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Jeremy Piven is to co-host the Social Star Awards with Jessica Alba.
The 47-year-old actor and the 'Machete' star will helm the inaugural ceremony at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, which will recognize the most popular celebrities in social ...
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No NZers call for help over US tornadoes
The Oklahoma tornado which killed more than 50 people is not thought to have affected any New Zealanders.The tornado in the central US state flattened neighbourhoods in Oklahoma City with winds up to 320km/h and destroyed at least one school.At last count 51 people died, among them at least 20 children, and at least 145 people were in hospital.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says 298 ...
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Officers honoured for Pike River quake and balloon disasters
Two police officers have been honoured for their work with hundreds of grieving families following the Pike River, Canterbury earthquakes and Carterton balloon disasters. Inspectors Mark Harrison and Wendy Robilliard developed new police response systems for mass casualty events, first used following the Pike River mine explosion. Mr Harrison and Ms Robilliard were made members of the New ...
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EPA welcomes submissions on Peka Peka to North Ōtaki
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 5:39 pm Press Release: Environmental Protection Agency EPA welcomes submissions on Peka Peka to North Otaki proposalMedia release 21 May 2013The Environmental Protection Authority is holding a public meeting to help people understand how they can have their say on the NZ Transport Agency's proposal for the Peka Peka to North Otaki Expressway.NZTA's ...
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Major SI Civil Defence Exercise to Use Earthquake Scenario
The readiness of Otago councils to respond to a major earthquake will be tested during a South Island wide exercise later this month.The exercise, named Te Ripahapa (loosely translated as Alpine Fault earthquake) will run from 9am to 9pm on Wednesday May 29.Otago Civil Defence Emergency Management Group co-ordinator Graeme Hall said the exercise would allow the Otago CDEM Group (Otago ...
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Wellington City Council told to Constrain its Spending
Wellington City Council told to Constrain it's Spending Wellington City Council must reduce the growth in both its expenditure and its rates take, Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce told councillors today in its submission on the council's 2013-14 Draft Annual Plan.The Chamber said there should be at least a zero rate rise, or even a reduction. It said it was pleased ...
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Nikki Kaye Speech to Disaster Risk Reduction Forum
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou, katoa.It is a privilege to be giving this address at the opening ceremony of the 4th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.New Zealand has been challenged by the major recovery and rebuild of Canterbury both in terms of scale and complexity, following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. We have been rebuilding not just our ...
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Tanning firm to be prosecuted over chemcial spill
Emergency services respond to the chemical spill which injured 21 workers at Tasman Tanning's Castlecliff plant in November last year. Photo / File Tasman Tanning is to face prosecution over a chemical spill in Wanganui last November which injured 21 of its workers, two of them seriously. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment spokesman Britton Broun yesterday confirmed ...
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Uni professor loses bid for ERA case hearing
A university professor who claims his workplace caused him hardship akin to post traumatic stress disorder has lost his bid for the case to be heard by the Employment Court. Professor Christopher Ohms, who specialises in tax law at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), applied the the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to have the matter removed to the higher authority. In ...
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Restaurateur honoured for services to food industry
Restaurateur Fleur Sullivan says her New Year Honour is recognition for her philosophy of championing fresh, local seafood and produce. "I think that this particular one is recognition of regions and regional food," she said at an investiture ceremony today. "It's recognition for the importance our regions play in our economy. "The owner of award-winning Fleur's Place in Moeraki, Otago, said her ...
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Sir Ed lauded as a great Briton
We're used to Aussies claiming our finest, but not the Poms.But England's Daily Telegraph newspaper is now celebrating Mt Everest's conqueror Sir Ed Hillary as a "great Briton".The Telegraph editorial celebrates Major Tim Peake being set to be Britain's first official astronaut - though he's going to have to wait until 2015 for his five-month stint on the ...
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Lady Gaga has made her first appearance on stage since her hip surgery.
The 'Marry The Night' singer was forced to cancel the remaining dates of her 'Born This Way Ball' tour earlier this year after suffering a labral tear on her right hip, which required an operation and left her ...
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Wade Robson hopes his allegations against Michael Jackson will encourage other “victims” to come forward.
The choreographer filed legal documents on May 1 asking for money from the Michael Jackson Estate in compensation for childhood molestation at the hands of the late pop star - who died of acute Propofol intoxication in June 2009 - and says he wants to inspire others to speak ...
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NZ needs Aussie truck laws union
Australian laws passed last year which try to stamp out incentives encouraging truck drivers to work unsafely are needed in New Zealand, a union ...
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Ariel Winter wants to be just like her older sister.
The 'Modern Family' star is currently in the custody of her 34-year-old sister Shanelle Grey after being removed from her mother Chrisoula 'Chrystal' Workman's care in October amid allegations of abuse and Ariel says her sister is "the most amazing ...
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Lindsay Lohan is avoiding Brooke Mueller in rehab.
While the 26-year-old actress and Charlie Sheen's former wife are both currently being treated at the Betty Ford Clinic, Lindsay is shunning Brooke, 35, because she thinks she is a "drug ...
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USAR teams imitating Christchurch quake in training
Urban Search and Rescue teams spent a month crawling through suffocating spaces, often cold and wet in the pitch black, breaking through concrete walls in pancaked buildings in a desperate effort to find survivors and bodies after the Christchurch quake. It is those conditions that trainee USAR member John "Ruckus" O'Rourke knows lie ahead of him as he trains to become an internationally ...
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Scouts employee treated charity as personal bank
A Scouts employee who racked up more than $20,000 of personal expenses on company credit cards has been found to have been unjustifiably dismissed despite a finding that he treated the charity as a "personal bank". Richard Uerata-Jennings was one of only a handful of staff employed by the Scouts Association of New Zealand, a registered charity that relies predominantly on ...
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Visitors flocking to NZ in record numbers
Visitors flocked to New Zealand in record numbers 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 and surpassing the previous record April high of 197,800, according to Statistics New Zealand. The number of tourists from China showed the biggest change, with 6600 more last month ...
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Wildfoods Festival ticket sales slump after 24 years
For the first time in its 24-year history, the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival has run at a loss as ticket sales slumped to 8800. The Westland District Council announced yesterday the festival had a "negative variance" of $35,709, with some further overhead charges yet to come. Chief executive Tanya Winter said the financial performance was primarily affected by lower than budgeted ...
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Government At War with Solid Energy Board
Despite having known the scale of Solid Energy's troubles for years the Government was prepping the company for sale just days before it cut 400 jobs and revealed it was in serious trouble, says Labour's SOEs spokesperson Clayton Cosgrove. "National was determined to sell off Solid Energy, come hell or high water. It didn't matter what the cost. Despite knowing about ...
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Minister finally sees sense over Salisbury
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 4:15 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Chris HipkinsEducation Spokesperson21 May 2013Minister finally sees sense over SalisburyEducation Minister Hekia Parata's latest decision to keep Salisbury School open is the right one - it's just a shame it took a court ruling, relentless community work and a major dose of negative press to bring the ...
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GCSB Case Bungled by Prime Minister
New Zealand First says the report by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security into breaches of the Government Communications Security Bureau Act reveals bungles by the Minister in charge - John Key.A recent review of compliance at the GCSB by Rebecca Kitteridge found difficulties of interpretation in the GCSB Act.Following the Prime Minister receiving her report, cases involving ...
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HBRC hears from Auditor General on its own compliance
21 May 2013 HBRC hears from Auditor General on its own complianceHawke's Bay Regional Council is comfortable with the response from the Office of the Auditor General relating to claims made against it by Transparent Hawke's Bay.In a letter dated 16 May 2013, the Officer of the Auditor General (OAG) responded to claims that Hawke's Bay Regional Council (HBRC) had not met its ...
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Launch of E Tū Whānau Toolbox Budget Announcement
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Auckland Feature Story
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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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