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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 ...
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$30m Porirua Mega Centre sale
Matthew Horton (right) catching the keys to his new Peugeot 508 from NBR publisher Todd Scott (centre), with Sime Darby Automobiles divisional manager Simon Rose ...
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING Hesitancy after new records
Wall Street touched fresh records earlier in the day before giving up gains as investors await clues from the US Federal Reserve on its plans for maintaining stimulus measures. The minutes from the latest Fed's policy committee meeting are due on Wednesday, the same day that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will be giving testimony to Congress. In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow ...
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Goldmining giant to explore more of Waihi
Distressed Residents Action Team secretary Collette Spalding said an exploration area that has been expanded underneath Waihi does not bode well for the future ...
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Live news updates May 21
A Nepalese firefighter inspects the scene of a fire at the Pilgrims Book store at Thamel, Nepal. Photo / AP Keep up-to-date with today's news at home and abroad with nzherald.co.nz's news blog, which is updated throughout the day. The blog, compiled daily by the Herald's online staff, will include today's essential stories, news snippets and links, as well as previews of ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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