Top Stories: A man was jailed for two years and four months at Christchurch District Court today for a "ferocious" attack on his former partner's new lover. Stephen Brent Tozer, a 50-year-old businessman from... Stuff Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:45:39 -0500A man has been arrested trying to smuggle up to 50,000 doses of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid (LSD), worth up to $2.5m, into an Auckland prison. The man turned up at Auckland Regional Women'... Stuff Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:45:37 -0500Dunedin-based listed company Botry-Zen will be placed in receivership. Botry-Zen, which was formed in April 2001 to research, develop and commercialise biological control agents for use in the ag... Stuff Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:45:36 -0500Another offensive email from Hone Harawira has been revealed and this one, littered with expletives, caused a commotion in Te Puni Kokiri. Upset about changes that had been made to a brochure he ... Stuff Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:45:35 -0500The City Mission is preparing to host up to 700 people on Christmas Day. The Crusaders' rugby team has been busy this morning setting up trestle tables and a marquee at Christchurch East School to ac... Newstalk ZB Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:41:57 -0500A man was jailed for two years and four months at Christchurch District Court today for a "ferocious" attack on his former partner's new lover. Stephen Brent Tozer, a 50-year-old businessman from Rak... New Zealand Herald Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:27:41 -0500The Christmas exodus of people leaving Wellington has created a state of "absolute bedlam" on roads leading out of the city. Police say they have been inundated with calls from motorists complaining ... New Zealand Herald Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:27:39 -0500A man was jailed for two years and four months at Christchurch District Court today for a "ferocious" attack on his former partner's new lover. Stephen Brent Tozer, a 50-year-old businessman from Rak... New Zealand Herald Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:27:38 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 5:03 pm Press Release: Hawkes Bay District Health Board Sewage contamination warning liftedSewage contamination warnings of the Karamu and Clive Rivers have now b... Scoop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:02:28 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 4:54 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Counties Manukau Police still looking for male in relation to operation Buckingham Yesterday Jeremy Snow a 28 year old, m... Scoop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:02:26 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 4:52 pm Press Release: Christchurch City Council Council releases draft School of Music reportThe Christchurch City Council has today (23 December) released the dr... Scoop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:02:25 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 5:07 pm Press Release: Office of the Children's Commissioner Report important to child safety, Children’s Commissioner saysThe Child and Youth Mortality Rev... Scoop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:02:20 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 5:02 pm Press Release: Department Of Corrections $2.5m pure LSD seizure credit to CorrectionsPolice have praised Corrections staff from Auckland Regional Women... Scoop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:02:19 -0500Dec. 23 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose for a second day, helped by improved sentiment in equities markets worldwide and a weaker New Zealand dollar that helps exporters. New Zealan... Scoop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:02:17 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 4:58 pm Press Release: Logic Funds Management Green Tech flounders following Copenhagen debacleWanaka, New Zealand – December 23, 2009 – The Copenha... Scoop Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:02:17 -0500New Zealanders can go into the Christmas break feeling more positive after two quarters of economic growth, but more work is needed to ensure a strong sustainable recovery, Finance Minister Bill Engli... Beehive Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:49:04 -0500Nearly 5000 Kiwi homes benefited from retrofitted insulation and clean heating under the Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart scheme during November, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee said today... Beehive Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:49:03 -0500The nine people appointed to the new Small Business Advisory Group provide a wealth of talent and experience, Minister for Small Business Maurice Williamson says. Announcing the appointment of the gr... Beehive Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:49:02 -0500New Zealand has ratified the Cluster Munitions Disarmament Convention which bans the use, development, production and stockpiling of cluster munitions, Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Georgina t... Beehive Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:49:01 -0500Transport Minister Steven Joyce is reminding motorists to take care on the roads this festive season. "Everyone is looking forward to a relaxing break over summer, but it is also the busiest time on ... Beehive Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:48:59 -0500The latest Gross Domestic Product figures are showing signs of slow growth in the economy.Data released by Statistics New Zealand show the economy grew by 0.2 of a percent in the September quarter. It... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:43:23 -0500Police have arrested five people in relation to a serious assault outside a Wellington bar.Police carried out six search warrants at residential addresses across the city this morning, locating the fi... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:43:21 -0500Emily Blunt plans to indulge her taste for fattening foods over Christmas.The British actress has been looking forward to the festive period for months because she plans to ditch her healthy eating pl... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:43:20 -0500Police have released the name of the man they are still looking for in connection with the shooting of Constable Jeremy Snow.The wanted man is Darren Court. Police say there are warrants out for the 4... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:43:18 -0500Meryl Streep will do sex scenes forever.The 60-year-old actress – who stars in new romantic comedy ‘It’s Complicated’ where she plays a woman who has an affair with her ex-husband – said she... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:43:17 -0500A 22 year-old man appeared in Whakatane District Court today, in relation to the fatal stabbing of a man in the eastern Bay of Plenty last night. The accused, who was granted name suppression, en... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:22:05 -0500This time it is connected to work he was involved in earlier this year during consultations to pick a Maori flag to fly on Waitangi Day. In a email sent on July 10th Mr Harawira lets fly at staff inv... Newstalk ZB Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:18:28 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 4:30 pm Press Release: Environment Canterbury Ashley-Waimakariri groundwater and surface-water studyEnvironment Canterbury has begun a major study of the water re... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:37 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 3:42 pm Press Release: Department Of Internal Affairs Jail time reduces marketThe jailing of two child sexual abuse image collectors this week means the market for ... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:35 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 3:09 pm Press Release: Unite Union Waikato orderlies strike over lost conditions and relativitiesUnite Union Media ReleaseTuesday December 22Orderlies who are memb... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:34 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 3:05 pm Press Release: Environment Bay of Plenty Lake Rotoehu bloom activity prompts health warning For immediate release: 23 December 2009Environment Bay of Plen... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:33 -0500Dec. 23 (BusinessWire) – NZX Ltd.’s performance as a registered exchange was ‘good,’ according to a Securities Commission review covering calendar 2008, though the regul... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:31 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 4:36 pm Press Release: Eden Park Trust Board Eden Park Trust Board appoints David Kennedy as Chief Executive Officer23 December 2009 - Auckland, New Zealand ... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:29 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 3:59 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Dust being blown off hospital cash registers?The release of a consultation document in Southland showing that it i... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:26 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 3:55 pm Press Release: NIWA NIWA stands by its statement on methane rise The statement made by NIWA Principal Scientist, Dr Keith Lassey in a TV3 news story last n... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:38:25 -0500Auckland International Airport has won another step in securing 36.4ha of contested land and preventing a multi-million dollar payout.The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by the Craigie Trust... National Business Review Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:36:53 -0500The owner of the Brazenhead Pub in Napier has died after his life-support was switched off at Hawke's Bay Hospital last night.Richard Irvine was taken to hospital on Sunday night after he received ser... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:18:03 -0500Another invective laden email from Maori Party MP Hone Harawira has surfaced.This time it is connected to work he was involved in earlier this year during consultations to pick a Maori flag to fly on ... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:18:02 -0500Guy Ritchie doesn’t regret making ‘Swept Away’ with ex-wife Madonna.The 41-year-old British director – whose 2002 movie ‘Swept Away’ starring his ex-wife Madonna, 51, flopped at the cinema... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:18:01 -0500There is confirmation from the top that the Government will be taking a serious look at the way unemployment beneficiaries are managed.Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has indicated those rec... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:17:58 -0500Two Kiwi men wearing nothing but their birthday suits have been issued with a warning for riding without protective head gear on a jaunt around a sleepy New Zealand seaside town. Senior Constable Cat... West Australian Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:44:37 -0500It was a case of being in the right place at the right time - for the second time - when supergran Denise Sterling delivered her granddaughter in the passenger seat of her car yesterday morning. ... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:40:31 -0500Cycling starkers might be okay in New Zealand - but just make sure the cops don't catch you without a helmet. Two Kiwi men wearing nothing but their birthday suits have been issued with a warning... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:40:30 -0500LATEST: The constable gunned down yesterday is groggy, in pain still, but just pleased to be alive, his father has said. David Snow has been at son Jeremy Snow's bedside in Middlemore Hospital to... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:40:29 -0500Lyttelton Port, which is considering a merger with South Island rival Port Otago, said full-year profit may decline, reflecting weaker first-half trading. Net profit is expected to be $9 million ... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:40:27 -0500An unemployed Hamilton man convicted of a spate of bank robberies in Hamilton and Auckland earlier this year often made his getaway by bus, a court was told. Niko Apulu, 22, pleaded guilty to fiv... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:40:27 -0500Contact Energy, the biggest power company on the NZX 50, has extended a scheduled maintenance outage at its Otahuhu B power station after finding cracks in welds on the heat recovery steam generator. ... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:40:26 -0500Unhappy passengers were left stranded at Palmerston North Airport for about eight hours when mechanical difficulties delayed their Air New Zealand flight to Christchurch. Some missed appointments... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:40:26 -0500Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has indicated those receiving the dole may be taken off the benefit and made to re-apply for it if they have been receiving it for a 12 month period. Acting ... Newstalk ZB Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:36:55 -0500Beneficiaries who undergo a review after a year on an unemployment benefit will not lose that assistance if they cannot get a job, Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett says. The G... New Zealand Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:22:22 -0500The father of the south Auckland police officer who was shot three times has described his son as a man who enjoys his job and who had wanted to be a police officer since he was a boy. David Snow sai... New Zealand Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:22:19 -0500Two tourists who died when their campervan and a truck collided in Northland yesterday have been named after police asked for help from Spanish police to tell relatives. The victims were Eva Fajula R... New Zealand Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:22:13 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 2:28 pm Press Release: SOAC - Save Our Arts Centre SOAC very pleased with High Court DecisionSOAC is very pleased with the High Court decision today. Let us explain... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:22 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 2:25 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police 'Tis the Season to be Careful Police are encouraging motorists to take care and not endanger themselves this Christmas by... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:20 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 1:50 pm Press Release: Family Adventures Queenstown Rafting Company Expecting Busy SummerQueenstown rafting company Family Adventures is looking forward to a busy ... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:18 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 1:48 pm Press Release: Rotorua District Council Council urges residents to conserve water this summer ROTORUA 23.12.09: Fresh water is increasingly becoming the wo... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:16 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 1:20 pm Press Release: Environment Canterbury Outdoor Enthusiasts Reminded To Be Vigilant Over Summer. Environment Canterbury is reminding those heading into the o... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:15 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 2:02 pm Press Release: Realestate.co.nz Realestate.co.nz’s searches show 2009 was the year of ‘the opportunist’AUCKLAND – 23 December 2... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:04 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 1:54 pm Press Release: Christchurch International Airport Christchurch Airport credit rating raised to A minusStandard & Poor’s have raised the long-term c... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:02 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 1:52 pm Press Release: LawFuel 2010 A Law Space Odyssey? Law Firms Adrift In Legal Jobs Space LawFuel - The Law Jobs and News Wire The buyers market for lawyers ma... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:01 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 1:51 pm Press Release: Seafood Industry Council Seafood Industry CEO resigns23 December 2009Owen Symmans, chief executive of the New Zealand Seafood Industry Counc... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:00 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 1:23 pm Press Release: Newmarket Business Men don't leave your shopping too late... or miss out! People need to remember that there is little late night shopping o... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:54:57 -0500Dunedin biotechnology company Botry-Zen has failed to raise enough capital under its share purchase plan and is now considering its options.In an NZX-announcement this morning, the company said the pu... National Business Review Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:53:04 -0500A 21 strong New Zealand men's hockey squad has been announced for March's World Cup in Delhi.All 18 players who helped the Black Sticks to win the recent Champions Challenge have been included, with t... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:34:05 -0500A keen group of 40 prisoners at Auckland's Women's Prison only wants one thing this Christmas - balls of wool.The inmates are knitting blankets and hats for new-born babies in the Counties Manukau are... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:34:04 -0500Kendra Wilkinson's newborn son nearly peed in her face.The 24-year-old former Playboy model – who gave birth to 9lb 5oz Hank Randall Baskett IV on December 11 – is loving being a parent for the fi... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:34:00 -0500Steve Martin was “playing chicken with his own career” when he signed up to host the Academy Awards.Alec Baldwin - the comedian and actor’s co-host for the show – joked Steve had actually trie... NZ City Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:33:55 -0500He might be named after the devil, but that didn't stop Lucifer the chimp celebrating Christmas a little early yesterday. The 21-year-old and his father Mike tucked into his present of popcorn an... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:24 -0500LATEST: State Highway 1 has re-opened after a two-car collision on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, around 10.30am. Northbound and southbound lanes were closed and traffic was backed up for... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:22 -0500An unemployed Hamilton man convicted of a spate of bank robberies in Hamilton and Auckland earlier this year often made his getaway by bus, a court was told. Niko Apulu, 22, pleaded guilty to fiv... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:20 -0500The fatal shooting of a man in Nelson's Branford Park last month was the result of three months of escalating violence over a woman, a court has heard. Four friends of Nelson man Troy Minto, who ... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:15 -0500Millie Elder, the stepdaughter of broadcaster Paul Holmes, has been back in court on drugs charges. Elder, 21, hid her face when she left Auckland District Court today after a brief appearance in... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:14 -0500A large child care organisation was labelled a heartless "money-making scheme" as tensions boiled over at an inquest into a 14-month Te Awamutu toddler's death yesterday. There was yelling, tears... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:13 -0500Rural services company PGG Wrightson Ltd said today it had allotted all shares in its rights offer, raising about $180.7 million. Chairman Keith Smith said it was an excellent result for PGW to h... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:12 -0500The New Zealand dollar fell on news the economy is crawling its way out of recession. The 0.2 percent rise in gross domestic product in the September quarter was less than the 0.3 percent rise th... Stuff Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:35:10 -0500Veitch was suspended and then resigned as Radio Sport breakfast host on July 17, 2008, following a domestic dispute which was dealt with by the court. Newstalk ZB Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:31:27 -0500Qantas has been accused by an Australian union of underpaying its New Zealand-based crew through a wholly owned subsidiary which operates services on the trans-Tasman routes. The Australian and Inter... Travel Blackboard Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:22:57 -0500Shrink Former Radio Sport presenter Tony Veitch is being hired by one of his former employers, The Radio Network (TRN), in the role of sports-news bulletin presenter and journalist for Newstalk ZB and... New Zealand Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:15:50 -0500SANTA BARBARA, California - Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi have finally appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to felony charges of defrauding an innkeeper. Randy Quaid is best-known for suppor... New Zealand Herald Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:15:46 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 12:06 pm Press Release: Environment Waikato Audit NZ Called In To Investigate VirusWaikato District Health Board today called in Audit New Zealand to undertake the... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:27 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:55 am Press Release: Environment Canterbury Cool Dry Weather And Easterlies: Less Water In Rivers, Groundwater Levels DropThe sustained cool but dry weather in ... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:25 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:50 am Press Release: Hawkes Bay Regional Council Taking the Next Steps with Environmental EducationOver 180 people from New Zealand and overseas will be attendin... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:22 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:45 am Press Release: Wellington City Council Karori water supply upgrade works to start Work to upgrade Karori’s water supply connection is planned to st... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:21 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:28 am Press Release: DairyNZ Once a day milking a practical option for summer dry conditionsDairyNZ recommends once a day (OAD) milking as a key option in manag... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:20 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:27 am Press Release: DairyNZ Take action and cull earlyDairyNZ advises farmers to dispose of known culls early.“Feeding supplement to culls is expensive,... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:19 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:23 am Press Release: Water Safety New Zealand Will the Holiday Season be Drowning Season Again?Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is encouraging all New Zealander... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:14 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:22 am Press Release: Wellington People's Centre Government gives poor a kick in the guts for Xmas - WPCThe Government has decided to give vulnerable New Zealan... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:13 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:22 am Press Release: Ministry of Economic Development Unsafe Travel Plug Adaptor BannedEnergy Safety, part of the Ministry of Economic Development, has banned th... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:12 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:20 am Press Release: Environment Bay of Plenty It’s time to get snapping!For immediate release: Wednesday 23 December 2009 If you’re out walking ... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:11 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:56 am Press Release: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions GDP increase welcome, but many areas of concern continueAnother small increase in GDP (0.2 percent) in... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:09 -0500When the key turns in the excavator on 14 January 2010 it will mark the beginning of the first mechanical removal of mangroves in Tauranga Harbour.Members of the public are invited to join Environ... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:09 -0500Dec. 23 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand’s economy grew at half the pace expected by Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard in the third quarter, as weakness in construction and manufacturing... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:07 -0500Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 9:45 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Drug Raids On The North Shore North Shore Police have arrested twelve persons in suburban drug raids. Detective Sergeant Ja... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:07 -0500Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:43 am Press Release: Screen Directors Guild of NZ Industry Raises Serious Concerns With Cabinet Paper On Revised Section 92aThe Screen Directors Guild and the S... Scoop Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:48:06 -0500 | 
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