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  • Health and safety guidelines for directors launched

    Monday, 20 May 2013, 6:02 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Simon BridgesMinister of Labour 20 May 2013 Health and safety guidelines for directors launchedGuidelines for company directors on leading and managing health and safety in their workplaces have been launched by Labour Minister Simon Bridges. "This is an important milestone in addressing both the ...

  • New Zealand to change tax rules of foreign superannuation mining

    The New Zealand government introduced a bill aiming to simplify the tax treatment of foreign superannuation and mining to the New Zealand Parliament on Monday, as part of a drive to rationalize its tax system."The current rules for taxing New Zealand residents on their foreign superannuation are complex and can be difficult to understand," said Revenue Minister Peter Dunne in a ...

  • Emergency demolition for red-zone cliff top house

    Residents evacuated over red-zone house fears (0:40) A controlled house demolition on a Christchurch clifftop has prompted authorities to evacuate a small number of residents and impose cordons. Cera engineers noticed the building in Balmoral Lane in Redcliffs was in a "distressed" state last week and monitored it over the weekend. Another inspection this morning convinced them ...

  • Man denies serious assault

    Photo / File A man charged with an alleged attack that left a man in his 50s hospitalised for over a week called police and said the victim needed to be taken to the police cells to "think about what he had done", a court has heard. Agatupu Samu, 27, pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to the incident when he appeared at ...

  • Board adopts Whanau Ora

    Bill English receives a Hongi by Pita Sharples Minister of Maori affairs during the Whanau Ora launch at Te Puni Kokiri in Wellington. Photo / File Whanganui District Health Board has formally adopted Whanau Ora - and it will benefit the entire Wanganui community. The DHB adopted Whanau Ora at its board meeting on Friday, but only after robust discussion which saw an addition to the ...

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The Rules of the Game (Le Règle du jeu) [DVD]

The Rules of the Game (Le Règle du jeu) [DVD]

Franois Truffaut called Jean Renoirs The Rules of the Game (Le Rgle du jeu) the credo of film lovers, the film of films. Indeed, having been ranked as one of the 10 greatest films ever made on Sight & Sounds influential International Critics Poll list since its inception in 1952, the intensity with which this film is now admired and revered is matched only by the vitriol and ... ...

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  • Kiwi pares loss as Bernanke’s testimony keeps investors wary

    The New Zealand dollar pared its decline in local trading as the prospect of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony on Wednesday keeps traders wary of taking their greenback support too far. The kiwi rose to 81.20 US cents at 5pm in Wellington from 80.77 cents at 8am and 80.68 on Friday in New York. The trade-weighted index increased to 76.65 from 77.40 last ...

  • New Zealand suspends meat exports to China amid confusion over authority name change

    The New Zealand government has stopped issuing export certificates for meat exported to China, after shipments were rejected by the Chinese Customs authorities, according to reports Monday.It is the latest move by the government after shipments of New Zealand lamb and beef were rejected by the Chinese Customs officials this month because of the name change of the New Zealand regulating authority ...

  • Rare ocean giant making a comeback off New Zealand study

    The world's largest animal, which was almost hunted to extinction in the 19th Century, appears to be making a comeback in waters off New Zealand, New Zealand scientists revealed Monday.The study of blue whales in the South Taranaki Bight, off the west of the North Island, showed that the creatures were passing through in numbers greater than expected, according to researchers with the ...

  • Familiar kings Auckland do it the hard way

    The 2013 edition of the OFC Champions League was full of the usual drama and diversity, but ultimately there was a familiar outcome. Auckland City defied several stumbles to secure an unprecedented third successive crown and with it, claim passage to yet another appearance at the FIFA Club World Cup. This year’s edition will be held in ...

  • Residents evacuated over red-zone house fears

    Residents evacuated over red-zone house fears (0:40) Residents in the Christchurch suburb of Redcliffs have been evacuated after fears a quake-damaged home could collapse onto the road below. The Balmoral Lane house was redzoned some time ago and Cera staff are hoping to undertake a controlled demolition of the building this afternoon. Cordons have been established around the area and the ...

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