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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, 13 Mar 2010 07:42:49 -0500 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:42:49 -0500 30 New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum has said that his mind is turning towards concentrating on becoming a specialist batsman to be a consistent match winner for the national side in ODIs and Twenty20s. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611626/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:40:06 -0500 ANI http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611626/cs/1/ New South Wales all-rounder Steve Smith, who has been included in Australia's 14-man squad for the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand, has declared himself ready for the challenge of Test cricket. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611587/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:40:07 -0500 ANI http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611587/cs/1/ The Wellington Phoenix's A-League season has come to an end. They have lost 4-2 in their semifinal against Sydney FC in Sydney. The Phoenix trailed 2-1 at the break. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33092399/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:02:38 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33092399/ Chasing 242, the Australians were all out for 190 in the 47th over. Shane Bond and man of the match Tim Southee were the pick of the Blackcaps bowlers taking four wickets each. It was an impressive ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33091437/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:41:44 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33091437/ Shane Bond and Tim Southee claimed four wickets apiece as New Zealand clinched a consolation victory in the final one-day international against Australia.Scott Styris hit 55 as the Black Caps, who wen... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33091250/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:20:33 -0500 BBC http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33091250/ Two tropical cyclones that have formed north of New Zealand are on the move toward Australia, and both could affect New Zealand. Philip Duncan of WeatherWatch says Tomas, currently a category two, is ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33090159/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:21:09 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33090159/ SuperGold cards The government has moved quickly to appease pensioners concerned their SuperGold card privileges may be eroded because of the scheme's escalating costs. The government is reviewin... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33090158/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:06:14 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33090158/ Two tropical cyclones that have formed north of New Zealand are on the move toward Australia and both could affect New Zealand. Weather analyst Philip Duncan says Tomas, currently a category two, i... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33090157/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:06:13 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33090157/ Shane Bond and Tim Southee claimed four wickets apiece as New Zealand clinched a consolation victory in the final one-day international against Australia.Scott Styris hit 55 as the Black Caps, who wen... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33090156/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:59:15 -0500 BBC Sport http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33090156/ Team New Zealand extended their unbroken record on the fourth day of competition for the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta off Auckland today. With three days remaining in the round robin, Ne... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088699/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:07:06 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088699/ A gang charity motorcycle event in the Nelson area seems to have gone smoothly. The local Southern Skinheads gang had threatened to attack Hells Angels members if they turned out for the Poker Run ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088695/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:47:05 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088695/ A freak storm hit Wellington on Friday evening, with winds reaching almost 150 kilometres per hour. The storm came suddenly, with temperatures dropping 11 degrees in half an hour when the gale forc... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088697/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:47:03 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088697/ (1:37) A former British marine is astounded to find he has been unknowingly promoting New Zealand's National Army Museum. The museum has become a bit of a laughing stock for choosing the wrong na... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088696/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:47:01 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088696/ (1:49) At a time when the government is considering opening up more conservation land to mineral exploration, Rio Tinto is giving some back. The international mining giant is backing a conservati... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088698/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:46:59 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33088698/ Fears are mounting for a Rotorua teenager missing for 10 days. Finesse Broughton was last seen leaving her home in the suburb of Mangakakahi, early on March 3. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087019/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:36:20 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087019/ Garth Tander came second, with Mark Winterbottom starting third. Jason Richards is the best placed of New Zealander - in fifth. The race starts at 5.05pm. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087020/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:36:19 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087020/ Shaun Quincey Trans-Tasman rower Shaun Quincey is expected to complete his epic journey on Sunday morning. Quincey, 25, who departed from New South Wales over 50 days ago is expected to reach lan... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087015/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:20:57 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087015/ Pasifika 2010 More than 200,000 people have flooded through the gates at Auckland's Western Springs for the Pasifika Festival  - the largest of its kind in the world. But politics reared its hea... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087016/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:20:55 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087016/ Defending V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup qualified on pole for this afternoon's race one of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.Garth Tander came second, with Mark Winterbottom starting third. Jason Rich... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087014/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:59:36 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33087014/ ACT leader Rodney Hide says Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres is advocating separatism by pushing for separate Maori seats on the new Auckland Council.In a statement releasing the Human Rights... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33085630/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:12:52 -0500 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33085630/ A $5.5 million reconstruction package for the Cook island of Aitutaki, which was devastated by Cyclone Pat, was announced today by Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully. Cyclone Pat ripped through ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33085629/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:57:59 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33085629/ A $5.5 million reconstruction package for the Cook island of Aitutaki, which was devastated by Cyclone Pat, was announced today by Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully. Cyclone Pat ripped through ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33085628/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:56:13 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33085628/ The Tactix have experienced a major blow to their campaign with Australian import Peta Stephens heading home with a serious shoulder injury sustained in the pre-season. Tactix chief executive Anthony... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33084390/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:49:30 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33084390/ Despite having already clinched the series Australia did not cut New Zealand any slack in the fifth and final one-day international at Wellington on Saturday. Ross Taylor (30) and Scott Styris built ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33084389/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:35:49 -0500 ABC Australia http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33084389/ The heir to a property development empire died when his plane clipped a van in which his brother was travelling and burst into flames. Stacey Hopper, 27, was flying a Yak-52, a single-engine plan... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082748/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:38 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082748/ Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni has accused Auckland City Council officials of preventing MPs from her party from being allowed to speak on the main stage at the Pasifika Festival in Auckland today. Th... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082751/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:31 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082751/ A $5.5 million reconstruction package for the Cook island of Aitutaki, devastated by Cyclone Pat, was announced today by Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully. Cyclone Pat ripped through the Co... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082750/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:30 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082750/ Saturday, 13 March 2010, 2:02 pm Press Release: Green Party Free The Whale-Defender; Put Whaling On Trial Instead New Zealand authorities must do everything they can to bring whale-defender Pe... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082747/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:38:49 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082747/ Wednesday, 10 March 2010 05:38 +1200Radio Sport yachting commentator Peter Montgomery talks with Team Origin skipper Ben Ainslie after the first up loss to Italian syndicate Azzurra at the Louis Vuitt... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082752/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:35:53 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082752/ Bob Brown has warned Japanese courts have nearly a 100 percent conviction rate, but he is not planning to let people forget about Mr Bethune's plight. Mr Brown says there will be an international camp... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082533/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:35:51 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082533/ Brian Tamaki Concern is intensifying over the amount of cash being paid to the head of the Destiny Church. It has emerged church leader Brian Tamaki claims a speaking fee each time he preaches at... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082743/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:20:17 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082743/ teenager reported missing from Rotorua 10 days ago. Finesse Broughton, 14, was last seen leaving her home in the suburb of Mangakakahi, west of the city centre, about 7am on March 3. Detective S... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082742/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:20:16 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082742/ A Waikanae man was flown to hospital on Friday night after suffering an electric shock on a road north of Wellington. The 63-year-old had been directing traffic around downed powerlines in Parapara... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082744/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:20:13 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082744/ Team New Zealand has eased to another win in the Louis Vuitton Trophy on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. The New Zealand sailors claimed their fourth straight victory after beating Franco-German entry ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082754/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:19:43 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082754/ Back to top Umpires: Asad Rauf, G A V Baxter, R S Madugalle, E A Watkin New Zealand: B McCullum, Guptill, Taylor, Stewart, Styris, Vettori (C), Hopkins (W), N McCullum, Tuffey, Bond, Southee Austra... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082359/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:12:49 -0500 BBC Sport http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082359/ reported.Of the New Zealanders asked, 41 per cent said the prospect of New Zealand becoming Australia's seventh state was "an idea worth debating".On the other hand, 58 per cent did not beli... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082361/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:07:41 -0500 The Daily Telegraph http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082361/ reported.Of the New Zealanders asked, 41 per cent said the prospect of New Zealand becoming Australia's seventh state was "an idea worth debating".On the other hand, 58 per cent did not beli... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082365/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:07:36 -0500 The Courier Mail http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082365/ New Zealand Embassy staff in Tokyo met with anti-whaling protestor Peter Bethune last night, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today. "Consular officials are providing updates on Mr Bethune's situ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082746/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:03:18 -0500 Beehive http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082746/ New Zealand 1 Brendon McCullum, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Ross Taylor, 4 Shanan Stewart, 5 Scott Styris, 6 Daniel Vettori (capt), 7 Gareth Hopkins (wk), 8 Nathan McCullum, 9 Daryl Tuffey, 10 Tim Southee, 11... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082367/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:41:22 -0500 Sportal http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33082367/ Here's a lesson in never throwing out those dockets and receipts crumpled in the bottom of your handbag without checking first: It could be a big winning ticket, as a Nelson woman discovered this week... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080030/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:44:39 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080030/ Nelson's Rudy Heeman was to spend today glued to his computer in anticipation of a flurry of last-minute bids for his flying hovercraft. Bidding closes tonight at 8.32pm on Trade Me, and by 9am t... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080029/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:44:38 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080029/ There were fears yesterday that strong 30-knot winds would blow his craft north of the country. His spokesman Oliver Young says Quincey is now back on track and is around 100 kilometres from shore. He... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080031/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:39:01 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080031/ Sewage pipe An animal rights group is offering a reward for information on two dogs that were slaughtered and dumped in a Canterbury sewage water reservoir. The two dogs, a six-year-old brindle b... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080024/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:33 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080024/ Kiwi anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune It could be three weeks before a New Zealand anti-whaling protester is allowed to speak to his lawyers. Pete Bethune is being held in Japan after being arr... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080023/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:31 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080023/ Kiwis halfback Nathan Fien is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a suspected broken ankle in the St George/Illawarra Dragon's NRL season opening win.Fien was helped off the field ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080022/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:57:34 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33080022/ A south Canterbury woman is in shock after her two missing dogs were found slaughtered and dumped in the area's sewerage water reservoir. The killings have sparked the offer of a $2000 reward for... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077082/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:51:28 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077082/ Relevant offers The clean-up begins today following a fierce southerly storm through central NZ, which left a trail of damage in its wake and at least two people injured. The "sout... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077083/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:51:25 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077083/ Four out of 10 New Zealanders think a union with Australia is worth considering, according to survey results to be released tomorrow. A union was seen as helping to making trans-Tasman travel eas... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077084/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:51:24 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077084/ here for the full Note and disclosures. FX Outlook: The euro’s risk premium is too highDespite predictions that sovereign risk would doom the euro even if Greece stabilised, March is provin... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077073/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:43 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077073/ Saturday, 13 March 2010, 10:50 am Press Release: Consumers International Our Money, Our Rights! Consumer Movement Turns The Spotlight On Financial Services • Consumer groups around the ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077074/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:42 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077074/ Saturday, 13 March 2010, 10:37 am Press Release: Westpac Rescue Helicopter Westpac Rescue Helicopter transports a man electrocuted from ParaparaumuThe Wellington Based Westpac Rescue Helicopter... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077080/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:40 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077080/ Saturday, 13 March 2010, 10:17 am Press Release: NZ Dairy Industry Awards Young Waikato Dairy Awards Winner Going For Gold The 2010 Waikato Sharemilker of the Year, Bas Nelis, may have just ma... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077077/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:36 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077077/ Saturday, 13 March 2010, 10:13 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Minister Concerned at Destruction of Wahi TapuMaori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has asked Te Puni Kokiri to work w... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077079/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:49:36 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077079/ The city's resident gang, the Southern Skinheads, have threatened to shoot Hells Angels members if they turn up for today's charity bike rally. They have also mentioned setting fire to motels the gang... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33076321/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:46:33 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33076321/ Kiwis halfback Nathan Fien is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a suspected broken ankle in the St George/Illawarra Dragon's NRL season opening win. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077085/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:46:32 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077085/ Protestors outside Auckland's Mt Eden Prison to protest police raids and terrorism laws, October 2007 The government's so-called "terrorism raids" have featured in a US State Department analysis of... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077069/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:20 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077069/ It could be three weeks before a New Zealand anti-whaling protester is allowed to speak with his lawyers. Pete Bethune is being held in Japan after being detained when he boarded the Japanese whaling... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077072/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:28:06 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077072/ The New Zealand men's hockey team has finished as the fourth ranked Commonwealth nation at the World Cup in Delhi.The Black Sticks have beaten South Africa 5-4 in penalty strokes in the playoff for ni... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077068/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:06:52 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077068/ The "too-safers" were revealed in a UMR Research survey that found 48 per cent of KiwiSaver members think it has a government guarantee – which is not true. A further 37 per cent aren’t sure, leav... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077067/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:06:49 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33077067/ The National War Memorial is in line for a $50 million facelift, with plans to put State Highway 1 under a new park in front of the memorial. It is understood the project is the preferred option ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074301/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:40 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074301/ Police and the Government are in a standoff with a Sunday newspaper over faked terrorism exercises at Super 14 rugby matches. The http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074302/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:37 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074302/ All Black rugby great Michael Jones is having another think about whether to enter politics as he prepares to become a father again. Jones, who is seen as a possible National Party list candidate, ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074296/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:49:26 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074296/ Shrink Forget bungee jumping and whitewater rafting ... this is real adventure holidaying. Not just getting to within centimetres of a great white shark, but putting one hand inside its jaws ... and... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074300/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:47:09 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074300/ The Perth Wildcats have become the Australian basketball league's most successful franchise after securing a fifth championship.The Wildcats have beaten the Wollongong Hawks 96-72 in the third and dec... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074295/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:02 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33074295/ Top business figures in bold broadband bid The recession may be over but the hangover is not and Kiwi shoppers have come down with a case of "full-price phobia," retailers say. Bombarded... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070749/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:19:52 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070749/ Hell Pizza is being sued for holding up the sale of a franchised store because it thinks the new manager does not speak English well enough. Flame, the company which owns the licence to the Alban... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070750/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:19:51 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070750/ Wool farmers' failure to support research and development has contributed to 43 planned job cuts at AgResearch, departing chief executive Andrew West says. The country's largest Crown research in... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070751/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:19:49 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070751/ Ingram was sent back to domestic cricket after a string of poor scores against Australia in the one-day series, but is adamant he will not change his batting style. He is optimistic he will retain his... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070753/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:14:40 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070753/ Todd Blackadder's side has held on for a 26-19 win in Hamilton after leading 23-16 at halftime. Halfback Kahn Fotuali'i scored two tries for the visitors while centre Richard Kahui scored the Chiefs'... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070756/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:14:38 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070756/ The Crusaders have handed the Chiefs their second straight home loss in the Super 14.Todd Blackadder's side has held on for a 26-19 win in Hamilton after leading 23-16 at halftime.Halfback Kahn Fotual... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070746/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:33:24 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070746/ The organisers of next year's Rugby World Cup are defending the hotel sector, which is being accused of being greedy.Australian Sports Tours claims some fans are shying away from New Zealand accommoda... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070744/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:33:22 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33070744/ The housing market is still weak, with extremely low sales volumes and more listings as buyers are put off by expected property tax changes in the Budget and worries about job prospects, economists sa... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067345/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:40 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067345/ Crossbred wool auction prices have stabilised after making a strong recovery from the lows of last year's world recession. Prices for best-style clean fleece and second shear are up 20 per cent t... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067346/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:39 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067346/ Following a disappointing early summer for retailers, January showed a nationwide spending pickup but with consumer confidence still relatively subdued. The increase in sales was led by spending ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067347/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:37 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067347/ A judge has told two warring church groups to love thy neighbour, stepping in to stop a bitter dispute that has threatened to come to blows. The two groups – each one with allegiance to a d... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067352/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:36 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067352/ Wellington hotels were humming along to rock band AC/DC in January with guest numbers up 10 per cent in the month. Other recent events such as the rugby Sevens and the International Arts Festival... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067348/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:35 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067348/ Vodafone has given the millionaire backers behind a plan to build a second international submarine communications cable a nod of approval. Vodafone New Zealand chief executive Russell Stanners sa... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067350/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:31 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067350/ A third of positions at rural hospitals are vacant, a survey shows. Waikato Clinical School head Professor Ross Lawrenson co-authored a survey of New Zealand's rural hospitals, revealing a large ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067354/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:31 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067354/ Heather Simons' cerebral palsy did not stop her living independently or giving generously to her community. She was not much of a drinker but she was a good neighbour who would have gone willingl... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067356/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:30 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067356/ Kiwifruit marketer Zespri is predicting another good year as the harvesting of gold fruit begins. The grower-owned company said early indications of volume, quality and taste suggested this year'... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067349/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:29 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067349/ A security guard at Hamilton's Bar 101 has been told to remove expletive comments he made on a Facebook site targeting the bar's entry policy on tattoos. The comments were made by Jeremy Barrack ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067355/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:29 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067355/ The starting point for getting a better grip on one's personal finances is budgeting. Knowing how much is coming in and how much is going out, and where the leaks are, is essential to gaining greater ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067351/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:27 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067351/ Australian Sports Tours claims some fans are shying away from New Zealand accommodation, because rates during the cup will be about three times what they are for the Bledisloe Cup. However, Rugby Worl... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33066251/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:16:15 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33066251/ Shrink A newspaper has been widely condemned for sending mock terrorists into Super 14 rugby games last weekend. The Government, police, stadium managers and media commentators attacked the Sunday-S... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067363/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:42 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067363/ Becoming a father once more at the age of 45 is forcing former All Black Michael Jones to think again about a possible jump into politics. The legendary flanker, rated by Rugby World magazine as one ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067362/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:41 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067362/ Tertiary students failing more than half their papers may be given a two-year time limit to prove they are worthy of keeping their student loans. Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce has floated plans to m... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067361/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:38 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067361/ Any hopes Auckland has of hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Games are set to be dashed, with the Government likely to announce next week that it will not underwrite the cost. The latest estimates on what... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067360/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:36 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067360/ Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia says she plans to ask ministers in the next month for a tax increase that will make cigarettes too expensive for young people to buy. She told Auckland Cancer Soci... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067364/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:34 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067364/ Whatever you think of Anne Tolley and her trenchant advocacy of national standards, the Minister of Education deserves some credit for having the good grace and fortitude to front this week's announce... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067365/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:32 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067365/ Hopes that New Zealand will ever be able to compete in the cut-throat field of spectacularly pointless research are fading fast following the Government's announcement that a quarter of the courses on... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067366/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:28 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067366/ Shrink "The man on the ground is the most important thing out here ... you can't win a war from far away." These are the words of New Zealand's latest war hero, British Army rifleman James McKie, wh... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33065808/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:26 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33065808/ It's a brave politician who traipses halfway round the world while her political opponents are calling for her head and her job could be up for grabs in an upcoming Cabinet reshuffle. But Irish Cabin... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067368/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:26 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067368/ Shrink A newspaper has been widely condemned for sending mock terrorists into Super 14 rugby games last weekend. The Government, police, stadium managers and media commentators attacked the Sunday-S... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067357/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:24 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067357/ Shrink This was diplomacy at its rawest. Behind closed doors and away from the glare of public declarations of friendship and goodwill, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd this week sat down with President Su... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067359/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:21 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067359/ "That's a lot of money for a small church to pay to hear their bishop preach," she said. As well as the weekly speaking fees, she told the Weekend Herald that Bishop Tamaki received: A six-figure sa... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067329/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:59 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067329/ Shrink A newspaper has been widely condemned for sending mock terrorists into Super 14 rugby games last weekend. The Government, police, stadium managers and media commentators attacked the Sunday-S... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067328/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:58 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067328/ Shrink Aucklanders walking Wellington's waterfront might marvel at its metamorphosis - and lament the lack of change at home. The Lambton harbour edge is a crowd-pleaser, from the northern end of We... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067331/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:56 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067331/ You're better off booking your transtasman flight on Air New Zealand's website from the other side of the ditch. Auckland man Bernie Reeves went to book flights from Sydney to Auckland return this we... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067332/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:54 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067332/ New Zealand is awash with unsold houses which could take nearly a year to clear. The Institute of Economic Research's principal economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, said Real Estate Institute figures out yest... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067333/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:53 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067333/ Becoming a father once more at the age of 45 is forcing former All Black Michael Jones to think again about a possible jump into politics. The legendary flanker, rated by Rugby World magazine as one ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067334/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:52 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067334/