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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 ...

  • Package of reforms planned for Class 4 gambling

    Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:10 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Chris TremainMinister of Internal Affairs 19 June 2013 Package of reforms planned for Class 4 gamblingInternal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain today announced a balanced package of reforms in the Class 4 (non-casino) gaming sector."There is a clear need for reform in the Class 4 sector, which is why Te Ururoa ...

  • Fish Game hunter penalty ten times hunting licence fee

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  • Sky TV shares slump after loss of football rights

    Shares in Sky Network Television, the worst performing stock on New Zealand’s benchmark NZSX 50 today, slumped 6.2 percent after the pay-television company lost the rights to broadcast English Premier League football this season. Sky Network shares dropped 35 cents to $5.32, crimping its gain this year to 16 percent. Coliseum EPL Management is believed to be the new owner of rights ...

  • AMP Capital lifts full-year fee income by 34

    AMP Capital Investors (New Zealand), the local unit of the Australian wealth manager, posted a 34 percent jump in fee income last year as it benefited from funds taken over from Axa Asia Pacific and improving market values. The Wellington-based funds manager had fee income of $49.1 million in calendar 2012, up from $36.8 million a year earlier, according to its financial statements. AMP ...

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Changing Lanes

The title of Changing Lanes comes from a crucial incident that takes place on the FDR expressway in New York: Two men, both of whom are desperate to get to the courthouse for different reasons, change lanes at the same time and crash into each other. One leaves behind the other, who finds that he is holding a crucial file folder that literally holds the first man's life in the balance. And ... ...

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  • Rydges to run Latimer Christchurch

    Rydges Hotels and Resorts have been appointed to manage the new Latimer Hotel in Christchurch, one of two signings announced this week. The landmark building will be the first hotel to be built in the city since the devastating earthquakes of 2011 and is scheduled to open its doors on October 1, 2013. Yesterday, Rydges also revealed it was taking over management of the Sails Resort in Port ...

  • Restaurant chain investigated for alleged $4-an-hour wages

    Probe into 'Indian salaries' of $4 an hour An Auckland restaurant chain is being taken to the Employment Relations Authority after allegations it was paying its workers less than $4-an-hour. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has filed action against a total of 15 companies associated with the restaurant chain after complaints that workers were being paid around $256 ...

  • Gambling reform making progress

    Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell is committed to progressing the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill despite the changes made by the Commerce Select Committee, saying that small steps in the right direction are better than no change at all. "This Bill was born out of a desire to minimise the harm of gambling on vulnerable communities, as well as ensuring the returns from ...

  • Address to the Plenary Session 102nd International Labour Conference Geneva

    Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa (Greetings to you, greetings to you all). Mr President, fellow delegates. I’m very pleased to be able to address this plenary session on behalf of the New Zealand Government. Sustainable development, employment, social protection, and social dialogue are all central to this Conference's objective of "Building a Future with Decent Work". New ...

  • US man accused of beating Kiwi to death found guilty

    An American man accused of beating a New Zealand teacher to death has been found guilty of second degree murder. Prudence Hockley, 55, was killed on Christmas Eve 2011 by her bodybuilder boyfriend Johnnie Lee Wiggins - a convicted criminal with a history of illegal steroid use and violent and sexual offending. Ms Hockley, originally from Nelson and educated at Canterbury ...

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