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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New Zealand Star.com http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/14d7eba4e435d135/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 30 Three people have died of swine flu in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday, reporting the country's first fatalities from the H1N1 virus. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/514976/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:30:01 -0400 New Zealand Star.com http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/514976/cs/1/ A woman who complained to police about an unwanted sexual encounter with a former New Zealand minister has dropped the case, police said Friday. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/514590/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40:04 -0400 New Zealand Star.com http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/514590/cs/1/ Lahore, July 3 : Pakistan would host New Zealand for three Tests and five one-day internationals on a neutral venue, after all efforts by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to relocate the 'home' series against Kiwis to New Zealand failed. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/514659/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:40:04 -0400 New Zealand Star.com http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/514659/cs/1/ The Chief Coroner has confirmed two of the deaths are linked to the virus, and the third was reported only this morning. A 19-year-old man was the first person with the virus to die here in New Zealan... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859665/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:58:17 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859665/ Fire crews from across the region have rushed to the town, after residents reported the tornado around 12.40pm. Fire communications shift manager Jaron Phillips says a total of 15 homes in Pukepoto R... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859664/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:58:19 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859664/ The Steel have beaten the New South Wales Swifts 55-48 in Invercargill after leading 30-22 at halftime. The Firebirds need to beat the West Coast Fever on Monday night and ensure they overtake the St... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859246/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:58:17 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859246/ New Zealand women's hockey coach Mark Hager's promising an improved showing from his side ahead of this afternoon's second test against Argentina in Whangarei. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859471/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:58:16 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859471/ Ministry of Justice officials say some lawyers are delaying appeals in a bid to make more money. Lawyer Gary Gotleib says lawyers cannot be blamed if there are delays, which could be caused by a numbe... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859237/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:58:18 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859237/ The Migrants Action Trust will be raising the issue at a meeting with Jonathan Coleman next week. Trust spokeswoman Agnes Granada says some migrants were made redundant during the period in which the... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859666/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:58:18 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859666/ Doctors look at the charts of a patient who is suspected of having swine flu at a hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico. New Zealand authorities believes three recent deaths here may be linked to swine flu. Phot... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859661/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:42:53 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859661/ Today's improved crown accounts including a better performance by the New Zealand Super Fund showed National's decision to suspend payments was short-sighted, Labour says.However, the Government said ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859659/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:13:16 -0400 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859659/ Fonterra says it will appeal the Commerce Commission's latest ruling against it in a long-running series of disputes over supplying milk to smaller rivals."It is not fair for Fonterra farmers to be ex... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859660/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:13:14 -0400 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859660/ The return of lock Jason Eaton and winger Hosea Gear and the omission of loose forward Liam Messam and wing Lelia Masaga are the talking points of the All Blacks' 30-man Tri-Nations squad.Richie McCaw... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859657/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:47:23 -0400 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25859657/ They're not expecting gang members or troublemakers to get on board, but Palmerston North police want hosts to list their festivities on the police party register. The register introduced in Octobe... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857997/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:39:09 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857997/ The decision requires the giant dairy cooperative to supply raw milk to another party to process for the Kaimai Cheese and Grate Kiwi cheese companies. Fonterra says it is not fair that farmers are e... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25858003/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:35:15 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25858003/ The weather across the nation is making roads dangerous for travellers.The New Zealand Transport Agency says in the South Island, snow means chains are essential on the road to Mt Cook, Arthurs Pass, ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857466/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:19:53 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857466/ Police are waiting for results from a post mortem which may provide information on a crash that killed a woman in south Auckland last night. Counties Manukau Senior Sergeant Spencer Matthews said t... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25858002/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:39:04 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25858002/ Proposals to stop indexing some benefits in order to get spending under control made it as far as a Cabinet paper, documents released today show.Treasury released a second batch of budget-related docu... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857996/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:48:17 -0400 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857996/ The Warehouse Ltd said it has appointed James Ogden as an independent director on its board.His appointment brings the number of non-executive, independent directors to six and the total board size to... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857994/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:48:15 -0400 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857994/ Brisbane-based Energy Developments is letting potential bidder Archer Capital proceed to due diligence.Wellington-based infrastructure investor Infratil owns 32.1 percent of Energy Developments and ha... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857993/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:48:13 -0400 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857993/ The New Zealand dollar weakened to a 10-day low today after the US dollar rose overnight on bleak US jobs data.By 5pm the NZ dollar was buying US62.98c, having dipped to US62.59c, its lowest since Jun... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857992/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:48:19 -0400 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857992/ A Nelson police officer involved in a U-turn crash is seeking a discharge without conviction. The officer, whose name is suppressed, indicated through his lawyer he would admit a charge of careless... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857999/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:39:07 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857999/ A Nelson judge would like to see limits placed on young drivers' access to powerful cars, while a Nelson lawyer says better education and incentives could cut the level of repeat driving offences. ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25858000/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:39:06 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25858000/ New Zealand appears to have had its first swine flu deaths following confirmation today that three people who have died in the past week had the virus. Chief Coroner Neil MacLean said a 19-year-old... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25858001/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:39:05 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25858001/ Westpac Bank has failed to persuade the Supreme Court to reverse a decision in lower courts that a solicitor should be liable for a mortgage fraud which cost it $180,000.The Supreme Court today dismis... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857995/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:48:16 -0400 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857995/ Two New Zealand men have almost certainly died from swine flu. The chief coroner's office says autopsy and virology results suggest a "strong probability" the deaths of a 40-year-old Christchurch ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857991/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:20:36 -0400 One News http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857991/ More promising signs for the Junior Tall Blacks, even though they were beaten at the under-19 basketball world championships.Croatia beat New Zealand 79-72 in their second game at the tournament, but ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857990/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:22:03 -0400 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857990/ The Southern Steel will be looking for the biggest possible winning margin against the Swifts in the ANZ Netball Championship this afternoon in Invercargill, which is the last round of the regular sea... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857989/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:21:56 -0400 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25857989/ With less than nine hours to go the top bid on a queen sized bed with a free grand old home and guesthouse attached in Westport has reached $277,000. A Westport couple are selling the six-bedroom h... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856205/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:55:36 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856205/ The Warriors are clinging to hope despite another blow to their NRL playoff hopes. They have lost their second match in a row, this time 28-14 to the Broncos in Brisbane. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856207/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:52:03 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856207/ Ngati Manawa representatives Ema Kalman and Maurice Toetoe signing the Central North Island Deed at Parliament last year. The official handover of assets is taking place near Turangi today. Photo / Ma... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856199/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:36:52 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856199/ The Government is considering scrapping the tertiary education allowance for people aged over the age of 65. But Grey Power spokeswoman Judy Lamont says many older people are having to return to work... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856208/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:52:02 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856208/ Auckland's Southern Motorway will be closed from 11 o'clock tonight until 8am tomorrow as construction continues on the interchange for the Manukau extension.The closure will affect the northbound lan... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856198/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:36:51 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856198/ All the women crews won their opening races, including Juliette Haigh who's has made a foray into singles sculls as part of her sabbatical from the sport. She says Henley is the peak of her year then ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856209/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:52:01 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856209/ Health officials are working to contain a measles outbreak in Christchurch.Four teenagers at Christchurch Boys' High School have caught the potentially lethal infection, with a fifth case suspected.Th... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856197/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:36:50 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856197/ Grey Power is accusing the Government of ageism.The Government is considering scrapping the tertiary education allowance for people aged over the age of 65.But Grey Power spokeswoman Judy Lamont says ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25855627/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:36:53 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25855627/ Saturday, 4 July 2009, 11:33 am Speech: New Zealand Government Hon Dr Pita R Sharples; Minister of Māori Affairs“The Role of Māori in the NZ economy”Thrive Tangata Br... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856202/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:41 -0400 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856202/ Saturday, 4 July 2009, 11:40 am Press Release: NZ Farmers Market To all Farmers Markets and Food Producers of NZFMNZ is pleased to announce the success of our Buy local Campaign which has seen... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856201/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:37 -0400 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856201/ See Yourself in Hi Definition at the Skin InstituteMove over Gisele Bundchen and Brad Pitt - Vaser Hi Definition Body Sculpting could have us all looking Hollywood hot this summer!If you’re ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856200/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:40 -0400 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856200/ Saturday, 4 July 2009, 11:36 am Press Release: Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc MEDIA RELEASE'Foreshore and Seabed Act’3 June 2009“Hon. Dr. Pita Sharples has done Ngati Kahungunu proud wi... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856204/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:34 -0400 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856204/ Saturday, 4 July 2009, 11:51 am Press Release: Auckland Disability Law Auckland Disability Law 1 year old !!Auckland Disability Law had its 1st anniversary in May this year.It has been an exci... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856203/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:07:38 -0400 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856203/ Wellington - A Chinese businessman said to be friendly with a number of New Zealand members of parliament has been arrested and charged with immigration and passport offences, a newspaper reported on ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856044/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:44:06 -0400 Earth Times http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856044/ Canadian stocks gained for the first time in three days, bouncing back from Wall Street’s 223-point drop in the Dow on Thursday and breaking with the downward trend on other world markets that w... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856196/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:04:42 -0400 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25856196/ The Migrants Action Trust will be raising the issue at a meeting with Jonathan Coleman next week. Trust spokeswoman Agnes Granada says some migrants were made redundant during the period in which they... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854017/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:39 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854017/ The Immigration Minister is being urged to look at the plight of migrants who have lost their jobs.The Migrants Action Trust will be raising the issue at a meeting with Jonathan Coleman next week. Tru... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854013/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:54 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854013/ The High Court in Auckland will be introducing a pilot scheme that will see private mediators undertake court-ordered mediation in some civil disputes.Mediation is currently carried out by associate j... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854021/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:53 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854021/ A review proposed by ACC Minister Nick Smith would see the ACC levy increasing on vehicles which do not meet safety ratings. Stella Stocks from the AA says she endorses any move which would improve v... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25853093/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:41 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25853093/ An American flu expert – one of many watching the way that A(H1N1) swine flu is behaving in New Zealand, Australia and South America during the local flu season – predicts it will return to ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854015/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:29:39 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854015/ Iwi and the Crown are meeting this morning as almost half a billion dollars of forestry assets are handed over in Turangi. It is the biggest Treaty of Waitangi settlement in history. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854018/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:38 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854018/ The New Zealand Transport Agency says SH 6 - the Haast Pass Road - and SH 8 - the Lindis Pass from Omarama To Tarras - will stay closed until conditions improve. Share this Article: http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854019/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:25:38 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854019/ A tobacco giant rejects suggestions it has dropped the price of cigarettes to encourage smoking.British American Tobacco New Zealand is under fire from the Government for making smoking more affordabl... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25853272/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:52 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25853272/ Two navy ships return to the Devonport Naval base in Auckland this morning after four months' overseas deployment.Warship Te Mana and replenishment tanker Endeavour, with 231 naval personnel on board,... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25853264/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:10:51 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25853264/ New car sales for last month are the worst on record for a June.However there are some encouraging signs for car dealers.While way down on last year, the 4,300 cars sold last month is eight percent mo... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854011/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:17:21 -0400 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25854011/ Young Argentine wineries are extolling the virtues of Kiwi wine technology, providing a base for potential growth in the fifth biggest wine producer in the world. Juan Pablo Michelini is a third-ge... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851732/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:31 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851732/ A police officer has described finding Sophie Elliott's stabbed and bloodied body lying across the suitcase she had packed for a new life in Wellington. Elliott had been about to start a job at the... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851750/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:27 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851750/ Taxpayers will help foot the bill for a $325,000 investigation into whether Auckland has the infrastructure to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018. The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) announce... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851760/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:44 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851760/ The Government's books are in better shape than expected, despite weaker than forecast business profits and rising unemployment. The deficit for the 11 months to the end of May was $7.16 billion, $... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851736/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:24 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851736/ Domestic violence agencies have called for the Government to fund emergency pendants for the victims of serious domestic abuse. The move comes after Titahi Bay mother Joelene Edmonds was bludgeoned... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851745/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:35 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851745/ Twenty years ago today an electricity substation explosion in central Wellington nearly took Rick Smith's life. Today, reluctant hero Terry Hood, the security guard who dragged Mr Smith to safety, ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851753/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:24 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851753/ Major league baseball hopeful Scott Campbell might one day play for a New Zealand-based team in a new Australian professional league. An eight to 10-team league backed by Major League Baseball (MLB... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851761/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:41 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851761/ South Canterbury Finance's Allan Hubbard has injected $40 million of new capital to support the finance company, which announced a $58m write-down on property investments. The Timaru-domiciled busi... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851737/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:22 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851737/ A Tokoroa boy attacked and dropped on his head in the playground needed brain surgery hours later for a potentially fatal blood clot. Ryotaro Wright, 14, received the injuries on Tuesday morning in... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851744/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:36 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851744/ Freezing conditions and an overnight dump of snow made South Island roads impassable yesterday with Alexandra, Clyde and Cromwell in Central Otago cut off. However, parents fearing school holiday c... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851746/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:29 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851746/ The Government is set to reintroduce lower ACC levies for firms with the best safety records, a move unions claim will see bosses cover up accidents. But Business NZ said returning to a system wher... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851739/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:18 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851739/ The battle is on overseas to combat swine flu apathy, but New Zealanders seem to be taking the virus seriously, health authorities say. A British Medical Journal study published yesterday found tha... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851755/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:17 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851755/ Broadband is slower the further away customers are from Auckland, with Dunedin at the bottom of the heap among the major centres, according to a report released by the Commerce Commission. The repo... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851735/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:26 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851735/ POLICY FACE OFF: Police and students confront each other during a protest against education policies, in Parliament Grounds in September 1997. Forty-one of those arrested have won a settlement and two... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851752/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:22 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851752/ Few Kiwi businessmen can be as passionate about Thailand as Stephen Regelous. Mr Regelous, who invented the technology behind The Lord of the Rings' complex crowd scenes, is the founder of Massive ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851738/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:17 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851738/ Roger Federer is closer to becoming what many will argue is the best tennis player of all time, not that he himself would tell you that. Federer is into the Wimbledon final, bidding for a sixth title ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851758/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:01:20 -0400 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851758/ Supreme Court Judge Bill Wilson has been criticised for inadequately disclosing a potential conflict of interest in a case. But the judge has been cleared of allegations of "unconscious bias" favou... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851751/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:25 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851751/ Shoppers and businesspeople locked themselves inside shops as up to 50 young people fought in a moving brawl in Garden Place last night. What started as a few terse words in the Hamilton Central Li... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851747/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:34 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851747/ Lawyers in court The High Court in Auckland will be introducing a pilot scheme that will see private mediators undertake court-ordered mediation in some civil disputes. Mediation is currently car... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851731/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:47:04 -0400 One News http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851731/ New Zealand manufacturers' sales are continuing to fall as the downturn spreads. The New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) survey of business conditions in May shows sales fel... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851740/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:20 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851740/ Three out of four New Zealand doctors have prescribed placebo medications to patients, new research suggests. Medical researcher Shaun Holt said the practice could be costing the taxpayer several m... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851743/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:37 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851743/ New Zealanders Kirk Pitman and Jason Lochhead are guaranteed to finish inside the leading nine teams at the world volleyball championships in Norway. The 26th seeded pair upset German 16th seeds Sebas... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851454/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:33 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851454/ An Air New Zealand flight attendant wearing bodypaint gives videotaped pre-flight safety instructions. (Air New Zealand | ) WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand's national airline has adopted a... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851756/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:05:28 -0400 Denver Post http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851756/ New Zealand technology companies are finding Thailand a great place to do business, reports Catherine Harris. Ninety minutes south of car-clogged Bangkok, racing down the motorway at 140kmh, the dr... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851733/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:29 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851733/ House sales in Auckland continued their rally in June although average prices were down, according to Barfoot & Thompson. The real estate agency sold 861 properties in June which was 5.8 per cent u... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851741/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:16 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851741/ Waihi Village has been pummelled by sliding land over the past 160 years, writes Mike Watson. For several days Waihi Village sat deserted, in an erie silence. Now 50 residents have returned to thei... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851742/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:38 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851742/ The receivers for clothing company Line 7 say a 60 per cent off sale of its stock is going extremely well, with 3 1/2 weeks of sales done in a day. But it is too early to say what impact that will ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851734/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:27 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851734/ The publican of a remote West Coast hotel has died after being punched in the face by a woman during a late-night drinking session, police say. Westport police said David White, owner of the Little... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851748/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:32 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851748/ Two senior players and two spectators copped four week bans after this brawl brought a temporary halt to a June 20 senior club rugby match in Cambridge between Hautapu and Hamilton Marist. The clubs w... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851754/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:20 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851754/ Redundant migrants are being forced out of New Zealand in droves or ending up destitute on the streets, migrant advocates say. Mike Bell, director of Christchurch's Skilled Migrant Information and ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851749/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:05:31 -0400 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851749/ A personal milestone for top hockey player Stacey Carr.The Cantabrian will play her 100th test, as well as captain the Black Sticks tonight in the opening match against Argentina in Whangarei.Carr exp... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851730/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:55:08 -0400 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851730/ Michael Jackson named Diana Ross as a potential legal guardian for his three children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II, if his mother couldn’t do it. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851729/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:55:02 -0400 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25851729/ Defence lawyers have questioned Justice Minister Simon Power's claims that a revamped criminal justice system would save more than 1100 cases from being committed to jury trial each year - a saving of... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849588/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:52 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849588/ A transformer fire sent a shower of sparks into the air, cutting power to 77 North Shore homes on Thursday. Witness Kevin Hind said the noise "sounded a bit like thunder". The incident looked like a f... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25848778/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:48 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25848778/ The Medical Council has been hit with high-level criticism of the "unreasonable" way it treats some foreign-trained doctors.The Health Ministry-appointed Senior Medical Officers Commission considers f... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849568/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:47 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849568/ A new bill that would force people to reveal relevant evidence will leave citizens without protection and give the state total power, say civil libertarians.The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849590/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:50 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849590/ Senior Sergeant Dave Archibald holds a Heckler & Koch SL8 .223 calibre semi-automatic rifle, one of 18 weapons found during a raid on a Bay of Plenty house. Photo / Sarah Ivey http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849577/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:50 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849577/ Auckland will start the school holidays with rain and showers today and tomorrow, although it won't be quite as cold as it has been throughout the week.Those heading south can look forward to a wintry... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849562/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:56 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849562/ Fran O'Sullivan: Beware the impromptu gushing It is six years since Chief Justice Sian Elias and fellow judges of the Court of Appeal sent a cold shiver down white spines with a revelation that the be... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849595/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:46 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849595/ Police have charged a multi-millionaire businessman, who was granted New Zealand citizenship in controversial circumstances, with making false declarations on immigration papers and using fake identit... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849561/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:51:00 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849561/ Dr Pita Sharples built Waititi Marae, an intertribal marae for urban Maori, where he founded the country's first kura kaupapa in 1985. Photo / Martin Sykes http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849584/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:44 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849584/ Broadband performance improving, says Commission Telecommunications analyst Paul Budde hit on a great irony of the global recession at a conference in Auckland last week. Economies might be shrinking,... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849597/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:42 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849597/ The Cabinet contemplated axing the inflation-adjusting of some Working for Families entitlements just weeks before the May Budget which had the Government proclaiming that protecting the most vulnerab... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849569/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:45 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849569/ John Roughan: After six years, the tide has turned According to new rules governing how ministers spend taxpayers' money, that expenditure must be "able to withstand taxpayers' scrutiny". There should... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849593/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:44 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849593/ Builders used to joke about million-dollar-plus renovations, but the trend is now well established in wealthy suburbs as home-owners opt to upgrade rather than buy a new home. Photo / Supplied http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25848649/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:52 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25848649/ John Roughan: After six years, the tide has turned There is something unfair when a woman can lay a complaint, survey the fallout and then decide she wants out. So it is in the case of the Auckland-ba... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849596/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:43 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849596/ But it was symbolic that Key was not speaking from prepared notes. There are no speech notes posted on his Beehive website that even acknowledged the launch of this new "power women" network.Get real ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849594/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:50:45 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/25849594/