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  • Accused in Indian-origin New Zealanders murder owed money

    One of the two men accused of burning alive an Indian-origin man in New Zealand Jan 30 this year owed the victim money, the police report on the case has revealed. Bryan Pelmar, 20, and Shivneel Shahil Kumar, 18, have been charged with the murder of Shalvin Prasad, 21, whose burnt body was recovered from the side of a rural road in south Auckland, Fairfax NZ News reported Monday. Prasad was ...

  • New Music Technology First of Its Kind In New Zealand

    Ever wanted to pick your own music when you are grocery shopping? Well now you can. PAK'nSAVE is launching the first of its kind music pilot, which lets you do just that - be the stores DJ and choose your favourite track whilst shopping. My DJ launches this week in three PAK'nSAVE stores throughout the country: Papakura, Porirua , and Riccarton with the intention of it rolling ...

  • Govt cannot continue to ignore truck safety

    Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 11:01 am Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Darien FENTONHealth and Safety SpokespersonIain LEES-GALLOWAYTransport Spokesperson21 May 2013 Media ...

  • Phone Survey to Find Out How Council Is Doing

    Gisborne District Council is keen to find out what residents think about the services and facilities it provides and how easy it is to do business with. Residents throughout the district may get a phone call in the next week or so asking them to take part in Council's Annual Resident Satisfaction Survey.We have a responsibility to track how well our efforts are carrying through to ...

  • New parking meters for Barnard St will give more flexibility

    Patrons of Timaru's Theatre Royal and those using the South Canterbury District Health Board's outpatient services block in Woollcombe Street, will be among motorists to benefit from car parking changes planned in June for Barnard Street and Woollcombe Street.In a move to introduce more parking opportunity and fairer time zones of up to three hours, the Timaru District Council ...

Movie Review

Deep Rising

"Deep Rising" is a hybrid movie, a cross between "Aliens" and "The Posiedon Adventure." There's nothing particularly original about it -- in fact, it's really an assembly of parts from other movies, ranging from "It Came From Beneath the Sea" (1955) to "Predator" (1987). It's goofy science fiction junk food that can be swallowed in one easy gulp; it's not all that smooth going down, but its certai ... ...

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  • Heritage Partnership a Threat to Home Owners

    Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 10:23 am Press Release: Stephen Berry Heritage Partnership a Threat to Home Owners"Do you value what limited ability you have to make your own decisions about your own property? Do you want housing to become more affordable so your children do not face a life time of tenancy? If so, you should be wary of the partnership between Auckland 2040 and the Character ...

  • Daniel Vettori set to replace New Zealands injured Bruce Martin

    England New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori could return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury.Vettori has not played for the Black Caps for almost a year because of a hamstring injury and was left out of the squad for the two-Test series in England.But with Martin sidelined by the injury that prevented ...

  • Agent suspended over false mortgage documents

    An investigation into a fraudulent mortgage scheme in South Auckland has uncovered misconduct by a real estate agent, resulting in a nine-month suspension and $1000 in fines. Joanne Picknell's licence was suspended last week after the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal found her guilty of misconduct under the Real Estate Agents Act. The tribunal said Picknell left blank sale and ...

  • Man found guilty of setting petrol station alight

    A man was last night found guilty of setting fire to the Kaikoura Caltex petrol station. After a six-day hearing at the Blenheim District Court, a jury of five men and seven women took almost four hours to decide that Tony Clifford King was guilty of three charges of theft and one of arson, relating to events in February 2011. The Crown's case was that King, 47, stole the end-of-day ...

  • DHB smoking ban saves lives court hears

    The Waitemata District Health Board is defending its ban on smoking at Auckland psychiatric centres, saying it is in place to saves lives. Two former psychiatric patients are seeking to have the ban DHB's overturned, saying it is a breach of human rights. But the DHB says its smoking ban is in place to save lives and shouldn't be overturned by the courts. In the High Court in ...

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