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  • Taylor better Test skipper than McCullum says New Zealand media

    The New Zealand media has said that the under the leadership of former captain Ross Taylor, the Black Caps Test team had been making significant progress than they are doing under current skipper Brendon McCullum. Six months after Taylor lost the captaincy, Stuff.co.nz reports that under Taylor, New Zealand enjoyed the first Test win in Australia after 25 years, and the first drawn test series ...

  • Bus Rapid Transport Will Drive Step Change in Wellington

    NZ Bus has today welcomed the findings of the Wellington Public Transport Spine Study and associated plans for the Basin Bridge and Mt Victoria tunnel duplication. NZ Bus CEO Zane Fulljames says the proposed changes cater for the integration of multiple modes of transport, and the plan for bus rapid transport (BRT) ahead of light rail recognises the importance of an efficient yet flexible ...

  • Smart Transport Choices Add to Winter Festival Enjoyment

    Queenstown Winter Festival is all set for launch this Friday and Queenstown Lakes District Council transport manager Denis Mander is asking people to think ahead about transport and parking to ensure a hassle free night."Winter Festival's Opening Night and exciting fireworks display is always a huge hit with families but with large numbers of people heading into the town centre, ...

  • DCC to Proceed with Outsourcing Network Maintenance

    Dunedin (Tuesday, 18 June 2013) - Following consultation, the Dunedin City Council has decided to outsource its water and wastewater network maintenance. The DCC's Executive Management Team has decided to proceed with the outsourcing proposal released last month, with some minor changes arising from staff submissions. These relate to keeping the maintenance of pressure-reducing ...

  • Kiwi extends decline as Fed’s view on tapering looms large

    The New Zealand dollar fell in local trading as investors await the Federal Reserve's official view on whether it will start winding back its $US85 billion a month asset purchases this year. The kiwi fell to 79.87 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 80.05 cents at 8am and 80.80 cents yesterday. The trade-weighted index declined to 74.06 from 74.78. Investors are waiting for the Federal ...

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Orpheus (Orphée) [Blu-Ray]

Orpheus (Orphée) [Blu-Ray]

The middle entry in what would come to be known as his Orphic Trilogy, Jean Cocteaus Orpheus (Orphe) is a paragon of magical realism that transports the ancient Greek myth into the then-modern realm of postwar France. Cocteau was a multifaceted artist who worked ... ...

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  • Scheme to tackle Wellington beggars criticised as unfair

    Wellington City Council hopes charity boxes collecting funds for the homeless will provide a disincentive to people asking for money. The city has seen an increase in begging overall, with some retailers reporting beggars "hounding" pedestrians. Some retailers claim groups of younger beggars were using aggressive tactics, including singling out older women as soft targets and ...

  • Mother accused of cutting baby charged

    The woman was held in custody overnight. Photo / File A mother has appeared in court accused of cutting her 14-month-old baby and stabbing her partner at their Christchurch home last night. Leah Stacey Chandler, 23, appeared before Christchurch District Court this morning facing two charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. She did not enter a plea to either ...

  • Nun accused of assault told teacher It was me

    The fact Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono is a nun is completely irrelevant, the court was told. Photo / Brett Phibbs A nun accused of breaking a 9-year-old's arm told a Sunday School teacher "it was me'', a court has been told. The Crown says Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono - known as Sister Leva - yelled at the girl, flicked her in the head and twisted her arm, breaking it, at ...

  • Jail for Rotorua man who bounced cheques

    Photo / file A Rotorua man who wrote $13,000 worth of bounced cheques has been jailed for a year. Andre Dillion Paul, 34, was sentenced in the Rotorua District Court yesterday after earlier pleading guilty to 19 charges of obtaining by deception. Judge James Weir said Paul bought a range of goods from shops in Rotorua and Tauranga over about a three-month period using cheques he ...

  • Teen in court over Hastings stabbing

    File photo / Hawkes Bay Today Police moved quickly to arrest an 18-year-old man after a teenage boy was attacked and stabbed multiple times during a fight on a Hastings street early on Sunday. The 15-year-old victim was yesterday in a stable condition recovering from surgery at Hawke's Bay Hospital after he was stabbed in the chest, neck and back in Tamatea St about 1am. ...

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