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  • Kiwi pares loss as Bernanke’s testimony keeps investors wary

    The New Zealand dollar pared its decline in local trading as the prospect of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony on Wednesday keeps traders wary of taking their greenback support too far. The kiwi rose to 81.20 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 80.77 cents at 8am and 80.68 on Friday in New York. The trade-weighted index increased to 76.65 from 77.40 last ...

  • New Zealand suspends meat exports to China amid confusion over authority name change

    The New Zealand government has stopped issuing export certificates for meat exported to China, after shipments were rejected by the Chinese Customs authorities, according to reports Monday.It is the latest move by the government after shipments of New Zealand lamb and beef were rejected by the Chinese Customs officials this month because of the name change of the New Zealand regulating authority ...

  • Rare ocean giant making a comeback off New Zealand study

    The world's largest animal, which was almost hunted to extinction in the 19th Century, appears to be making a comeback in waters off New Zealand, New Zealand scientists revealed Monday.The study of blue whales in the South Taranaki Bight, off the west of the North Island, showed that the creatures were passing through in numbers greater than expected, according to researchers with the ...

  • Familiar kings Auckland do it the hard way

    The 2013 edition of the OFC Champions League was full of the usual drama and diversity, but ultimately there was a familiar outcome. Auckland City defied several stumbles to secure an unprecedented third successive crown and with it, claim passage to yet another appearance at the FIFA Club World Cup. This year’s edition will be held in ...

  • Residents evacuated over red-zone house fears

    Residents evacuated over red-zone house fears (0:40) Residents in the Christchurch suburb of Redcliffs have been evacuated after fears a quake-damaged home could collapse onto the road below. The Balmoral Lane house was redzoned some time ago and Cera staff are hoping to undertake a controlled demolition of the building this afternoon. Cordons have been established around the area and the ...

Movie Review

Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear [DVD]

Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear [DVD]

Any director will tell you that how a character is first introduced in a movie is of the utmost importance. So, it says a lot that Lt. Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen), the irrepressibly inane police detective from "The Naked Gun," is introduced in the sequel walking out of the men's room, causing First Lady Barbara Bush to slam face-first into the door. That's the Drebin we know and love: a wal ... ...

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  • Shane Taurima joins race for Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election

    Date set for by-election in Horomia's seat Shane Taurima has joined the race for the Labour Party candidacy for the upcoming Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election. The General Manager of TVNZ's Maori and Pacific Programmes announced his decision to stand in Parekura Horomia's old electorate this afternoon, but he faces two challengers for the party nomination. Taurima is now on leave from ...

  • Patients refusing treatment over smoking ban court told

    Source: ONE News Psychiatric patients are refusing treatment because they cannot smoke at DHB facilities, the High Court has been told. The Waitemata DHB is defending its ban on smoking at Auckland psychiatric centres in a case heard today. A former patient has brought the civil action in an attempt to suspend the smoking ban at the DHB's two secure psychiatric facilities. The DHB ...

  • Violence at Hawkes Bay bars

    Police are hunting a man who robbed the Horse and Hound bar at gunpoint on Saturday. Photo / Paul Taylor A barman was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted while four patrons were attacked outside another pub in two violent episodes in Hawkes Bay at the weekend. In the first incident, two employees of Hastings' Horse & Hound bar ended their Saturday night shift at gunpoint after ...

  • Tauranga dairy faces boycott over synthetic cannabis

    Matua Residents Association chair Richard Kluit. Photo / Andrew Warner Residents of a Tauranga suburb are boycotting their local dairy to protest the sale of legal highs in their area. Concerned Matua residents have appealed for a petition against the sale of synthetic cannabis at Matua Dairy. Resident Peter Tinholt said retailers had a social and moral obligation to their ...

  • Robbery accused on bail

    Lenz Superette. Photo / BPT The Tauranga man accused of holding up the Lenz Superette with a pistol has been released on bail after appearing in court. Welder Brett Robert Heginbotham, 28, of Bethlehem, faced a charge of aggravated robbery when he appeared before Community Magistrate Lesley Jensen in Tauranga District Court on Saturday. Police allege Heginbotham entered the dairy ...

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