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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:37:00 GMT

ANZ claims some RBS assets: report

British bank Standard Chartered and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group are set to divide up the Asian assets of embattled Royal Bank of Scotland, a press report said today. Standard, which focuses on emerging markets, and ANZ have been granted
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:37:00 GMT

Teen murder accused hijacked car while on bail

A teenager bailed on a murder charge is in custody after he allegedly hijacked a car at gunpoint, then led police on a high-speed pursuit through Auckland. The 18-year-old, whose name is suppressed, appeared in Manukau District Court on Tuesday charged
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:16:00 GMT

Police stay mum on Worth

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Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:10:00 GMT

Police treating Auckland nursery fire as suspicious

Police are treating a midnight fire at Gordonâ??s Nurseries in west Auckland as suspicious. Weatherston's ex-girlfriend tells of volatile relationship The High Court murder trial for Dunedin economist Clayton Weatherston was abruptly stopped when
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:09:00 GMT

Award honours families of fallen

The families of 8000 British servicemen and women who have been killed in combat since World War II are to be honoured. They will receive the Elizabeth Cross and a memorial scroll signed by the Queen. The decision to make the award - the first given in
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:04:00 GMT

Salinger halts ripoff book

The publication of a book that novelist J.D. Salinger said ripped off his classic The Catcher in the Rye was halted by a United States federal judge. Judge Deborah Batts ruled in favour of Salinger after the reclusive writer sued last month to block
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:03:00 GMT

Mangawhai: Gateway to the good old days

The car streamed with rain as we emerged from the Northern Gateway tunnel, but shook it off off like a wet dog as we progressed north, and not long after turning off SH1 for Mangawhai the grey clouds split open to reveal blue skies and bright sunlight.
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:02:00 GMT

Liam Dann: Double blow sours farming outlook

By Liam Dann The kiwi dollar has been treated as a commodity currency. Photo / Kenny Rodger Climbing kiwi and tanking commodity prices putting huge pressure on farmers Four months ago there was cause for optimism in the dairy sector. After a steep fall -
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:01:00 GMT

New Zealand government confirms European A1 milk findings

The New Zealand government has decided not to implement the previous administration?s decision to convene an expert panel to discuss the European Food Safety Authority?s review of the science of A1 milk, according to Kate Wilkinson, minister for food
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:58:00 GMT

Shore spat takes gloss off Shine

New Zealand's biggest domestic violence agency has adopted a new name to shine a ray of hope into what former Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright once called the country's 'dark secrets'. Preventing Violence in the Home - which this week absorbed the
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:51:00 GMT

Weak Opens Expected For New Zealand, Australia Stocks

(RTTNews) - Lower opens are expected Friday for the New Zealand and Australia sharemarkets, following sharp losses overnight on Wall Street. A worse-than-expected unemployment report sent U.S. stocks tumbling. After a higher open, New Zealand's market
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Piggery given the all-clear

Animal welfare group Safe says the clear bill of health for an intensive pig farm near Levin is a strong sign that animal welfare codes need urgent review. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry found no breaches of the code of welfare for pigs at the
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:50:00 GMT

Drivers caught out by snowy weather

Snow and ice has forced the closure of several South Island roads, leaving motorists stranded while a high wind warning with possible tornadoes has been issued for the North Island this weekend. The Automobile Association said South Island roads closed
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Plant nursery fire treated as suspicious

Investigators will today begin examining the cause of a suspicious fire that gutted an Auckland plant nursery last night. The fire began at Gordon's Nurseries on Scenic Drive in Henderson at 11.40pm, and 12 fire crews took about 90 minutes to bring the
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:48:00 GMT

Twin quakes shake Marlborough, Nelson

Nelson and Marlborough were shaken by a pair of earthquakes this morning. The first was at 4.25am with a magnitude of 4.2. The second was at 5.16am and measured 4.6. Both were at a depth of 90km and centred around 40km south-west of Nelson. - NZPA
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:48:00 GMT

Air New Zealand Bares All with New Naked Commercials

Air New Zealand is taking a previously unheard of step in their advertising and in-flight safety videos. Their workers are appearing completely naked, with body paint passing for uniforms and strategically placed seat belts and flight props, such as
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:48:00 GMT

Air NZ grabs attention

Thousands of Air New Zealand passengers are this week getting their flight safety instructions from staff wearing nothing but body paint. The airline has decided to expand its use of body-painted staff from advertisements to the in-flight safety video
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:47:00 GMT

NZ On Air backs producer-led film funding

Film funding is back under the spotlight after director Peter Jackson accused producers of acting like gatekeepers, but New Zealand On Air is backing the Film Commission?s stance of refusing to look at projects that do not have a producer attached. The
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:42:00 GMT

Maori eye foreshore compo

Turia auction raises $2530 for brothers Seabed cash deal 'may raise hackles' Anger at blocked inquiry into bank profits Humans causing climate change, says Key Complaint against ex-MP dropped Treasury bungles travel bill Smith to marry in Parliament on
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Mayor demands path fix

Auckland City Mayor John Banks says contractor John Fillmore 'needs to get off his backside' and repair a cracked footpath at Apirana Ave in Glen Innes if bad workmanship is found to be the cause. Mr Banks says he will also be asking John Fillmore
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:34:00 GMT

Migrants 'lack help' to cope with losing jobs

Migrant workers in trouble have no one to turn to for help and groups wanting to help find themselves unable to, says a migrant aid group. 'Foreign workers on temporary permits simply fall between the cracks in services provided,' said Mike Bell,
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:31:00 GMT

Pressure mounts on dairy, as prices fall and dollar stays high

Pressure is mounting on the dairy sector as commodity prices fall and the New Zealand dollar sits north of US60c. Average prices for whole milk powder at Fonterra's monthly online auction yesterday were down 3 per cent on June, to US$1829 a tonne of
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GMT

AST wins approval to restart Stabilimax NZ spine stabilization system trial

Applied Spine Technologies, a medical device company, has received permission from the FDA to proceed with enrollment in its investigational device exemption trial of the Stabilimax NZ dynamic spine stabilization system. The trial resumes after Applied
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:08:00 GMT

New Zealand's role in Afghanistan

OPINION: The Government's review of defence contributions to Afghanistan, due to be completed next month, comes at a critical juncture for the war. Afghanistan was the first time Nato invoked Article 5 of the alliance, requiring collective defence of
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:53:00 GMT

Triple teen fatality in Invercargill

Three teenagers are dead and another is fighting for their life following a crash in Invercargill. All three died instantly when their modified Honda Civic struck the side of a commercial building on Leven Street around 12.30 on Friday morning. The sole
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Bank of New Zealand invest in storage infrastructure

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has implemented Data Domain's deduplication and replication solutions to increase the efficiency and reliability of data protection operations for its two primary data centres. Data Domain says that BNZ has streamlined its
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Telecom New Zealand introduces HTC Snap Windows Mobile handsets

HTC Corporation has announced its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap, is available through Telecom New Zealand. Designed with a set of features selected to deliver everything customers need without overwhelming them with things they don?t, the HTC
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:49:00 GMT

International student numbers up

By Lincoln Tan New Zealand's international education sector is on an upswing despite the recession, an education conference heard yesterday. chief executive Karen Sewell said overall enrolments of international students were up 7 per cent, and private
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:46:00 GMT

PM won't fight for school despite fond memories

John Key's class in 1971. He is on the left. Prime Minister John Key says he cannot get involved in the fight to save his old primary from being closed but the school hopes his prominence will at least ensure it has a fighting chance. Aorangi School in
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:45:00 GMT

New Zealand backs A1 milk safety

Related topics: Formulation Regular milk has won a vote of support for its general safety after the New Zealand government backed a European assessment that found no concerns about the A1 casein forms it contains and reversed an earlier commitment to
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:45:00 GMT