Top Stories: Melbourne, Nov 24 : A Kiwi woman has revealed in court that she plays Bach to her cannabis plants to help them grow. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:07 -0500Islamabad, Nov.24 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not impressed by the team's lack lustre performance in the recent past, and is thinking about sacking coach Intikhab Alam, sources privy to the team have revealed. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:02 -0500Lahore, Nov.24 : Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is not bothered about former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq's presence in the Kiwi camp. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:25 -0500London, Nov 24 : Prince William came face-to-face with a rather embarrassing situation when he bumped into naked All Blacks rugby team players during his New Zealand visit. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:24 -0500Wellington (New Zealand), Nov 24 (DPA) A Swiss yachtsman making a solo attempt to sail around the world was rescued from his crippled boat Tuesday, 800 km west of New Zealand's Stewart Island, the Rescue Coordination Centre said. IANS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:01 -0500Dubai, Nov 23 (IANS) The tried and tested new umpires review system will come into effect with the first cricket Test between New Zealand and Pakistan starting in Dunedin from Wednesday. IANS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:20:02 -0500Dubai, Nov.23 : Following extensive trials, the decision review system (DRS) goes into operation tomorrow with the start of the New Zealand v Pakistan Test series in Dunedin. ANI Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:50:08 -0500LATEST: A glider pilot has been seriously hurt after he crashed into an electric fence on the Hauraki Plains. Police say the accident happened at around 4pm when the glider crashed into a paddock i... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:12:02 -0500It would be unsafe to base a murder conviction on the evidence of "so-called cell mate confessions", a Wellington jury has been warned. Eight sentenced prisoners who told the High Court that Stephe... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:12:01 -0500Firefighters have been cleared of any wrongdoing in a fatal Canterbury house fire in which an elderly woman was left alive in the burning house. Two senior firefighters who attended the fire after ... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:11:59 -0500Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia was tonight reported to be recovering well after having her stomach stapled. The 65-year-old MP announced last month she was going to have gastric bypass surgery... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:11:58 -0500A very public attack on poultry producer Inghams Enterprises could all be based on a technicality with some scientific evidence indicating birds fed on genetically manipulated feed are not modified th... National Business Review Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:25:21 -0500It would be unsafe to base a murder conviction on the evidence of "so-called cell mate confessions", a Wellington jury has been warned. Eight sentenced prisoners who told the High Court that Stephe... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:48:56 -0500Labour and the Greens have fought the first battle in a war they will lose before the week is out against the Government's emissions trading scheme. After negotiating a deal with the Maori Party, t... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:48:54 -0500An eight-year-old girl has been struck by a car and dragged for several metres in south Auckland today. The girl was hit by the car at the intersection of Bader and Idlewild Drive in Mangere about 3.... New Zealand Herald Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:32:14 -0500Shrink A 14-year-old south Auckland cannabis dealer slain with a hammer had told his father beforehand that some boys had threatened to kill him, a High Court jury was told today. Daniel Bobby Tumata... New Zealand Herald Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:32:13 -0500Nov. 25 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 Index lower for a third day, as the kiwi dollar strengthened and milk processor Synlait abandoned its IPO, citing lack of... Scoop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:08:46 -0500The Commerce Commission has issued a formal warning to Contact Energy and TrustPower for alleged anti-competitive behaviour.They have been reprimanded for their contact during the purchase by tender o... NZ City Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:49:39 -0500Air New Zealand has announced it is buying 14 new Airbus A320 aircraft to replace its current domestic fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s.The 14 planes would normally cost more than $US1 billion, but Air New... NZ City Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:49:39 -0500An inquest into the death of young Auckland courier driver, killed by police crossfire during a motorway shootout, was today told the manhunt subject looked "like a man possessed". The coroner's in... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:30:46 -0500LATEST: Prime Minister John Key's former primary school, Aorangi School in Christchurch, says it will fight the Government's decision to shut it down. The decile-three school, with a roll of about ... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:30:45 -0500The New Zealand dollar was mixed and confined to a fairly narrow range today. Economists said it did not react to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand quarterly survey of inflation expectations, when it... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:30:44 -0500The New Zealand sharemarket started strongly but faded in the afternoon session as the Australian market weakened and as an initial pubic offer (IPO) by Synlait was pulled. The benchmark NZX-50 ind... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:30:43 -0500Forensic experts say the skull found on a Dargaville west coast beach had undergone an autopsy before. Identification officials are engaging pathology, anthropology experts and the media in an atte... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:30:43 -0500Auckland's rail system is to receive $500 million to buy electric trains. Transport Minister Steven Joyce said the loan to KiwiRail would kick forward the process early next year, with the first el... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:30:41 -0500A l5-year-old girl charged with murdering retired Opotiki teacher John Rowe was like a passenger getting into a stolen car which then crashes, says her lawyer. "The driver tells her at first it is ... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:30:40 -0500Eighteen-year-old Courtney Churchward and a 15-year-old girl who has name suppression, have pleaded not guilty to murdering the 78-year-old retired teacher in his Opotiki home a year ago. The Crown r... Newstalk ZB Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:27:15 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:39 pm Press Release: Christchurch City Council Home Safety Expo at Jellie Park this SaturdayThe Fendalton Waimairi Community Board is holding a Home Safety Expo at... Scoop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:46:45 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:37 pm Press Release: Waitakere City Media ReleaseFunding brings a better future for AucklandThe $500 million funding for an electric train fleet is a step toward a... Scoop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:46:43 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:35 pm Press Release: Libertarianz Party Press Releasefor Immediate ReleaseClimate ChangeLibz Call For ETS Reassessment "The recently leaked emails from the Climate... Scoop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:46:40 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:30 pm Press Release: Learning Media 24 November 2008 For Immediate ReleaseProfitable outcome to a challenging year for Learning MediaState-owned enterprise and edu... Scoop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:46:39 -0500White Ribbon Day is a reminder we all need to take action against violence toward women, says the Minister for Social Development and Employment. Paula Bennett is urging New Zealanders from all walks... Beehive Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:33:12 -0500A bill that clarifies the setting of the 10-year limit on storing human sperm, eggs, and embryos was introduced to Parliament today. "The Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bi... Beehive Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:33:11 -0500The Government says it increased places on its Job Ops scheme, even though existing spaces have not yet been filled, because it is expecting high demand over the summer. Today Social Development Mi... Stuff Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:06:14 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:31 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Murray McCullyMinister of Foreign Affairs 24 November 2009 Media Statement MPs, diplomats match to raise funds; pro... Scoop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:47 -0500At tea the Black Caps were 171/3, with Taylor on 85 and Peter Fulton on 7. Guptill and Taylor came together with the Black Caps teetering at 27/2, after being asked to bat by the tourists. Guptill r... Newstalk ZB Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:02:18 -0500A Whangarei man has been caught with more than seven times the legal number of scallops. The 34-year-old was diving at Urquharts Bay earlier this week. Fisheries officers found him with 148 scallops,... New Zealand Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:49:14 -0500Shrink Teenage drivers are getting drunk and climbing behind the wheel in greater numbers than ever before, say police. Their regular booze checks in the greater Auckland area indicate the number of ... New Zealand Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:49:13 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 4:58 pm Press Release: TheNewDowse Late Lounge at TheNewDowse 3 Dec - pre-Christmas music + art + craft mashup... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:55 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 4:00 pm Press Release: Environment Bay of Plenty Wave buoy back in the waterFor immediate release: Tuesday 24 November 2009Environment Bay of Plenty’s wave bu... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:53 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:17 pm Press Release: ACC 24 November 2009Media ReleaseACC welcomes fraud guilty pleaMichael Gibson of Kaikoura today admitted six charges of ACC fraud, in a case t... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:44 -0500By Jonathan TringhamNov 24. (BusinessWire) – Contact Energy Ltd., the biggest utility on the NZX 50, and rival TrustPower Ltd. received a formal warning from the Commerce Commission for alle... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:42 -0500By Jonathan TringhamNov 24. (BusinessWire) - MediaWorks NZ Ltd.’s decision to phase out the position of chief executive and have the heads of its radio and television units answer direct to ... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:40 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 4:48 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party 24 November 2009 Media Statement Reckless Smith puts Crown at riskClimate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith today put... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:40 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 3:56 pm Press Release: New Zealand Business Roundtable New Zealand Business Roundtable Hosts Liquor Debate The New Zealand Business Roundtable is hosting an evening o... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:38 -0500Already at risk from countries imposing penal "carbon" taxes at the border, a greater threat to New Zealand exporters could lie in the perceptions of overseas consumers about the sustainabil... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:22:01 -0500Solid Energy's North Island workforce is back on strike after rejecting an offer from the company.Talks are continuing today.Solid Energy was hopeful of reaching a settlement but spokeswoman Vicki Bly... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:21:59 -0500Maori Party MP Hone Harawira is likely to remain in the party but may face a period of suspension from caucus, party co-leader Pita Sharples says.Mr Harawira has spent time in his Tai Tokerau electora... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:21:53 -0500About 1000 people gathered at Ohakea Air Force Base today for the funeral of Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster who died after an artillery shell explosion north of Waiouru last week. Prime Minister Jo... Stuff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:37:49 -0500Children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch believes it is through the worst of the global recession and is seeing the return of some stability. Chief executive Maurice Prendergast told the company'... Stuff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:37:47 -0500Teenage drivers are getting drunk and climbing behind the wheel in greater numbers than ever before, say police. Their regular booze checks in the greater Auckland area indicate the number of drunk... Stuff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:37:47 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 3:58 pm Press Release: New Zealand National Party Peseta Sam Lotu-IigaMP for Maungakiekie24 November 2009 Media StatementFree fruit for schools continuesMaungakiekie... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:36:14 -0500Mastercard's latest monthly report shows there has been a steady growth in the number of card transactions but a rapidly slowing growth in their value. The average transaction value has dropped from o... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:59 -0500Last year the first ever Christmas CD " It's a Wrap" sold 38,000 copies and raised nearly $170,000 for the charity. Major Robert Ross says after the CD's huge success last year, he is expecting this ... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:58 -0500The council says it was left somewhat bemused and feeling patronised that the minister chose to read to them from a children's book relating a tale of Riley the Rat who was happy with the crumbs it wa... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:57 -0500First National's quarterly rural report shows grazing and lifestyle blocks have been the main sellers, with only a handful of dairy farms changing hands since mid-August General manager John Stewart ... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:57 -0500Together they represent some three percent of the SkyCity Group's total value. Amalgamated Holdings Limited has agreed to take it off the company's hands for $59 million, conditional to regulatory ap... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:56 -0500The 58-year-old from Kaeo was fishing with a friend at Piapia Bay, east of Kaeo. Senior Sergeant Peter Robinson from Kerikeri police says the the man was walking to a camping spot with a friend about... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:56 -0500Protesters have piled sacks labelled 'Fonterra palm kernel' and 'Fonterra coal' outside the company's offices to protest the greenhouse gas emissions caused by farming practices. Climate campaigner S... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:55 -0500New figures from Meat & Wool New Zealand show lamb numbers are up 6.2 percent to 28.9 million from the 51-year-old low experienced last spring. Economic service director Rob Davison says while lamb n... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:55 -0500He is in a three way race with Zac Guildford and Sitiveni Sivivatu for the wing berths at the weekend. Jane believes he has improved his game from the June encounters against France. "I get around t... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:54 -0500The US Government is questioning New Zealand about allegations kiwifruit exporter Zespri is using its monopoly to instigate anti-competitive behaviour. Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:54 -0500Thieves have rustled more than million bees from a Matamata beekeeper. John Tyler lost 28 hives, and their 1.125 million industrious inhabitants, in the November 7 or 8 robbery from a Te Poi farm pad... New Zealand Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:20:14 -0500Over 3000 community support workers will strike on Friday after negotiations with disabled care provider IHC failed to secure them a pay rise. Workers would strike between 11.30am and 8.30pm to prote... New Zealand Herald Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:20:13 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 3:36 pm Press Release: Action On Smoking And Health 24 November 2009Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) NZ and Te Reo Marama Best workplace nomination for Tobacco Com... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:54:15 -0500Allied Farmers today confirmed a company controlled by Australian investor Duncan Saville will invest new equity as part of the company’s plan to bulk up its market presence.Australia’s la... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:58 -0500Sky City has finally found a buyer for its cinema business after turning the division around following years of disappointing results.The entertainment company revealed today it had entered an agreeme... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:56 -0500Auckland's rail system will receive $500 million to buy electric trains.Transport Minister Steven Joyce said the funding would kick forward the process early next year, with the first electric trains ... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:53 -0500We moved too fast, our timing was lousy and we fought the toughest economic recession to hit retail markets, was the line Pumpkin Patch’s chief executive Maurice Prendergast delivered to shareho... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:53 -0500ING Property Trust has reported a loss of $5.6 million for the six months to 30 September - a much better result than the same time last year when the company posted a $10.6 million interim loss. Its ... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:51 -0500US food ingredients business Penford has completed the sale of its Australian and New Zealand businesses, just nine years after buying them.Dutch multinational chemicals and coatings business AkzoNobe... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:44 -0500Labour leader Phil Goff is standing by South Australian Premier Mike Rann and does not believe allegations made against him.Mr Rann has been defending himself after an ex-barmaid's made claims in paid... National Business Review Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:36 -0500The Government is extending its youth job scheme by another 2,000 places.Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett says the Job Ops scheme creates work opportunities for young people wi... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:25 -0500Greenpeace is mounting a public protest against what it is calling Fonterra's "climate crime" at the dairy giant's corporate headquarters in Auckland today.Protesters have piled sacks labelled 'Fonter... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:22 -0500Four Nelson men in their early 20s who were friends of 22-year-old slain man Troy Minto have been charged with unlawful assembly. The three men, aged 22 to 24, were arrested yesterday and are due t... Stuff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:59 -0500The jury in the trial of Stephen Hudson should not convict him out of pity for the victim's family, says his defence lawyer Mike Antunovic. He delivered his summing up in the High Court at Wellin... Stuff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:58 -0500Burglars lucked into a hoard of precious metals and rare coins when they stole a steel case from a rural Porirua house earlier this month. However, the thieves would have a hard time selling their ... Stuff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:57 -0500The jury trying two teenagers charged with the murder of retired teacher John Rowe have been reminded he suffered at least 28 injuries from the blows the girls rained on him. The two have pleaded... Stuff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:55 -0500The policeman who accidentally shot dead a teenage courier driver is expected to give evidence at the coroner's inquest into the teenager's death this week. Halatau Naitoko, 17, died when he was ... Stuff Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:53 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 3:08 pm Press Release: Green Party 24 November 2009 Celltower radiation needs independent review An independent review of New Zealand’s standard for telecommu... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:14:30 -0500Rodney Russ was on the polar tourist ship Spirit of Enderby when he spotted half of the original iceberg yesterday, 52 nautical miles northeast of Macquarie Island. He says he identified on radar ano... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:12:16 -0500The Early Childhood Education Collective Agreement runs for two years and those covered by it will receive up to a four percent increase in the first year, and another four percent in the second year.... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:12:15 -0500After missing the last nine games with a back injury, Penney will suit up for the Breakers against the Cairns Taipans at the North Shore Events Centre. Lemanis says he will let Penney watch the game ... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:12:12 -0500The Government's ETS is less harsh on polluters, bringing them into it later and leaving the taxpayer to subsidise them in the meantime. When it comes into effect next July, there will be a rise in th... Newstalk ZB Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:12:11 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 2:25 pm Press Release: Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union November 24, 2009Media ReleaseTelstraClear should keep jobs in NZThe Engineering, Printing and Ma... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:37 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 2:21 pm Press Release: SBS Bank For immediate release: SBS Bank Signs Up To Independent ATM NetworkSBS Bank customers now have access to their funds via a furth... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:35 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:55 pm Press Release: Linux WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Monday 23 November 2009 –Showcase your free and open source projects at the LCA2010 Open D... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:32 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 2:23 pm Press Release: Dunedin City Council Water Restrictions – MosgielDunedin (Monday, 23 November) - The Dunedin City Council has advised that level two wa... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:31 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:53 pm Press Release: Lexar Media Peace of mind for photographers MEDIA RELEASE Lexar Image Rescue 4 Delivers Enhanced Image Recovery Capabilities forPhotographers ... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:30 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:46 pm Press Release: AMP 23 November 2009Tuesday 24 November 2009**Retirement expectations out of step with retirement savings – 12 per cent SG would increa... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:29 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:16 pm Press Release: NZ Supreme Court [2009] NZSC 116 SC 81/2009 SC 82/2009Charterhall Trustees Limited and Blair & Co Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council...Ju... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:29 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 2:32 pm Speech: New Zealand Government Hon Dr Pita SharplesMinister of Maori Affairs Speech : Wellington Chamber of CommerceTuesday 24 November 2009, 7am The Key to ... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:27 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:30 pm Press Release: Mastercard Please find attached the October 2009 issue of the MasterCard Papers. The review of the latest RBNZ and Statistics NZ information r... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:25 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 2:18 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party 24 Novmber 2009 Media Statement No plans for youth? Let’s recycle an announcementThe Government’s despe... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:24 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:20 pm Press Release: Turners Auctions Media Release24 November 2009Wrecks to Riches Extended by Popular DemandTurners Auctions’ wrecks to riches initiative ... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:23 -0500Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:30 pm Press Release: Greenpeace New Zealand Public protest brings palm kernel and coal climate crimes to Fonterra’s doorAuckland, Tuesday 24 November 2009: A... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:22 -0500By Peter KerrNov. 24 (BusinessWire) – Synlait Milk Ltd’s intention to boost its equity through a sharemarket listing has been put on the back-burner after an unenthusiastic reception ... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:21 -0500Greenpeace ‘lost’ in its anti-farming obsession While Federated Farmers defends the right to protest legally, Greenpeace’s desperate smear campaign against Fonterra and dairy ... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:19 -0500>>> The chair of the Ahuwhenua Executive Committee, Kingi Smiler, described Maori farming as the sleeping giant of New Zealand’s agricultural sector. Maori farmers own over $100m wo... Scoop Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:17 -0500 | 
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