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  • Mayor Hosting Wellington’s Talented Athletes

    Thursday, 23 May 2013, 11:15 am Press Release: Wellington City Council Mayor Hosting Wellington's Talented AthletesHer Worship Celia Wade-Brown the Mayor of Wellington will present certificates to young athletes involved in the Wellington City Council Talent Development Programme on Tuesday 4 June.The Council has partnered with Sport Wellington to deliver this programme which aims ...

  • Info evenings for would-be regional councillors

    Thursday, 23 May 2013, 10:58 am Press Release: Northland Regional Council 23 May, 2013 Info evenings for would-be regional councillors With the official nomination period for this year's local body elections drawing closer, would-be Northland Regional Councillors are being invited to attend information meetings to learn more about what the job entails. Malcolm Nicolson, the regional ...

  • EDITORS INSIGHT Budget review – 10 myths exposed

    Previous Winner Stephen Tubbs is NBR's latest winner of New Zealand's richest subscription prize, a fabulous trip for two flying Business Class with Singapore Airlines and SilkAir to Cambodia’s newest ultimate "all-inclusive" luxury eco-resort – Song Saa Private Island, valued at ...

  • Extra staffing adds extra $3.5 million Novopay bill

    Novopay getting 'remarkably' better Dealing with the bungled Novopay system has cost taxpayers nearly $3.5 million in extra staffing, documents reveal. The payroll system went live in August and has resulted in endless problems with teachers and school staff being overpaid, underpaid, or not paid at all. Earlier this month, the Government announced it was sticking with the ...

  • NZ risks breaching human rights - Amnesty

    Amnesty International decries New Zealand's move to deter asylum seekers and the country's approach to child poverty in its annual report just released. New Zealand risks breaching its domestic and international human rights obligations by introducing the Immigration Amendment (Mass Arrivals) Bill, Amnesty International says in its 2013 global report on the state of the world's ...

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The Dark Knight Rises

Shrouded in both astronomical fan expectations and unexpected real-world tragedy, Christopher Nolans The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final entry in his acclaimed Batman trilogy, is nothing if not grandly ambitious, the filmmakers bold, sometimes unwieldy stateme ... ...

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  • Surgeon under investigation resigns

    Source: Photos.com The surgeon at the centre of a criminal investigation into botched surgery has resigned. Zimbabwe-born doctor Michael Parry originally stood down from his post at Wairau Hospital after the death of Jim Nicholls, 81, following surgery last May to repair a hernia and remove his gall bladder. Parry had been on paid leave since. Another patient, Rachel Riddell, 31, died of ...

  • Man charged with murder appoints new defence counsel

    Michelle Mary Lawrence. Photo / Supplied The man charged with the murder of Christchurch woman Michelle Mary Lawrence has appointed a new defence counsel, which has potentially delayed his trial. Timothy Joseph Foley, unemployed, faces a charge of killing 41-year-old Ms Lawrence in the suburb of Linwood on June 9, last year. She was rushed to hospital after being found at the ...

  • Child poverty a stain on NZs human rights record

    The report highlighted the high numbers of Maori and Pacific children affected by poverty. Photo / Thinkstock New Zealand's high levels of child poverty, violence against women and a proposed law affecting asylum-seekers have been criticised by a human rights watchdog. The Amnesty International Annual Report on the state of the world's human rights highlighted the high numbers of ...

  • Ambassador to Afghanistan Appointed

    Ambassador to Afghanistan appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the appointment of career diplomat John Mataira as Ambassador to Afghanistan."New Zealand has made a significant commitment to Afghanistan over the last 10 years, andwhile our Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) has now left Bamyan, that commitment will continue through our development ...

  • Decision to Mine Denniston Avoids Public Process

    Conservation Minister Nick Smith will make a decision later today to allow opencast coal mining on the Denniston Plateau, just one day before he would have had to consult the public on the proposal. "Nick Smith is going to say yes to mining our high-value conservation land today," said West Coast Environment Network spokesperson Lynley Hargreaves. "And he doesn't want ...

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