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  • Lyttelton Timeball Station rebuild receives $1m donation

    Saturday, 25 May 2013, 1:54 pm Press Release: Historical Places Trust Lyttelton Timeball Station rebuild receives 'Landmark' $1 million donationLandmark Incorporated has become the founder donor for the rebuild of the Lyttelton Timeball Station, presenting a cheque for $1 million to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust today.>> "We are extremely pleased to make ...

  • Flood risk for Firth of Thames coast

    Saturday, 25 May 2013, 1:51 pm Press Release: Waikato Regional Council Saturday 25 May 2013 - 1330hrsFlood risk for Firth of Thames coastCoastal communities around the Firth of Thames are being warned of the risk of coastal flooding tomorrow morning.This is due to a possible combination of a drop in barometric pressure raising sea levels and high north-west winds driving high tides on ...

  • Settlement signed with Maungaharuru-Tangitu

    The Crown has signed a deed of settlement for all outstanding historical Treaty claims with Maungaharuru-Tangitu hapu. The settlement includes financial and commercial redress amount of $23 million and the return of culturally significant properties including part of Opouahi Station and Opouahi Scenic Reserve and the Te Pohue Domain Recreational Reserve. Public access will not change. ...

  • High flooding risk for Auckland

    Auckland faces a high risk of coastal flooding tonight as a king tide combines with a sub tropical low heading over the city, a forecaster says. Weatherwatch analyst Philip Duncan said high tide is expected to peak as the centre of the low crosses Auckland around 7pm. The low could act as a "giant vacuum cleaner", lifting tide levels by up to a metre and causing flooding in coastal areas, he ...

  • Ikaroa Rawhiti Maori Regional Housing Forum - Speech

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Movie Review

The Four Feathers (2002)

The Four Feathers (2002)

The Four Feathers takes place in the late 19th century when the British empire spanned nearly a quarter of the globe. It is not surprising that so many screen versions of A.E.W. Mason's 1902 novel have already been made (at last count, there have been at least seven, including two silent versions and a made-for-TV movie in the late 1970s starring Beau Bridges) because it is a tale of honor ... ...

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  • NZ First Opposes Commercial Marlin Fishing

    Saturday, 25 May 2013, 12:38 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Party Richard Prosser MPSpokesperson for Fisheries 25 May 2013 NZ First Opposes Commercial Marlin FishingNew Zealand First says it will vigorously oppose any attempts to reclassify the game fish marlin under the Quota Management System.Outdoor Recreation and Fisheries spokesperson Richard Prosser says allowing the ...

  • NZ First Acknowledges Pacific Language Weeks

    Saturday, 25 May 2013, 12:40 pm Press Release: New Zealand First Party Asenati Lole-Taylor MPSpokesperson for Social Policy25 May 2013 NZ First Acknowledges Pacific Language Weeks New Zealand First spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs Asenati Lole-Taylor wants to acknowledge Pacific Language Weeks and their value of retaining cultural ties and traditions.The weeks start with Samoa ...

  • Airport true to ethos of Peoples’ Republic of Christchurch

    I've managed a backpackers. I know what travellers want. I know how to make money providing the cheapest (safe) accomodation travellers can find. I filled my backpackers in St Anton am Arlberg by greeting them at the Bahnhof (railway station). I've slept at airports. I will probably do so again. Partly because it sticks in the craw to pay $150+ for a few hours in a hotel room (after ...

  • Conmans ex-wife convicted

    The former wife of a dead conman has been convicted of forging a fake dog lease in an attempt to extort $15,000 from a voluntary animal shelter. Donna Wilson, the ex-wife of convicted fraudster Max Heslehurst - who died from obesity complications last year while facing further fraud charges - will be sentenced on Monday for the forgery, which was to be heard in the Disputes ...

  • Conmans ex-wife convicted

    The former wife of a dead conman has been convicted of forging a fake dog lease in an attempt to extort $15,000 from a voluntary animal shelter. Donna Wilson, the ex-wife of convicted fraudster Max Heslehurst - who died from obesity complications last year while facing further fraud charges - will be sentenced on Monday for the forgery, which was to be heard in the Disputes Tribunal. The saga ...

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