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  • Shortest day could be longest for ducks

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:54 pm Press Release: Otago Fish and Game Shortest day could be longest for ducksOtago Fish & Game Council are encouraging all licenced game bird hunters to earmark this coming Sunday to take part in the Shortest Day Duck Hunt.Otago Fish & Game operations manager Ian Hadland says the shortest day hunt concept is about encouraging as many of the regions ...

  • Christchurch Consents action plan

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:55 pm Press Release: Christchurch City Council 18 June 2013Consents action planAn action plan for consents presented to the Planning Committee today confirmed the Council's commitment to meeting statutory time frames and clearing the backlog of consents.Planning Committee Chairperson Councillor Wells says Senior Management had made it clear that from the ...

  • Daylight robbery leaves elderly woman shaken and carless

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:38 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Daylight robbery leaves elderly woman shaken and carlessA 75 year-old Remuera woman is missing her car and several hundred dollars in cash after she was accosted by a male intruder in her own home at about 10am yesterday.The woman, who lives alone, investigated noises at her front door. While she was distracted by a man at ...

  • Welcome to Taste Farmers’ Market of the Year 2013 Awards

    Our Judges are ready, Chef Jonny Schwass returns and is looking for the very best of the best, new judges Chef Sam Marchant and Chef Jamie Bennett are joining a army of helpers and will be tasting what producers have to offer at the 2013 Taste Farmers Markets Awards in Christchurch. We are looking for the tastiest of the tastiest, the freshest of the freshest...........does this sound ...

  • Weather blast may pose hazard for drivers

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:27 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Weather blast may pose hazard for driversA blast of cold, wet weather could dramatically increase the risks to road users in Canterbury over the coming days, with the possibility of snow to low levels later this week.Canterbury Police are advising drivers to assess their local conditions if forecast snow arrives.Senior ...

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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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  • Fish Game reminder - still plenty birds in season

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  • Auckland Mayoral Pacific Fund challenge answered

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:13 pm Press Release: Auckland Council 18 June 2013Mayoral Pacific Fund challenge answeredLen Brown's challenge to Auckland organisations to help out Pacific Island disaster readiness has been picked up by former Auckland City mayor Dick Hubbard. Len Brown is now calling on other Auckland companies to do the same.The Dick and Diana Hubbard Foundation has ...

  • Be prepared for hazardous winter conditions

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:10 pm Press Release: Canterbury Civil Defence 18 June 2013Be prepared for hazardous winter conditionsHeavy snow to sea level has been forecast for Canterbury this week on Thursday and Friday.The current forecast suggests the snow fall could be significant and last for up to two days.In previous years heavy snowfall has led to road closures and power outages ...

  • BMW 7 Series Checks Into Intercontinental Wellington

    BMW 7 Series Checks Into Intercontinental Wellington A new arrival at InterContinental Wellington has both guests and staff excited - a BMW 7 Series high performance car in which to transport guests around the nation's capital.InterContinental Wellington General Manager, Scott Hamilton, said adding the vehicle to the hotel's inventory was an easy decision after all options had ...

  • Mediaworks – How Crony Capitalism Works – Peters

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 2:45 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Party Rt Hon Winston PetersNew Zealand First Leader/Spokesperson for Broadcasting18 June 2013Mediaworks - How Crony Capitalism Works - Peters"The National Party is turning a blind eye to the public deception in the MediaWorks 'Technical Receivership'," says NZ First Leader Rt. Hon Winston ...

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