Provides the latest RSS feeds for New Zealand News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Auckland News.Net http://www.aucklandnews.net/ en-us Thu, 15 May 2008 09:45:44 -0400 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:45:44 -0400 30 Wellington, May 15 : In a bid to protect the environment, staff at Lush in Christchurch launched an unwrap campaign, publicising the evils of too much packaging by stripping off. http://www.aucklandnews.net/story/359687 Thu, 15 May 2008 07:01:29 -0400 Auckland News.Net http://www.aucklandnews.net/story/359687 Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule is poised to lock horns with his Wellington counterpart, Kerry Prendergast, for presidency of Local Government New Zealand. District councillors will decide today whether... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837914&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:53 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837914&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Three people were lucky to escape serious injury when a young driver veered into the path of an approaching car on State Highway 1 north of Otaki, flipping it on to its side. Constable Terry Moore sa... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837917&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:45 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837917&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 History and current form suggest the Hurricanes face an uphill battle at Eden Park against the Blues tomorrow, says Hurricanes hardman Jerry Collins. Sidelined for three weeks with a rib injury, Coll... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836866&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:54 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836866&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a two-month high against the yen on Thursday after a tame reading for U.S. consumer inflation buoyed equities and bolstered risk appetite. Recent signs of stability... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836189&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 04:40:22 -0400 Congoo http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836189&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Electricity retailer TrustPower, which generates less than half its needs, said annual net profit fell 4 per cent as it was exposed to high wholesale prices. TrustPower posted an after-tax operating ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836864&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:51 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836864&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 First-home borrowers are getting some relief from high interest rates and dropping house prices, but the pain may get worse at the petrol pump. Westpac Bank and ANZ National Bank joined other big ban... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837916&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:49 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837916&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 TXT SPK BBL: Be back later BOC: But of course TTYL: Talk to you later LOL: Laugh out loud OMG: Oh my god BTW: By the way IMO: In my opinion ROFL: Rolling on floor laughing NALOPKT: Not a lot ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837915&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:56 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837915&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 The Flexible Land Use Alliance told the parliamentary finance and expenditure select committee yesterday that when it raised concerns about the emissions trading scheme, officials said it would affect... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837912&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:58:05 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837912&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008Media StatementVice-Chancellors’ Committee assertions unfortunateTertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson said today the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee assertions ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837370&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:55 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837370&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Standing on the steps of Auckland's Aotea Square, a grieving Maria Bradshaw delivered a birthday present to her dead son - a public vow to change the mental health system that she says failed him.... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837921&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:10 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837921&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008Landcorp and Government should help struggling sheep farmersGreen Party MP Nandor Tanczos calls on Landcorp to support New Zealand sheep farmers by trialling organic sheep farming method... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838974&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:53 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838974&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008 A Christchurch loader driver who attacked his boss with a steel bar has been jailed.Last month David Butler pleaded guilt to attempted murder. This morning in the High Court, the 52-year-... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837627&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:55:00 -0400 NZ City http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837627&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Halfback Jimmy Cowan, due in court tomorrow over a charge of disorderly conduct, has been benched for the Highlanders' final Super 14 rugby match of the season against the Crusaders in Christchurc... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836860&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:56 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836860&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A sex offender living in Carterton since his release from prison last year had begun grooming adolescent boys in defiance of a court order that he be supervised for 10 years. Frederick Bailey, 52, wh... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837911&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:58:08 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837911&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Nick Parker had hoped to break on to the national snooker scene this year. Instead a tournament will be played in his memory. The Wellington man, 32, was one of 11 people killed in a train crash in A... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837922&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:13 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837922&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A little-known militant group called the Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for setting off bombs in the western Indian city of Jaipur that killed 61 people and injured 216 people this week, pol... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836861&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:57 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836861&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 MEDIA STATEMENT Meridian’s Waitaki River North Bank Tunnel hearing panel to reconveneThe hearing commissioners for Meridian Energy’s water use applications for its proposed North Bank... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837369&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:53 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837369&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A teenage motorcyclist who hit and killed a 13-year-old girl on Northland's Ripiro Beach on New Year's Eve may be spared prosecution by meeting his victims' families. Daisy Fernandez died... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837923&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:28 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837923&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Operation Kennedy Release 415 May 2008Police investigating last week's stabbing of a Te Aroha toddler charged his mother with inflicting the injury today.The 2-year-old was stabbed at his Centennia... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837367&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:49 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837367&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A Wanganui dairy operator is getting out after being assaulted once and robbed twice within five months of moving to the riverside city. Minesh Patel, operator of the Rangitikei Street Dairy, yesterd... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837909&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:58:29 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837909&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15th May 2008NZ Traders Making Significant Returns From Falling Dollar New Zealand exporters are not the only ones benefiting from the falling New Zealand dollar. According to Sargon Elias, General... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837576&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:48 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837576&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Eight people who allegedly used fake medical certificates to get benefits are all affiliated with the Mongrel Mob, police say. The scam was uncovered after a Social Development Ministry case manager ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837919&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:39 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837919&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A Sydney carpenter has been found guilty of the brutal attack on Lauren Huxley in which she was beaten, doused in petrol and left for dead in her garage, which was set alight. Ms Huxley was 18 when t... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836862&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:35:03 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836862&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 CTU MEDIA RELEASE 15 May 2008State housing insulation will have great health and income impacts The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed a Green Party pre budget announcement today of $50 million t... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838972&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:49 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838972&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Nearly $1 million worth of antibiotics was being poured down the drain after drugs, bought in case of a bird flu pandemic, had expired, National MP Tony Ryall said. Health Minister David Cunliffe sai... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836863&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:35:04 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836863&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Strong gains at weekly wool saleNew Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reports prices gained significantly at today¹s Christchurch sale of 10,000 bales of South Island wool.Since the prev... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837577&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:47 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837577&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 An Assyrian Christian has been convicted after hitting his 20-year-old daughter for going out with a Muslim. Ishak Ishak, 59, who came to New Zealand as a refugee from Iraq, had pleaded guilty to ass... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837910&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:58:11 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837910&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 MEDIA RELEASERotorua Lakes Report Out 15 May 2008The health of Lake Okaro is improving and blue green algae levels are down, according to the latest report on Rotorua lakes water quality.However bo... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837371&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:47 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837371&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Tony Ryall MP National Party Health Spokesman 15 May 2008Nearly $1 mil worth of antibiotics wastedNational Party Health spokesman Tony Ryall says the Labour Government's legacy of waste in the heal... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838973&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:51 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838973&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Ken 'Dakta Green' Morgan with Maryjane the 'cannabus'. Photo / Bevan Conley About a dozen pro-cannabis campaigners demonstrated outside Parliament Building today, calling for the drug to be legalised.... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837015&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:28:29 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837015&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Media Statement15 May 2008Jami-Lee RossManukau City Councillor for HowickManukau City Council rejects community recycling serviceA Manukau City councillor has criticised his council and its Mayor f... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837368&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:51 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837368&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Two men suspected of being involved in the theft of Victoria Cross medals from the Waiouru Army Museum have briefly appeared in court on unrelated proceedings. The two men and a woman were due to fac... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837904&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:58:23 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837904&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Alt TV's new naked newsreader Lisa Lewis stands further exposed today as a $7000-a-night "full service" escort. The 27-year-old Hamilton solo mum has got through her first few days of r... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837906&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:58:36 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837906&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Police have been called in by the State Services Commission as "serious questions" are raised about the qualifications claimed by former Immigration boss Mary Anne Thompson in her climb up t... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837920&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:08 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837920&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Prime Minister Helen Clark says she is surprised the qualifications claimed by former Immigration Service boss Mary-Anne Thompson were not checked when she first applied for a public service position ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837905&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:58:33 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837905&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Cullen's tax cuts 'drop in bucket' - economist (+ video) More than $50 million is going to be spent insulating state houses, the Green Party announced today.The project is a budget bid by the Greens u... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837014&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:28:21 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837014&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008 Parliament has passed the first reading of the New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement.MPs are debating the laws which are designed to implement the trade deal, signed in Beijing last mo... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837626&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:55:02 -0400 NZ City http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837626&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Highlanders captain Craig Newby knows what he'd do if he was the Crusaders' coach for Saturday night's derby at AMI Stadium. It will be cold comfort to his team as they face a daunting tr... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836867&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:34:42 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14836867&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008 Media StatementOutrageous attack on officialsAn attack on public servants by the so-called Flexible Land Use Alliance is being condemned by Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jim Anderto... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838975&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:32:55 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838975&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Finance Minister Michael Cullen says next week's budget will be a balance between tax relief and investment in infrastructure and public services. In notes for a pre-budget speech to the Canterbury Ma... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838396&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:25:38 -0400 National Business Review http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838396&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 The private search for missing Israeli tramper Liat Okin will almost certainly end today. Ms Okin, 35, went missing in March while walking the Routeburn Track. A police search failed to find her and... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837925&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:57:33 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837925&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Low-paid workers looking for a big tax cut in next week's Budget could get a 37 per cent chop by moving to Australia instead, according to a report from an accountancy firm. A single person on $3... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837908&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:58:13 -0400 Dominion Post http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837908&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008 The pressure is squarely on the Black Caps batsmen tonight if the forecast rain stays away and play starts in the opening test against England at Lord's.While 20 wickets need to be taken ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837225&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:26 -0400 NZ City http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837225&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008 Erin Taylor's dramatic rise in kayaking is complete.The 20-year-old's place in the New Zealand Olympic team has been confirmed and she will race the K1 500 at Beijing.Taylor has only been... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837224&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:24 -0400 NZ City http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837224&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008 Finance Minister Michael Cullen says the tax cuts he will announce next week will not be huge.He has continued to talk down the tax cuts he will announce in the Budget, in a speech to the... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838843&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:22 -0400 NZ City http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14838843&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008 Silver Ferns coach Ruth Aitken expects the New Zealand franchises in the ANZ Netball Championship to fare much better against their Australian counterparts when trans-Tasman matches resum... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837223&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 02:41:19 -0400 NZ City http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14837223&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Lockwood Smith MP National Party Immigration Spokesman 15 May 2008Immigration probe had focus on policy National Party Immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith says Labour's claim that the inquiry into... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835771&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:33 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835771&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd, owner of New Zealand's ASB, reported strong credit growth in the March quarter, but warned the outlook remained uncertain. ASB, had increased market share in b... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834282&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:21 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834282&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Media Release 15 May 2008 Tasman and Pacific Island Fares to IncreaseAir New Zealand’s trans-Tasman and Pacific Island airfares are to rise by an average three percent as a result of ever in... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834823&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:07 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834823&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Another retailer is bearing the brunt of consumers shutting their wallets, with clothing chain owner Hallenstein Glasson warning of a fall in annual profit. While cooler winter weather had boosted sa... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834281&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:22 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834281&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Date: 15 May 2008Councillors sign off on bus priority measures for Colombo and Papanui bus routesCouncil today adopted proposals for part-time bus lanes and a variety of other measures to improve b... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834658&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:01 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834658&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 May 15, 2008 Auckland Museum Staff Feeling Confused And Threatened Staff at Auckland Museum want their management to stop arguing about figures and full time equivalents and focus on the fact that ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835773&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:32:59 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835773&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Auckland City Council Media release 15 May 2008 Auckland City Council helps to keep water prices affordableAs part of its commitment to keep water as affordable as possible, Auckland City Council h... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834657&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:32:59 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834657&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Major Coal Deal For Toll Rail 15 May 2008Toll Rail has signed a two-year contract to transport coal from Eastern Coal Holdings Takitimu mine to Clandeboye, one of Fonterra's two large South Is... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834819&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:32:58 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834819&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008Media StatementParents more involved in schooling than everTraditional ways of parents being involved in their children’s schools have given way to far stronger links between scho... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835776&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:07 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835776&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 MEDIA RELEASE15 May 2008Dynamic Controls gives Ministers preview of new technologyDeputy Prime Minister Dr Michael Cullen and Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel got a sneak preview today of Dynamic C... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834821&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:02 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834821&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A man accused of sexually violating and robbing an 88-year-old widow in her New Plymouth home was remanded in custody following a court appearance today.George Paul Nicholls, 40, unemployed, faces cha... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834079&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:24 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834079&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Julianne Moore wore was criminal. Flounces, ruffles and clever draping in pale pastel palettes were popular trends on the red carpet at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. Australian actress http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834287&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:17 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834287&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Good initiatives at risk under polluter subsidy plansAuckland 15 May 2008 - Greenpeace welcomes today's Green Party announcement that all state houses will be properly insulated within five years b... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835775&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:03 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835775&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Tranz Metro officials say a regular safety check carried out recently indicated the possible presence of asbestos. They say the station has been closed as a precautionary measure while more thorough ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834665&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 01:12:48 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834665&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 media release15 May 2008ELECTORAL FINANCE ACT SHOWS DISTRUST OF ORDINARY PEOPLEToday the Courts are hearing arguments related to the Electoral Finance Act and its impact on free speech. “It ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835777&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:32:57 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835777&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A highly organised criminal syndicate is believed to be operating in south-western Sydney, after another huge cannabis bust in the suburb since last night made it four this week, with a drug haul valu... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834278&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:33 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834278&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A 52-year-old Christchurch man has assured his former boss - whom he attacked with a 45cm jemmy bar on February 27 - that he has nothing to fear about any further attack.After the attack at the Bromle... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834078&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:22 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834078&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 MASTER BLASTER: Dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum has been promoted to number five in the New Zealand batting order for the first test against England at Lords. http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834279&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:26 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834279&cat=14d7eba4e435d135  15 May 2008 New Wool Company WelcomedFederated Farmers Meat & Fibre section chairman, Keith Kelly is welcoming, in principle, the formation of a new company, The Wool Company Limited, to... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834820&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:00 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834820&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Transport funding good news for Christchurch Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says today’s Government announcement to invest $244 million in transport infrastructure in Canterbury over the next... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834661&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:32:57 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834661&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 News Release Cycle Aware Wellington 15 May 2008Free bikes on trains gets thumbs up from cyclistsWellington cyclists are applauding the Regional Council's decision to remove the charge for taking a ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834660&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:07 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834660&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008 New advertising guidelines favour industry not kidsGreen Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley welcomes the fact that the industry has taken the initiative on children's advertising, bu... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834655&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:32 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834655&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A new one-hour flight/bus commuter service between Whangarei and central Auckland is scheduled to start on Monday.Paihia-based Salt Air Ltd will run the service weekdays between Whangarei and North Sh... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14833571&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:19 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14833571&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 The Grey Hospital senior doctor who raised concerns about patient safety is leaving her job, as is her colleague.West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) confirmed today that joint head of the anaesth... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834080&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:26 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834080&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008Vandalism in parks on the increaseOngoing vandalism in Greater Wellington's regional park network is getting worse, with park rangers calling on the public to help curb the increase."Act... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834654&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:26 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834654&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Placemakers has avoided possible court action in a settlement with the Commerce Commission after incorrectly describing, labelling and supplying treated timber to customers.Fletcher Distribution Ltd -... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834077&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:20 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834077&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 World Environment Day - Poster Competition AshburtonEnvironment Canterbury has secured funding through the Ministry for the Environment to hold an event for World Environment Day on 7th June in Ash... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834653&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:13 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834653&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Media statementInvestment in rail infrastructure would improve rail's contribution to freight movement investment IN Rail infrastructure WOULD improve rail's contribution to freight transport movem... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834817&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:11 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834817&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Manukau Water Testing ProgrammeManukau City (14 May, 2007) Manukau Water Limited will be testing water pressure and flow rates throughout Manukau City over the next two months as part of a programm... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834659&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:03 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834659&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 “It’s disappointing when Maori leaders buy into the same rhetoric as politicians like Sue Bradford who brand all parents who smack their children as child abusers. We are all very con... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835774&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:01 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835774&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Canberra have secured an NRL recruitment coup by signing Sydney Roosters prop David Shillington to a four-year deal starting next season. Shillington, 24, was a priority signing for the Raiders follo... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834283&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:24 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834283&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 FABRICE COFFRINI/Getty Images ROCKETMAN: Yves Rossy who jumped from a plane at 8,000 feet with jet-fuel powered wings strapped to his wings and completed several loops at 300 kms per hour. http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834285&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:08 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834285&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Finance Minister Michael Cullen. Photo / Mark Mitchell Below is the full speech Finance Minister Michael Cullen delivered in Canterbury todayHello and thank you for that introduction.It is a pleasure ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834404&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:30:01 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834404&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 The already booming Southland dairy industry is set to get its third major milk processing plant, a $90 million state-of-the-art factory capable of processing 200,000 litres a year. Mataura Valley Mil... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835338&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:27:57 -0400 National Business Review http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835338&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 May 15, 2008MEDIA STATEMENT Hakatere trip June 7 for World Environment DayA special trip along the Hakatere/Ashburton River from the mountains to the sea is being planned to celebrate World Environ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834656&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:10 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834656&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Media release Newmarket Business Association Thursday, 15 May 2008 Retail figures not good but there is some light Auckland’s leading retailing district says while Statistics New Zealand's l... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834816&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:19 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834816&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A mentally disordered man convicted of rape after representing himself at trial has had his convictions set aside and a new trial ordered. The appeal by Jason John Cumming, of Christchurch, was grant... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834277&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:34 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834277&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Hon Chris CarterMinister of Education15 May 2008Media StatementMinister approves intervention for Kaikohe kuraEducation Minister Chris Carter today announced the appointment of two people to the bo... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835778&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:05 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835778&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 The head of the Association of South-East Asian Nations said he understood growing frustration at the group's slow response to member Myanmar's cyclone but pleaded "don't just write u... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834280&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:31 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834280&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A baby-faced high school student likened to an old-fashioned crooner and a scruffy bartender who sings alternative rock music will compete in next week's season finale of US television's Ameri... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834286&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:35:11 -0400 Stuff http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834286&cat=14d7eba4e435d135   Media Release Harcourts Rural team has record year15 May 2008 - Harcourts Rural team had a record year in the 2007/08 financial year, achieving well over $900 million in settled sa... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834822&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:04 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14834822&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Air New Zealand announced its latest price rise today, an average 3 percent lift in trans-Tasman and Pacific Island airfares to counter rising fuel prices. The increase applied from May 26 to trans-Ta... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835340&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:27:54 -0400 National Business Review http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835340&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A fall in market heavyweight Telecom pulled the top 50 index down in early trading today. The NZSX-50 benchmark index was down 6 points to 3622 at 10.25am, having fallen 0.6 percent yesterday. Telecom... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835341&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:27:53 -0400 National Business Review http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835341&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 AMP Ltd today said delivering growth in the short term would be challenging after volatile investment markets reduced it assets under management (AUM) by six percent in the first four months of calend... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835337&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:27:52 -0400 National Business Review http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14835337&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 A woman rewarded for her community spirit with a television show garden makeover was devastated when the new plants and ornaments were stolen just a day later.Nelson woman Trish Moir was nominated for... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14831951&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 22:23:10 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14831951&cat=14d7eba4e435d135  Media release – NZ Council of Christian Social ServicesThursday, 15 May 2008 Messages delivered by Making Poverty History campaign must continue to be heardThe messages carried by... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14833394&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:45 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14833394&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 May 15, 2008MEDIA STATEMENT Canterbury councils collaboration on transport reaps Crown fundsCanterbury region received confirmation today of a $244 million* transport funding package from central g... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14831897&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:44 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14831897&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 May 2008Rainbow Springs Becomes Rotorua’s First Green Globe AttractionRainbow Springs Nature Park and Kiwi Encounter has achieved the prestigious Green Globe Benchm... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14831899&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:41 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14831899&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Hon Ruth DysonMinister for Disability Issues15 May 2008Media StatementMinister receives disability award for New ZealandDisability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson received the prestigious Roosevelt Inte... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14833391&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:55 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14833391&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 MEDIA RELEASE15 May 2008 Meat & Wool New Zealand welcomes wool announcementMeat & Wool New Zealand has welcomed today's announcement that PGG Wrightson has entered into a heads of agreement with a ... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14832141&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:52 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14832141&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Hi,RSA, The Security Division of EMC, today released the highlights from its online fraud report for April 2008. Please see media alert below for more details-- MEDIA ALERTMedia Alert: RSA AFCC det... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14832145&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:40 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14832145&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 15 May 2008Immediate Release  Goodman Property Sets Record Profit The industrial and commercial property market continues to deliver robust returns, and Goodman Property Trust has an... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14832138&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:57 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14832138&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wellington - Wednesday 14 May 2008Climate legislation needs strengtheningThe Environmental Trading Scheme has to be strengthened to ensure all those that emit greenhouse gases have an equal incenti... http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14831895&cat=14d7eba4e435d135 Wed, 14 May 2008 21:35:46 -0400 Scoop http://feeds.aucklandnews.net/?rid=14831895&cat=14d7eba4e435d135