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  • Duo plead not guilty to murdering Indian in New Zealand

    Two men accused of murdering an Indian-origin man in New Zealand in January have pleaded not guilty and are now headed for trial. Bryne Pelmar, 20, and Shivneel Shahil Kumar, 18, have been charged with burning alive 21-year-old Shalvin Prasad Jan 30 in south Auckland. The two appeared in the Auckland High Court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the charge, media reports said. Both the ...

  • Hesson concerned over Vettoris career hampering Achilles tendon problem

    New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has admitted concern over injured veteran Daniel Vettori and said there were some serious medical discussions to be had over his future. Vettori was a huge asset in the UK during the ICC Champions Trophy but struggled through with an Achilles tendon problem that has hampered him for nearly a year, and raises concern over his international career, Stuff.co.nz ...

  • New Zealand boy 11 fathers child to school friends mother 36 after sex

    An 11-year-old boy fathered a child after sex with a school friend's 36-year-old mother. Both the father and child are now understood to be in care after the principal at the boy's school raised the alarm. The case has caused counsellors working in the area of child sexual abuse to highlight the lack of attention given to women as potential offenders. It has prompted Justice ...

  • Open data benefits public and economy

    Open data benefits public and economy Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain says a second report into the Declaration on Open and Transparent Government shows government departments are making excellent progress releasing their public data for re-use on data.govt.nz.Departments were surveyed on progress made over the past year in adopting the Declaration."The report shows 10 ...

  • New IRD office shows Government’s commitment to Christchurch

    New Inland Revenue office shows Government's commitment to Christchurch: McClay The official opening of Inland Revenue's new office in Christchurch's Mid City building today celebrates the Government's commitment to the future of the city says Revenue Minister Todd McClay. "The Government has always been clear about its intention to move back into the CBD ...

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The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) [DVD]

The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan) [DVD]

Ingmar Bergmans The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukllan) takes place at a historical crossroads between the decline of pagan worship and the spread of Christianity in medieval Sweden, and similarly the film itself stands at a crossroads in Bergmans career. Having achieved ci ... ...

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  • Kiwis Line up for Dole While National Boasts About Jobs

    NZ First social policy spokesperson Asenati Lole-Taylor says the dole queues are getting longer by the day while Social Development Minister Paula Benefit continues to boast about all the new jobs her Government is creating.Mrs Lole-Taylor says the Minister's claim that increased business confidence is translating into jobs that beneficiaries can take up is nonsense. "Air New ...

  • Solid Response to West Coast Community Awards

    Locals have really got behind their volunteers with a record 43 entries received for the TrustPower Grey District Community Awards and 32 entries for the TrustPower Westland Community Awards.Entries for the Community Awards closed on Friday 7 June. Both West Coast TrustPower Community Awards, which recognise and reward voluntary groups for the outstanding contribution they make to the ...

  • Ohaupo - Fatal Crash

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  • Value of ORC flood infrastructure reinforced

    The Otago Regional Council is satisfied with the way its flood control and drainage infrastructure on the Taieri Plain has performed during this week's heavy rainfall.A group of ORC councillors and executive staff did an aerial inspection of the Taieri River on Tuesday from Outram to Henley.The aerial overview included the upper ponding area of the Lower Taieri flood scheme and the ...

  • Three resign from Northland Inc board

    The Northland Regional Council says it is disappointed but understands and respects the decisions of three members of the Northland Inc board who have resigned after differences of opinion over the organisation's management.The trio - directors Russell Shaw, David Caselli and James Parsons - were appointed in October last year and made up the audit and risk committee for the regional ...

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