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Lundy family anger over evidence
Mark Lundy. Photo / Mark Mitchell The sister of Mark Lundy is "very hopeful" the Privy Council will quash her brother's murder convictions and order a new trial - while her husband has revealed their anger over how police failed to disclose a document which was important to his defence. Caryl Jones and her husband David flew from New Zealand to attend the three day ...
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Live updates Wild weather
Many parts of the country are waking up to a chilly morning, as the anticipated polar blast makes itself felt. No part of New Zealand was to be left untouched by the winter weather today. We'll keep you updated with the latest updates. ---Send your weather related stories, photos or video ...
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Carter back in revamped All Blacks side
All Blacks great Dan Carter returns from injury in one of five starting changes for the dead rubber third Test against France in New Plymouth.Coach Steve Hansen delivered on his promise to alter the side who thrashed the tourists 30-0 in the second Test at Christchurch last weekend to seal the series.First five-eighth Carter and halfback Piri Weepu both make their first start of the series, ...
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Carter in reshaped All Blacks for third Test
WELLINGTON (AFP) - The return of veteran Dan Carter and the injection of new blood headline a raft of changes to the All Blacks for the final Test against France on Saturday.There are five changes to the run-on side and three new faces added to the reserves are expected to make their debuts off the bench at New Plymouth's Yarrow Stadium.The All Blacks already have the series wrapped up ...
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UPDATE 3-Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion
Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:40pm EDT (Adds statement from Dolce and Gabbana's lawyers) By Manuela D'Alessandro MILAN, June 19 (Reuters) - Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian tax authorities. The design duo, who are nearly as famous as the stars ...
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Cars trapped as heavy snow falls
(10 photos) Heavy snow has fallen over the lower South Island last night, causing vehicles to slide off the road and trapping motorists in their vehicles. Police report that State Highway Six from Queenstown to Lumsden and from Mossburn to Five Rivers were closed last night due to heavy snow and freezing conditions. Senior Sergeant Dave Raynes, of Invercargill, said that about 20 cars ...
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Privy Council reserves Mark Lundy appeal decision
Lawyer opens Lundy case in London (1:40) The Privy Council in London has reserved its decision on Mark Lundy's appeal against his convictions for the murders of his wife and daughter 13 years ago. The three day appeal has wrapped up with the Crown making its final argument that Lundy was rightly ...
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Sir John Kirwan most trusted Kiwi
JK the man Kiwis trust most (4:25) Former rugby star Sir John Kirwan has been voted the person Kiwis trust the most, in a poll released today. Proving New Zealand is a sport-loving nation, the Reader's Digest most trusted person list features a number of our sporting heroes. All Black stars Ritchie McCaw (3) and Dan Carter (13), as well as Olympian Valerie Adams (12), Sir Peter Snell (7) ...
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Pregnant woman stabbed in Auckland
Source: ONE News A pregnant woman has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in Auckland overnight. The 22-year-old was taken to Middlemore hospital after she was stabbed in the back, ambulance services say. The attack happened near Kerri Anne Place, Manukau, shortly after ...
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Home break in just to get car keys says irate owner
Donna Gibb is shocked and angry about the theft but relieved her daughter was unharmed. Photo / Dean Purcell Thieves broke into an Auckland home while the owners were sleeping - just to get to the car keys so they could steal a VW Golf parked outside. Donna Gibb, Rob MacLennan, and their 3-year-old daughter, Ashlee, were asleep at 5.50am on Saturday when burglars broke a back door lock of their ...
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Burglar bumps into body in the dark
Inspector Greg Nicholls. Photo / Sarah Ivey A burglar made a shocking discovery when he stumbled upon a dead body hanging in the dark as he snooped around a house. The burglar's terrified screams alerted neighbours to a commotion at the house in Hamilton early yesterday. The Herald understands the burglar rang police and reported himself, in order to raise the alarm. Police confirmed ...
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Greens want first-home loophole
Greens co-leader Russel Norman. File photo / Mark Mitchell Green Party co-leader Russel Norman hopes there will be some form of differential application of loan-to-value ratio lending limits for first-home buyers under plans being discussed between the Reserve Bank and retail banks. That follows very public pressure that Prime Minister John Key applied last week and this week in making a case ...
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Tax overseas buyers - Kiwi
Jason Kerr. Photo / Brett Phibbs Some house buyers are backing calls to stop foreigners from ramping up Auckland's already heated market. Jason Kerr, who resorted to a huge letterbox flyer drop to find a home, said New Zealand had it wrong, allowing non-residents to buy houses. "Anyone who is an overseas investor should be hit with a tax, whether it's Australians, Chinese or ...
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Dunne slams rogue elephant over tough line on partys fate
Peter Dunne. Photo / Mark Mitchell Peter Dunne has hit out at the Electoral Commission after it refused to budge on its requirements for his party's reregistration, describing it as "petty bureaucracy'," "a rogue elephant" and "living in the days of quill pens and parchment". Mr Dunne risks losing up to $185,000 a year in parliamentary finding if he ...
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NZ unis in top 100 newcomers
University of Waikato in Hamilton was ranked 46th. Photo / NZPA Two New Zealand universities have been named in the top 100 tertiary institutions younger than 50-years-old. The University of Waikato made it into the top half of Times Higher Education's list ranking at 46th and Massey University came in at 81st. Both were founded in 1964. The magazine said the rankings provided a fresh ...
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Norman reversal wont win finance job Shearer
Labour last night welcomed the Greens' u-turn. Finance spokesman David Parker said the Greens' policy had been "an unhelpful position". Photo / Mark Mitchell The back-down by Green Party co-leader Russel Norman on money-printing may make him more compatible with Labour's positions on monetary policy but he will not be finance minister in a Labour-led government, Labour ...
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Earthworks effect on environment irreversible
The Waterview Rd connection. Photo / Doug Sherring Massive earthworks carving through difficult country for Auckland's next highway will dwarf excavations for the Waterview motorway tunnels. A report for Auckland Council consideration today says the $760 million first stage of the Puhoi to Wellsford tolled highway - one of the Government's seven "roads of national ...
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Carter and Ranger start for All Blacks
The All Blacks have made five changes to their team that will face France this Saturday, with Piri Weepu and Dan Carter reunited at half-back. Weepu gets a start with Tawera Kerr-Barlow coming onto the bench. A fit-again Carter comes in for Aaron Cruden who is getting a rest.Rene Ranger gets his first start of the series after two cameos off the bench, with Charles Piutau coming into the 23 ...
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Winter blast Storm still to come
---Send your weather related stories, photos or video here.--- Meteorologists are warning "the storm is still to come'' as a polar blast brings snow, rain and winds to the country this morning. A severe weather warning remains in place for heavy snow, rain and gales for most of the South Island and Wellington, while the rest of the country remains on alert. A woman was ...
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Winter blast Quite ugly night to come
---Send your weather related stories, photos or video here.---Meteorologists are warning "the storm is still to come'' as a polar blast brings snow, rain and winds to the country this morning. A severe weather warning remains in place for heavy snow, rain and gales for most of the South Island and Wellington, while the rest of the country remains on alert. A woman was rescued from her home at ...
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No region spared as Antarctic blast sets in
A polar blast sweeping the country will arrive in Auckland today, bringing heavy rain, hail and thunder, and a chance of snow tomorrow. The Antarctic weather system left no part of the country without a weather warning overnight and this morning. South Islanders will be the worst hit and are preparing for heavy snowfall and bitterly cold winds expected to close roads, cut power ...
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Iwi want Rena wreck gone
The two complaints, lodged on behalf of several Bay of Plenty groups and individuals, centre on an order by the Government for the ship's owners to remove the vessel from Astrolabe Reef off the Tauranga coast, where it ran aground in October 2011. Maritime New Zealand issued the order hours after the grounding, and an agency spokesman yesterday confirmed that it remains in force. In light of ...
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High-rise hot topic behind closed doors
The Auckland Council is getting into detail behind closed doors on the hot button subject of high-rise buildings before councillors have seen feedback on the Unitary Plan, says councillor Mike Lee. Councillors and local board members met yesterday to discuss the heights in town centres - their first grab at the 22,700 pieces of feedback to the draft plan. After the workshop, Deputy Mayor Penny ...
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Tight budgets threaten health jobs
Auckland health workers face the prospect of job losses as district health boards grapple with a tightening supply of money from the Government. Leaders of the Waitemata and Auckland District Health Boards are openly talking of the possibility of cutting jobs, although not as their main way of making Government funding stretch to cover growing demand for health services. Waitemata's increase in ...
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Officials wary over snapper plans
Sensitivity over new management options for the country's biggest snapper fishery is prompting deep thought within the Ministry for Primary Industries. Draft proposals for managing stocks in Snapper 1 and a number of other fisheries from October 1 were due for consultation at the beginning of this week but may now be 10 days away. Ministry for Primary Industries inshore manager Andrew Doube ...
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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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