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Auckland asks for smoke-free feedback
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 ...
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Police chase car for 100km
An early morning police chase that lasted for more than 100 kilometres has ended with officers forcing the erratic driver off the road.The police pursuit was sparked when the 20-year-old driver ignored an alcohol checkpoint and passed through on the wrong side of the road at Whangarei at about 2.20am on Saturday.Whangarei police followed the vehicle along State Highway 1 and deployed tyre ...
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Sheryl Crow has pledged her support to Angelina Jolie following her double mastectomy.
The country singer - who beat breast cancer in 2006 - has praised Angelina for speaking openly about her decision to undergo the operation after she was found to be carrying the BRCA1 cancer gene, which gives her an 87 per cent chance of developing breast cancer and a 50 per cent risk of ovarian ...
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Jennifer Lopez is buying a $10 million mansion in The Hamptons.
The 43-year-old star has visited the house several times with her 25-year-old boyfriend Caspar Smart and her five-year-old twins, Emme and Max - her children with third ex-husband Marc Anthony - and was sold on its privacy , as it is located in a secluded cul-de-sac on three acres of land.According to the New York Post newspaper, Jennifer has been on the market for a holiday home in the upmarket ...
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Paris Jackson wants to spend the summer with her mother.
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, ...
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Coulthard fastest as V8s take to US
The V8 Supercars have kicked off their American adventure, with New Zealand driver Fabian Coulthard fastest in opening practice for the weekend's four races at the Austin 400.The 30-minute session gave drivers their first taste of the 3.7km Circuit of the Americas, a stunning purpose-built facility featuring several elevation changes.Holden driver Coulthard set a fastest lap of 1min ...
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Christchurch Airport kicks out freeloading tourists
Christchurch Airport has had a gutsful of freeloading tourists dossing down for the night. People who previously were allowed to shelter inside are now being kicked out to sleep rough in bus shelters and stairwells. Up to 200 people were using the international terminal every night, after flying in late. But airport chief Jim Boult says it is not in the accommodation ...
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The importance of sales volume trends in the property market
Watching the property market as an active investor or an interested property owner you are, I am sure, always looking to see where the current trend is heading to try and be ‘ahead of the ...
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Auckland business confidence up
Aucklanders have more confidence in the business sector this year than last year, with half of the city's firms believing that the business situation will improve.Exactly 50 per cent of Auckland firms surveyed by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce said they believe business will get better.That's four times more than the 12 per cent of companies that felt that way last year."This ...
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Auckland business confidence up
Aucklanders have more confidence in the business sector this year than last year, with half of the city's firms believing that the business situation will improve.Exactly 50 per cent of Auckland firms surveyed by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce said they believe business will get better.That's four times more than the 12 per cent of companies that felt that way last year."This ...
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Auckland business confidence up
Aucklanders have more confidence in the business sector this year than last year, with half of the city's firms believing that the business situation will improve.Exactly 50 per cent of Auckland firms surveyed by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce said they believe business will get better.That's four times more than the 12 per cent of companies that felt that way last year."This ...
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Killer denied parole a rather angry man
A man who stabbed his first wife, killed his second and killed another partner was denied parole because he remains an angry man with an alcohol ...
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Auckland business confidence up
Aucklanders have more confidence in the business sector this year than last year, with half of the city's firms believing that the business situation will improve.Exactly 50 per cent of Auckland firms surveyed by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce said they believe business will get better.That's four times more than the 12 per cent of companies that felt that way last year."This ...
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Zoe Saldana thinks she could have a relationship with a woman.
Speaking about her romance with actors in the June issue of Allure magazine, Zoe revealed: "Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. [I might] end up with a woman raising my children. That's how androgynous I am."The 34-year-old actress also revealed she is a person who is certain of her own mind and once she has made a decision she thinks is best for her she will stick to it.She ...
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Beyonce has cancelled her concert in Belgium.
The 31-year-old star - who began her tour in Serbia last month - will not be able to perform and is under strict doctor's orders to rest, her publicist has confirmed.The concert will be rescheduled and Belgian fans who were eager to see the singer perform will have their tickets honoured at a later date.A second show due to take place at the same venue tomorrow night (15.05.13) is now also ...
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Update on meat consignment
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 1:26 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Nathan GuyMinister for Primary IndustriesHon Nikki KayeMinister for Food Safety 18 May 2013 Update on meat consignmentPrimary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye have this morning sought an update from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) about some consignments of New Zealand ...
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Opposition to Government Eathquake Prone Building Proposals
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 12:31 pm Press Release: Ruapehu District Council Council Submission Opposes Many of Government's Earthquake-Prone Building ProposalsRuapehu District Council's (RDC) submission on the Earthquake-Prone Building Consultation has opposed many of the government's proposals.In the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes government proposed significant changes ...
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Encouraging start for V8s US adventure
The V8s' American debut has made an encouraging start with reasonable first-day crowds amid warm weather, though the real test will come ...
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Cruise ship rescue off coast
A crew member has been rescued from a cruise ship north of Cape Reinga, after suffering a serious eye injury. The Northland Emergency Services Trust helicopter flew to the Pacific Pearl, after a man in his 30s who had been putting recycling out was hit by broken glass, which was flung deep into his eye. Operations Manager Dean Voelkerling says they were aware of the need to quickly get the man ...
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Gatsby on track for box office triumph
THE Great Gatsby is on track to become the biggest opener of any Baz Luhrmann film, according to early box office figures. On the back of a full-frills Cannes Film Festival gala event, the Australian director's glitzy adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel opened in 27 markets on Thursday including the UK, Germany, Italy, Russia and Korea. Together with the second-day figures ...
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Man unconscious at wheel before dying
A man who died after his car veered off the road, hit a fence and a power-pole and spun 180 degrees likely suffered a heart problem that knocked him unconscious, a coroner has ruled.Terence Charles Whyte, 78, was driving along State Highway 50 south of Hastings when his four-wheel drive ran off the 100km/h road and down a grassy bank on September 5, last year.Mr Whyte failed to take a sweeping ...
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Christina Hendricks gets dressed up at home for her husband.
Christina told Lucky magazine: "I can't do that to my husband [wear tracksuit bottoms], not after just three years of marriage. At home, I put on a low-cut caftan (dress), and he's like, 'Babe, you look great.' "The 38-year-old actress admits playing her character, Joan Harris, in the advertising drama has taught her how to pull off sexy styles that suit her curvy ...
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Police Chase in Whangarei
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 12:09 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Police Chase in WhangareiWhangrei Police were involved in a long distance but low speed pursuit from Whangarei to Warkworth this morning.At 2.20am on Saturday the 18th of May 2013, a motor vehicle with a single occupant approached a Police alcohol checkpoint in the suburb of Raumanga, Whangrei. The vehicle drove through ...
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Three stories for ‘mixed housing’ changes everything
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 11:44 am Press Release: Cameron Brewer Media release Auckland Councillor Cameron Brewer Saturday, 18 May 2013 Three stories for 'mixed housing' changes everything - time for a unitary plan rethink News that three-storey apartments are possible in the expansive "mixed housing" zone may be the final nail in the coffin of the Mayor's ...
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Burning fryers set Akld uni cafe alight
An Auckland university cafeteria has been cleared after fryers in the kitchen caught alight, sending flames into the dining hall where students were settling down for lunch.The fire had been brought under control since it was first reported at the University of Auckland's Epsom campus about 10.20am, a Fire Service northern communications shift manager said.The building had been safely ...
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Auckland's infastructure needs upgrading in the long run.
Auckland may in the next few years be able to upgrade two major pieces of infastructure and reap the economic benefits for the city.
There may, in the near future, be a four-lane road of national significance (RONS) between Auckland and Whangarei, which would make travel between the country’s largest city and Northland much faster and more efficient, while providing significant economic benefits to both regions as well. Read more
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