Top Stories: Melbourne, Dec 9 : A randy teenaged Kiwi dolphin has become infamous after it trapped young women in water. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:40:07 -0500Napier (New Zealand), Dec.9 : The Pakistan team management today acted to defuse rumours of a conflict between two of their fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul after New Zealand were beaten in the second cricket test in Wellington. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:20:29 -0500Napier (New Zealand), Dec.9 : New Zealand's chances of securing a series victory over Pakistan in the final cricket test against Pakistan to be played here, have received a setback with fast bowler Iain O'Brien aggravating a finger injury. ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:30:41 -0500Relevant offers A large truck carrying concrete slabs became wedged under the Petone overbridge north of Wellington today. The truck was freed but blocked one northbound lane of St... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:55:41 -0500A Christchurch invalid has failed to appear at court to face a charge of ill-treating a dog he had allegedly dragged behind his mobility scooter. The 69-year-old was due to appear before a regist... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:55:38 -0500The fire ban covers the Strath Taieri Rural Fire Zone. All rural fire permits have been cancelled in the area as authorities get ready for what could be a long summer. "It will take a significant... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:55:37 -0500Two earthquakes have struck off the coast of the lower North Island today, including a 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Otaki. A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of the lower North ... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:55:36 -0500A man who used an old dog as fighting bait for his pit-bull cross has been jailed for ten months. William Campbell had already admitted seven charges of dog fighting and failing to seek treatment... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:55:35 -0500About a quarter of workers at The Warehouse will resume industrial action after talks between the company and the National Distribution Union (NDU) broke down. Both sides are accusing each other ... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:55:33 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 4:19 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Christopher FinlaysonMinister for Arts, Culture and Heritage 10 December 2009Media Statement Battle of the River P... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:54:25 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:24 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Georgina te HeuheuMinister of Pacific Island Affairs and Associate Minister of Maori Affairs 10 December 200... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:54:24 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:22 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Simon PowerMinister of Commerce 10 December 2009 Media StatementCommerce Act deadline extendedThe Commerce Commiss... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:54:22 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:20 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Darien Fenton MPSpokesperson on Transport SafetyAssociate Spokesperson on Labour10 December 2009 Media Statement Dou... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:54:21 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:05 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party 10 December 2009Media Statement Education Minister in another world on National StandardsEducation Minister Anne Tol... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:54:20 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 2:53 pm Press Release: Progressive Party Hon Jim AndertonMember of Parliament for Wigram Progressive Leader 10 December 2009 Media StatementParliament right to fix ... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:54:18 -0500A spate of five cases of Legionnaires Disease, including one death, has prompted a warning from the Canterbury District Health Board. The five cases have all occurred since September. Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:52:03 -050021 out of every 100 thousand young New Zealanders die on the roads, compared with 13 out of every 100 thousand in Australia. Stephen Joyce says that is a huge difference - and it is why he is putting... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:52:02 -0500The government intends to consolidate the shares held by Manukau and Auckland City Councils as part of restructuring into a super city. That will mean the new super city will hold 22 percent of shares... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:52:01 -0500Wilkinson has fired a three under par 68 first round and is currently in a tie for sixth place. Josh Geary is not far behind, with a one under par first round, tied for 16th. Gareth Paddison is also ... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:52:00 -0500The NRL plans to introduce new laws to rule on off-field misconduct after a series of high profile scandals this year. Players' Association boss David Garnsey says several new levels of NRL involveme... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:51:59 -0500Maister is about to secure a place on the International Olympic Committee, he is one of six nominees for membership to the IOC in February, with his election considered a formality. He says it will pr... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:51:58 -0500While the two defenders are suspended, Paston could be out for six weeks with a fractured tibia. Paston played with the injury last week but says it is more serious than first thought. "Yeah it's gon... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:51:58 -0500Hanover investors have turned out in their hundreds to hear a briefingfrom director Mark Hotchin. One elderly man who spoke to the Herald online was visibly angry whenasked about what he thought of H... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:38:24 -0500Fifty Marlborough men and women will be awarded a medal to commemorate the region's 150th birthday. All recipients have made an outstanding contribution to Marlborough in their particular field, said... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:38:22 -0500High levels of bacteria have prompted officials to close Wellington';s Island Bay beach. Maria Archer from the Wellington City Council says routine testing in the area has found the presence of enter... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:38:17 -0500A prison inmate has described seeing a fellow inmate being dragged from a cell and looking "very black". The inmate, whose name is suppressed, was today giving evidence at a hearing in North Shore Di... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:38:16 -0500Hanover chairman David Henry replied that Hanover shareholders had already put up $76m. "Shareholders have done something that they didn't have to do," Mr Henry said. His answer provoked a ... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:38:15 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 4:02 pm Press Release: Hamilton City Council Media releaseThirteen worthy recipients to receive Hamilton Civic AwardsPosted On: Thursday, 10 December 2009A voluntar... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:39 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:59 pm Press Release: Environment Canterbury December 10, 2009.MEDIA STATEMENT Banks Peninsula community initiated possum control programme extended. The Community... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:38 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:52 pm Press Release: AUT University Historian denounces museum exhibitionAUT University Professor of History, Dr. Paul Moon, has criticised the Russell Museum for... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:37 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:50 pm Press Release: Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua Media ReleaseDecember 10, 2009Ngati Whatua Leader Voices Support for Museum HeadNgati Whatua leader Naida Glavish h... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:33 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:36 pm Press Release: Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc PRESS RELEASE: 10th December 2009Flaxmere gets an injection of Christmas SpiritFor the first time ever Flaxmere is go... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:31 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 2:33 pm Press Release: Events and Venues Rotorua NEWS RELEASE Thursday 10 December 20... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:27 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 2:22 pm Press Release: Environment Bay of Plenty 10 December 2009 Strategy to look at water resources in western Bay With demand for water in ... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:23 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 2:01 pm Press Release: Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice confirms end of bargainingThe Ministry of Justice has written to the PSA confirming its view that bar... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:08 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:28 pm Press Release: British High Commission Media ReleaseBritish sheep go Green thanks to Kiwi IngenuityA New Zealand firm, Rissington Breedline says it is reduc... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:07 -0500The manufacturing sector was little changed last month but a measure of its performance is well above the survey's lowest point in November 2008.The BNZ Capital - Business NZ seasonally adjusted Perfo... National Business Review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:09:43 -0500Transtasman food giant Goodman Fielder is finally selling off its edible fats and oils operation on both sides of the Tasman for $A240 million, but will hold on to its New Zealand flour milling operat... National Business Review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:09:41 -0500NZX-listed companies look ready to put the final stamp on the calendar year, with official announcements beginning to dry up.The NZX market announcement page remains the number one source of the lates... National Business Review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:09:38 -0500Two groups of people could skew the recovery – and no, the business sector is not one of the two.The Reserve Bank this morning released a revised set of forecasts and on the face of it the outlo... National Business Review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:09:36 -0500Microsoft New Zealand says it will issue no statement about the resignation of its high-profile senior manager Brett Roberts (read Mr Roberts' reasons for quitting... National Business Review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:09:33 -0500Lunch times in the Britomart train station at downtown Auckland are usually rather dull.There are a few tables and chairs, a magazine shop, a dairy and stock standard sandwich and sushi food outlets.P... National Business Review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:09:21 -0500Maori involvement in decisions on freshwater is critical to developing robust policy, according to the Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples. Speaking at the Iwi Leaders Forum on Freshwater in ... Beehive Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:55:56 -0500Musical Island Boys latest CD Once Upon A Time was launched last night in Wellington by Georgina te Heuheu, Minister of Pacific Island Affairs and Associate Minister of Maori Affairs. The release fo... Beehive Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:55:53 -0500Auckland City has become the first New Zealand side to ever win a match at the FIFA Club World Cup.The NZFC part timers have stunned UAE champs Al-Ahli 2-nil in their FIFA Club World Cup qualifying ma... NZ City Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:49:15 -0500New Wellington basketball coach Pero Cameron is adamant the Saints are not taking a risk in hiring a rookie to lead them in the National League.The Tall Blacks stalwart has signed on to coach the Sain... NZ City Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:49:14 -0500The Corrections Department is working on plans to hand over two publicly run prisons to the private sector. Corrections Minister Judith Collins said she was still talking to unions about various ... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:53:03 -0500A head-on smash between two cars has killed two people and trapped two others on State Highway 2, about 30km southwest of Hastings. The crash, which happened about 11am has closed the road at the... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:53:02 -0500A prison inmate has described seeing a fellow inmate being dragged from a cell and looking "very black". The inmate, whose name is suppressed, was today giving evidence at a hearing in North Shor... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:53:00 -0500A Hamilton woman helped pensioner Audrey Gibson find her home after finding her in a confused state weeks before she went missing. Police remain hopeful of finding Mrs Gibson, 82, alive and well ... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:52:59 -0500Cooks Food Group Ltd has been publicly censured and fined $25,000 for the late filing of its annual report. The New Zealand Markets Disciplinary Tribunal found Cooks Food Group Ltd was in breach ... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:52:58 -0500A report to Cabinet written by Local Government Minister Rodney Hide on his taxpayer-funded 12 day trip around the world has been released but censored. Hide, accompanied by his girlfriend Louise... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:52:58 -0500A 59-year-old motorcyclist has died after a car hit him in a central Christchurch street yesterday. John McDonald, from Dallington in Christchurch, died in hospital last night from his injuries, ... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:52:56 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 2:31 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Maori PartyMEDIA STATEMENT 10 December 2009 Maori Party to look into claims of ACC discriminationThe Maori Party will... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:51:42 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 2:15 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party 10 December 2009 Media Statement New Zealand MPs back call for UN Security Council to investigate crimes against hum... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:51:40 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 2:13 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party 10 December 2009 Media Statement User-pays ACC approach picks off groups one by oneThe Government’s treatment... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:51:38 -0500The Human Rights Commission is marking International Human Rights Day and the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, by releasing a booklet detailing 25 discrimination cases it ... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:49:29 -0500Major electricity users say they have got what they wanted from Government's shake up of the power sector but an energy analyst doubts consumers will benefit. Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:49:28 -0500The Reserve Bank's decision to hike the official cash rate a little earlier than previously forecast has caused the New Zealand dollar to jump a cent against the greenback. Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:49:24 -0500A head-on crash between two cars has killed two people and trapped two others on State Highway 2, about 30km southwest of Hastings. The crash, which happened about 11am has closed the road at the Te ... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:34:02 -0500A man has died after his motorbike collided with a car in Christchurch. The crash happened at the intersection of Gloucester and England Streets at 5pm. Police have named the man as John McDonald, 5... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:33:58 -0500People in jobs are starting to look around again for better options. Seek.co.nz has recorded a fifth consecutive month of growth in job availability, although this has been matched by a steeper rise ... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:33:57 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 1:58 pm Press Release: Manukau City Council Media release10 December 2009 The Ports shouldn’t be privatisedMayor of Manukau Len Brown is concerned that ... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:05:21 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 1:48 pm Press Release: The Warehouse Group Media statement10 December 2009 The Warehouse disappointed with negotiations outcomeThe Warehouse is today disappoin... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:05:14 -0500Dec. 10 (BusinessWire) - New Zealand's terms of trade fell to the lowest level in four years in the third quarter, as the resilient kiwi dollar eroded prices for dairy products and meat, outpacing ... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:05:12 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:29 am Press Release: Statistics New Zealand Embargoed until 10:45am – 10 December 2009 Export and import prices continue to fall Merchandise export and im... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:05:10 -0500Auckland International Airport is adamant there is no need for legislation that will allow the two councils who are substantial shareholders to bypass the Takeovers Code when they merge into the Auckl... National Business Review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:03:50 -0500Listed property company Goodman Property Trust today announced that technology company IBM has signed up to build a new warehouse and office in its Highbrook business park.The East Tamaki Highbrook de... National Business Review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:03:30 -0500ACC levies for workers, employers and motorists will increase next year but less than those recommended by the ACC Board, ACC Minister Nick Smith says. "Setting these levy rates has been a difficult ... Beehive Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:50:17 -0500Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: "The New Zealand economy continues to recover but there remains considerable uncertainty about the durability of the expansion. "Global activity has continued ... NZ City Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:44:19 -0500(RTTNews) - The New Zealand share market opened moderately lower on Thursday, following a central bank decision to leave the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged. In addition to the rate decision, the ... Quote.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:44:03 -0500In what may be a first in New Zealand, a Picton house could soon be in Crown hands after its owner was convicted of commercially growing and dealing cannabis there. Gary Walter Tittleton, 63, a s... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:17 -0500Flights in and out of Blenheim Airport have been disrupted this morning after a crack found in the runway forced the airport to close. Airport manager Dean Heiford said he did not know when the a... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:11 -0500LATEST: Police commissioner Howard Broad does not advocate separating road traffic police from frontline police, he said today. However, Mr Broad said there were areas of the road policing the po... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:10 -0500Australia continues to reduce its troop numbers in a more peaceful East Timor with 100 soldiers set to return home by Christmas. Australian Defence Minister John Faulkner says his country's contr... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:08 -0500Four shallow Waikato lakes have health warnings in place due to high algae (cyanobacterial) cell counts found after testing by Environment Waikato. Lake Waahi, west of Huntly, Lake Waikare, north... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:06 -0500DNZ Property Fund has ruled out making any changes to its board in a lengthy letter of apology sent to shareholders. Chairman Tim Storey urged patience from the company's more than 8000 investors... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:04 -0500One person is dead after a two-car crash on State Highway 2 in the central Hawke's Bay. The collision took place on the Te Hauke straight, about seven kilometres north of Otane and about 30km sou... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:04 -0500Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee's proposed re-jig of the electricity sector could be the last chance the competitive-pricing model has for the industry in New Zealand, Consumer New Zealand chief execut... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:03 -0500Kermadec Property Fund is plotting an assault on the country's beat up office sector in 2010 as part of an investment strategy rethink. Managing director Christopher Francis says the listed prope... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:02 -0500Noise from marine turbines may stop dolphins and whales from coming into Tory Channel and divers fear coming face-to-face with a spinning underwater turbine if proposed underwater electricity generati... Stuff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:10:02 -0500Which specific countries was he referring to in the House yesterday when he said in response to my question, “countries that will find it easier than us” should do better than 40 perc... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:08:49 -0500>>> “This would be a disaster. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that an increase of just two degrees could cause runaway catastrophic climate change.“The IP... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:08:47 -0500The Government will get more say in Television New Zealand's programming if the charter is repealed and a media lecturer believes the move would end the state owned enterprise's time as a public broad... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:05:19 -0500A New Zealand Olympian accused of sex and violence offences which include allegedly raping his wife has had his name suppression order extended once again today. Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:05:17 -0500The incident on the West Coast last year has been the subject of an investigation by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission. It found the driver of an empty express coal train from Lyttelton... Newstalk ZB Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:05:17 -0500The Hobart City Council has received a new development application for the construction of a $3 million tourism development on Hobart's Mt Wellington. Sultan Holdings wants to build a restaurant, caf... ABC News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:51:38 -0500A truck and trailer has rolled on State Highway Three near Mahoenui in the Central North Island. Inspector Marty Parker said the road is now down to one lane. He said the truck was carrying woodchips... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:50:33 -0500Police are no longer treating the death of a man found in Port Chalmers, near Dunedin, as a homicide. The man in his 30s, who police have not yet named, was discovered about 1pm yesterday off a track... New Zealand Herald Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:50:29 -0500Lord Mayor says the proposal has been changed and is open for public comment until the 23rd of this month. The council will vote on the proposal early next year. Yahoo!7 News Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:28:35 -0500A seasoned West Coast bird recordist says anti-1080 activists who can’t hear birds need to get out of bed earlier and apologise for misleading the public.Ian Gill, DOC’s Public Awaren... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:34 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:55 am Press Release: Joint Media Statement 10 December, 2009Media ReleaseCan we build it? YES WE CAN!The Wellington City Mission is hoping to match its effort of... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:30 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:47 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Location: SH2, Te Hauke Straights north of Otane District: EasternEmergency services are attending a car v car crash -Sta... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:29 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:45 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Title: Operation United in CanterburyPolice on both sides of the Tasman are collectively addressing this weekend reducing... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:27 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:43 am Press Release: Christchurch City Council Santa’s Grotto – a Christmas wonderland for your sensesIt’s less than a week until Santa makes... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:25 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:30 am Press Release: Waikato District Health Board Media information For immediate releaseDate: 9 December 2009Waikato Shallow Lakes Cyanobacterial Warning Updat... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:24 -0500Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:26 am Press Release: Ellerslie Flower Show 10 December 2009 Walk the red carpet at EllerslieLike your favourites celebrities, you could be stepping out on t... Scoop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:22 -0500 | 
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