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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 ...

  • Minister attends global disaster forum in Geneva

    Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 2:30 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Nikki KayeMinister of Civil Defence21 May 2013Minister attends global disaster forum in GenevaCivil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye will attend the Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland this week.She will speak at the opening ceremony today (Tuesday 21 May)."It is ...

  • Minister Backs Down Over Salisbury

    The Green Party welcomes Education Minister Hekia Parata's U-turn on closing Salisbury School but deplores the unnecessary fear and stress this mangled process has put families through, Green Party associate education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty said.Salisbury, a residential school for girls, will remain open after Hekia Parata backtracked on her plan to close the school and ...

  • Akatarawa Road Upper Hutt Road Closure

    Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 1:55 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Akatarawa Road, Upper Hutt: Road ClosurePolice are having to close Akatarawa Road between Upper Hutt and Kapiti due to a crash. A vehicle has gone down a bank and rolled approximately 2 1/2 kilometres from Upper Hutt on the Akatarawa Road.There are a number of emergency vehicles at the scene of the crash which has added to ...

  • Parata Isn’t Calling it a Cut – She’s Calling it Tough Luck

    Pacific Minister Hekia Parata's denial that she has cut funding from her Ministry's Budget is an insult to Pasifika people desperately seeking the brighter future her Party promised, says Labour's spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Su'a William Sio."The Minister's argument that Budget 2013 'appears' funding-lite, only because Budget 2012/13 was ...

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The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction is pointless adolescent nihilism wrapped up in new-wave film school pretension. The nonlinear storyline, showy use of reverse motion, and incessant internal dialogue give the vague appearance of depth, but they cant hide the fact that writer/director Roger Avary (Killing Zoe) doesnt seem to have a clue where hes going. ...

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  • GCSB cleared of illegal spying though law unclear

    video The Government's spy agency, the GCSB, has been cleared of illegal surveillance in cases involving 88 New Zealanders. The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Paul Neazor, has reviewed the instances which were brought to light in a report by Cabinet secretary Rebecca Kitteridge. Her report was commissioned in the wake of the Kim Dotcom saga, where the GCSB overstepped its ...

  • Severe thunderstorm outlook issued

    Photo / Thinkstock A severe thunderstorm outlook has been issued by MetService. There is a moderate risk of thunderstorms, heavy rain and gusts from this afternoon in Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Waitomo, Taranaki, Bay of Plenty, northern Gisborne, Buller and Nelson, said MetService meteorologist Daniel Corbett. Tornadoes were possible, but unlikely. "The main ...

  • Young people leading the way at Lifehack Weekends

    Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is impressed with projects developed by young New Zealanders during a series of Lifehack weekends held around the country in April. "Around 100 young people took part in the sessions, working in teams alongside mentors from technology companies, universities and the social sector," Mrs Bennett said. "A range of innovative projects were ...

  • Severe weather predicted for NZ over next 24 hours

    A severe thunderstorm outlook has been issued by MetService. There is a moderate risk of thunderstorms, heavy rain and gusts from this afternoon in Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Waitomo, Taranaki, Bay of Plenty, northern Gisborne, Buller and Nelson, said MetService meteorologist Daniel Corbett. Tornadoes were possible, but unlikely. "The main ...

  • Oversight of work safety needs step change

    Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 1:09 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Oversight of work safety needs step change The Minister of Labour's comments about directors' responsibility for health and safety suggest the government is adopting the sort of hands-off approach criticised by the Pike River Royal Commission and the recent independent task force report on the issue, says ...

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