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John Armstrong Tepid float frustrating for Nationals plans
The Whakamaru Dam, which is one of the hydro dams located on the Waikato River owned by Mighty River Power. Photo / Alan Gibson The partial float of Mighty River Power is starting to show symptoms of becoming a Mighty Big Headache for National. And there is not a lot the governing party can do about it. Early trading in the electricity generating company's shares saw the stock make ...
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Audrey Young Kerry Ill be back to NZ
Secretary of State John Kerry. Photo / AP It's usually the Terminator who says "I'll be back", but yesterday it was US Secretary of State John Kerry, a sign-off statement to reporters as he headed into bilateral talks. When he said "I'll be back" he was meaning "to New Zealand". He made his first visit to Wellington in 1968, aged 25, for ...
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Brian Rudman Law protecting Government not disabled
Equally concerning is the context in which the Government decided it was permissible to ride roughshod through the Bill of Rights, says Rudman. Photo / Mark Mitchell For much of the last century, we used to bask in the title of social laboratory of the world. New Zealand was mentioned in the same breath as the Scandinavian countries as pioneers in working collectively to care for each ...
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Andrew Geddis We owe it to ourselves to be outraged
So in 2010, some family caregivers went to the Human Rights Review Tribunal and challenged this policy on the grounds that it unlawfully discriminated on the basis of family status, which breaches the caregivers' rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. They won, and then won again in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Finally, the Government gave up and recognised it was ...
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Kiwis lose confidence in safety of private information
Most New Zealanders have lost confidence that government departments, financial institutions and telecommunications companies can keep their private information safe, according to a recent survey. The Unisys Security Index survey has found three quarters of the 505 respondents were concerned about an accidental or deliberate data breach of information held by banks or credit card companies, and ...
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More jobs at risk as Fairfax continues to restructure
Fairfax Media is preparing to cut costs – and staff – again as it undergoes a wide-ranging restructure across several departments. A review has begun of editorial, sales, operational, pre-press departments and the contact centre. Fairfax NZ has around 1800 employees, including about 800 editorial staff. Fairfax NZ acting general manager Andrew Boyle says cost cutting began last ...
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Kiwi weakens ahead of Federal Reserve chairmans testimony
The New Zealand dollar weakened against its US counterpart amid speculation growth in the world's largest economy may spur the Federal Reserve to reduce stimulus, known as quantitative easing. The kiwi fell to 81.56 US cents from 81.82 cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 77.15 from 77.10 yesterday. Investors are looking to Federal Reserve chairman ...
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Kiwi weakens on US stimulus expectations
THE New Zealand dollar weakened against its US counterpart amid speculation growth in the world's largest economy may spur the Federal Reserve to reduce stimulus, known as quantitative easing. The kiwi fell to US81.56 cents on Wednesday morning from US81.82c on Tuesday afternoon. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 77.15 from 77.10. Investors are looking to Federal Reserve ...
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Zoo auctions off chance to name worlds biggest spider
If you want to name the world's biggest spider you better get in fast. Wellington Zoo has put a new listing on Trade Me, giving bidders the opportunity to name their newest arrival - a Goliath birdeater tarantula. The arachnid is normally found in the rainforests of South America but is now calling Wellington home as part of the zoo's aim to establish a population here in New ...
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Black Sticks lose mens series to Korea
Korea have sealed a series victory over New Zealand with one Test to play after winning the fifth men's hockey Test 1-0 in Auckland.Korea picked up their third win from five games courtesy of a goal in the second minute to Nam Young Lee.New Zealand, who have yet to win a Test, bounced back to produce some of their best hockey of the series according to coach Colin Batch but couldn't ...
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Trial opens for Kiwi accused of Canadian murder
An ex pat New Zealander accused of murdering his wife has gone on trial in Canada. Former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett, 56, is standing trial at Salmon Arm Provincial Court for the murder of his wife Laura Letts-Beckett by allegedly pushing her off a fishing boat in 2010. The trial opened today in Canada [Tuesday local time] and is set down for five days. Mrs Letts-Beckett, 50, died two ...
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EDITORS INSIGHT They ban our meat but sell poisoned rice
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Queenstown industrial property in recovery
Queenstown’s industrial market enjoyed increased in activity in recent months, with leasing of several long-vacant premises. There have also been more buoyant land sales, according to Colliers in its annual review of the Queenstown market. Vacant land sales predominantly in the Shotover Park industrial area have historically shown growth, with land values rising from $150-$250/m2 in ...
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New Zealand Football confirm Jordan clash
Source: Neil Emblem New Zealand Football has confirmed that a New Zealand selection coached by Neil Emblen will play Jordan at North Harbour Stadium on June 4. Jordan - ranked 77 in the world - is set to play Australia in an Asian World Cup qualifier in Melbourne on June 11, and will use the match against New Zealand 'A' at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland as preparation for the ...
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Council backs living wage
Hamilton City Council's lowest-paid staff could receive an extra $100 a week after a decision to lift workers' minimum pay rates. The council is set to become the first city in the country to adopt a living wage policy guaranteeing its staff an hourly wage of at least $18.40. In a fiercely debated decision the council voted to introduce a minimum living wage for all staff, ...
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Teen breaks neck at judo tournament
Source: ONE News A Japanese exchange student suffered a life-changing injury in one of the worst accidents seen at a New Zealand judo tournament. Taradale High School student Yuichi Tanimura broke his neck because he didn't turn his head far enough while attacking his opponent at a tournament in Wellington this month. The mistake meant the teen celebrated his 17th birthday in Burwood ...
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Urewera dawn raids IPCA report to be released today
Photo / File The Independent Police Conduct Authority will release its report today into the behaviour of police in the Urewera dawn raids. During the police operation in October 2007, 18 people were arrested in the Bay of Plenty, Auckland and Wellington. The Crown said those arrested were involved in militia-style training camps based in the Urewera National Park. Four of those arrested, ...
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Suspicious fire at Auckland Fuji Film warehouse
Photo / File Emergency services were called to a suspicious fire at the Fuji Film warehouse in Auckland early today. Northern fire communications shift manager Steve Smith said the fire service were called to the blaze on William Pickering Drive in Rosedale, just before 1am. More than 70 firefighters fought the fire. An Albany fire station spokesman said the building's sprinkler system ...
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7-year-old drives drunk grandfather
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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Live news updates May 22
Oklahoma City firefighters check on the status of Gene Tripp as he sits in his rocking chair where his home once stood after being destroyed by a tornado. Photo / AP Keep up-to-date with today's news at home and abroad with nzherald.co.nz's news blog, which is updated throughout the day. The blog, compiled daily by the Herald's online staff, will include today's essential ...
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US wants to continue information sharing with NZ
The United States wants to continue a criminal data matching scheme for assessing risks of threats that it began with New Zealand in advance of the Rugby World Cup. There was surprisingly little routine information sharing, said Alan Bersin, the Department of Homeland Security's assistance secretary of international affairs. He believed it was from a "misplaced notion of privacy. ""Why wouldn't ...
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Reserve status sought for land on expressway route
video Writer Patricia Grace's application to the Maori Land Court for her Waikanae land to be declared a Maori reservation could delay construction of a section of the Kapiti Expressway. Grace, author of novels including Potiki and Tu, owns 983 square metres of Maori freehold land north of the Waikanae River, where Tuku Rakau village was once located. Last year, she was served with a ...
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Findings of Urewera raids investigation due
The findings of an independent police investigation into dawn raids on an alleged military-style camp in the Urewera Ranges are due to be released. Police swooped in on the small Bay of Plenty community in the early hours of 15 October 2007, with the Crown alleging military-style training camps were being held in the area. The Crown claimed the group was planning to use guerrilla warfare to ...
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Vision of fear for citys heritage
This Character Coalition image claims to shows what Sandringham's Cambourne Rd could look like under the Unitary Plan but the council disputes this. Photo / Supplied Auckland's heritage character is under threat from apartments in half of residential Auckland, says the Character Coalition. The group, comprising 58 heritage and community groups, has commissioned images to ...
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King of legal highs may stage return
Matt Bowen bowed out of the industry in 2011 when the Government moved to ban synthetic cannabis. Photo / Brett Phibbs Legal high pioneer Matt Bowden has hinted he may return to the industry once the Government makes changes to legislation to make it safer. Mr Bowden, who was known as the king of legal highs and introduced party pills to New Zealand, bowed out of the industry in 2011 when the ...
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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