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  • School vets pupils social media use

    Source: ONE News A Wellington primary school took to monitoring pupils' social media sites after it became "extremely concerned" about their online activity. In a letter sent home to parents, Karori West Normal School spoke of "appalling examples of chatroom dialogue" that staff discovered on social media sites such as Facebook and ask.fm when a couple of parents asked ...

  • Investigation following Auckland shooting

    Source: ONE News Police are investigating a shooting in an Auckland suburb last night. Police were called to a residential address in Panmure just before midnight where a man had been shot . The injured man was taken to hospital but police say his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. An investigation is under way and police are appealing to witnesses to contact ...

  • Oysters galore at Bluff food festival

    Source: Close Up Thousands of oysters will be devoured today at the annual Bluff Oyster and Food Festival. The festival showcases an array of local Southland seafood, fine wine and entertainment. Kiwi band Good Shirt will be performing at this year's event. Along with the star of the show, the Bluff oyster, festival goers can also sample other wildfoods such as kina, mutton bird, and ...

  • Fatal fire near Hokitika

    Source: ONE News One person has died in a shed fire at a property near Hokitika this morning. The Fire Service was called to the scene at Kaniere Rd, Kaniere, at 4:20 this morning. One other person at the property was uninjured. Emergency services remain on ...

  • $9m fraud family in dock

    Eli Devoy. Photo / NZ Herald A Remuera businesswoman allegedly headed a $9.2 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved her siblings, friends and 11 Auckland properties. Eli Devoy, 44, - also known as Ellie Stone and Eli Ghorbani - was charged by the Serious Fraud Office yesterday with six other members of the Auckland Iranian community. According to the SFO, the defendants are ...

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I Love You, Man [Blu-Ray]

I Love You, Man [Blu-Ray]

The mainstream comedy genre has in recent years become a kind of breeding ground for male arrested development. From the back-to-college frat-jinks of Old School (2003) to the happily single slob hero and his aimless roomies in Knocked Up (2006), the American comedy has ... ...

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  • Sister dies on hearing of judges death

    Barbara Mitchell's family say she had just learned of her brother's death when she collapsed. Photo / Supplied The family of Supreme Court judge Sir Robert Chambers have suffered a second tragedy with the death of his sister - who was so shocked by the news she collapsed when told he had died. Barbara Mitchell learned of her brother's death on Wednesday morning in a phone call ...

  • $16m budget for countrys four flashest apartments

    The property at 79 Sarsfield St, Herne Bay, as seen from Sentinel Reserve. (Inset) An artist's impression of the proposed development. Photo / Natalie Slade A group of Aucklanders are building what could be the country's most expensive set of boutique apartments for themselves, worth about $4 million each. It is understood a consortium, led by a property developer, who want ...

  • Devoy keeps clear of Peters China attack

    Dame Susan was not willing to comment last night. Photo / Doug Sherring New Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has refrained from joining critics of NZ First Leader Winston Peters' latest attack on China's growing influence in New Zealand, saying she doesn't want to get involved. But Ethnic Affairs Minister Judith Collins who appointed Dame Susan to the job ...

  • SkyCity bets on Queenstown

    SkyCity is looking at expanding and enhancing the company's activities in Queenstown. Photo / APN While SkyCity this month got the nod for its controversial $402 million Auckland convention centre, a Queenstown expansion proceeds almost entirely outside the spotlight. In the southern town, the company has been picked to operate a new convention centre, which is yet to be built. But ...

  • US spy device tested on NZ public

    The Greens and Labour have repeatedly called for an inquiry into the actions of the GCSB. Photo / Tim Cuff A high-tech United States surveillance tool which sweeps up all communications without a warrant was sent to New Zealand for testing on the public, according to an espionage expert. The tool was called ThinThread and it worked by automatically intercepting phone, email and ...

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