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Armed intruders break into home detain couple
Photo / File A couple suffered minor injuries when armed intruders wearing disguises burst into their West Coast home last night. The armed men entered the house at Fox River about 9.30pm and detained the couple who lived there, police said. The intruders remained at the property for some time before leaving in a vehicle. Detective Sergeant Gavin Nichols of Greymouth police ...
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Firewood warms familys hearts after theft
Benjamin Foster, 6, with firewood donated to his family after all their wood was stolen. Photo / Joel Ford Offers of help have been flooding in for the Foster family who had all their firewood stolen while spending what is likely to be their last holiday together. The family, including father Rob, who is dying of bowel cancer, faced a cold, hard winter after their supply of wood was ...
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US report urges NZ Govt to expand anti-trafficking measures
A US State Department report on human trafficking has identified forced labour and a trade in underage sex workers in New Zealand, and urged Government to expand its anti-trafficking measures. The department's annual report said New Zealand was a "destination country for foreign men and women subjected to forced labour and to an extent, a source country for underage girls subjected to ...
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Small explosion in Auckland park
Emergency services were called to a park on the North Shore after someone went into the bush and exploded a small canister.Two fire appliances and a hazardous-materials unit were sent to Forrest Hill Road after the explosion and a smell of gas was reported about 1.45pm on Saturday, a fire service spokesman said.Firefighters searched for the source of the explosion. No fire was started, he ...
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Britney Spears sons are embarrassed by her.
Speaking on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show, she said: "My sons are six and seven, so they're just now getting to the stage of where you can't kiss mommy in front of your friends and all that kind of stuff. They're getting what's cool and what's not."While Britney's sons can be embarrassed by her, the doting mother recorded new song 'Ooh La ...
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Injury setback for All Blacks Sevens
New Zealand have had an injury setback ahead of the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament with Manawatu's Scott Curry being ruled out.Curry fractured a bone in his right hand during training on Wednesday, two days before the team's departure for Moscow.He has been replaced by North Harbour's Pita Ahki, who made his debut for the All Blacks Sevens in Glasgow in May.Skipper DJ Forbes, ...
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Changes for Solid Energys briquette plant
Solid Energy is handing over operations at its $29 million lignite briquette production plant in Mataura to GTL Energy as the financially stricken state-owned coal miner looks to exit the investment.The two companies have been in discussions since May on the commercial arrangements for the plant's ongoing operations, and GTL is being given the opportunity to demonstrate the plant's ...
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One dead after van crash south of Hamilton
One person is dead after a van crash south of Hamilton this afternoon. A Fire Service spokesman said emergency services were alerted to the crash on State Highway 3, near Ohaupo, at 3.07pm. It was thought a van had rolled. Further details were not immediately available.- APNZ By Matthew Theunissen Email ...
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Police investigating Fox River home invasion
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:08 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Police investigating Fox River home invasionAn investigation is under way after a home invasion at Fox River on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday evening.Armed intruders entered a house about 9.30pm and detained the couple who live there. The intruders had disguised their appearance.They remained at the ...
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Bitter sweet mood marks end of an era for Council workers
Bitter sweet mood marks end of an era for Council workers A mixture of tears and laughter are expected at the formal farewell of 27 Wellington City Council workers who have given more than 500 years of service between them.The departure of the staff from the Council's in-house works unit - CitiOperations - marks the end of an era and the loss of decades of institutional ...
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Aotearoa needs more volunteers to give time
"Volunteer numbers remain stable, a good sign considering the economic climate," says Vanisa Dhiru, Chief Executive of Volunteering New Zealand. But there is still a need for more people to give time to their communities if they are able.The percentage of New Zealanders volunteering have declined slightly following the Christchurch Earthquake but December 2012 quarter statistics ...
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New Plymouth Police Have you seen Niko
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:02 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Have you seen Niko?New Plymouth Police are appealing to the public for any information or sightings of missing 16-year-old Bell Block teenager, Nikolao Meafua known as Niko.Concerns are growing for the safety of Niko who has been missing for nearly a fortnight after he left his Bell Block home on foot on Monday 10 ...
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Closure of Esplanade conservatory prior to refurbishment
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:04 pm Press Release: Palmerston North City Council 20 June 2013Closure of Esplanade conservatory prior to refurbishmentPalmerston North City Council has decided to close The Victoria Esplanade conservatory ahead of a planned refurbishment due to safety concerns.Senior property and parks planner Aaron Phillips says the decision was made due to the deteriorating ...
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New cronies for EQC quango
No one has a clue what they do, but the board of the Earthquake Commission has been shaken up. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced three new appointments to the board of the Earthquake Commission. Out is retiring chairman Michael Wintringham and board member Denise Bovaird. The newbies include Sir Maarten Wevers, who will take over the role of chairman on ...
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NZ wants all-of-govt banking proposals in first shakeup since 2004
The New Zealand government is seeking proposals to handle all the state sector's banking needs, replacing a core transactional services contract held by Westpac Banking Corp since 2004. A discussion paper from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and Treasury, says the so-called master contract with Westpac "is no longer sufficient to meet the current and future ...
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Battery cage phase-out extension proposed
The group responsible for phasing out battery chicken cages within a decade has bowed to industry pressure and proposed extending the timetable. John Hellstrom, chairman of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, said there was "basically a stuff-up" when the Layer Hens Code of Welfare 2012 was introduced late last year. Under the code, new battery hen cages will be banned and existing ...
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Man in court after pregnant woman stabbed today
Photo / File A man will appear in court this afternoon after a 22-year-old pregnant woman was stabbed this morning. The alleged attack happened in Manukau this morning. The woman is understood to be in a stable condition in Middlemore Hospital. A spokeswoman for police said a 22-year-old man was charged with wounding and would appear in Manukau District Court this afternoon. ...
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Man fined for pushing bicycle into path of off-duty cops car
Photo / File A West Coast man who pushed a bicycle into the path of a car, only to find the driver was an off-duty policeman, appeared in court yesterday. Jonty Charles Pickett, 18, was convicted of two counts of breaching the Greymouth liquor ban, disorderly behaviour and resisting arrest after the incident in March, when he got drunk and pushed the bike in front of a car. When two other ...
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Boy becomes father after abuse
A woman is facing charges after allegedly sexually abusing a boy and getting pregnant to him.A Child, Youth and Family spokesman said CYF was aware of a case that was before the courts.He would not comment further because of the Privacy Act and the court action.The boy, from Auckland, was allegedly abused by his friend's 36-year-old mother for several months, the Weekend Herald reported.He ...
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Channing Tatum will produce new sitcom Nicky.
Channing wrote on Facebook: "We've spent many nights laughing our asses off with our pal Nick Zano and his tales of being raised in a multi-generational house of seven women in New Jersey."And now we're so proud to announce that we're bringing those stories to your home! Look out for NICKY, a new sitcom from Warner Bros. TV, starring Nick and produced by us, next ...
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Mana pushes renewed Maori home loan scheme
A sweeping housing package targeted at Maori - including reintroducing a government home loan scheme dumped in the 1980s - is being promised by the Mana Party.Mana's candidate for the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election, Te Hamua Nikora, on Thursday unveiled the party's housing policy, which is targeted at getting more Maori in the electorate into quality rentals or their own home.He also ...
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Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are living together again.
Sharon was devastated when her spouse of over 30 years relapsed and started drinking alcohol and taking drugs again earlier this year and she moved out of their home and into the Beverly Hills Hotel but after Ozzy got clean and promised he had his addictions under control, Sharon decided to give him another ...
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Katy Perry dyed her hair black after an attempt to look like Madonna went wrong.
The 'Firework' singer has been dying her hair black since she was 15 and Katy - who is naturally blonde - admitted she only turned to the darker hue after a bleaching ...
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Mana Party announces big housing plan
The Mana Party wants to build 10,000 state houses a year. Mana's Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate Te Hamua Nikora announced the party's housing policy today in Pomare, in the Hutt Valley. He said Mana would build 10,000 state houses a year, 500 of them immediately in Ikaroa-Rawhiti. Its policy includes reinstating the Maori Affairs Housing Scheme which ended in 1989. The ...
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Animal Limb Find Highlights Biosecurity Weakness
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 1:51 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Party Richard Prosser MPSpokesperson for Biosecurity20 June 2013Animal Limb Find Highlights Biosecurity WeaknessNew Zealand First says the discovery of part of an animal limb in a shipment of Palm Kernel extract from Asia shows the Government's "hands off" approach to biosecurity is failing.Biosecurity ...
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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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