/h.The two track workers leapt off the tracks just ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708081/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:11:35 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708081/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Former Dominion Finance chief executive Paul William Cropp has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. Cropp, 50, was found guilty last month on four charges of theft by a person in a special relationship. The Serious Fraud Office, which brought the proceedings against Cropp, argued he knowingly and deliberately breached the requirements of Dominion's debenture trust deed or that ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707241/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 01:02:56 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707241/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Resolution of New Zealand meat exports to China A resolution has been agreed which should see authorities clearing New Zealand meat exports to China from next week, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced."Chinese authorities have agreed they will begin releasing consignments under the name of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority."Officials are working around the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706492/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:17 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706492/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 3:25 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Tony RyallMinister of Health23 May 2013More children getting help to seeMore young New Zealanders in need of glasses to correct their vision have received free spectacles through a Government-funded subsidy."More than 28,000 children aged 15 years or under had their eyes tested and were given glasses if ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706493/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:17 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706493/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 3:23 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party David CunliffeAssociate Finance Spokesperson23 May 2013Disaster averted for state sector workersChanges forced to the State Sector and Public Finance Reform Bill (SSPFRB) by Labour and the state sector unions have averted disaster for government workers who were set to lose their redundancy entitlements and employment ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706494/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:16 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706494/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 3:13 pm Press Release: The Maori Party Te Ururoa FlavellMP for Waiariki 23rd May 2013Lack of Genuine Remorse from Police Will Not Restore Tuhoe RelationshipWaiariki MP, Te Ururoa Flavell, has continued his call for accountability in the wake of the damning IPCA report into Operation Eight."The Authority found there was no lawful basis for the roadblocks at ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706495/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:16 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706495/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The following letter which has been sent to Minister Gerry Brownlee was also originally cced to John Campbell - Campbell Live, Ian Simpson - EQC Chief Executive, Michael Wintringham - EQC Board Chair, Lyn Provost - Office of the Auditor General, Dame Beverley Wakem DNZM CBE - Parliamentary Ombudsmen, David Rutherford - Human Rights Commission, Gabriel Makhlouf - Secretary to the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706496/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:13 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706496/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e May 23, 2013 New Zealand's clean, green image is a key reason why a record number of Chinese tourists are flocking to New Zealand, a University of Canterbury (UC) Chinese language lecturer says.A record number of visitors arrived in New Zealand last month, with Chinese tourists showing the biggest increase. Arrivals in April reached 200,600 - up 3 per cent from the same time last year ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706497/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:12 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706497/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Darren Fidow. Photo / Supplied A man who was sentenced to home detention after permanently disabling an elderly woman when he robbed her of her bag at an Auckland shopping mall was given a "manifestly inadequate" sentence, a court has been told. Today at the Court of Appeal, the Crown appealed against the home-based sentence given to Darren Murphy Fidow, who attacked 81-year-old ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706502/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:30:01 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706502/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Peter Bennett (left) and Michael Quinlan were found guilty of dealing in cannabis-growing equipment. Photo / Greg Bowker The two men at the top of the Switched on Gardener chain are appealing their convictions and sentences. Owner Michael Quinlan was sentenced to four years and three months in jail last month. He had been convicted of possessing and supplying equipment to grow cannabis ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706504/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:59 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706504/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton says recommendations released by the America's Cup review committee are prudent and reasonable.The independent review of the regatta's operations and safety followed the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson earlier this month.Simpson was killed, and New Zealander Craig Monk injured, when Swedish challengers Artemis' AC72 capsized ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707056/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:40 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707056/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e An online car dealer that placed thousands of fake bids on more than 500 of its own auctions has been fined $42,000 this afternoon. Counsel for the company said its director, Masashi Umeoka, knew staff were "shill bidding" on $1 TradeMe reserve auctions, but did not know the scale of the behaviour or that it was illegal. In its victim impact statement, TradeMe described the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707549/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:22:47 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707549/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wests Tigers coach Mick Potter won't back down from his decision to bench No.1 playmaker Benji Marshall - but says he hopes he never has to do it again and wants the under-pressure star to be a Tiger for life. Potter still doesn't feel comfortable revealing the reasons behind starting last week's calamitous defeat to South Sydney with Marshall out of the starting lineup - only to ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706414/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:51 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706414/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The driving force behind Christchurch's 'Farmy Army' says providing help and hot meals in the earthquake-struck city was a humbling experience. John Hartnell was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit today for services to the community and beekeeping. Mr Hartnell, who is also chairman of Federated Farmers Bees, was the driving force behind the Farmy Army in ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708466/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:20:47 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708466/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Auckland is one step closer to having smoke-free parks, reserves, sports fields and playgrounds with the council asking for community feedback on its smoke-free policy.Auckland Council presented its draft smoke-free policy on Tuesday and is calling on local groups and community members to contribute to the final draft.The final draft will be presented to the Regional Development and Operations ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707153/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:55 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707153/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e More than half the public submissions on rebuilding Christchurch's famous cathedral want the more contemporary and modern replacement, the Anglican church says.It has released the results of a month-long public consultation on three options identified to replace the central city icon, which was nearly totally destroyed by the February 2011 earthquake.A full restoration is estimated to cost ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707105/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:54 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707105/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 35-year-old actor - who is best known for playing John Connor alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action sequel - was found hiding in a nearby property when the cops arrived on the scene just before 7pm.He was released on Saturday (18.05.13) after being held on $100,000 bail.Edward has had several similar run-ins with the law in the past pertaining to both his ex-wife and his ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707104/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:54 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707104/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'Baby' hitmaker and the 'Come & Get It' singer appear to have patched things up since their split in the New Year and are expected to go public at the annual music awards in Las Vegas on Sunday ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707107/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:53 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707107/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e TMZ claims Mark immediately reported the threats to the LAPD, who are currently investigating the matter. It is not yet known what specific comments were made.Mark represented the 'With You' singer during his own police ordeal in 2009, when he was arrested for assaulting his on-off girlfriend Rihanna.Chris, 24, is still on probation for the incident, and was accused in February not ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707106/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu, 23 May 2013 00:01:53 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707106/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The increasingly popular NZ Secret Santa Twitter account has been taken over by New Zealand Post, after it became too much for its Hamilton creator. The feel-good activity links Twitter users to each other so they can send anonymous Christmas presents. Sam Elton-Walter created the account three years ago and each year more and more people have joined - with 870 signing up last ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706509/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:38:44 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706509/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 3:15 pm Press Release: Wellington City Council 23 May 2013 Council kick-starts airport extensionMayor Celia Wade-Brown said today that a runway extension is crucial to attracting long-haul international flights to the Capital City and will grow the economy of the lower North Island.The Wellington City Council proposes to contribute half of the estimated $2 million ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705405/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705405/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 3:01 pm Press Release: Christchurch Cathedral Cathedral Conversation Involves ThousandsMay 23 2013The community engagement on design options for ChristChurch Cathedral has produced more than 3700 submissions and more than 19,000 visits to the website.The high number of submissions during the month long engagement, that ended on May 3rd, is being welcomed by the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705406/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:59 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705406/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thu 23 May 2013 The possibility of earthquake-caused liquefaction in Taranaki is low, with just a few coastal areas potentially having the type of soil that might liquefy.However those areas would need to be soil-tested before the potential for liquefaction can be confirmed or discounted.A report by GNS Science has today (Thursday) been released by the region's four councils, Powerco ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705969/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:57 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705969/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Media Release - 23 May 2013 The redevelopment of central Christchurch has taken an exciting step forward with today's announcement of the Amazing Place playground winners, says Christchurch Central Development Unit Director Warwick Isaacs.The winners were announced by Prime Minister John Key at a gala event in Hagley Park's Geodome this afternoon."It was just great to see so ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705407/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:57 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705407/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e < 1000) { timout = timout * 2; window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); } } window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); return result; ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705414/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:56 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705414/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Government has missed an opportunity to allow conservation groups and the mining company Bathurst to reach a compromise over the Denniston Plateau by riding roughshod over the process, says Labour's Conservation spokesperson Ruth Dyson."There was a real possibility of a win-win for both sides that would have seen mining go ahead while other areas were protected for ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705411/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:56 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705411/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Locals have really got behind their volunteers with 36 entries received for 34 groups for the TrustPower Timaru District Community Awards.Entries for the Community Awards closed on Friday 17 May. The TrustPower Timaru District Community Awards, which recognise and reward voluntary groups for the outstanding contribution they make to the local community, are run in partnership with the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705412/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:56 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705412/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e It's a bit rich for Peter Dunne to announce today that legislation to regulate legal highs should be 'rushed' through Parliament, Labour's Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says."Peter Dunne and the National-led Government could have passed the legislation long before now if they had made regulating the legal high industry a priority."The Law ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705409/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:56 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705409/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 2:45 pm Press Release: Queenstown Lakes District Council Suffolk Street ConsultationThe Council is considering a proposal to grant land at 11-21 Suffolk Street, Arrowtown to the Community Housing Trust to develop affordable rental accommodation.The development would include ten architecturally designed dwellings with two reserved for senior citizens.All dwellings ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705410/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:56 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705410/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 2:40 pm Press Release: Hawke's Bay Regional Council 23 May 2013Community Planting Day Will Enhance KaramuA community planting day to celebrate Arbor Day next month will add to the enhancement of the Karamu Stream.Hawke's Bay Regional Council will be holding the planting day on Saturday 8 June from 9am to 2pm on the banks of the Karamu Stream near Whakatu. ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705413/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:55 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705413/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e prize pool total to almost $500,000 since 1999 . FMA chairman Simon Allen was the winner of NBR' s latest subscriber prize of a Luxury European Escape courtesy of Air NZ, flying Business Premier to London, with stopovers each way in either Hong Kong or Los Angeles, plus four weeks' accommodation staying at the Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties of his ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705415/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:32:44 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705415/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e print edition detailed how companies from around New Zealand and overseas are considering moving to the Bay of Plenty city, attracted by proximity to the port on relatively cheap industrial land. In the second part of our ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705416/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:32:39 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705416/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Photo / File A Wanganui midwife who handed over care of some of her patients to a graduate midwife in a "loose arrangement" has been found guilty by the Health Practitioners' Disciplinary Tribunal. Cheryl Baker was charged that she practised without a certificate during April and/or May 2010, and that she acted unprofessionally or inappropriately from February to May 2010. She was ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705417/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:49 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705417/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 15-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson has developed a close bond with her birth mother, Debbie Rowe, over recent weeks and has now dropped the bombshell on the Jackson household that she wants to spend the summer holiday at Debbie's horse ranch in Palmdale, ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705972/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:45 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705972/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'Desperate Housewives' star accidentally revealed much more than she bargained for while walking the red carpet at the 'Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian)' film screening on Saturday ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705931/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:44 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705931/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Conservation group Forest & Bird and the Greens have slammed the government's decision to allow an Australian company to develop a new open-cast coal mine on conservation land near Westport in exchange for $22 million.Conservation Minister Nick Smith, who went to the Denniston Plateau on Thursday to announce the deal, says it is the largest ever compensation package negotiated by his ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705941/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:44 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705941/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Don't get mad, get even.Rugby league coaching great Graham Lowe has that simple message for top New Zealand coaches who might be miffed at the spate of Australians landing plum jobs on this side of the Tasman Sea.Newly appointed Silver Ferns netball assistant coach Vicki Wilson joins cricket high performance boss John Buchanan, Warriors rugby league coach Matthew Elliott and national hockey ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705943/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:43 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705943/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Police rushed to the socialite's Los Angeles mansion, but the only sign of life they found were her pet pooches tearing around the house, according to TMZ.When the 32-year-old star arrived home, she was shocked to discover police cars surrounding her house. The incident, which took place last weekend, was almost identical to a joke played on Paris two months ago.The report comes just after ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705942/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:51:43 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705942/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Government is eroding the conservation estate by allowing Australian owned Bathurst Resources Ltd access to conservation land to build open cast coal mine, the Green Party said today. "Today is a dark day for conservation," said Green Party mining spokesperson Catherine Delahunty.Ms Delahunty was responding to Conservation Minister Nick Smith's decision to allow ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705018/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:40 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705018/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 1:23 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Peter DunneAssociate Minister of Health23 May 2013Dunne: legal highs bill to be even faster-trackedAssociate Health Minister Peter Dunne wants to push the Psychoactive Substances Bill through Parliament faster than planned when it returns from the select committee in mid-June, with the aim of having the legislation ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704488/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:40 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704488/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Prime Minister John Key today released the latest Indicators and Progress Report for the Government's Tackling Methamphetamine Action Plan, and says while the picture of methamphetamine (P) supply in New Zealand remains a complex one, the efforts of law enforcement agencies are continuing to produce positive signs."When the Government began this plan in 2009, New Zealand had one ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704491/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:39 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704491/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 1:34 pm Press Release: Festival of Transitional Architecture 23 May 2013Arcades to revitalise old Crowne Plaza siteA striking temporary structure is set to bring new life to the central city and facilitate events in Christchurch's former Crowne Plaza site.Construction of the impressive series of six-metre-high vault-like frames, named The Arcades Project, began ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704490/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:38 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704490/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e James Hardie Industries has not made a provision for the Ministry of Education's $1.5 billion suit over 800 leaky buildings, saying it hasn't worked out what loss, if any, it may face. The Australian building materials company and its New Zealand subsidiaries are assessing the ministry's claim with the intention of "vigorously" defending it, but haven't determined ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704492/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:21:31 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704492/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare jumped to their highest in more than two years as the maker of breathing masks and respirators said it expects to beat analyst estimates for 2014 profit after surpassing its own guidance for 2013. F&P Healthcare shares surged 5.9 percent to $3.21, the highest since February 1, 2011, when it touched $3.22. The stock has surged 23 percent so far this ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704493/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:21:21 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704493/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e COMMENT The Labour/Green opposition coalition is absolutely right to slam Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Paul Neazor’s report into alleged illegal spying of New Zealanders, but on the wrong track calling for it to be released. Reports on security matters should always be kept secret so that they are not seen by the country’s adversaries, with the proper oversight ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704494/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:21:18 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704494/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A $1.7 million Government grant will provide more affordable housing for some of Tauranga's most vulnerable people. The grant has been made to Tauranga Community Housing Trust and will be used to build new units and modify existing ones to make them suitable for people with restricted mobility. Trust manager Chris Johnstone said eight units on an existing Clarke St site would be ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708926/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:12 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708926/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Tauranga residents unhappy with the sale of state houses in their area jumped at the opportunity to raise the issue with Labour leader David Shearer. Mr Shearer visited Merivale School yesterday and held a community meeting to discuss housing in the area. Housing New Zealand confirmed nine Merivale houses were sold to private buyers in the last 12 months. Merivale resident ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707547/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 22:05:35 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707547/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Former Wellington Phoenix striker Chris Greenacre has been named the club's assistant coach for a second A-League season.Englishman Greenacre has been retained to work under newly appointed head coach Ernie Merrick for the 2013-14 campaign.The 35-year-old assisted former coach Ricki Herbert last season and took over the top role for the bottom-placed club's last six games when Herbert ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704966/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:05 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704966/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Former Dominion Finance director Robert Barry Whale has admitted misleading investors of Dominion Finance, which owed more than $175m when it ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704993/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:04 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704993/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e There was no sign of the fashion designer's usual poker face as she choked back sobs while watching her husband play his last game for French team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Parc des Princes in Paris on ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704967/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:04 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704967/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e After weeks of speculation, the pair are said to be signing a deal this weekend to sit alongside Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato on the judging panel for the programme's third season. They would replace departing judges Britney Spears and L.A. Reid.Kelly is no stranger to reality shows, having been a judge on 'The X Factor' UK in 2011, while Paulina coached for 'The Voice' ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704994/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:03 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704994/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 12:56 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Gerry Brownlee Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 23 May 2013 Playground honours Margaret Mahy ONZA playground based on author Margaret Mahy's work has taken out one of the top prizes in the BNZ Amazing Place playground design competition run by the Christchurch Central Development Unit, Canterbury ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703352/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:04 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703352/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 12:34 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Dr Nick SmithMinister of Conservation 23 May 2013 Denniston coal mine gains access approvalConservation Minister Dr Nick Smith today announced his approval under the Crown Minerals Act for an access agreement for Bathurst Resources for its Escarpment Mining Project on the Denniston Plateau, near Westport. ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703354/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:03 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703354/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Eastern Region's four-week duck-hunting season has been justified by the early results from a Fish & Game survey of hunter success analysed this week.The game bird season for mallard and grey duck will finish at Queen's Birthday weekend in the Eastern Fish & Game Region, although upland game birds and other species such as paradise shelduck and black swan have a longer ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703355/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:02 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703355/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 11:39 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Gerry BrownleeMinister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 23 May 2013 Christchurch CBD construction ramps up Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has today taken Prime Minister John Key on a whistle-stop tour to check progress on three major construction sites in the Christchurch CBD. "These ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703962/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:02 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703962/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 12:12 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government 23 May 2013 Consultation begins on mining safety regulationsThe Government has further progressed the Pike River Implementation Plan with the release of a discussion document on a new regulatory regime for the mining sector. Labour and Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges says the discussion document proposes ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703356/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:02 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703356/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e According to a 10 year economic impact report, the Waikato Innovation Park has brought $16M of establishment funding into the region and employee-related benefits from those working at the Park have contributed more than $100M to the regional economy. The report, carried out by the Institute for Business Research at the Waikato Management School, outlines the Park's direct and ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703358/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:14:01 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703358/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Can – and should – something be done about New Zealand’s high exchange rate? It is one of the hottest political, economic and business topics of the post-global financial crisis world. The topic flared up at the Grant Thornton-National Business Review post Budget breakfast in Wellington last Friday. Although they were delivered set piece speeches on the budget, Labour ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703359/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 21:11:28 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703359/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Calder Stewart has plans to demolish almost all of Carisbrook. The company bought the old stadium from the Dunedin City Council in a conditional deal in February for $3.3 million. Confirmation of the purchase appears to be due next month. Documents released to the Otago Daily Times yesterday confirmed the company planned to clear almost every structure from the former home of ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704500/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:08 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214704500/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e South Sydney enforcer Ben Te'o will remain in contention for State of Origin selection until investigations into assault allegations against him are completed. A Brisbane woman has alleged Te'o punched her in the face, fracturing her eye socket last month, a claim Te'o has vehemently denied. The woman's version of the assault at Brisbane player Corey Norman's Ashgrove ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703260/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:23 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703260/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The actor-and-screenwriter could be getting married to Jennifer Aniston sooner than expected after it emerged he was at a stag party in the Big Apple last ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703914/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:32:13 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703914/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Parents of Phillipstown School students won't have to send their children elsewhere if the government is true to its word about listening to the communities, the school's principal Tony Simpson says.The government wants the decile one school in Christchurch to merge with Woolston School on the Linwood College site because of property costs arising from the 2011 earthquake and the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703915/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:32:12 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703915/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'X Factor' USA judge found it hard to forgive the Jonas Brothers singer - who she met on the set of 'Camp Rock' in 2007 - when he dumped her out of the blue in 2010, but the pair have since put their differences aside and become firm ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703966/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:32:12 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703966/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A 16-year-old accused of murdering Ashburton mum Sina Nerisa Solomona will stand trial in Timaru in November. The youth, who has name suppression, had a trial date of November 4 set at a pre-trial callover at the High Court in Christchurch today. Defence counsel Elizabeth Bulger said the trial has been set for two weeks, but said it was likely to last just over a week. She ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703365/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:27:05 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703365/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A car has crashed through the front door of a petrol station on Auckland's North Shore. The crash happened just before midday at BP Connect on Lake Road. Police said the driver was removed from the car. His injuries and the cause of the incident are unknown at this stage.- APNZ By Abby Gillies Email ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703366/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:20:46 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703366/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Waterfront Auckland will hold a free community event to celebrate the Queen's Birthday weekend at Queen's Wharf titled 'The Best of British'. From June 1st to 3rd, guests can spend the day at Queen's Wharf and discover the very best of England, Scotland and ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702921/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:47 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702921/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 11:15 am Press Release: Wellington City Council Mayor Hosting Wellington's Talented AthletesHer Worship Celia Wade-Brown the Mayor of Wellington will present certificates to young athletes involved in the Wellington City Council Talent Development Programme on Tuesday 4 June.The Council has partnered with Sport Wellington to deliver this programme which aims to ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702257/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:43 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702257/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 10:58 am Press Release: Northland Regional Council 23 May, 2013 Info evenings for would-be regional councillors With the official nomination period for this year's local body elections drawing closer, would-be Northland Regional Councillors are being invited to attend information meetings to learn more about what the job entails. Malcolm Nicolson, the regional ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702258/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:42 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702258/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Previous Winner Stephen Tubbs is NBR's latest winner of New Zealand's richest subscription prize, a fabulous trip for two flying Business Class with Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to Cambodia’s newest ultimate "all-inclusive" luxury eco-resort – Song Saa Private Island, valued at ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702259/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:02:23 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702259/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Little Brett Oosthuizen has been nicknamed The Great White by staff at Waikato Hospital. His dad Marius said it is because they think his youngest son looks like a boxer with both of his hands swaddled in bandages. However, Marius and his wife Mandy know the horror under the white gloves. At the request of Brett's plastic surgeon, the Oosthuizen family have agreed to share their story in the hope ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703367/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703367/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A 9-year-old boy is being spoken to by police Youth Aid after two fires in quick succession in Bay of Islands businesses. The first fire started in a clothing rack at The Warehouse in Waipapa about 1.45pm on Tuesday. Sergeant Peter Masters, of Paihia police, said damage was kept to a minimum by a customer's quick response and the store's good fire procedures. The store was evacuated and no one ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708924/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708924/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A late-night walk in the countryside by two Wairarapa men and their dogs turned into the "hunt of a lifetime" last weekend after they stumbled across and captured a mammoth wild boar in the bush. Judd Coulson from Carterton and his mate Hayden Meads from Kahutara decided to take their four dogs for a quiet walk. They anticipated a relaxed stroll through paddocks and bush when their dogs suddenly ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706505/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214706505/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Far North District Council has removed a cat feeding shelter at Paihia. The crackdown against 86-year-old Betty Chapman and her team of volunteers feeding 10 stray cats at a Paihia reserve has created controversy, with cat lovers so critical of the council action their vitriolic emails have drawn accusations of cyber bullying. Council communications officer Richard Edmondson said the feeding ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708078/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708078/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A 9-year-old boy is being spoken to by police Youth Aid after two fires in quick succession in Bay of Islands businesses. The first fire started in a clothing rack at The Warehouse in Waipapa about 1.45pm on Tuesday. Sergeant Peter Masters, of Paihia police, said damage was kept to a minimum by a customer's quick response and the store's good fire procedures. The store was evacuated and no one ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708077/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214708077/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Head down, hands on my knees, gasping for air. What am I talking about you ask? I'll start from the beginning. Every year New Zealand Police staff are made to undergo a fitness test, called a physical competence test (PCT), with a small part of their salary riding on them passing. Earlier this year, while I was working on the police desk at the newspaper, I was handed a ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705082/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705082/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A 9-year-old boy is being spoken to by police Youth Aid after two fires in quick succession in Bay of Islands businesses. The first fire started in a clothing rack at The Warehouse in Waipapa about 1.45pm on Tuesday. Sergeant Peter Masters, of Paihia police, said damage was kept to a minimum by a customer's quick response and the store's good fire procedures. The store was evacuated and no one ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707152/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707152/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A Napier woman is facing a charge of failing to provide the necessaries of life to her elderly mother, who was found fused to her furniture and a blanket after apparently being confined to a couch for at least three years. Details have emerged after the latest court appearance of the woman, aged in her 50s. She has yet to plead to the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703125/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703125/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Michelle Mary Lawrence. Photo / Supplied The man charged with the murder of Christchurch woman Michelle Mary Lawrence has appointed a new defence counsel, which has potentially delayed his trial. Timothy Joseph Foley, unemployed, faces a charge of killing 41-year-old Ms Lawrence in the suburb of Linwood on June 9, last year. She was rushed to hospital after being found at the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702263/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 19:51:15 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702263/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The Crusaders have matched the Chiefs in losing their first-choice tighthead prop to injury ahead of Friday's crucial Super Rugby match in Hamilton.Powerhouse All Black Owen Franks has been ruled out with a hamstring injury and has been replaced by Nepo Laulala. Joe Moody remains the reserve prop.Franks suffered the injury during the three-day All Blacks training camp in Mt Maunganui, ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702873/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:55 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702873/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'Always' hitmaker - who has children Stephanie, 19, Jesse James, 18, Jacob, 11, and Romeo, nine, with wife Dorothea - insists he is not a "perfect" husband, but he isn't interested in sleeping with anyone behind his spouse of 24 years' ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702874/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:54 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702874/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Comvita, which produces health products from manuka honey and olive leaves, posted a 10 per cent decline in full-year profit, beating its own guidance as it coped with a shortage of honey and higher costs.Net profit fell to $7.37 million, or 24.52 cents a share, from $8.2m, or 27.85 cents, a year earlier, the Te Puke-based company said in a statement on Thursday.Sales rose 8 per cent to a record ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702875/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:54 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702875/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A source told The Daily Star newspaper: "Harry loves everything to be neat and tidy. He's fixated with keeping the tour bus clean."He went to a supermarket and bought a ton of cleaning products as he didn't think the bus was clean enough."Everyone has their own quirky habits, but we all call him Mrs. Mop."Harry, 19, has even banned outdoor footwear from being worn in ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702883/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:53 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702883/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in smart phones and navigation systems, has plunged deeper into the red after writing down the value of its Chinese and New Zealand units.The Auckland-based company made a loss of $32.8 million, or 17.1 cents per share, in the 12 months ended March 31, from a loss of $420,000, or 0.2 cents, a year earlier, it said in a statement.Earnings before ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702926/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:53 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702926/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A rail worker who failed to make sure two of his co-workers were off the track before a passenger train passed by, nearly hitting them, was a regular cannabis user, an investigation has found. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission today released its findings into the incident near Wellington on August 25, 2011. Results from post-incident drug and alcohol testing by KiwiRail revealed the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703085/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 19:10:50 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703085/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e New Zealand's high levels of child poverty, violence against women and a proposed law affecting asylum-seekers have been criticised by a human rights watchdog. The Amnesty International Annual Report on the state of the world's human rights highlighted the high numbers of Maori and Pacific children affected by poverty. Amnesty's New Zealand executive director Grant Bayldon said ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702267/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702267/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Ambassador to Afghanistan appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the appointment of career diplomat John Mataira as Ambassador to Afghanistan."New Zealand has made a significant commitment to Afghanistan over the last 10 years, andwhile our Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) has now left Bamyan, that commitment will continue through our development ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701611/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:55:44 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701611/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Conservation Minister Nick Smith will make a decision later today to allow opencast coal mining on the Denniston Plateau, just one day before he would have had to consult the public on the proposal. "Nick Smith is going to say yes to mining our high-value conservation land today," said West Coast Environment Network spokesperson Lynley Hargreaves. "And he doesn't want ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700862/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:55:43 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700862/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e More than one in three Kiwi households face a cold winter under National, highlighting the need for lower power prices and better insulation of homes, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today.A Canstar Blue survey shows that 36 percent of Kiwi New Zealand households can't afford to heat their homes adequately in the winter. Cold homes are a leading source of ill-health ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700861/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:55:43 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700861/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Dominion Finance trial hinges on luxury property Former Dominion Finance director Robert Barry Whale has pleaded guilty to seven charges of issuing misleading statements to investors who lost a total of $176.9 million when the company collapsed in 2008. Last month Whale - a partner at law firm Jones Young - was acquitted on five counts of theft related to the collapse of Dominion Finance Group ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700347/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:09 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700347/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Mellory Manning's body was found in the Avon River in 2008. Photo / Supplied The trial of a man charged with the 2008 murder of Christchurch prostitute Mellory Manning is likely to start next year. Mauha Huataki Fawcett, 24, has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Miss Manning on December 18, 2008. Her badly beaten body was found in the Avon River the next day, and ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700866/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:42:35 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700866/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Snoopy is a survivor. The 4-year-old spaniel-cross spent six hours stranded on a Dunedin cliff ledge in the cold and rain yesterday. Owner Derek Hovius walks Snoopy around the Chisholm Park golf course most mornings, but yesterday the dog disappeared about 10am. It wasn't until 4pm that a very cold and wet Snoopy was back in Mr Hovius' arms, following a three-hour search and rescue operation by ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707150/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:17:56 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214707150/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The man accused of the brutal 2008 murder of Christchurch prostitute Mellory Manning is unlikely to stand trial this year.Mauha Fawcett, 24, appeared in the High Court at Christchurch on Thursday, where proceedings were put off for another pre-trial conference in October.Fawcett's lawyer Craig Ruane told NZ Newswire it was unlikely a trial would go ahead this year.Fawcett has been in custody ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701567/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:37 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701567/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Dozens of people have escaped serious injury after a deck holding them collapsed in West Auckland.Ambulance crews were called to the home on Pleasant Road in Glen Eden just after 10pm on Saturday after the deck crashed to the ground with 30 people on it.The structure fell about 2.5 metres.A St John Ambulance spokeswoman told NZ Newswire a few people suffered superficial injuries but no one was ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701616/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:37 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701616/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Now an adult, his rocker father has admitted he has become "closer" to his son because of exchanging women in their lives.Speaking to The Sunday Times Magazine, Lemmy said: "I've been part of Paul's life since he was a kid. I'm not sure how you know if you're a good dad but I think I'm OK."We've swapped girlfriends a couple of times. That ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701568/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:35 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701568/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e fifth Budget , which we released to New Zealand last week, has been extremely well received. That's because it delivers in the areas that matter, and it supports our families who need it most.When I spoke in Parliament on the Budget last week, it was great to have the chance to talk about our success in Government. I also took the opportunity to point out that the Opposition have ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699435/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:01 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699435/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Introduction Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou, katoa.Good morning distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I have been invited to speak to you today about three themes: How New Zealand is ensuring that community-based approaches to risk reduction are institutionalised, or given a formal or official structure; What my commitments are to community resilience; and How the role of ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699434/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:01 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699434/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e New figures obtained by Labour show that more Kiwis are having their power supply cut off because they can't afford to pay their electricity bills, says Labour Leader David Shearer. "I'm hearing so many stories from people who feel sick in the stomach when they get their power bill. They're worried about turning their heater or electric blanket on and feel like ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699433/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699433/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thursday, 23 May 2013, 9:26 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Hamilton Police urge caution after road safety hit for sixAs dawn breaks on a wet Waikato morning, Hamilton Police reviewing a series of crashes are urging drivers to keep their wits about them and drive to the conditions.Sergeant Phil Ruddell of the Hamilton Strategic Traffic Unit said one of the most frustrating aspects ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699432/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699432/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The legal profession will be greatly saddened at the news of the sudden death of Justice Robert Chambers, New Zealand Law Society President Chris Moore said today."Justice Chambers was an outstanding judge. His appointment to the Supreme Court last year was a natural progression in a career of high achievement," Mr Moore said."Right from his graduation from Auckland ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699436/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:59 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699436/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e NBR ONLINE Paid Content - Individual Subscription Pay just $120 for six months' anytime, anywhere access to online paid content and stay connected with the best up to date business ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699437/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:44:35 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699437/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e THE New Zealand dollar fell after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may taper monthly bond purchases if it's confident of sustained gains in the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699443/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:30 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699443/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Korea have beaten New Zealand 4-0 in their men's international hockey series in Auckland after winning the sixth and final Test 2-1.The visitors handled wet conditions on Wednesday well, scoring the only goal of the first half through Nam Young Lee and finding a winner via Hyun Woo Nam after New Zealand had equalised soon after halftime with a goal to Stephen Jenness.Coach Colin Batch says ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699446/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:48 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699446/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e He said: "Of course they're nice kids - but my four year old always tries to punch me in the nuts."Sometimes he gets me when I'm not looking and it really hurts."Then again, when I see him, I can't help but laugh and that's the best medicine. Everyone should laugh and smile a bit more."Mark recently found himself in trouble with his wife when she discovered ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700155/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:42 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700155/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Former prime minister Helen Clark has climbed to 21st on Forbes magazine's list of the world's most powerful women.Miss Clark, 63, was ranked 34th in 2012 and 50th in 2011 on the list, which ranks influential women in global politics, business, media, entertainment, technology and not-for-profits based on their "money, media presence and impact".German Chancellor Angela Merkel ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700156/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:41 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700156/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Jessie explained: "My nan, ever since I can remember, has had long pointy nails. And she loves green. Everything [she has] is green - her bathroom, her clothes. If she could have green hair, she would. She's obsessed with green."She saw me on 'The Voice' with green nails, and she said to me, 'I want them'. She definitely gave me a love of long nails."While ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700154/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:41 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700154/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Eight rich New Zealanders are among hundreds of people queuing globally for space travel on Virgin's world-first commercial space service.Tickets cost more than $234,000 per person, and eight Kiwis have spent more than $1.8 million combined on tickets at House of Travel, which is a partner for the service.The travel company expects New Zealanders' interest in the rocket-powered flights ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700157/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:40 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700157/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Ozzy, 64, was seen planting a kiss on his wife's cheek as Kelly looked on in delight at her loved up parents who had been living apart because of Ozzy's relapse into drink and drug abuse.The 'Fashion Police' star also gave an indication her mother and father's relationship is back on track in a Twitter post from the event which showed Sharon hiding under a blanket.Kelly ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700171/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 17:05:39 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700171/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A hui is being scheduled in Ruatoki to discuss a report that found police acted unlawfully during raids in the area six years ago. The Independent Police Conduct Authority released a blistering report yesterday into police actions, which found officers were unjustified in establishing road blocks and detaining and searching some people during the raids. Amongst the authority's recommendations for ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699442/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:17 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214699442/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e US stocks and bonds fell, both giving up earlier gains, after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank might scale back stimulus measures as early as at its next meeting. "If we see continued improvement and we have confidence that that is going to be sustained, then we could in-in the next few meetings, we could take a step down in our pace of purchases," Mr ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698097/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 16:34:23 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698097/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e More than a third of Kiwi adults will be braving the cold in their home this winter, unable to afford heating.That's according to a survey of 2060 electricity consumers, which found young adults and women are most likely to be going without heating.The Canstar Blue customer satisfaction survey found 36 per cent of respondents can't afford adequate heating in winter, including 45 per ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698788/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:23 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698788/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Joe Root plans to continue "living my dream" by lining up for his first Test appearance on his home ground of Headingley.The 22-year-old established himself in the England side with some exceptionally mature displays on tour in New Zealand and India, then made important scores of 40 and 71 on his home debut at Lord's last week.That contributed to England's 170-run win over the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698787/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:23 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698787/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Black Caps wicketkeeper BJ Watling's has failed a fitness Test, handing the gloves to captain Brendon McCullum and opening the door for Martin ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698789/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:22 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698789/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'We'll Be Coming Back' hitmaker - real name Elliot Gleave - wed Australian TV presenter Erin McNaught in an intimate ceremony Down Under on Saturday (18.05.13) and the 30-year-old star, who was in charge of the music, surprised his guests by breaking from tradition by picking a cinematic soundtrack for their big ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698790/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:22 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698790/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The pre-trial hearing for the former Napier city councillor charged with murdering his wife in Canada has been adjourned until next month.The hearing for Peter Beckett, 56, was scheduled for this week but was put off until June 11, a Salmon Arm Court spokeswoman told NZ Newswire.The pre-trial hearing is expected to last three to four days and Canadian law prohibits media reporting on it.The case ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698801/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:21 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698801/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Zespri says it should have more rigorously investigated staff concerns about a dual invoicing scam in China, but it isn't admitting any role in the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698791/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:21 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698791/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Leona describes her mother Maria as a "hero" for her providing her with a wonderful home and giving her a sense of family unity.Leona said: "My mum is a hero to me, that's given me a very strong sense of family loyalty to those I trust. I will definitely adopt children. I'm not sure if I want my own."The 28-year-old is a strict vegetarian and a campaigner for animals ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698802/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:19 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698802/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A number of Kiwis have already stumped up a total of more than $1.8 million to book a place on the world's first commercial space flight. Virgin Galactic hopes to be taking commercial flights outside of the earth's atmosphere by 2014. Eight New Zealanders have signed up with House of Travel already. Expert agent Stephen Parsons has visited the operating port of the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697531/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:32:30 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697531/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Helen Clark has been ranked as the 21st most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. The head of the UN's development programme is the only New Zealander in the list of 100 women - and moves up from number 50 two years ago and 61 two years before that. It is the ninth time she has featured on the list. Helen Clark is in charge of a budget of almost $6 billion and a staff of 8000 in 177 ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697457/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:05 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697457/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e One person has died in a road crash and more than a dozen flights cancelled as torrential rain and gale force winds have ripped through Wellington.Following blustery weather in Auckland on Sunday night and Monday morning, the capital was hit by the wintry blast later in the day. A sharp 3.7-magnitude earthquake in the Wairarapa added to the drama just after 4pm.One person was killed and another ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697408/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:22 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697408/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wallabies great Andrew Slack believes Robbie Deans should be honest and explain that Quade Cooper's controversial omission from his Test squad is due to last year's "toxic" outburst.And Slack warned the under-pressure Wallabies coach that he quickly needed to forgive and forget if he wanted to beat the British and Irish Lions - and hold onto his job.Australia's 1984 Grand ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697328/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:22 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697328/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e The 'Harry Potter' actor - who gave up alcohol in 2010 after drinking to excess while filming the latter half of the eight-film wizard saga - often finds he emotionally "provokes" intoxicated fans into revealing their troubles and believes it is his celebrity status which makes people so open and honest towards ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697327/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:22 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697327/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Photo / NZPA Fake $100 notes are circulating in Auckland, with one group of businesses being targeted repeatedly. Several Otara businesses have received the counterfeit notes with one man recognised by several retailers as someone using the fake money. Bhajnam Kaur, 31, received one at her Chapel Downs dairy on Tuesday. It wasn't the first time and when she spoke to neighbouring ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695058/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:58:37 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695058/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Labour transport spokesman Ian Lees-Galloway said he was not surprised the Government was tipping more cash into KiwiRail. Photo / Natalie Slade Struggling KiwiRail may soak up almost $600 million - or a tenth of the cash raised from partially privatising state-owned power companies, Budget documents reveal. In last week's Budget, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee announced ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695056/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:58:37 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695056/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Candy Atkinson says she's horrified such young children could think of destroying her family's home as they have. Photo / Christine Cornege Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home. Four children, aged just 12 and 13, have been referred to Youth ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695059/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:58:36 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695059/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Photo / Thinkstock One in three New Zealanders can't afford to heat their homes properly in winter, an especially acute issue for younger people, a survey shows. A University of Otago public health professor said the findings were concerning because living in a cold house can have serious heath implications. A nationwide Canstar Blue survey of 2060 people found 74 per cent have changed ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214694443/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:57:11 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214694443/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A pre-trial hearing for an ex pat New Zealander accused of murdering his wife in Canada has been adjourned. Former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett, 56, was due to stand trial at Salmon Arm Provincial Court for the murder of his wife Laura Letts-Beckett by allegedly pushing her off a boat in 2010. The pre-trial opened yesterday in Canada [Tuesday local time] but was adjourned ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697456/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:31:41 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697456/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Neill Ellis travelled from his Bay of Plenty home to "Tornado Alley" in the United States to fulfil a lifelong dream. But what he saw when a huge twister ravaged the community of Moore on the outskirts of Oklahoma City was the stuff of nightmares. The Tauranga man was the only Kiwi in a group of storm-chasers - the others were Australians and Americans - on a five-week trip to the region, where ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214694261/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214694261/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e An online car dealer has been snared placing thousands of fake bids on more than 500 of its own auctions. The Auto Co (Millennium) Ltd pilfered more than $100,000 from Trade Me users in a year by "shill bidding" on $1 reserve auctions. The company was the biggest motor trader on the site at the time and the case is the largest of its kind in New Zealand. The scam came ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214696642/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214696642/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e An online car dealer has been snared placing thousands of fake bids on more than 500 of its own auctions. The Auto Co (Millennium) Ltd pilfered more than $100,000 from Trade Me users in a year by "shill bidding" on $1 reserve auctions. The company was the biggest motor trader on the site at the time and the case is the largest of its kind in New Zealand. The scam came ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695915/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695915/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Maori MPs say police have escaped punishment for illegal actions after a landmark report finally confirmed that some operations during raids at Ruatoki were "contrary to law, unjustified and unreasonable". Prime Minister John Key said he was taking advice on whether the Government should apologise to Tuhoe after the long-awaited Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report concluded ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214694496/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:16 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214694496/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Housing Minister Nick Smith has finally cleared up a mystery from last week's Budget - disclosing that only new tenants moving into community housing, and not existing tenants, will get state-subsidised rents. That explains how he was able to extend income-related rental subsidies to community housing tenants for an average of only $35 a week per house by 2016-17, only a sixth of the $215 ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698851/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:12 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698851/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home. Four children, aged just 12 and 13, have been referred to Youth Aid in Hamilton for their part in what police called "the worst burglary in a decade". Ms Atkinson, a data manager, returned home on Tuesday of last week about 8pm ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700247/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214700247/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home. Four children, aged just 12 and 13, have been referred to Youth Aid in Hamilton for their part in what police called "the worst burglary in a decade". Ms Atkinson, a data manager, returned home on Tuesday of last week about 8pm ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697406/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697406/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home. Four children, aged just 12 and 13, have been referred to Youth Aid in Hamilton for their part in what police called "the worst burglary in a decade". Ms Atkinson, a data manager, returned home on Tuesday of last week about 8pm ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701613/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701613/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home. Four children, aged just 12 and 13, have been referred to Youth Aid in Hamilton for their part in what police called "the worst burglary in a decade". Ms Atkinson, a data manager, returned home on Tuesday of last week about 8pm ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705020/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214705020/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home. Four children, aged just 12 and 13, have been referred to Youth Aid in Hamilton for their part in what police called "the worst burglary in a decade". Ms Atkinson, a data manager, returned home on Tuesday of last week about 8pm ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702924/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214702924/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home. Four children, aged just 12 and 13, have been referred to Youth Aid in Hamilton for their part in what police called "the worst burglary in a decade". Ms Atkinson, a data manager, returned home on Tuesday of last week about 8pm ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698852/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214698852/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home. Four children, aged just 12 and 13, have been referred to Youth Aid in Hamilton for their part in what police called "the worst burglary in a decade". Ms Atkinson, a data manager, returned home on Tuesday of last week about 8pm ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703964/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:10 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214703964/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e When it comes to the Five Eyes intelligence sharing grouping, it's like a family with the United States and Britain as parents, and New Zealand being the 5-year old that others were made to play with. That's how Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Rhys Jones described the grouping yesterday, while trying to explain how much more difficult it was to operate under financial constraints when ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697404/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214697404/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Five and a half years after the Urewera raids, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has issued a report that is surely the last verdict on that strange operation. The authority has found "the police were entitled, on the information they had, to view the threat posed as real and potentially serious, necessitating investigation". Everything else the police did that day has to be judged in the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695061/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695061/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e An Australian woman has accused Auckland-born NRL star Ben Te'o of punching her in the face at the home of a former teammate. Police say they aren't investigating - at Katie Lewis' request. But she appeared on TV last night. In an interview on Australia's Channel 9, the 22-year-old Ms Lewis said: "I was laying in the hallway with blood everywhere ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695066/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695066/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Recently it appears that planes coming into and leaving Auckland Airport have been taking different routes. Is this happening, and if so, why? Bill Davidson, Mt Eden. It is indeed. Trials began in November to use what are known as smart approaches which the airport says could reduce distances flown, fuel consumption, carbon emissions and noise for people living close to the ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695062/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695062/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Thomas Jones and Erica Gunther have the ultimate souvenir of their New Zealand holiday. Mr Jones, 23, from England, and his United States-born partner Ms Gunther, 22, had been in New Zealand for a few weeks when they had the biggest, and best, surprise of their lives. The couple met in 2011, when Ms Gunther was working as a teaching assistant in Mr Jones' home town, Kettering, in England. ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701612/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214701612/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Auckland Mayor Len Brown is sitting on secret documents about controversial plans which would make up to three-storey apartments possible in half of residential Auckland. The Herald asked Mr Brown on Tuesday to release documents used to draw up the mixed housing and terraced housing and apartment zones in the new planning rulebook, or Unitary Plan. The request was made under the emergency ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695064/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695064/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e A church minister has been cleared of assaulting an off-duty police officer who was refereeing his son's under-10 rugby game in a disagreement over a try. Falefiaoali'i Fa'alolo, 50, appeared for a defended hearing in Manukau District Court after allegedly grabbing Benton Ostler by the throat on May 19 last year. Mr Ostler was in the final minutes of refereeing a game that involved both their ... http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695067/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.aucklandnews.net/index.php/sid/214695067/scat/0b75a2fd5e16e87e