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  • Ikaroa Rawhiti Maori Regional Housing Forum - Speech

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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 Tribunal. The saga ...

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I Love You, Man [Blu-Ray]

I Love You, Man [Blu-Ray]

The mainstream comedy genre has in recent years become a kind of breeding ground for male arrested development. From the back-to-college frat-jinks of Old School (2003) to the happily single slob hero and his aimless roomies in Knocked Up (2006), the American comedy has ... ...

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  • New Zealand April Trade Surplus NZ$157 Million

    New Zealand posted a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$157 million in April, Statistics New Zealand said on Friday, worth 4.0 percent of exports.The headline figure missed forecasts for a surplus of NZ$480 million following the upwardly revised surplus of NZ$732 million in March (originally NZ$718 million).Exports were up a seasonally adjusted 2.2 percent on year to NZ$3.95 billion - also missing ...

  • Proposed GSCB powers to control telcos’ network choices

    GSCB and its Minister will have wide powers to control network component and configuration choices under the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Bill (TICSA). Phone companies have always had to make their networks interceptable by the spy agency, and police. The GCSB will now be involved in the design of telecommunications networks upgrades from the moment a tender is ...

  • Magic back in fashion - with a firey twist

    It's not surprising a night with five magicians, a mentalist and an escapologist offers plenty to marvel at. More surprising, perhaps, is that stage spectacular The Illusionists makes magic, um.magic again. As The Edge director Robbie Macrae, explains to NBR ONLINE magic shows have been lost as being a "bit cheesy". But The Illusionists brings together some of the ...

  • King tides may impact Auckland drivers

    Source: NZTA Auckland drivers are being urged to take care with king tides likely to cause motorway flooding this weekend. The New Zealand Transport Agency says strong winds, heavy rain and higher than normal tides are forecast for the region. Stormy weather is expected to coincide with king tides, peaking at 3.5 metres - about half a metre higher than normal - tonight and Sunday morning. ...

  • Woman trapped as car hits trees

    A woman was trapped when the car she was in left the road near Hamilton this morning. A police spokesman said the vehicle crashed into some trees at the intersection of Whatawhata Rd and Cemetery Rd shortly before 10.15am. The woman was trapped in the vehicle by a fence but emergency services managed to get her out. She was taken to Waikato Hospital with minor injuries.- APNZ By Matthew ...

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