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  • Accused in Indian-origin New Zealanders murder owed money

    One of the two men accused of burning alive an Indian-origin man in New Zealand Jan 30 this year owed the victim money, the police report on the case has revealed. Bryan Pelmar, 20, and Shivneel Shahil Kumar, 18, have been charged with the murder of Shalvin Prasad, 21, whose burnt body was recovered from the side of a rural road in south Auckland, Fairfax NZ News reported Monday. Prasad was ...

  • NZ POLITICS DAILY Collins fights back

    Judith Collins has been fighting back. Last week she was under attack from all quarters over her decision not to implement the recommendations of the MMP Review. Now she’s taken to Twitter ...

  • Milford Rd to close at Homer Tunnel for rock removal

    Source: Supplied The Milford Road will be closed for up to two weeks to remove an unstable rock high above the western entrance to the Homer Tunnel. Part of the rock broke free in November last year causing disruptions to traffic on the Milford Road. The NZ Transport Agency says it will close the road from the eastern entrance of the Homer Tunnel for between 10 and 14 days from this ...

  • Case against DHB smoking ban to wrap up

    A court case to have a smoking ban overturned at Auckland psychiatric facilities is expected to wrap up in the High Court today. The case against the Waitemata District Health Board was launched by two former psychiatric patients who say the smoking ban is a breach of their human rights. The DHB is expected to present its case today arguing in favour of the smoking ban. Yesterday, the High ...

  • Baby issue up to Speaker

    David Carter. Photo / APN Prime Minister John Key does not believe Parliament's hours should be reduced to make it more "family friendly", saying having children while in Parliament was "challenging but do-able" and it was up to each party to ensure nursing mothers had the support and time out needed. Speaker David Carter is considering introducing special leave ...

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Deep Rising

"Deep Rising" is a hybrid movie, a cross between "Aliens" and "The Posiedon Adventure." There's nothing particularly original about it -- in fact, it's really an assembly of parts from other movies, ranging from "It Came From Beneath the Sea" (1955) to "Predator" (1987). It's goofy science fiction junk food that can be swallowed in one easy gulp; it's not all that smooth going down, but its certai ... ...

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  • Aucklanders in exodus to Hamilton

    Carlos and Annabel Barbosa with 2-year-old Greta at their Mystery Creek home. Photo / Christine Cornege Aucklanders are looking as far away as Hamilton to buy homes as more people find themselves squeezed out of their local real estate market. Hamilton real estate agents say there has been a surge in inquiries about properties in their market where the average house price is $347,406. Other ...

  • Claws are out in luxury CBD tower

    Sally Synnott and Roger Apperley. Photos / Brett Phibbs Owners of apartments in Auckland's five-star Metropolis tower are pitted against one another in battles which have ranged from cat-keeping to who sits on the body corporate. Residents in the 412-unit, 40-level high-rise say a power struggle has erupted, as a group of residents try to hold sway on the influential body corporate ...

  • Key backs changes to carers law

    Mr Key said that the Government risked further legal challenges if it did not change the law. Photo / NZPA Prime Minister John Key has defended the urgent passing of controversial legislation which restricted who could be paid for caring for disabled family members, saying that the Government faced further legal action if the law was not changed. The legislation has been slammed as rushed, ...

  • Train services return to normal after derailment

    Train services are expected to be back to normal in Wellington this morning after yesterday's derailment. KiwiRail's general manager for passenger services Deborah Hume said the train had been removed and the track fixed, and checks on trains of the same make were completed. If there were any changes, passengers would be notified, she said. "If something doesn't go to ...

  • Wellington train services expected to be back on track today

    Engineers worked overnight to complete a major safety inspection to get train services to the capital back on track this morning. KiwiRail was forced to shut down all services after a train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed during early morning peak hour traffic. Four people suffered minor injuries. And for others it was a long wait to get off the derailed train - it took over an ...

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