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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 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:11:22 -0500 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:11:22 -0500 30 A wife accidentally ran over her husband twice in Opoutama, New Zealand. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611332/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:11 -0500 ANI http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611332/cs/1/ A freight train derailed near Palmerston North, New Zealand, last night spilling wine onto to the tracks. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611317/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:03 -0500 ANI http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611317/cs/1/ Australian vice captain Michael Clarke, who returned home in the middle of the ODI series against New Zealand due to personal problems, has got the backing of Sports Minister Kate Ellis over his decision to leave the tour midway. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611188/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:03 -0500 ANI http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/611188/cs/1/ 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/ Transport Minister Steven Joyce is backing away from changes to entitlements to free public transport for SuperGold Card holders – a day after flagging cuts to the scheme. Joyce sparked pro... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067353/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:34 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067353/ 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/ Former Government minister Roger McClay has been charged with defrauding the taxpayer of nearly $13,000 and almost $13,000 from charities he worked for. Mr McClay, 65, appeared in the Auckland Distri... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067358/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:22 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067358/ 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/ 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/33067335/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:51 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067335/ A good week was when there was enough food on the table for her seven children, or money to buy clothes and school books. Those weeks were rare, but Angela Yerkovich would still tithe 10 per cent of ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067336/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:50 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067336/ Paddle Pop icecreams have a few less licks in them after a size reduction their maker claims is for "nutritional" reasons. The chocolate, banana and rainbow flavoured icecreams are now 15 per cent sm... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067337/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:48 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067337/ Shrink Stace Hopper was involved with development of the Marsden Cove residential marina. A member of a prominent Far North family has been killed after his plane crashed in a field near Whangarei ye... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067338/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:47 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067338/ Retired nurse Liz Davis receives a thank-you bouquet from John Miles, whose wife, Anne Miles, is recovering in hospital from a heart attack. Photo / Greg Bowker http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067339/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:46 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067339/ Critics say our obsession with property is draining money away from real businesses, which create jobs and make New Zealand richer. This week an exporter hits back at his neighbour Pat Baker, the $10 ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067341/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:45 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067341/ 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/33067340/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:43 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067340/ 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/33067343/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:41 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067343/ The polar climate has a major effect on world climate. The ice acts like a mirror to reflect heat back into the atmosphere, and moderates atmospheric temperatures by locking up energy as it freezes. ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067342/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:39 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067342/ A top soldier previously in charge of the SAS said the decision of the Herald to publish photos of soldiers on duty in Afghanistan was good for the image of the Defence Force, and it was good for sold... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067344/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:38 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33067344/ Terry Telford, a contractor by profession, had stepped out of his house, when his wife Sandy ran over him.She was reversing her small 4WD vehicle at their Waikokupu Rd property.Later, a Lowe Corporati... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33060037/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:52 -0500 New Kerala http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33060037/ Film director Peter Jackson may face legal action over his plans to install a version of the famous Hollywood sign in New Zealand, according to reports.The proposed Wellywood sign would sit above the ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33059582/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:37:08 -0500 BBC http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33059582/ An intense southerly storm brought high winds, hail and torrential rain to New Zealand's Marlborough, the Wellington region and Wairarapa on Friday.Police said a person was trapped in a car after a tr... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33060038/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:02:28 -0500 People's Daily http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33060038/ The incident saw four wagons carrying wine tankers coming off the tracks.However, one tanker ruptured and spilled wine, according to Kiwirail spokesman Kevin Ramshaw, reports stuff.co.nz.Ramshaw was n... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33057992/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:30:26 -0500 New Kerala http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33057992/ Gales look set to hit parts of the Clutha and Dunedin regions during the weekend and early Monday. The MetService issued a severe weather watch for the regions on Friday night. Forecaster Heath Gu... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33057990/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:15:05 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33057990/ The plug has been pulled on Strategic Finance.Receivers were called in today ending the moratorium arrangement that had been in place since December 2008. The company had failed to recover sufficient ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33057989/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:53:40 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33057989/ New Zealand will open trade talks on Monday for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with the United States, Brunei, Chile, and Singapore.The TPP would build on the previously negotiated P4 trade agreeme... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33055852/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:04:33 -0500 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33055852/ The Police Minister wants the Sunday Star Times to apologise after sending people to masquerade as terrorists and gain access to restricted areas at Super 14 matches in Hamilton and Christchurch last ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33055850/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:25:52 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33055850/ The New Zealand sharemarket continued to reflect a patchy economy, ending today mixed on light volume. The Warehouse finished down 6c at $3.86, having risen to $4.02 after reporting a 17% rise in half... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053777/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:38:42 -0500 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053777/ SuperGold cards The success of the SuperGold card scheme's transport discount should not be a reason to downgrade it, says senior citizens lobby group Grey Power. Responding to the government's a... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053773/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:22:53 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053773/ Police Police are searching for two balaclava-clad men who robbed a south Auckland superette at gunpoint. The men, one with a firearm, the other with a large knife, demanded money from the Wordsw... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053774/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:22:51 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053774/ Police Minister Judith Collins has come under fire after she turned her wrath on the Sunday Star-Times newspaper today, for sending "terrorists" to Super 14 rugby games in a supposed bid to test secur... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053779/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:22:12 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053779/ Police Minister Judith Collins has come under fire after she turned her wrath on the Sunday Star-Times newspaper today, for sending "terrorists" to Super 14 rugby games in a supposed bid to test secur... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053780/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:22:12 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053780/ Police Minister Judith Collins has come under fire after she turned her wrath on the Sunday Star-Times newspaper today, for sending "terrorists" to Super 14 rugby games in a supposed bid to test secur... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053775/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:20:28 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053775/ Shrink American pop star Lady Gaga arrived in Auckland this morning, ahead of her two near sold-out nights at the city's Vector Arena over the weekend. About 30 fans were there to greet her at Auckla... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053776/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:20:27 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053776/ The Warehouse is aiming to raise $100 million through a five year unsecured bond offer.The money will be used to reduce bank debt and finance the construction of new and replacement stores.It will ope... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053772/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:01:43 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33053772/ LATEST: An alleged attempted rape at a Lower Hutt train station this morning was a false complaint, according to police. A woman, 20, had claimed she was sexually assaulted while walking to catch... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051656/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:22:15 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051656/ The New Zealand sharemarket continued to reflect a patchy economy, ending today mixed on light volume. The Warehouse finished down 6c at 386, having risen to 402 after reporting a 17 percent rise... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051654/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:22:14 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051654/ A Sunday newspaper editor under fire from the police minister for getting journalists to pose as terrorists to test rugby stadium security has defended his paper's investigation. Sunday Star-Time... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051655/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:22:14 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051655/ March 12 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, as Warehouse Group posted weaker first-half operating earnings and forecast a flat full year. Pyne Gould Corp. advanced after its Marac uni... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051652/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:20:02 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051652/ March 12 (BusinessWire) - Strategic Finance Ltd is this evening in the hands of receivers PricewaterhouseCoopers, ending moratorium arrangements that have been in place since December 2008. The tr... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051653/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:20:01 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051653/ Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka believes the Wellington Phoenix holds the edge in morale heading into tomorrow night's A-League preliminary final. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051501/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:16:38 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051501/ Mark Greatbatch has called on New Zealand's batsmen to be more consistent and ruthless so they can challenge Australia. Greatbatch doesn't think his side has gone backwards during the Chappell-Hadlee ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051488/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:05:34 -0500 Cricinfo http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051488/ A professional rugby player facing two assault charges cannot be named, despite a judge lifting a suppression order. The player allegedly assaulted a man and left him unconscious in a Northland pub c... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051658/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:59:42 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051658/ Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has asked Te Puni Kokiri to work with local people to identify and protect any other wahi tapu at Te Anga, in the Waitomo district. "My heart goes out to the p... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051650/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:43:31 -0500 Beehive http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051650/ The Warriors will get some respite from Queensland's heat on Sunday, with the NRL granting a late application for Ivan Cleary's side to play in a different jersey.With the Titans opting for their whit... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051648/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:39:01 -0500 NZ City http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33051648/ A person has died when a small plane crashed in a paddock in Marsden Bay near Whangarei, police say. Emergency services were alerted at around 3.55pm by a witness who saw the plane crash. Po... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049746/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:13 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049746/ Police in Picton corralled all obvious bikies coming off a Cook Strait ferry this afternoon, checking for licences, taking details and breath testing some. The crackdown came as legions of Hells ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049748/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:12 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049748/ Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research says this video, released by the institute, shows the Ady Gil anti-whaling protest boat aiming a rope at the rudder and propeller of the Nisshin Maru. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049749/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:11 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049749/ The New Zealand dollar drifted lower for most of a quiet session but recovered to finish near where it started. The dollar was US69.98c at 5pm from US70.03c at 8am and US69.80c at 5pm yesterday. ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049745/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:09 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049745/ One person has died after a head-on crash in Rodney this afternoon. The crash happened about 3.10pm on East Coast Rd, Redvale. Two other people in the vehicles were injured. Traffic div... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049751/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:09 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049751/ Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:32 pm Press Release: Wine Marlborough Marlborough Winegrowers Loving Warm Indian SummerVintage 2010 in Marlborough may be running a week later than average, but no one... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049737/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:51:27 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049737/ Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:07 pm Press Release: DairyNZ New code and farm dairy effluent design standards out for consultationIndustry first standards and a code of practice for the design of fa... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049738/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:51:26 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049738/ Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:40 pm Press Release: Progressive Party Anti-science government axes jobsFuture growth in the most productive parts of New Zealand’s economy will be reduced beca... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049741/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:51:25 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049741/ Friday, 12 March 2010, 5:22 pm Press Release: ACP Media Next Magazine Appoints Julie Le ClercAs New Food EditorNext magazine today announced the appointment of leading New Zealand food writer ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049742/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:51:25 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049742/ The small plane was attempting to take off at Marsden Cove Marina when a strong gust of wind caught it, and it is understood it landed on a parked car and caught on fire. The man, understood to be a ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049752/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:48:41 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049752/ The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled Fonterra's advertising of its Tip Top yoghurt ice cream did not meet requirements of advertising to children. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049754/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:48:35 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049754/ The Police Minister wants the Sunday Star Times to apologise after sending people to masquerade as terrorists and gain access to restricted areas at Super 14 matches in Hamilton and Christchurch last ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049755/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:48:34 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049755/ It would cost ACC around $19 billion to meet the solvency levels required by commercial insurance companies, MPs were told yesterday.ACC chairman John Judge told MPs considering the Insurance (Prudent... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049758/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:48:09 -0500 National Business Review http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049758/ Parts of Wellington are without power as gusty winds lash the city, with some reports of a mini-tornado in the suburb of Karori. Police say there have been a few powerlines come down after a sudde... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049724/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:32:44 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049724/ An aircraft pilot is dead after his plane apparently hit an occupied car in Northland. The crash happened about 3.55pm at One Tree Point, six km northwest of Marsden Point and 38km southeast of Wha... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049725/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:32:42 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049725/ Kiwi anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune Japan's coastguard has arrested the Kiwi anti-whaling activist who boarded the whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and envir... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049727/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:32:40 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049727/ A brush used for fingerprint examination is displayed next to a fingerprint sample Auckland police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a man who fell from a balcony on Wednesda... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049726/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:32:38 -0500 TVNZ http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049726/ One person is dead and four injured after a head-on motor vehicle crash north of Auckland this afternoon. The crash occurred on East Coast Road at Redvale, 29km northwest of downtown Auckland, about ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049733/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:30:19 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049733/ A New Zealand anti-whaling activist has been arrested after the Japanese whaling ship he boarded in February docked in Tokyo today. Peter Bethune, of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, climbed ab... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049736/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:30:18 -0500 New Zealand Herald http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049736/ Thank you for the invitation to speak here at the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network, Annual Conference in Christchurch. It is a privilege to be here. The work of the Rural GP Network extends... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049729/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:13 -0500 Beehive http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049729/ The increasingly desperate behaviour of Labour's education spokesman was criticised by parents attending community meetings on National Standards in Auckland last night, says Education Minister Anne T... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049728/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:11 -0500 Beehive http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049728/ The Minister of Justice, Simon Power, leaves for New York tomorrow to present New Zealand's Fifth Periodic Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to the United Nations H... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049731/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:08 -0500 Beehive http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049731/ Science and innovation are important. They're one of the keys to growing our economy, raising wages, and providing the world-class public services that Kiwi families need. I'm determined to make New Z... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049732/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:16:07 -0500 Beehive http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33049732/ The Sunday Star-Times newspaper is under pressure to explain a bogus rugby terrorism stunt, which the Government has slammed as "unbelievably stupid". The managing editor of the newspaper, Mitche... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047962/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:14:44 -0500 Stuff http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047962/ Friday, 12 March 2010, 3:39 pm Press Release: The Maori Party Maori Party Praises Wahine Maori Sevens SquadThe Maori Party is praising the decision by the Aotearoa Women‘s Rugby Sevens ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047957/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:13:00 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047957/ Friday, 12 March 2010, 3:11 pm Press Release: Northland Regional Council Kaitaia’s Water Situation – the Facts Kaitaia residents need to work harder to conserve water – but... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047960/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:13:00 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047960/ Friday, 12 March 2010, 3:46 pm Press Release: NZ US Council NZ US Council Welcomes Commencement of TPP NegotiationsThe NZ US Council today welcomed the opening round of negotiations for an exp... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047955/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:59 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047955/ One of New Zealand’s most popular hot springs resorts – and home to the longest hot water slide in the country – has been placed on the market for sale. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047959/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:57 -0500 Scoop http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047959/ Godfrey missed the national championships after being hit by a car. National coach Tim Carswell says the pair will square-off in a shortened version of the Omnium. "They'll be doing the three timed ... http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047282/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:10:06 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047282/ The Warriors will get some respite from Queensland's heat on Sunday, with the NRL granting a late application for Ivan Cleary's side to play in a different jersey. http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047963/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:10:05 -0500 Newstalk ZB http://story.newzealandstar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/14d7eba4e435d135/id/33047963/