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7-year-old drives drunk granddad
The man, who now has three drink-driving convictions, will be sentenced in July. Photo / File An Auckland grandfather was two-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit when he let his 7-year-old grandson drive his car - a situation police say is becoming more common. The man, 49, who has interim name suppression, appeared in Auckland District Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to ...
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Jail union angry at prisoners sentence
Latu Kepu killed a prison guard in 2010 while serving a term for violent assaults. Photo / Christine Cornege A dangerous high-security prisoner who killed a Corrections officer has been sentenced for assaulting two more but will spend no extra time in prison, a penalty the prison guards' union calls disgraceful. Latu Kepu was already serving a jail sentence for the manslaughter of prison ...
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Pair guilty of duping family
Roseanne Randell (left) and Paraone Tamihana were each found guilty of 20 charges of obtaining by deception. Photo / Brett Phibbs A couple have been found guilty of an elaborate scam featuring fake emails from billionaire Graeme Hart, promises of million-dollar returns, trips to Paris and gift-bags of gold. Paraone Tamihana and Roseanne Randell were each found guilty of 20 charges of obtaining ...
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Editorial Crowns aims for science give focus for research
Antarctic research is on the list, as is high technology, particularly in agricultural applications, and natural hazards, notably earthquakes. Photo / Alan Gibson Science has been a black hole for taxpayers' money. Governments of all stripes agree that science is something they should fund without knowing very much about it. They maintain Crown research institutes for the needs of ...
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NZ eyeing new peacekeeping role
New Zealand edged a step closer to committing peacekeepers to a new area of the Middle East should the US Secretary of State strike a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. Foreign Minister Murray McCully met Secretary of State John Kerry for 45 minutes in their first meeting yesterday. Immediately afterwards Mr Kerry left for his fourth mission to the Middle East since taking over ...
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Aust coughs and Kiwis catch a cold
A softening Australian economy has forced several ASX-listed companies to downgrade their earnings prospects over the past month, and a clutch of NZX-listed companies with exposure across the Tasman are also likely to feel the pinch, analysts said. Early this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its official interest rate by 25 basis points to a historic low of 2.75 per cent - the first ...
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Heavy thunderstorms to deliver soaking
Heavy thunderstorms that caused three waterspouts to form in Manukau Harbour yesterday are expected to bring heavy rain to much of the country until the weekend. A low pressure system would continue to bring heavy rain and thunder to the North Island throughout today and weather would remain unsettled until the weekend, said Met Service meteorologist John Law. "We are still going to find some ...
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Twitter and Kiwi athletes Tweeting unites fans media and players
It's 6.58 on an unremarkable Tuesday night in Mt Wellington, and influential sports jock Andrew Mulligan is about to go live on air. The Crowd Goes Wild host is a mix of nerves and excitement, but it is his cellphone on which he is most focused. He's checking Twitter, the 140-characters-maximum social media network which is both transforming and occasionally disrupting traditional news feeds ...
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Mission Restore faith in transport
The head of Auckland Transport has come out swinging against the public transport system he runs saying trains and buses are late, infrequent and overcrowded. In an opinion piece in the Herald today, Lester Levy says "figuring out what to do has become more important than actually doing something" and as a result, Aucklanders had lost faith there was an alternative to cars. "I have been chairman ...
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Protest against gay hate killing
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Manhattan to protest against the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted with homophobic slurs - the most recent in a spate of bias attacks stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage in a famously gay-friendly neighbourhood. "We're here! We're queer!" and "Homophobia's got to go!" were among chants as a crowd marked the death of 32-year-old Mark ...
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All Blacks Barbarian and his mates test the waters
A proud fishing and barbarian heritage inspired All Black Owen Franks' full-back tattoo. The Christchurch-based prop was photographed showing his intricate ink during an All Blacks training camp at Mt Maunganui this week. His full-back design features an anchor and two axes set above his family name written in a gothic script. Franks grew up in Motueka, near Nelson, and said his family heritage ...
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Potential conflicts loom on road ahead
Papakura's Selwyn Chapel what would be possible under the new rules. The council says the image fails to meet form and design quality rules. Photo / SuppliedHeightsHeight is at the top of many people's minds with the Unitary Plan. Whether it's walls of apartments on the ridges overlooking Browns Bay or 18-storey high rises in Newmarket, the council is facing a chorus of ...
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Former trade ministers form panel
An impressive line-up of six former trade ministers of the United States formed a panel yesterday at the US NZ Pacific Partnership Forum in Washington. William Brock, Clayton Yeutter, Carla Hills, Mickey Kantor, Charlene Barshefsky, and Susan Schwab lined up together. And another, Robert Zoellick, who is also a former President of the World Bank had star billing in the forum at the morning. ...
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Beagles tug heartstrings in animal welfare protest
MPs and animal welfare activists have attempted to pull Parliament's heartstrings by recruiting a pack of photogenic beagles in a protest against the possible testing of party pills on animals. The Green Party and animal rights groups, surrounded by around 20 dogs, delivered a petition of 60,000 signatures to demand a complete ban on animal testing in a new safety regime being developed as part ...
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Casino wins with sinking lid rivals say
SkyCity's rivals say its pokie machines will earn more if Auckland Council heeds calls for a regional sinking lid policy on gaming venues. In the first of the council's hearings on non-casino venue policy, the Racing Board argued against banning new pokie machines in the central city area around the casino. For the board, New Zealand Gambling Law Guide author Jarrod True said a sinking lid would ...
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Drink-drive shift makes Rose proud
A shift in attitudes towards drink-driving was the major change seen by retired police superintendent Paula Rose in her 27 years in road policing. "When I started with the Ministry of Transport in 1984 the amounts people would drink and the social acceptance of drink-driving was light years away from what it is today," she said at an investiture ceremony yesterday. "We've still got too many ...
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Commuters face more rail shutdowns
Auckland rail services face another extended summer shutdown because of a six-month delay to a major component of the region's $1.16 billion electrification project. Government-owned KiwiRail has revealed that instead of all 85km of lines from Papakura and Swanson to Britomart being electrified as planned by August, its $500 million part in the project will not be finished until early next year. ...
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Twister like bomb blast says Kiwi
Aucklander Cam Rhodes has described a darkening sky, running from golf ball-sized hail and the sound of a "bomb exploding" as lightning caused a large electrical fire amid the chaos of Oklahoma's devastating tornadoes. "At the time we were getting hail the size of golf balls coming down and then it went dark as if it was 8 o'clock at night and the sun was setting, it was extremely dark outside, ...
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US Strengthening Its Relationship With New Zealand
Sharing the same values and interests, and common vision for a prosperous, stable, and secure Asia-Pacific, the United States of America today said it is strengthening its relationship with New Zealand. In his remarks at the 2013 U.S.-New Zealand Pacific Partnership Forum in Washington DC, Deputy Secretaraty of State William J. Burns says the United States is investing in strengthening its ...
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Bracewell replaces Ellis in Champions Trophy squad
Ellis, 31, was injured in Christchurch, while training for the three-match ODI series in England and the Champions Trophy. Bracewell is also making a comeback after missing the Test series at home against England earlier this year. Currently in England with the Test side, he failed to make the XI for the Lord's Test that concluded on ...
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Cat wars break out in New Zealand
Call it the Kiwi cat wars. In the island nation said to harbour more cat owners per capita than any other country, a furore has broken out over a crusade to eradicate man's second-best friend. The charge is being led ...
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NZ snub Fiji centenary Test request
New Zealand have put a damper on Fiji's 100th anniversary celebrations, by claiming they are too busy to play the islanders in a commemorative Test. The Fijian Rugby Union wrote to the New Zealand Rugby Union last August requesting a June Test against the All Blacks in Suva, Fiji's capital, to mark the occasion.But the NZRU rejected their offer citing the World Cup winners' ...
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Timaru takes a stand against legal highs
The meeting was called to raise awareness of the dangers of synthetic cannabis and follows pressure put on local dairy owners to stop selling the drugs. Over the last few weeks there have been protests up and down the country as desperate communities try to convince stores to voluntarily take legal highs off their shelves. Timaru's Mayor Janie Annear says dairies in the town have ...
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State of the Nation New Zealand all about attitudes
If, as Winston Churchill once remarked, attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference, then Wellington, Auckland and the rest of New Zealand are diverse indeed. As the latest Roy Morgan State of the Nation New Zealand reveals, the different attitudes of Kiwis around the country offer a fascinating glimpse into its varied population. A progressive reputation With its ...
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Wellington wild for smartphones RMR State Of The Nation NZ
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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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