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Proposed GSCB powers to control telcos’ network choices
GSCB and its Minister will have wide powers to control network component and configuration choices under the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill (TICSA). Phone companies have always had to make their networks interceptable by the spy agency, and police. The GCSB will now be involved in the design of telecommunications networks upgrades from the moment a tender is ...
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ACC leads good economic news at National party convention
The Accident Compensation Corporation's Earners and Work Accounts are now fully funded ACC Minister Judith Collins has told National Party members at their Northern Regional Conference today. Ms Collins' gave party members the "very good news" shortly after Associate Finance Minister Jonathan Coleman gave an opening speech exhorting them to explain to the public how last week's Budget ...
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Magic back in fashion - with a firey twist
It's not surprising a night with five magicians, a mentalist and an escapologist offers plenty to marvel at. More surprising, perhaps, is that stage spectacular The Illusionists makes magic, um.magic again. As The Edge director Robbie Macrae, explains to NBR ONLINE magic shows have been lost as being a "bit cheesy". But The Illusionists brings together some of the ...
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King tides may impact Auckland drivers
Source: NZTA Auckland drivers are being urged to take care with king tides likely to cause motorway flooding this weekend. The New Zealand Transport Agency says strong winds, heavy rain and higher than normal tides are forecast for the region. Stormy weather is expected to coincide with king tides, peaking at 3.5 metres - about half a metre higher than normal - tonight and Sunday morning. ...
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Woman trapped as car hits trees
A woman was trapped when the car she was in left the road near Hamilton this morning. A police spokesman said the vehicle crashed into some trees at the intersection of Whatawhata Rd and Cemetery Rd shortly before 10.15am. The woman was trapped in the vehicle by a fence but emergency services managed to get her out. She was taken to Waikato Hospital with minor injuries.- APNZ By Matthew ...
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Rare Salmonella found in Whangarei eatery
An unnamed Northland food outlet is being investigated over nine confirmed cases of a rare type of Salmonella. In the past few weeks, Northland District Health Board has found a total of eleven cases of the food poisoning, which has been identified as salmonella infantis. The Board's medical officer Clair Mills says it was odd to have a cluster all at once and in a region where this type of bug ...
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Man shot in south Auckland
A man is in hospital with gunshot wounds after an incident in the south Auckland suburb of Panmure overnight.Police were called to a property in Coates Crescent about 10.30pm on Friday.A man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police northern communications said.Police were interviewing witnesses and carrying out a scene examination on Saturday ...
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Men winched from roof of car stuck in river
Source: ONE News. Two men were winched off a semi-submerged four wheel drive vehicle in the Rakaia River last night by the Canterbury based Westpac Rescue Helicopter. The pair had been crossing the Rakaia River when they became stuck and could not get to the bank. They were winched off the roof of the vehicle and taken to the riverbank where they were met by Rakaia Fire Service and local ...
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Air New Zealand forced to dump sharks fin cargo
The anti-shark's fin campaign is crusading on in Asia Pacific. Air New Zealand has become the latest airline to stop flying shipments of shark's fin to Hong Kong, the shark's fin capital of the world. The decision came about after the New Zealand Shark Alliance revealed the airline's shipments in local media. "Air New Zealand has taken the decision to suspend the ...
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Top 5 Auckland sales this year
Car: 5 When this beachfront home was purchased in January it was the second time the house was sold ever. It is over 70 years old and was renovated in 2000. Extra features include a wine cellar, triple garaging and storage and laundry. Real Estate agent Victoria Bidwell says she has sold several beachfront homes in the area and says high end homes are selling a lot faster at the ...
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Hero of London terrorist attack lived in Auckland
The heroic woman who confronted one of the terrorists in Thursday's savage attack in London lived in New Zealand for some time and both her children call Auckland their hometown. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett's son, Basil Baradaran, who went to Mt Albert Grammar, said he was "totally awestruck" by her actions. The 48-year-old mother was on a bus when she spotted the butchered body of a soldier on the ...
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Carry On News for business travellers
Airbus delivers China-built Sharket A320 China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of the first Sharklet-equipped A320 assembled at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Tianjin. Sharklets are fuel saving wing-tip devices. The A320, powered by IAE V2500 engines, features a two class cabin, seating 158 passengers with eight in business class and 150 in economy. The A320 made its first commercial flight ...
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David Shearer’s Green-free Plan B
The standard assessment is that the 2014 election is between Labour/Green and National/NZ First. To recap: The theory goes that Labour/Green and National will win about the same vote share, with Winston Peters holding the balance of power. Mr Peters must then choose: Be the third wheel and office junior in a Labour/Green coalition or deputy prime minister, foreign minister and Sir Winston ...
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NBR TOP PROPERTIES Top five apartment sales
These are the top five apartment sales of the year thus far, based on data from PropertyIQ, which owns and operates QV.co.nz. All are sales that have settled and have been advised to the ...
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Christchurch rejects asset sales
Source: ONE News Politicians may be talking up the benefits of selling Christchurch's family silver for the rebuild but city councillors have already determined it's not going to happen. Mayor Bob Parker said ongoing suggestions that sales of stakes in strategic assets such as Orion New Zealand, Christchurch International Airport and Lyttelton Port Company might be necessary to pay ...
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Battery farm puppies die in pet stores
Source: Breakfast Puppies raised in an alleged "battery farm" have been dying in pet stores, prompting an animal welfare group to seek changes in breeding laws. Eleven puppies have died in the past few weeks. All are believed to have been supplied by a single large-scale breeder to The Pet Centre stores in Lower Hutt, Porirua and Upper Hutt. The commercial breeding business in ...
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Man shot in Auckland overnight
Photo / File Police are asking for the public's help after a man was shot in Auckland's east last night. Emergency services were called to Coates Crescent in Panmure at around 10.30pm, after reports of a shooting. The man's injuries are not life threatening. Police aren't yet releasing any further details. They are asking anyone who may have seen or heard anything in the ...
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One dead in West Coast fire
One person has died in a shed fire on the West Coast overnight. Three fire trucks attended a blaze in a shed at the back of a property on Kaniere Rd, 19km east of Hokitika, at 4.30am. When crews entered the shed they found one person deceased inside, said a southern fire communications spokesman. Crews remain at the scene dampening down the ...
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Desperate bid to douse fatal fire
A neighbour with a garden hose was unable to douse a garage fire early this morning which killed a man. Three fire engines and a police vehicle attended the scene on Kaniere Road, just before the township, where firefighters quickly doused the blaze and found a man dead at the scene. The police cordoned off the site and there was no sign of anyone at the house. Neighbour Rex Keenan's first ...
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School vets pupils social media use
Source: ONE News A Wellington primary school took to monitoring pupils' social media sites after it became "extremely concerned" about their online activity. In a letter sent home to parents, Karori West Normal School spoke of "appalling examples of chatroom dialogue" that staff discovered on social media sites such as Facebook and ask.fm when a couple of parents asked ...
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Investigation following Auckland shooting
Source: ONE News Police are investigating a shooting in an Auckland suburb last night. Police were called to a residential address in Panmure just before midnight where a man had been shot . The injured man was taken to hospital but police say his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. An investigation is under way and police are appealing to witnesses to contact ...
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Oysters galore at Bluff food festival
Source: Close Up Thousands of oysters will be devoured today at the annual Bluff Oyster and Food Festival. The festival showcases an array of local Southland seafood, fine wine and entertainment. Kiwi band Good Shirt will be performing at this year's event. Along with the star of the show, the Bluff oyster, festival goers can also sample other wildfoods such as kina, mutton bird, and ...
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Fatal fire near Hokitika
Source: ONE News One person has died in a shed fire at a property near Hokitika this morning. The Fire Service was called to the scene at Kaniere Rd, Kaniere, at 4:20 this morning. One other person at the property was uninjured. Emergency services remain on ...
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$9m fraud family in dock
Eli Devoy. Photo / NZ Herald A Remuera businesswoman allegedly headed a $9.2 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved her siblings, friends and 11 Auckland properties. Eli Devoy, 44, - also known as Ellie Stone and Eli Ghorbani - was charged by the Serious Fraud Office yesterday with six other members of the Auckland Iranian community. According to the SFO, the defendants are ...
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Sister dies on hearing of judges death
Barbara Mitchell's family say she had just learned of her brother's death when she collapsed. Photo / Supplied The family of Supreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers have suffered a second tragedy with the death of his sister - who was so shocked by the news she collapsed when told he had died. Barbara Mitchell learned of her brother's death on Wednesday morning in a phone call ...
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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