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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:55:00 GMT

Kiwis sheepish on cattle count (The West Australian)

New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep now have to contend with the revelation they are also outnumbered by cows.A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in the year ended June 2009, Statistics
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:55:00 GMT

Kiwis sheepish about cow numbers

NEW Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep now have to contend with the revelation they are also outnumbered by cows. A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in the year ended June 2009, Statistics
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:53:00 GMT

New Zealand coach insists World Cup hero must play in friendly

New Zealand chief football coach Ricki Herbert said Tuesday that he expects to play World Cup qualifying hero Rory Fallon in next month's friendly against Mexico. Fallon has said he does not care for friendlies and would prefer to help his club Plymouth
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:53:00 GMT

NZ apple export decision due March

A World Trade Organisation decision on NZ efforts to export apples to Australia is expected at the end of March.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:43:00 GMT

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:42:00 GMT

New Zealand plans tax reform to boost economy

WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday his government planned to overhaul the tax system as part of efforts to catch up with growth in other developed countries. When it came to power in late 2008, Key's centre-right National
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:42:00 GMT

New Zealand coach insists World Cup hero must play in friendly

New Zealand chief football coach Ricki Herbert said Tuesday that he expects to play World Cup qualifying hero Rory Fallon in next month's friendly against Mexico. Fallon has said he does not care for friendlies and would prefer to help his club Plymouth
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:40:00 GMT

NZ equity market still a good bet: AMP

The New Zealand sharemarket is still a better bet than cash or bonds, despite it appearing to have peaked at the beginning of the year, says AMP Capital's head of investment strategy. As 2010 began on a weak note, with a significant reversal in share
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:39:00 GMT

Cows outnumber people in New Zealand

New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-one by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows. A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in the year ended June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:36:00 GMT

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:35:00 GMT

Blood test delay at fault for death - HDC

An elderly man suffering from a advanced renal failure and sepsis died at an Auckland hospital after a delay in staff receiving his blood test results, the Health and Disability Commissioner says. The 83-year-old was admitted to Franklin Hospital on a
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:27:00 GMT

New Zealand has More Cows Than Kiwis

A record 5.8 million dairy cattle were counted in the year ended June 2009 resulting in cow numbers outpacing human numbers.
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:22:00 GMT

NZer noted for POW escapes dies, aged 94 (NZPA)

Wing Commander Henry William Lamond, a New Zealander who was involved in two notable escapes from Geman prisoner of war camps, has died in England, aged 94.Wg Cdr Lamond switched from the Royal New Zealand Air Force to Britain's Royal Air Force at the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:22:00 GMT

NZ equity market still a good bet: AMP

NZPA The New Zealand sharemarket is still a better bet than cash or bonds, despite it appearing to have peaked at the beginning of the year, says AMP Capital's head of investment strategy. As 2010 began on a weak note, with a significant reversal in
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:18:00 GMT

New Zealand conservation areas tagged possible for mining: PM

Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon The New Zealand government looks set to go ahead with plans to open up some conservation land to prospecting and mining, Prime
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:16:00 GMT

Cook Islands on cyclone alert

Tropical Cyclone Pat has formed overnight in the Cook Islands, putting the archipelago on alert. Pat follows Oli which grew out of the same area and battered neighbouring French Polynesia. The new cyclone is 150 kilometres south of Manihiki in the
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:15:00 GMT

Veteran swimmer fails in Cook Strait bid (NZPA)

A 60-year-old Bay of Plenty man aiming to be the oldest to swim the Cook Strait was pulled from the sea tonight after battling fierce winds just off the coast of the North Island. Mike Bodger, from Whakatane, set out this morning about 7.30am, 5km north
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:11:00 GMT

Grand Ronde Tribal member renews relations with Maori

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:11:00 GMT

NZ equity market still a good bet: AMP

The New Zealand sharemarket is still a better bet than cash or bonds, despite it appearing to have peaked at the beginning of the year, says AMP Capital's head of investment strategy. As 2010 began on a weak note, with a significant reversal in share
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:10:00 GMT

Tickets to Auckland Fashion Festival on sale now

16 of New Zealand’s leading designers will take to the runway on March 16 with the first public showing of their Autumn/Winter 2010 collections in a spectacular A-List event. The full list of designers is impressive, including: Adrian Hailwood, Andrea
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:07:00 GMT

Tertiary education up for shake up, Labour concerned (NZPA)

By Maggie Tait of NZPAThe Government is preparing the ground to scrap the fee cap at tertiary institutions, put restrictions on who can study and tell institutions what subjects they can teach, Labour Party tertiary education spokeswoman Maryan Street
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:06:00 GMT

Guilty verdicts in Christchurch sex abuse trial

A jury has found a Christchurch man guilty on 12 of the 14 child sexual abuse charges he faced, at the end of a seven-day trial in the Christchurch District Court today. The man, who has interim name suppression, was remanded in custody for sentencing on
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:06:00 GMT

J-Bay Laaitie Wins NZ Billabong Junior

J-Bay surfer Dylan Lightfoot made the country proud by winning the first event of the Billabong Junior Series in New Zeland. The capped Springbuck stayed in NZ after competing in the World Junior Games there last month. The new generation of laaities are
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:04:00 GMT

Moo-ve over! Cows now outnumber humans in sheep-deprived New Zealand

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:03:00 GMT

Brooke admits groping girl, 15, assaulting friend

Robin Brooke. Photo / Janna Dixon Robin Brooke says he accepts he groped a 15-year-old Auckland girl while on holiday in Fiji and has apologised, he said on TV One's Close Up tonight. Brooke told host Mark Sainsbury the girl, who had saved up to pay for
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:54:00 GMT

Cows now outnumber NZers, just like sheep

A posse of cows Dentist fixes eagle's broken beak, MacGyver-style Dumb shoplifter tries hiding in police station Home-made sled rocket backfires spectacularly NY driver used mannequin in car pool lane Oz worker caught viewing racey pics during news
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:52:00 GMT

ACC in privacy breach (NZPA)

Confidential information on individual workers' injuries and cost of treatment has been sent in error to more than 2000 businesses, the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) admitted tonight.ACC said it provided businesses around the country with a
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:37:00 GMT

NZD/USD Classical 02.09

NZD/USD: Although it is less prominent than in Aud/Usd, the market here has also arguably carved out a major double top that ultimately projects a fresh wave of declines down towards 0.6500 over the coming weeks. But daily studies are looking stretched,
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:33:00 GMT

NZ sharemarket continues to fall

The New Zealand sharemarket continued to lose ground, sliding more than half a per cent today to reach levels last seen more than five months ago. The benchmark NZX-50 index was down 17 points, or 0.55 per cent, to 3076.451 at the close of trading today,
Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:32:00 GMT

NZD/USD Classical 02.09

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:31:00 GMT