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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 ...

  • LINZ Data Service a resounding success

    Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 11:45 am Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Maurice WilliamsonMinister for Land Information 19 June 2013 Media Statement LINZ Data Service a resounding successLand Information Minister Maurice Williamson says the LINZ Data Service has set the benchmark for the release of public data for reuse, innovation and enterprise. Launched in 2011, LDS provides free ...

  • Constitution Conversation disability community to talk

    Constitutional Advisory Panel guest speaker: Bernice Mene This is a chance for disabled people to learn about the Constitution Conversation have your say hear what other people think learn how to make your own submissionYou can find out more about the Constitution Conversation ...

  • Wellington transport plans a mix of the good bad and ugly

    Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 10:53 am Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Grant ROBERTSONMP for Wellington Central Iain LEES-GALLOWAYTransport Spokesperson19 June 2013 MEDIA ...

  • Bill reflects widespread and on-going concern

    The corporate world must know the public expects to call to account unjustified actions or omissions that end up killing people, Labour's Justice spokesperson and author of a Bill on corporate manslaughter, Andrew Little, says.Speaking at an aviation conference in Dunedin this morning (speech attached) Mr Little said a corporate manslaughter law, as opposed to ordinary manslaughter ...

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Changing Lanes

The title of Changing Lanes comes from a crucial incident that takes place on the FDR expressway in New York: Two men, both of whom are desperate to get to the courthouse for different reasons, change lanes at the same time and crash into each other. One leaves behind the other, who finds that he is holding a crucial file folder that literally holds the first man's life in the balance. And ... ...

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  • Andrew Little Speech to Aviation Industry Association

    Introduction: Thank you for the invitation to speak to the Aviation Industry Conference today.I have been asked to speak about corporate manslaughter and my Members' Bill on that issue which is presently sitting in Parliamentary ballot waiting to be drawn.I am aware that investigations into health and safety breaches in the aviation industry, especially where there is catastrophic ...

  • New Zealand Current Account Deficit NZD2.2 Billion In Q1

    New Zealand saw a current account deficit of NZD2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2013, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.That missed forecasts for a shortfall of NZD0.635 billion following the revised deficit of NZD2.5 billion in the previous three months (originally reported as a deficit of NZD3.255 billion).The current account deficit-to-GDP ratio was -4.8 percent, in line with ...

  • Current account gap narrows on dairy exports visitor spending

    New Zealand's current account deficit narrowed as expected in the first quarter as volumes and prices of dairy exports rose and visitors spent more, lifting the balance on goods and services. The current account deficit fell to $663 million in the three months ended March 31, from a revised $3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Statistics New Zealand. The annual gap ...

  • Fired farmer awarded $40k after employee took him to court

    Source: ONE News A dairy farm worker has been awarded more than $40,000 in lost wages after he was sacked for allegedly dehorning cattle without anaesthetic. The Rainbow Falls Organic Farm in Northland fired farm manager Alan Rockell for "tipping" the horns of the dairy herd in May 2011 against his employer's wishes. Allegations later arose of lost production, stock losses, ...

  • Person trapped after car rolls down bank

    Source: ONE News A person is trapped in a vehicle after it rolled down a bank near Whangarei this morning. Emergency services are the scene on Beach Road in Onerahi. The Fire Service says the person is believed to have moderate ...

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