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Pair to fight kidnap charges
Jovaan Graham's body was left outside a Matamata hospital. Photo / Supplied The pair accused of abducting and bashing a 32-year-old local man in the Kaimai Ranges plan to defend the allegations at trial. Thomas McDonald, 30, and Cheyanne McCausland, 23, both from Tauranga, faced charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, injuring with intent to injure and unlawfully taking a ...
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Caregiver raises alarm after Levin man assaulted
File photo / NZ Herald A caregiver raised the alarm after finding a 53-year-old injured in a serious assault in his Levin home this morning. Police have launched an investigation while the man lies in a serious condition at Palmerston North Hospital. The caregiver found the man injured about 8.30am and phoned emergency services. "Early indications suggest the man has been ...
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Woman knocked out after attack at rural property
A woman was knocked out after she disturbed two people on her Bay of Plenty property early today. Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner said the woman was investigating noises inside her home on a rural property about 1am when she disturbed two offenders. She was assaulted and knocked unconscious. She was taken to Tauranga Hospital and treated for minor ...
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New Zealand man found dead outside Queensland house
A New Zealand man has been found dead outside a house in Clermont, Queensland this morning. An Australian police spokeswoman said the 40-year-old's death was not being treated as suspicious. It is believed the man slept outside the house in freezing conditions; however police could not confirm this. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, the temperature in Clermont ...
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Hot New Invelox Technology Already Available In New Zealand
A revolutionary way of generating wind energy exciting global media and technology blogs is already in New Zealand says Reza Sehdehi, vice president of PacificWind.The Discovery Channel website, which gets 2-5 million views a day; Geek.com, which gets 1000-10,000 views a day and the technology blog Gizmodo, which gets 10,000-100,00 views a day are amongst the big-name blogs raving about a ...
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New mobile application lets Kiwis take home phones anywhere
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:51 pm Press Release: Orcon Internet June 19, 2013Orcon Genius Go Set To Revolutionise Home Phone UseNew mobile application enables Kiwis to take home phones anywhereKiwi callers can now take their home phones anywhere - and bring down the cost of national and international calling.Orcon today launches Genius Go, an innovative new smartphone application (app) ...
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Auckland Mayor in the Chair in Grey Lynn
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:28 pm Press Release: Auckland Transport 19 June 2013Mayor in the Chair in Grey LynnLen Brown will be setting up his chairs in the Grey Lynn Community Centre on Tuesday 25 June.From midday until 1pm, he is looking forward to locals from Grey Lynn and nearby areas dropping by for a quick chat about their aspirations and concerns for their community and wider ...
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Consultation on the New Public Transport Network kicks off
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:27 pm Press Release: Auckland Transport 19 June 2013Consultation on the New Public Transport Network kicks offThe way Aucklanders use public transport is about to change. Auckland Transport is moving to a simpler and more integrated public transport network for Auckland and the change is starting in the south.In Mangere today, Mayor Len Brown officially ...
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Tomorrow is World Refugee Day - are we doing our bit
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Police Seek Assistance with Tauranga Home Invasion
Tauranga Police are seeking the assistance of members of the public in relation to a home invasion at a rural property in Wairoa Road, Tauranga, which was reported to Police at approximately 1.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 19 June 2013.Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner stated that a female investigating noises within her dwelling on the rural property disturbed two offenders and that she was ...
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Best snow conditions in years The Remarkables
Best snow conditions in years' as The Remarkables celebrates opening The Remarkables ski area in Queenstown kick starts its 2013 season this ...
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Strum Hum and Come to Bay of Many Coves
June 19, 2013 The distinctive sound of ukuleles will float over Queen Charlotte Sound during the weekend of July 19 to 21.That unique sound will range from concert hall performances to the first strums in a new career.The illustrious Bay Of Many Coves resort in the Marlborough Sounds is celebrating a Ukulele Blues Luxury Weekend with a performance and master class under the expert ...
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Greens money printing policy too much for Labour
REFUND POLICY NBR does not provide refunds on cancelled print or online subscriptions. Exceptions can be granted at the discretion of the ...
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Will the All Blacks fall to Australia at the next World Cup
the milestone of their 500th Test match . Two of the three NZ tries were instant classics. In fact, there probably won't be a better score this year than Beauden Barrett's late try under the sticks following a dazzling length-of-the-field breakout. But a performance "close to perfection" and other misty-eyed exaltations? Hardly. In fact, come to think of it, there's a ...
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Christchurch mayoralty Parker ready for challenge
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker believes he has enough support to retain the job come October's local government elections, as he works to discredit Lianne Dalziel's bid for the mayoralty. Ms Dalziel, a long-time Labour Party MP, confirmed today that she would challenge Mr Parker for the job he has held since 2007, citing a need for "effective and inclusive" leadership to deal with the immensity ...
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Thousands more sign up to fight ANZ penalty fees
Thousands of ANZ customers have signed up to a class action targeting penalty fees charged by the bank. Fair Play on Fees, a campaign targeting New Zealand's registered banks, announced yesterday it would file court documents against ANZ and its subsidiary National Bank for allegedly charging customers around $250 million in penalty fees over the past six years. Penalty or exception fees ...
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Flood damage delays skifields opening
VIDEOS: Heavy rain causes South Island flooding An Otago skifield has delayed its opening after flooding extensively damaged access roads. Awakino Skifield in North Otago was set to open this weekend, however it is now scheduled to open next weekend after the roads have been repaired. Awakino Ski club treasurer Chris Tschepp said a similar event happened in 2010. "We had flood damage, ...
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Man fights for life after serious assault
Source: ONE News A man is in a serious condition in Palmerston North Hospital after being assaulted in Levin. The injured 53-year-old was found at his home by his caregiver at around 8.30am. "Early indications suggest the man has been a victim of a serious assault," said Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Sheridan. Police have not yet had the chance to speak to the man. A scene ...
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Human-shield accused denied prison leave
Photo / File A man accused of using his partner's baby son to shield himself from police pepper spray has been declined leave from prison to attend his grandmother's funeral. Zane Lewis, 22, is in custody following an incident on April 8 in which he allegedly held the 1-year-old in front of him to block police pepper spray before locking himself, his partner and the child ...
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Arrest of teens halts spate of burglaries
Photo / NZ Herald A spate of break-ins at homes and businesses around Kerikeri has been halted by the arrest of three teenage boys, police say. The youths, aged 15 and 16, were allegedly involved in two burglaries on Inlet Rd and a series of break-ins last week, including at Kerikeri High School tuckshop, Kerikeri Dairy, a lunchbar on Mill Lane, the Chinese takeaways on Cobham Rd and ...
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Audrey Young Greens swallow a dose of reality
File photo / NZ Herald The Green Party's ditching of its money-printing policy is a welcome dose of pragmatism from the so-called party of principle. From the moment it was announced last October until today's back-down, the party has been beaten about the head for it by political opponents. Quite why the Greens didn't see that coming is a mystery. No one ever marched ...
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Drink-driver to meet victims families
Photo / Thinkstock Sentencing for a drink-driver who ran over two young girls in Ohope in May has been put off so he can meet with his victims' families. Ramon Lee Hussey, 43, was due to be sentenced in the Whakatane District Court today after earlier pleading guilty to two charges of drink driving causing injury and one of driving while his licence was suspended. Sentencing ...
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Spaghetti blamed for fatal crash
A German driver was getting ready to eat spaghetti at the wheel when his stationwagon crashed head-on with a ute, killing him and a fellow tourist, an inquest has found. German man Onur Gulmez, 28, was travelling from Blenheim to Nelson with Frenchman Paul Joubert who was sleeping on a makeshift bed in the back of their car when the fatal smash occurred last December. Another ...
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Life sentence for rape murder of Jill Meagher in Melbourne
A serial sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison for a rape and murder that outraged Australia's second-largest city. The violent death of Jill Meagher as she walked home from a bar last September shocked the city of Melbourne. A week later, 30,000 people took to the streets near the laneway where she was strangled to rally against violence toward women. The 29-year-old ...
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Armed Offenders Squad called out in Kamo
The Armed Offenders Squad has been called out to an incident at Kamo in Northland this afternoon. No further details were available. - ...
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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