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  • Taylor better Test skipper than McCullum says New Zealand media

    The New Zealand media has said that the under the leadership of former captain Ross Taylor, the Black Caps Test team had been making significant progress than they are doing under current skipper Brendon McCullum. Six months after Taylor lost the captaincy, Stuff.co.nz reports that under Taylor, New Zealand enjoyed the first Test win in Australia after 25 years, and the first drawn test series ...

  • Relocation of Auckland textile plant some redundancies

    Workers at an Auckland carpet factory are facing disruption this afternoon with the news that their factory will close and jobs will be relocated to another site, with a small number of redundancies.Cavalier owned Norman Ellison Carpets made ...

  • Minister welcomes new website for LBPs

    Minister welcomes new website for LBPs Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson says the launch of a new website will make it easier for Licensed Building Practitioners to access information ...

  • Kiwirail is already breaking promises

    Brendan Horan supports permanent railway workers outraged that KiwiRail has broken its word by bringing in contractors to do essential core work."On Thursday KiwiRail staff in Tauranga were so incensed they downed tools to protest. Bosses at the State-Owned Enterprise have shown callous disregard by contracting out work at the main Tauranga depot and other sites across the ...

  • Collins sluggish on local alcohol plans

    Justice Minister Judith Collins' announcement today that locals can finally have a say about alcohol in their neighbourhoods is too late for many communities, Labour's Associate Health spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says."When the watered down Sale and Supply of Liquor Act was passed last year, Judith Collins forced local communities to wait for their local alcohol plans ...

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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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  • Planning Committee recommends Waterpark study

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 3:52 pm Press Release: Christchurch City Council Tuesday 18 June 2013Planning Committee recommends Waterpark study The Council's Planning Committee today agreed to recommend to the full Council that it approve a study to evaluate the economic feasibility of the New Brighton Waterpark concept and its potential to revitalise New Brighton's commercial ...

  • Otago people urged to be prepared for snowstorm

    Otago people are being urged to take emergency precautions and be prepared for a snowstorm which is forecast to hit the region as part of a significant cold outbreak MetService has predicted to hit much of the country.Temperatures are expected to become very cold over southern and eastern parts of the South Island, including Dunedin from tomorrow night to Thursday morning, with snow ...

  • Police working to identify body found in Hamilton fire

    Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 3:07 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Police working to establish identity of body found in Hamilton house fire As they work to establish the identity of a body discovered in a fatal house fire, Hamilton Police say their thoughts are with the deceased's family and with a fire-fighter injured while bringing the blaze under control. Detective Senior Sergeant ...

  • Brownlee prompts council action plan

    All is said to be resolved as Christchurch City Council finally adopts an "action plan" for building consents. The action plan – two years after the last major earthquake – was announced by planning committee chairwoman councillor Sue Wells. The plan confirms the council’s commitment to meeting statutory timeframes and clearing the backlog of consents. On ...

  • ANZ to vigorously defend penalty fees in court

    which was launched in March, is taking classaction against New Zealand's registered banks in order to reclaim fees charged when customers overdraw their accounts or pay credit card bills late. Lawyer for the campaign Andrew Hooker alleged ANZ and its subsidiary National Bank had charged customers around $250 million inexception fees over the past six years. "These fees ...

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