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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 ...

  • Wellington train services expected to be back on track today

    Engineers worked overnight to complete a major safety inspection to get train services to the capital back on track this morning. KiwiRail was forced to shut down all services after a train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed during early morning peak hour traffic. Four people suffered minor injuries. And for others it was a long wait to get off the derailed train - it took over an ...

  • Community leaders due to gather over SkyCity deal

    Concerns about the Government's Convention Centre deal with SkyCity are set to be aired by community leaders at a meeting in Auckland this morning. Opposition parties and problem gambling experts say the extra gambling concessions allowed under a recently signed deal between the Government and SkyCity will see a rise in the social damage caused by problem gambling. Under the ...

  • Fewer visitors for Auckland V8s than expected

    Source: ONE Sport The inaugural V8 supercar race in Auckland made more money than expected, but visitor numbers were down on those that had been predicted. Figures released this morning show the April event in Pukekohe attracted 117,000 people over the three day period - 13,000 less than expected. However, the event did generate $7.5 million of new money for the region, which was $500,000 ...

  • High-density plans rewind Panmures clock 13 years

    Concerned Panmure locals voiced their concern over the proposed Unitary Plan's effect on their community. Photo / Greg Bowker Plans to intensify Auckland with terraced housing and apartment buildings are deja vu for one community, which met last night to discuss the potential changes. The Panmure Community Action Group meeting is the latest in a string of gatherings planned by ...

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Body of Lies

Body of Lies

As we saw last year with The Kingdom, making a conventional action thriller set against the backdrop of the War on Terror is a dicey proposition. While we like to sink into the spectacle and get caught up in the intrigue, there is always that nagging sense of discomfort that the f ... ...

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  • PM Keep Parliament hours

    David Carter. Photo / APN Prime Minister John Key does not believe Parliament's hours should be reduced to make it more "family friendly", saying having children while in Parliament was "challenging but do-able" and it was up to each party to ensure nursing mothers had the support and time out needed. Speaker David Carter is considering introducing special ...

  • Meridian tougher to sell

    Treasury officials met local investment bankers yesterday to decide on who will be the lead managers for Meridian. Photo / APN The Government will have to bump up the sweeteners to get enough mum and dad investors to buy into Meridian Energy to keep up its promised target of 85 per cent local ownership, an analyst says. Treasury officials met local investment bankers yesterday and ...

  • Key backs changes to carers law

    Mr Key said that the Government risked further legal challenges if it did not change the law. Photo / NZPA Prime Minister John Key has defended the urgent passing of controversial legislation which restricted who could be paid for caring for disabled family members, saying that the Government faced further legal action if the law was not changed. The legislation has been slammed as ...

  • Greens plan own hearings on animal testing for drugs

    The new regime will determine wether synthetic drugs are safe to be sold. Photo / Sarah Ivey The Green Party will increase pressure on the Government to rule out testing of synthetic drugs on animals by holdings its own hearings today. A petition signed by 37,000 people will be delivered to Parliament this afternoon calling for the exclusion of animal tests from a new regime which ...

  • New schools will help NZ to pass mark says Parata

    The Government's target is for 85 per cent of 18-year-olds to achieve NCEA Level 2 or above in 2017. Photo / Greg Bowker The Government has promised to lift the achievement of school students as results show national pass rates for most NCEA levels improving slightly. Minister of Education Hekia Parata told the Herald that measures in the latest Budget - including controversial ...

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