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Canterbury wins SBW's debut

03/09/2010 21:24:02

Canterbury has beaten Bay of Plenty 28-9 as star recruit Sonny Bill Williams made his debut in the ITM Cup in Christchurch.

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TVNZ cut up the credit cards

03/09/2010 18:44:02

Nearly all TVNZ employees from prime time presenters to senior executives will be affected by the decision to cut up staff credit cards

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Meth lab bust in Whangarei

03/09/2010 17:36:01

A Whangarei methamphetamine lab has been busted by police this afternoon, two men aged 31 and 44 are being questioned

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Calls for change to Arms Act

03/09/2010 17:36:01

Coroner David Crerar is calling for laws around onwership of semi-automatic firearms to be reviewed after last years Napier seige

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Student brawl broken up

03/09/2010 17:32:01

A fight involving up to 50 college students in Onehunga has been broken up by Auckland police.

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Armourguard robbers still on the loose

03/09/2010 17:28:01

The Police are still searching fro the trio of men wanted for the holdup of an Armourguard van in Westgate, west Auckland

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Financial report

03/09/2010 17:00:01

NZX50 3101; Fletch Build $7.71; NZ$= 71.37USc, 78.63 aus, 55.68 euro, 60.15yen, 46.29p; 90 day bank rate 3.23%;TWI 66.41

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Foreshore and seabed bill around the corner

03/09/2010 16:52:02

The Government have made good progress on a bill designed to repel the existing law and guarantee access to the foreshore and seabed for all New Zealanders.

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Fire victim identified

03/09/2010 16:48:01

Police have announced that 63-year-old Henry Pene was the man that died in the early morning house fire in Wairoa

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Doctors: strike comprises patients

03/09/2010 16:40:01

DHB spokesman Mark Fenwick is recommending people needing care this weekend should avoid the emergency room and contact their GP.

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Bank claims protestors have wires crossed

03/09/2010 16:32:01

ANZ and National Bank workers are protesting a pay reduction, when they are in fact getting a pay rise.

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Rest home residents protest

03/09/2010 15:52:02

Joan Whiting Rest Home in Golden Bay is closing, but 15 elderly residents are staying put in protest of the closure.

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Masterton police calling for public help

03/09/2010 15:44:01

Two overnight incidents in Masterton, an aggravated robbery and a suspicious fire, has prompted police to ask the public for help.

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Motorway connection fast tracked

03/09/2010 15:44:01

Environment Minister Nick Smith has confirmed Auckland's $2 billion Waterview connection will be fast tracked by limiting appeals and legal challenges.

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Government cuts costs

03/09/2010 15:36:01

More than $20 million will be saved over the next five years because of new contact deals run across Government departments.

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New lung cancer drug

03/09/2010 15:24:01

PHARMAC is funding a drug that can be taken orally, instead of through chemotherapy methods, which will allow patients more freedom.

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Judgement reserved on conduct panel

03/09/2010 14:40:02

The case in which Justice Bill Wilson is questioning the legality of the panel set up to investigate misconduct hearings against him, has come to a close.

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Labour: cut for home help a disaster

03/09/2010 14:32:02

Labour Aged Care spokeswoman Winnie Laban says Capital and Coast DHB's decision to cut home help for the elderly will effect up to 500 people

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Primetime TV invaded by sleaze?

03/09/2010 14:20:01

Dr Ruth Zanker from the Christchurch Polytechnic's Broadcasting School believes a network push for ratings is the reason for more primetime sleaze on our TV

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Olive Oil Award winners announced

03/09/2010 14:08:01

Number 29 from Waiheke has been judged the best olive oil of this year's Royal Easter Show Olive Oil Awards.

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Hurricane Earl hits US Coast

03/09/2010 13:56:00

North Carolina's barrier islands have been deserted by residents fleeing from Hurricane Earl the strongest Atlantic Storm of 2010

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Fall and alcohol injuries targeted by ACC

03/09/2010 13:52:02

Approximately 12 die each week in NZ as a result of accidents and a new home safety campaign run by ACC will be targeting falls and alcohol related injuries.

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Williamson won't be asked to apologise

03/09/2010 13:40:02

The Land Information Minister won't be forced to apologise for comments over foreign investment being more about racism than overseas ownership

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Fire claims life, examination in progress

03/09/2010 13:32:01

Fire investigators are examining the scene of a Wairoa home where a 63-year-old man dies this morning

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Emergency departments coping with strike

03/09/2010 12:48:01

Auckland radiographers began strike action today, limiting x-ray services for the next 3 days, DHB director Dr Richard Aickin says things are running smoothly.

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Nicholson best placed Kiwi at Burghley

03/09/2010 12:36:00

Kiwi eventers are slightly off the pace but still in a handy position after the first day of the Burghley Horse Trials in the UK

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Update - Police confirm drowning

03/09/2010 12:32:01

Police in Nelson have confirmed a 20 month boy, has fallen into the duck pond at the Queen's Gardens and drowned.

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'Splife' of life for kiwifruit lovers

03/09/2010 12:28:00

Researchers have developed a bioplastic from the waste of kiwifruit to create a combined knife and spoon utensil called a 'splife'

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Child porn doctor suspended

03/09/2010 12:12:00

A doctor found with 300,000 images of child porn has been given 4 months home detention and has been suspended from practicing for 9 months.

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Bank workers strike

03/09/2010 12:08:01

Staff at ANZ and National Banks are protesting today in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch over proposals to decrease their wages

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Players charged over spot-fixing

03/09/2010 12:04:01

The three Pakistan players involved in the spot-fixing allegations have been charged by the ICC for various offences under the anti-corruption code.

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Jet ski mission put on hold after rescue

03/09/2010 11:44:00

The group, including 2 New Zealanders, jet skiing their way from London to New Zealand, hit bad weather crossing the Aegean Sea and had to be rescued.

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Maori relic recovered

03/09/2010 11:28:00

Police have found the greenstone mere which belonged to peace prophet Te Whiti O Rongomai after it was stolen from a tomb at Parihaka Pa last week.

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Greens want Williamson removed

03/09/2010 10:56:02

Party co-leader Russel Norman says Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson needs to be pulled from his role in the sale of the Crafar dairy farms

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Man dies in house fire

03/09/2010 10:28:01

A couple and their two children managed to escape a fire that claimed the life of the children's grandfather in Wairoa this morning

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Sea slug in Manukau Harbour

03/09/2010 10:08:01

A sea slug thought to have the same dangerous toxins as those found on Auckland's North Shore beaches has been found at Manukau Harbour

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Children should be consulted

03/09/2010 9:56:01

Children's Commissioner John Angus says it's the kids who should be consulted over changes to the child support system

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Did SCF observe terms of scheme?

03/09/2010 9:52:02

An admission from the Govt that further checks required into how South Canterbury Finance observed terms of the retail deposit guarantee scheme

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King-Turner back in Davis Cup team

03/09/2010 9:52:02

New Zealand number one Dan King-Turner returns to the Davis Cup side to play Thailand in Bangkok in three weeks after missing the tie against Pakistan.

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Would you like a spife with that?

03/09/2010 9:40:01

A Crown research institute has created compostable bioplastics from kiwifruit waste that will be used to make spoon and knife utensils called 'spifes'

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Motorbikes to help with motorway

03/09/2010 9:36:01

A St John's motorbike squad will be on standby when Auckland's southern motorway is closed from 5pm tomorrow until 5am on Monday

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Tall Blacks beat France

03/09/2010 9:24:01

The Tall Blacks have beaten France 82-70 at the World Basketball Champs in Turkey to set up a round of 16 match against Russia.

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Call to standardise bus lanes

03/09/2010 7:52:03

There are calls for the Auckland council to make all bus lanes operate from 7am to 7pm

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Spared from being bullied in prison

03/09/2010 7:52:03

A cross-dressing learner driver who killed his girlfriend in a car crash has been spared jail after a judge ruled he'd be bullied in prison

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Discussion about Maori seats

03/09/2010 7:44:01

Canterbury University's Professor Philip Joseph is confident that if the Maori Party campaigned on the party vote it would actually get more support

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$50 mill enough in the kitty

03/09/2010 7:20:01

The Government's confident its retail deposit guarantee scheme won't come under any more major pressure from finance company failures

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Assurances about political interference

03/09/2010 7:12:01

The new independent Electoral Commission will run a $5.2 million campaign ahead of next year's referendum on the country's voting system

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Woolly DNA

03/09/2010 7:08:01

A new DNA test for sheep will help breeders work out how much wool a sheep will grow and how its meat will taste

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Independent Commission gets green light

03/09/2010 6:56:01

The ARL board has backed the proposal for an independent commission to run rugby league in Australia with a new constitution likely to be in place by November.

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Wozniacki through to third round

03/09/2010 6:44:01

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki has crushed Chang Kai-Chen of Chinese Taipei 6-0 6-0 to move into the third round of the US Open in New York.

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House fire claims life

03/09/2010 6:40:02

One person has died in a house fire near Wairoa early this morning

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Possible lead in McCann case

03/09/2010 6:36:02

A convicted paedophile has written a letter on his deathbed saying he was not responsible for the 3yr-olds disappearance, but knows who is

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Kiwis off the pace in Switzerland

03/09/2010 6:36:02

The three Kiwi golfers at the European Master are off the pace with Michael Campbell eight shots behind the leader at one over.

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Farmer-only shares closer

03/09/2010 6:32:02

Fonterra has appointed the New Zealand Stock Exchange to help design a platform for the trading of the cooperative's shares

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Three players withdraw from tour

03/09/2010 6:32:02

The three Pakistan players at the centre of the spot-fixing allegations have withdrawn from the tour of England but are maintaining their innocence.

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Glading confident they have their man

03/09/2010 6:32:02

New Zealand Football boss Michael Glading is confident they will re-sign World Cup All Whites coach Ricki Herbert in the coming weeks.

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Kiwis still well-placed

03/09/2010 6:32:02

New Zealand sailors are still well-placed with four inside the top 10 at the Laser class world champs and two boardsailors in the top 10 in Denmark.

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Tall Blacks to face France

03/09/2010 6:32:02

The Tall Blacks play France later this morning to determine who they will meet in the round of 16. A win should see them play Russia.

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Political Report for Friday, September 3

03/09/2010 6:20:01

Political Report for Friday, September 3

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Wellington gets top marks

03/09/2010 6:12:01

The Wellington City Council has received a AA+ rating by Standard and Poor's - Council chief executive Peter Garty says only the Crown has a higher rating

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No resolution with radiographers

03/09/2010 6:08:01

A last-ditch attempt to resolve the dispute between DHBs and radiographers has failed - people warned to stay away from hospitals unless absolutely necessary

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Raising age of criminal responsibility

03/09/2010 5:56:03

In a report to a UN review committee the HRC suggests New Zealand should increase the age of criminal responsibility to 18

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'Recycling' recidivist drink drivers

03/09/2010 5:40:02

Warren Jenkins has been jailed for four years for driving with excess breath alcohol causing death - it was his 18th drink driving conviction

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