Provides the latest RSS feeds for New Zealand News. 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/cat/14d7eba4e435d135/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:12 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:12 -0400 30 Stuart Broad ripped out New Zealand's top order with a ferocious spell of five wickets inside six overs as a run chase that began in hope quickly became desperate. Wickets tumbled throughout the session - ten in total - as a Test match that began in slow-motion hurtled towards a conclusion with New Zealand in chaos at lunch on 29 for 6 chasing 239. England's collapse, which began on ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614325/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:05:43 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614325/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Photo / NZ Herald A man in his 30's was airlifted to Auckland City Hospital after he was stabbed in the neck this evening. Police were still investigating the incident that occurred at a residential property on Dawson Rd, Snells Beach about 8.30pm, said Sergeant Dan Weir. "A man had been repeatedly stabbed, enquiries are ongoing." He said the victim received stab wounds to his ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614334/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:41 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614334/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 LONDON ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614324/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:26:40 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614324/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 LONDON ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613974/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:59:39 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613974/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 View Photo Associated Press/Sleepy Hollow High School - In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rubello is shown. Police said Rubello, a junior at Hofstra ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613546/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:58:32 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613546/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Raising money to raise the dead is the aim of a trio of Australians intent on building a New Zealand-based zombie tourism company. Apocalypse Events Ltd was founded in February, and is gearing up to stage its first zombie apocalypse somewhere in Auckland in the coming months, with paying customers taking up roles as either the last remnants of humanity fighting for their survival, or one of ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613314/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:42:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613314/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 First hour on Sunday will be crucial, says Root Joe Root said that the first hour on Sunday would be crucial if England were to get on top of New ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612897/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:44:29 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612897/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The biggest creature on the planet seems to have taken a liking to New Zealand waters. NIWA scientists studying the blue whale say the massive marine mammal may be feeding in local waters, rather than just passing through. "In the southern hemisphere, there are only four documented foraging grounds outside Antarctic waters, so if in fact this is a blue whale foraging ground it's quite ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612934/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:39:21 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612934/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Jeffrey Frank Chadwick was jailed in 2011 after he was found guilty of 18 pornography-related charges. Photo / Thinkstock A child pornographer who took photos of his children's friends is the latest criminal who will be deported to New Zealand from Australia. Jeffrey Frank Chadwick was jailed in 2011 after he was found guilty of 18 pornography-related charges. He took dozens of ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612935/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 05:38:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612935/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 It was all indoors and mostly non-physical on the opening day of the first All Blacks wider training group camp in Mt Maunganui today. With the Highlanders in South Africa and the Crusaders and Blues exempted from the gym work, having played the previous night, it was all fairly low key as the All Blacks selectors went over game plans with players for next month's three-test series ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612630/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:10 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612630/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 . "All I want to do is pick that little boy up and take him out of that shithole and pop him next to his granddad so we can go and see him every day . . . give him a Christian burial. "What do I do? Put it in my will to be buried at Pike River, so I am buried next to my son, my only son . . . the only son I will ever have?" Joseph died just one day after his 17th ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612632/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:06 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612632/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Cadbury has fired the latest salvo in the Kiwi chocolate wars, backtracking on an earlier decision to cut the size of their family range of chocolate blocks. Tomorrow the company will unveil a new-look chocolate block that is 10 per cent bigger and features larger, rounder pieces. The 200g block will be increased to 220g for the same price. Managing director Alastair de Raadt said ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612631/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:06 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612631/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A shallow earthquake has struck west of Te Anau in the deep south. Centred 25km from Te Anau, at 8.22pm GeoNet reports the 4.3 magnitude quake hit at a depth of 5km. It was believed to have been widely felt in the deep ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612633/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:05 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612633/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A 38-year-old man will appear in the Kaitaia District Court tomorrow charged with murder. A 44-year-old man was killed and a 38-year-old woman critically injured after a shooting in Fairburn, just east of Kaitaia, this morning. Police have a team of 22 officers investigating "a serious incident involving a firearm" that occurred in the rural location. The man was found ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612635/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:05 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612635/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Rethink the plan or rethink the council. This was the unanimous message from 500 Aucklanders gathered tonight at Takapuna Grammar School to discuss Auckland Council’s intensification plans. The meeting was organised by resident-led group Auckland 2040 whose goal was to encourage 50,000 people to give feedback to the council on what they believed was a "haphazard, scatter-gun" ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612634/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:05 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612634/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A paedophile who took photos of his children's friends as they played together looks set to be returned to New Zealand from Australia. Jeffrey Chadwick is the latest in a string of potentially-dangerous criminals who will have their residency status revoked across the Tasman after finishing jail terms. The spotlight is on public access to criminal histories after the murder of ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612638/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:04 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612638/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The Highlanders awful season continued with a 35-18 loss to the Bulls in Pretoria this morning. Down 23-6 at halftime, the Highlanders lacked any sort of penetration against a Bulls team which is unbeaten at Loftus Versfeld this season. The Highlanders spent 20 minutes of the second half down to 14 men because of yellow cards and twice had to resort to non-contested scrums after ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612637/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:04 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612637/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 New Zealand is poised to sign its first free trade agreement in more than three years, with an announcement of a deal with Taiwan expected in the coming months. Sources say negotiations have been progressing smoothly and the most complicated issues, including the vexed issue of Taiwan's complicated relationship with mainland China, are already largely resolved. Assuming it is ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612639/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:04 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612639/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man armed with a rifle robbed a Hastings bar last night, striking an employee with the firearm before fleeing. The male confronted two staff members at the Horse & Hound Bar & Cafe on Karamu Rd at about 10pm. Detective Sergeant Craig Vining said the man demanded cash, but despite the staff complying completely with his directions one was struck with the rifle. "We ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612636/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:04 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612636/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Police have concerns for the safety of a Pukekohe woman who was last seen almost 100 kilometres north of her home. Ngaire Gibbons, a 63-year-old Maori, was last seen yesterday at 4pm in Puhoi – more than an hour's drive from where she lives. She is described as 1.6 metres (5 feet 3 inches) tall, of plump build, long black-grey shoulder-length hair and walks with a slight ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612641/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612641/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The four survivors of a crash, which killed another person in Dargaville on Friday night, are all expected to survive. Police are yet to name the person who died after a car hit a power pole on Pouto Rd at 11.30pm. The collision brought powerlines to the ground, cutting electricity to a number of homes. A Northland DHB spokeswoman said two of the injured people were discharged from ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612640/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612640/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The Green Party today announced its plan to take on deep-sea oil drilling companies in New Zealand waters. At west-coast town Piha this afternoon, party co-leader Metiria Turei said the new campaign – dubbed The Kiwi Bid – will invite people to be part of a rival tender to protect the environment. "While the Government is giving oil companies the right to bid to exploit ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612642/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612642/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A record number of literature lovers have turned out to celebrate the written word in Auckland. Over 13,000 people took part in the Writers and Readers Festival, organisers say, with 34,000 seats filled over the five days of events. Hundreds of sessions and workshops were available as part of the festival, including a lecture by nonagenarian Lloyd Geering called 'How Humans Made God' ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612643/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:47:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612643/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The Finance Minister has signalled interest rates may rise in the next year, but says measures in last week's Budget should relieve pressure on house prices. On TV ONE's Q+A this morning, English said the market has indicated interest rates are likely to rise "some time late this year or next year." While this could be gloomy news for first time home buyers, English ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612644/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:47:49 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612644/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Auckland have won their third Oceania Champions League title in a row, after beating Waitakere United 2-1 at Mt Smart today. Two first-half goals in three minutes from Adam Dickinson and Alex Feneridis were to be enough for City, despite Waitakere pulling a goal back just before half-time. Waitakere' cause was not helped by the dismissal of defender Tim Myers. The result means ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612199/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:39 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612199/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Chinese supermarkets are beginning to run out of New Zealand beef and lamb as Kiwi meat remains stuck at ports around China. Officials say they are working "around the clock" to resolve the issue but the Government is giving no timetable for when the stalled shipments will be cleared. It emerged on Friday that all meat exports to China have been blocked from entering the ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612202/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612202/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Ok Palmy, let's just get it over with. Let's put behind us the shame of John Cleese and his "thoroughly bloody miserable time", and the pride at Jeremy Clarkson's assertion that if God had got it right then "Jesus would have been from Palmerston North". Let's forget about Lord Palmerston, the man who gave you that great name and let's move ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612201/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612201/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Postgraduate students are working long, minimum-wage hours, selling their cars and moving in with their parents to complete degrees, after losing $240 a week in student allowance. The Government's scrapping of the postgraduate student allowance at the beginning of the year has been reflected in falling domestic numbers at New Zealand universities. Before January, student allowances ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612200/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:36 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612200/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A radical group that sent emails to MPs saying they were "on the road to hell for all eternity" if they voted in favour of the Marriage Amendment Bill has been told to stop claiming to be Catholic - but the Catholic Church admits it has no power to enforce the ruling. The Catholic Bishops Conference has told the Catholic Action Group it doesn't have permission to use the ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612203/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:35 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612203/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The wife of an Auckland policeman accused of drug dealing is defending her husband, saying there's "no way" he's involved with the notorious Head Hunters gang. In an exclusive interview, Diane Pakau, 33, said she knew her husband, Peter Pakau, "inside out", and the allegations against him were just that. "I know it's not the truth. There's ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612204/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612204/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A murderer whom authorities warn could kill again will be deported from Australia to New Zealand - but unless laws change here he is unlikely to be monitored. The spotlight is on public access to an individual's criminal history after the murder of Christchurch girl Jade Bayliss. The 13-year-old was strangled by her mother's former boyfriend, but the family did not know he had ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612205/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612205/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Ad Feedback One of the most common bacterial triggers is group A streptococcus which lives in the nose, throat and on skin of healthy people but can develop into a strep-throat infection, rheumatic fever or necrotising fasciitis. "Sometimes it's from splits in the skin from athlete's foot or whatever, or something minor, a splinter or something too small to see or ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612207/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612207/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 There are mounting concerns over New Zealand's second-highest funded sports organisation and prime Olympic investment, Bike New Zealand. Sunday Star-Times inquiries have found significant dissatisfaction in the cycling community at BikeNZ's performance, from the grassroots to Olympic level. Concerns range from complaints over basic administration problems, including five-month ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612206/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612206/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Ad Feedback The statement added that education institutions had mechanisms to counter such cheating, including spotting students whose submitted work appeared inconsistent with previous assignments, or with a tutor's perceptions of the student's general abilities. Last weekend the Star-Times revealed that three months ago a former "ghost writer" had sent ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612208/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:32 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612208/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 It is World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Day, and the plight of the estimated one in 35 New Zealanders who have Crohns Disease and Ulcerative Colitis is being highlighted. New Zealand has one of the highest incidences in the world of the conditions, which European research shows has severe impacts.83 per cent of patients feel tired and weak even in remission and 27 per cent took 25 days off work a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612653/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:02:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612653/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Waitakere to meet Auckland in O-League final Two goals in four first-half minutes were enough for Auckland City to clinch their third successive Oceania Champions League title against 10-man Waitakere United. The 2-1 victory ensured at least a US$500,000 (NZ$620,000) payday for the Auckland side and entry to the lucrative FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco in December. Auckland's Adam ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612209/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:57:46 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612209/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man is dead and a woman, believed to be his wife, is in a critical condition in hospital after a shooting near Kaitaia. Another man, who handed himself into police this morning, has been charged with murder. The dead man's body was found at a rural address in Pamapuria, just outside Kaitaia. The woman was found close by and taken to Whangarei Hospital in a critical condition with a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612210/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:57:45 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612210/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Auckland City have continued their domination in Oceania with a 2-1 win in the OFC Champions League final over local rivals Waitakere United to be crowned for the third successive ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611745/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:10:18 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611745/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 video After knocking the stuffing out of each other in the past 48 hours in derby games, All Blacks hopefuls came together today in Mt Maunganui. The Blues and Crusaders were forced to travel together to the first of two three-day camps, just hours after the red-and-blacks broke the Aucklanders in Christchurch. "It's quite funny, actually," says Crusaders lock Dominic Bird. ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611746/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:06:13 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611746/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The Green Party is at loggerheads with the Government over deep-sea oil exploration off the coast, which it says is a threat to the country's beaches. The party launched its anti-drilling campaign 'Kiwi Bid' this afternoon at Piha. It aims to gather support to submit its own bid for the areas the Government has opened up for oil exploration in order to protect them, rather than ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611747/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:06:12 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611747/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today announced $2 million in new funding to launch the New Zealand Story project – an initiative to help New Zealand companies gain a competitive advantage from the use of the New Zealand brand in international markets. The funding forms part of the $400 million internationally focused growth package which is a centrepiece of Budget 2013. The ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611756/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:55:37 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611756/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A 64-year-old man was airlifted to Nelson Hospital after falling from the Cable Bay walkway today. The man was seen to fall around 4.30pm this afternoon by other track users, they raised the alarm and cared for him until the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter arrived. The man was treated at the scene by the onboard paramedic before being flown to Nelson Hospital where he is reportedly in a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611580/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:18:18 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611580/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 They may have been second-best all season in the Super City rivalry, but Auckland City today won the one that really mattered to earn another trip to the Club World Cup. Auckland won their third Oceania Champions League title in a row, edging old sparring partner Waitakere United 2-1 at Arena 2 at Mt Smart Stadium today. Having lost four of six matches against Waitakere this season, Auckland ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612645/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 01:38:25 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612645/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 I've been using Vodafone's new 4G/LTE network for the past couple of weeks on an iPhone 5 (4G stands for "Fourth Generation", as opposed to the slower 3G or "Third Generation" mobile networks that cover most of the country today. LTE stands for Long Term Evolution. Yes, it is ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214610320/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:43:17 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214610320/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614694/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614694/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614332/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614332/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612942/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612942/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man was apparently shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North today. Police have launched a homicide investigation after what was described as "a serious incident involving a firearm" in rural Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police said one male was found dead at the address, while a female was found nearby with serious injuries. She was taken to Whangarei Hospital in a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214610806/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214610806/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612652/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612652/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612217/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214612217/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613646/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613646/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man was apparently shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North today. Police have launched a homicide investigation after what was described as "a serious incident involving a firearm" in rural Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police said one male was found dead at the address, while a female was found nearby with serious injuries. She was taken to Whangarei Hospital in a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611273/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611273/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611749/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214611749/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man was apparently shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North today. Police have launched a homicide investigation after what was described as "a serious incident involving a firearm" in rural Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police said one male was found dead at the address, while a female was found nearby with serious injuries. She was taken to Whangarei Hospital in a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214610328/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214610328/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214615640/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214615640/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613979/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613979/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214616187/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214616187/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613321/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214613321/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A man has been charged with murder after a man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in the Far North this morning. A 38-year-old man will appear in Kaitaia District Court tomorrow after the shooting this morning at a property on Fairburn Rd in Fairburn, about 15km east of Kaitaia. Police launched a homicide investigation after speaking to the man following "a serious incident involving a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214615109/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:54:14 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214615109/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Source: Thinkstock A 15-year-old girl has gone missing from Matauri Bay, 30kms north of Kerikeri. Police say she was last seen going for a swim and was reported missing at 1.20pm. Two Search and Rescue boats are in the water and there are people helping to search for her at the ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609809/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:12 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609809/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Rash of oil and mineral protests nationwide The Green Party is calling on New Zealanders to join them in a counter-bid to prevent deep-sea oil exploration off the coast. The party launched its anti-drilling campaign 'Kiwi Bid' this afternoon at Piha. It aims to gather support to submit its own bid for the areas the Government has opened up for oil exploration in order to protect them, ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609667/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:11 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609667/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Current planning laws are "explicitly designed to drive up housing values", Finance Minister Bill English said on Q+A this morning. "They’re explicitly designed to ensure that house prices go up so that they can afford the intensification and the very high-value, high-cost urban design that goes with that." Mr English said legislation announced last week to address ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609357/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:42 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609357/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Property developers who "sit and wait" for land values to increase have been sent a clear signal that the Government will act to bring more housing into the market, Finance Minister Bill English says. The Government last week announced new measures to increase the supply of housing, including the ability to take control of planning and consents for new houses if councils were too slow in freeing ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609670/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:58:29 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609670/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Figures released by the Real Estate Institute show lifestyle block-living is still the New Zealand dream. 16 per cent more lifestyle blocks were sold during the year ended in March, compared with the previous year. Auckland had the largest increase, with about 150 more sales recorded during this time. A spokesman from the institute Brian Peacocke says the lifestyle market ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609817/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:56:43 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609817/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 video Federated Farmers' feed operation has come to an end, with its last shipment of feed delivered to drought-affected North Island farmers this week. Around 100,000 bales of rye-grass and barley straw have been delivered from the South Island to the Port of Tauranga over the past six weeks for delivery to farmers in the area. The final shipment arrived on Wednesday and will be delivered ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609358/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:52:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609358/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The Green Party has launched the Kiwi Bid in an effort to provide the government with a clear choice over deep sea oil drilling. Photo / Supplied The Green Party has launched a campaign it hopes will stop deep-sea drilling in New Zealand waters. As the Government begins the tender process for new permits to drill off the west coast of the North Island and east coast of the South ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609360/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:51:33 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609360/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Olympic rower Rob Hamill and young champion surfer Mischa Davis have thrown their support behind a new campaign to protect what they say is a major threat to New Zealand beaches. The duo joined forces today for the launch of the Green Party's bid to stop deep-sea drilling in New Zealand waters. Mr Hamill, also a former Green Party candidate, said the Government could not be trusted to ensure ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614692/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:13:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214614692/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Bill English can try to rewrite history all he likes, but the truth is that inequality is getting worse under National and Thursday's Budget does nothing to fix that, says David Parker, Labour's Finance spokesperson."Both income and asset inequality have worsened under the current government, and will continue do so."On Q&A this morning, Bill English desperately ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608901/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:08:56 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608901/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says the country needs to look at how overseas demand is affecting the New Zealand housing market. "What Hong Kong did is they put a 15 percent surcharge effectively on non-residents buying property ," he told TVNZ’s Q+A programme this morning, "to try to basically turn down the tap a little bit to take some of the heat out of it." ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608902/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:06:51 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608902/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to a report of a home invasion at an off-campus home. Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after the masked intruder, Dalton Smith, pointed a gun at the officer while holding the 21-year-old Hofstra University student in a ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609203/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:18 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214609203/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Rash of oil and mineral protests nationwide Around 150 people are expected to head out to Auckland's Piha beach this afternoon to protest deep sea oil drilling of New Zealand's coasts. The protest is the official launch the Green Party's anti-deep sea oil drilling campaign, which it says will be the centrepiece of its lead up to the election. The campaign, called Kiwi Bid to ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608740/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:58:18 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608740/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 England suffered a late batting collapse against New Zealand on day three of the first Test at Lord's on Saturday.The hosts appeared to be in complete control as Joe Root and Jonathan Trott forged a fruitful partnership to move England to 2-159.But they lost four wickets for just 12 runs to leave the match evenly poised with two days still remaining, the home side leading by 205 runs with ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608859/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:35:16 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608859/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Today in Piha the Green Party launched a major campaign to stop the Government's planned expansion of risky deep sea drilling, including offering New Zealanders the opportunity to join a counter bid to protect our oceans and beaches. On May 24th the Government begins the non-financial tender process with oil companies for new permits to conduct deep sea drilling in New Zealand waters ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608353/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:14:53 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608353/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Deputy Prime Minister Bill English. Photo / Greg Bowker The Finance Minister has high hopes New Zealanders will buy into the partial float of Meridian Energy. Bill English has confirmed it is the next asset in line for a sell-down, but he says even after the float, 85 per cent of the company should remain in New Zealand hands. The figure includes the minimum of 51 per cent of ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608354/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:04:04 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608354/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Jacinda Ardern. Photo / File Labour says Government inaction over privacy breaches could lie behind the mistaken release from Work and Income. Details of 34 beneficiaries, who are about to be cut off from the system, have been mistakenly emailed to another claimant. Labour's social development spokeswoman Jacinda Ardern says a full investigation of WINZ processes should have ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608359/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:04:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608359/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A 43-year-old man and 42-year-old woman from Motueka have been hospitalised after their rally car lost control this morning between Riwaka and Sandy Bay. Ambulance, Fire and organisers assited the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter onboard Intensive Care paramedic to stabilise the patients. The man and woman reportedly have neck and chest injuries. Immediately after ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608908/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:06 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608908/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 An environmental group says the precious small colony of yellow-eyed penguins in the Otago Peninsula urgently needs better protection. The concern follows the release of BirdLife International's review, which has found set nets kill more than 400,000 seabirds every year. Forest and Bird says the current four kilometre-wide set net ban around the peninsula's coast needs to be 150 ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608361/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:56:25 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608361/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man's face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, in a neighbourhood long known as a bedrock of the gay rights movement. New York's police commissioner called the killing a hate crime. Before opening fire, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village and asked if they "want ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214610681/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:55:00 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214610681/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Police are worried about the whereabouts of a woman from Pukekohe, in rural south Auckland, who has gone missing almost 100 kilometres from home. Ngaire Gibbons was spotted in Puhoi, on the northern edge of the region, yesterday afternoon, and police believe she thumbed a lift there. She is 63, Maori, and about five feet three inches tall (one metre 60 centimetres) with a plump build and grey ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608362/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:27:55 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214608362/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 James Anderson completed a five-wicket haul as England dominated the morning of day three of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.Resuming on 4-154, the visitors added just 53 runs to their overnight total as they were bowled out for 207.The breakthrough came almost immediately for the hosts, as in just the second bowl of the day Brendon McCullum edged a Stuart Broad delivery to Matt ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607881/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:20:47 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607881/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Forest & Bird is calling for an immediate extension to a ban on commercial and recreational set-netting around Otago Peninsula, following the release of a major new international review that has found that set nets kill more than 400,000 seabirds around the world every year. The results of the review, undertaken by conservation group BirdLife International, have been published in the ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607884/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:20:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607884/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 There'll be smiles all round this weekend for three Lotto players in Howick, Manurewa and Lower Hutt after each winning a $333,333 share of Lotto First Division.The winning tickets were sold at Sunny Dairy Superette in Howick, Countdown Manurewa in Manurewa and New World Stokes Valley in Lower Hutt.Powerball was not struck this evening and has jackpotted to $7 million.Strike Four was ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607883/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:20:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607883/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Federated Farmers Grain & Seed has completed its final drought feed shipment into the Port of Tauranga, with containers being unpacked last Thursday for delivery in coming days. In all, some 100,000 small bale equivalents have been delivered via the Port of Tauranga."The entire drought feed operation has become the 'Farmy Army Navy', given the mix of farmers and ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607882/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:20:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607882/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Budget numbers reveal our national level of indebtedness will skyrocket by $61 billion over five years, which is an economic ticking time-bomb, says the Green Party. "New Zealand's national debt will skyrocket by $61 billion over the five years from 2012 to 2017 according to figures in National's own budget," said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman."John Key ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607182/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:22 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607182/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The National government's "upside" forecast is an even more unbalanced two-speed economy, says Labour's Finance spokesperson David Parker. "The Government's central projection in its Budget shows just modest growth. But their so-called "Upside Scenario" is in reality even worse. The Budget document (see BEFU p. 53) states: 'The upside scenario ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607184/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:21 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607184/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 < 1000) { timout = timout * 2; window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); } } window.setTimeout(fix_dimensions, timout); return result; ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607183/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:18 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607183/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Source: ONE News Finance Minister Bill English says new legislation aimed at improving housing affordability sends a clear signal to property developers sitting on land. The Government last week announced a record investment of almost $3 billion will be plunged into housing over the next three years, along with plans to push through an additional 40,000 home consents in Auckland in the same ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607185/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:14:57 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607185/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Singer and actress Miley Cyrus.Photo / AP Miley Cyrus has become a victim of swatting for the second time. Armed police arrived at the home of the 20-year-old singer in Studio City, Los Angeles on Friday (local time) after receiving a call claiming a crime was underway at the property. Cyrus - who was also "swatted" in August 2012 - was not at home at the time of the ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607186/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:14:29 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607186/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Andy Mauafua, Iva Lamkum and James Illingworthare in the Jazz Festival. Photo / Hagen Hopkins Wellington is a city often likened to Melbourne, as opposed to Sydney, or San Francisco, as opposed to Los Angeles. The distinction is an important one when it comes to the atmosphere and success of the city's vibrant events calendar. As Financial Times journalist Anna Fifield said of ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607192/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:13:11 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607192/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Finance Minister Bill English says the Budget 2013 will help the most vulnerable people in society "who the Government has served very poorly in the past". Mr English said the Budget revealed on Thursday, which focused on housing affordability and a return to surplus, would be an important step in the efforts to close the gap between rich and poor. The Deputy Prime Minister told ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607638/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:08:59 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214607638/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Two police officers have been attacked while responding to an unruly party in Gisborne overnight. One of the officers was allegedly struck with a bottle while attending to a house on Bryce St in regards to a noise complaint. The second officer was kicked in the foot, Radio New Zealand said. One person was arrested for assaulting a police officer while several others were arrested for disorder.- ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214606474/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:44:35 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214606474/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Source: Photos.com Parts of the country are being warned to brace for more heavy rain as a northwest flow sits above the North Island. MetService says heavy rain, with the possibility of thunderstorms, will continue today in Waitomo and Taranaki. Rainfall amounts could exceed warning thresholds. Heavy rain is also possible in Manawatu, the Tararua District and northern Wairarapa during this ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214606078/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:25:42 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214606078/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 England suffered a late collapse of four wickets for 12 runs to wreck Joe Root and James Anderson's good work with bat and ball on day three of the first Test ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214605457/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:43:03 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214605457/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 New Zealand became the first ever winner of the Women's Sevens World Series after sealing victory at the Amsterdam Sevens on Saturday. In an enthralling and tense final, the New Zealanders beat a highly spirited Canadian side 33-24 in a game that only saw New Zealand edge out victory in the last few minutes. Sean Horan's side had earlier beaten Spain 14-5 in the Cup quarter-finals to ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214605542/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:39:34 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214605542/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Source: Close Up The advertising watchdog has thrown out complaints made against anti-gay marriage advertisements published by Family First. The advertisements titled "21 great reasons to keep marriage as is" and "If you vote to change 'marriage' we will vote to change you" were published in the lead up to the passing of a bill legalising gay marriage last ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214605543/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:01 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214605543/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 If not for some stern words from the leadership pair of Brendon McCullum and Kane Willamson during the final drinks break on Saturday, New Zealand might have found it hard to stop England from marching away with a massive lead. That was the ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604967/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:38 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604967/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Source: ONE News Rachel Hunter has been named as the third judge for the fresh season of New Zealand's Got Talent 2013. The international supermodel will join Op Shop frontman Jason Kerrison and choreographer and creative director Cris Judd in the three-person judging panel when filming starts in July. "I'm so pleased that a second series of New Zealand's Got Talent has been ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604968/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:32:02 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604968/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Source: Fairfax Bay of Plenty man Lloyd Ganley was standing outside his garage having a chat to his neighbour when "old E T came to visit". He was almost hit in the head by an ancient meteorite that whistled past him, sailed through the open roller door of the garage, and smashed into some buckets. "It was like, 'What the f... was that?' " Ganley said yesterday ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604969/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:32:01 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604969/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Police are investigating after an inmate was stabbed at Auckland Prison and taken to hospital.The serious incident between two prisoners happened on Tuesday morning at the prison in Paremoremo, Auckland Prison manager Thomas Sherlock said.One prisoner was taken to hospital for treatment, he said in a statement.Corrections officers responded immediately and contained the incident. No staff were ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604975/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:17:07 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604975/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Black Caps off to slow start with bat Tim Southee claimed three late wickets as the Black Caps reduced England to 180 for six on a dramatic third day of the first Test at Lord's today. A patient third-wicket partnership of 123 between Joe Root and Jonathan Trott looked to have put England in control of the match but the touring side grabbed four wickets for 12 runs in the final session ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604424/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:34:38 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604424/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 I love this initiative - micro-financing has worked wonderfully well for the most part in the developing world and I see no reason it shouldn't work just as well here. And then there was the facing reality, pragmatic face of National with its urgent legislation to cut through council inertia and time-wasting red tape to free up land for housing developments. There was also the ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604425/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:34:07 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604425/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Tracy Hibberd and her son, Isaac, 6. Photo / Doug Sherring Convicted fraudster Tracy Hibberd hopes to clear her name and complete the diploma she was found guilty of faking. Hibberd, 35, was sentenced to eight months' home detention on Thursday, having already spent about 10 weeks on remand. A jury found she faked a diploma and other documents purporting to show she had earned an early ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604435/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604435/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Over the past four years, more than $330,000 worth of military equipment has been stolen. Photo / Getty Images Weapons and military equipment worth more than $330,000 have been stolen over four years from the Defence Force. The stolen items include mines, grenades, a dozen Kevlar helmets, 11 sets of body armour, gun accessories and two sets of night-vision goggles, valued at $6,647 and $8,000. ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604434/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604434/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sean Marks at the funeral of his mother Sheila in Torbay on Friday. Photo / Doug Sherring New Zealand basketball's biggest name, Sean Marks, has farewelled his mother Sheila who died suddenly on Mother's Day. Sean, the first New Zealander to play with the professional ranks of the NBA in the United States, flew back from San Antonio to attend the funeral on Friday. Sean was 17 when he ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604433/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:54 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604433/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Friday Rountree says his job in administration gives him job satisfaction. Photo / Bradley Ambrose Increasing numbers of men are applying for administration jobs, but the association that represents New Zealand's PAs says not many are getting their feet under the desk. Most of the main recruitment agencies, and online job website Seek, said noticeably more men than a couple of years ago ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604436/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:32:53 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604436/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Lawyer Rennie Gould wants parole-style monitoring for violent criminals returning to NZ from Australia. Photo / Getty Images Justice Minister Judith Collins plans to launch a public register of criminals deported from Australia. But the plan doesn't go far enough for lawyer Rennie Gould. In 2011 Gould represented Toetu Tui Saili, who almost beat a man to death just days after returning ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603842/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:46 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603842/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 He converted to Islam and came under the influence of Bassam Hamzy, the alleged leader of the so-called "Super-Max Jihadists", a group comprising murderers and rapists who have converted to Islam within Australian prisons. Wiperi was convicted of being part of a ring that supplied A$250,000 ($300,000) worth of drugs every week between Sydney and Melbourne, from his maximum-security ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603841/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:46 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603841/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Madeleine McCann at 3 and as she may look now, aged 9. Photo / AP Kate and Gerry McCann have welcomed news that Scotland Yard detectives have identified a number of suspects who could be responsible for their daughter's abduction six years ago. Madeleine McCann, who disappeared aged 3 while on holiday with her British family in Portugal, "could be alive" say detectives. They have ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603840/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:45 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603840/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Peter Pakau. Photo / Supplied The wife of a policeman charged over his alleged role in a methamphetamine ring spoke yesterday about the effect the case is having on their family. Diane Pakau said she and her five children - aged 1 to 16 - were doing "all right" since she, her husband and seven others were arrested on Friday. "The kids are doing amazing. They are ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603839/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:44 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603839/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Photo / Thinkstock A woman who, while a teenager, was preyed upon by her physics teacher for sex during extra-curricular sailing classes is pleading with authorities to make details of the case public. She says publishing the man's name may encourage any other victims to come forward. The Teachers' Council Disciplinary Tribunal struck the teacher off and said it was in no doubt that ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603843/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:43 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603843/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 OJ Simpson in court. Photo / AP The lawyer who defended OJ Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial yesterday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns on them when he went to a hotel room to reclaim some sports memorabilia. Attorney Yale Galanter took the stand in a combative hearing over Simpson's ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603845/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:43 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603845/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Tracy Hibberd and her son, Isaac, 6. Photo / Doug Sherring Convicted fraudster Tracy Hibberd hopes to clear her name and complete the diploma she was found guilty of faking. Hibberd, 35, was sentenced to eight months' home detention on Thursday, having already spent about 10 weeks on remand. A jury found she faked a diploma and other documents purporting to show she had earned ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603844/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:42 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603844/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Darryl Connor admits breaching a protection order and receiving stolen property. Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age A man sentenced to two months in prison begged a judge to keep him locked up for an extra day so he could pocket a $350 Winz grant. In the Masterton District Court this week, Darryl Leonard Connor, 37, pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching a protection order and one of receiving ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603846/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:41 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603846/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 The recorded crime rate is at its lowest level since 1982, yet fear of crime remains high. From the disappearance of Kirsa Jensen 30 years ago to the cold-blooded shooting of stop-go man George Taiaroa this year, a few high-profile murders have shaken New Zealand's ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603847/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:40 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214603847/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 They asked to play the All Blacks. They've been given a stitched-up side badged as the 'Classic All Blacks' - and Fiji rugby's 100th birthday party next month is shaping as another episode of Pacific neglect. The Fijian Rugby Union wrote to the New Zealand Rugby Union and other leading nations in August 2012 seeking agreement for a test in Suva to fittingly mark such an important anniversary. ... http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604342/scat/14d7eba4e435d135 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:20 -0400 http://www.newzealandstar.com/index.php/sid/214604342/scat/14d7eba4e435d135