Top Stories: Thursday, 11 December 2003, 11:03 am Press Release: United Future NZ Party For immediate releaseThursday, 11 December 2003United Future exposes National hypocrisy on Project Aqua United Future... Scoop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:30:48 -0500Thursday, 4 October 2007, 9:28 am Press Release: Family First Lobby. ASA Decision Hostile to Welfare of Families Family First NZ has labeled a recent decision by the Advertising Standards Auth... Scoop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:30:44 -0500Friday, 23 May 2003, 9:30 am Press Release: GE Free NZ ERMA refuses soil-testing despite plan for more GE sheep GE Free New Zealand in Food and Environment have concerns that ERMA, (the Envir... Scoop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:30:42 -0500President Barack Obama, has ordered increased security for air travel to and within America after an attempted terrorist act.The White House described the action of a passenger on a Detroit-bound Nort... National Business Review Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:29:11 -0500Mana MP Graham Kelly says today's announcement by Health Minister Wyatt Creech of extended services at Kenepuru Hospital is a start but will not be sufficient to meet the needs of the region's fas... Scoop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:07 -0500Thursday, 14 December 2000, 9:59 am Press Release: Libertarianz Party Sludgegate Update, Day 17 5:30pm, Wednesday, 13 December 2000 "I have been put on notice by my investors that if one truck... Scoop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:06 -0500Tuesday, 3 June 2003, 2:02 pm Press Release: New Zealand Council of Trade Unions MEDIA RELEASE03 June 2003Another Interest Rate Cut is NeededThe Council of Trade Unions secretary, Paul Goulter... Scoop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:14:05 -0500They may be a type of firework, which were released and floated slowly in the air before burning out. One witness who realises they were fireworks says she saw them in Auckland on Christmas Eve. She... Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:31:40 -0500Mohammad Asif has had the skipper caught at first slip for 57. Michael Hussey on 38 and nightwatchman Nathan Hauritz on five are the not out batsmen with Australia 305 for three at stumps. Shane Wat... Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:31:39 -0500Victoria has recruited leading New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor as a last-minute replacement for the domestic Twenty20 tournament. The Bushrangers signed Taylor on Christmas Eve after Pakistan's Sohai... ABC Sports Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:00:38 -0500There will be plenty of sports stars as well as sailors on board Investec Loyal when the 65th edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race heads out into the Tasman Sea this afternoon.The maxi, formerly... NZ City Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:22:18 -0500Hot conditions are causing the biggest headache for England coach Andy Flower ahead of tonight's Boxing Day cricket test against South Africa in Durban.England defied hot and humid conditions to battl... NZ City Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:22:13 -0500Syft Technologies has cancelled a meeting to appoint a new chief executive who would have injected much-needed capital into the company. The Christchurch firm was to hold a special meeting this w... Stuff Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:00:29 -0500Australia's corporate regulator is licking its wounds and Fortescue Metals Group founder Andrew Forrest is celebrating after ASIC's third failed trial in just over a month. The trial could have l... Stuff Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:00:27 -0500Hot conditions are causing the biggest headache for England coach Andy Flower ahead of tonight's Boxing Day cricket test against South Africa in Durban. Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:42 -0500The bulk of the upgrade is being done over the next 11 days, as workers try to capitalise on the quiet holiday period. Most of the activity will be focused at the entrance to Wellington Railway Statio... Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:42 -0500Australia is looking to rebuild after a bizarre run-out early in the final session on day one of the Boxing Day cricket test against Pakistan in Melbourne. Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:41 -0500Australia continues to dominate Pakistan midway through the second session of the Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne and is 160 without loss approaching tea. Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:40 -0500Thirty-one-year-old Paul Lawrence McLaughlin from Ngaruawahia was thrown out of his vehicle in the early hours of the morning when the hatchback crossed the centreline on at Hopuhopu south of Taupiri ... Newstalk ZB Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:39 -0500Thursday, 29 May 2003, 6:02 pm Press Release: New Zealand Life Sciences Network PPL critics anti-medicine & progress - CF assn People with cystic fibrosis rely on medical research such as that... Scoop Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:20:33 -0500It will be a case of 'you can look but you can not touch' for the All Whites and their proposed accommodation venue for the football World Cup in South Africa next year.New Zealand Football is expecti... NZ City Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:02:50 -0500Chasing a fifth straight race line honours victory, Wild Oats made the early running before losing ground and was subsequently overtaken by Alfa Romeo shortly before the fleet turned south towards Hob... Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:38:15 -0500Shrink A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida's instructions, set off an explosive device in a failed terrorist attack on the plane as it was landing in Detro... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:26:16 -0500Some from the historical military club dressed up as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguards for a private dinner at a restaurant in Cambridge last month to mark Armistice Day. The venue was decorated in s... Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:14:31 -0500Twenty-eight-year-old Constable Jeremy Snow remains seriously injured in Middlemore Hospital after he was shot in the arm, legs and chest on Tuesday, while he and a colleague investigated a car parked... Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:14:29 -0500ASPEN, Colorado - Charlie Sheen has been arrested in the Colorado resort town of Aspen on charges related to an alleged case of domestic violence. Police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro says Sheen was a... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:44:47 -0500The Mazataud family came to Nelson from France wanting to experience the best of New Zealand, but will leave having been a victim of one of the worst aspects. Last week the house the family are r... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:33:49 -0500FROM SCHOOL BOOKS TO SAVING LIVES: While seventeen-year-old Amy Carlyon's friends spend summer relaxing, shopping and going to movies, she will be solely responsible for the safety of hundreds of Hima... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:33:47 -0500Shrink Men and unsupervised children are the focus of beach safety campaigns this summer as recreational drowning is on the rise. In 2008 96 people drowned, 78 per cent of whom were men. Water Safe... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:18:59 -0500Shrink WASHINGTON - US officials say a Northwest Airlines passenger said he was acting on behalf of al-Qaida when he tried to blow up a flight as it landed in Detroit on Christmas Day. US Rep. Peter... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:18:57 -0500LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Police are looking for two men who shot and killed a Salvation Army major in front of his three young children outside the organisation's community centre in Arkansas. County ... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:18:56 -0500TV3's coverage of Maori TV's Rugby World Cup bid was "legitimate satire", the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) says. Four people complained about the item on TV3's Nightline in October. Howeve... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:18:54 -0500Police have named the man killed in a Waikato crash early on Christmas Day. He was Paul Lawrence McLaughlin, 31, from Ngaruawahia. He is so far the only person killed on the country's roads during t... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:18:53 -0500Nelson woman Amy Jamieson knew at 15 that she wanted to be a doctor, and now she has finished university as one of New Zealand's top medical graduates. At her University of Otago School of Medici... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:13:57 -0500If you think cooking for a few close family members is stressful, spare a thought for those who put together the Salvation Army Christmas lunch. Salvation Army head chef Stephanie Murray was in c... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:13:55 -0500Whanganui had its furious "h" debate and now the Central Otago settlement of Hawea is ready to scrap over a macron. The Wanaka Community Board has resolved to oppose the New Zealand Geographic Bo... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:13:52 -0500At this time of year, it is easy to be blinded by the summer sun and forget all about the crazy stuff the weather gods threw at us during the year. And some of it was quite crazy. May was winter,... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:13:50 -0500An internet blogger facing charges over alleged name suppression breaches can not wait for his day in court. Cameron Slater, who writes for Whaleoil, is facing four counts of identifying people with c... Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:10:58 -0500There will be plenty of sports stars as well as sailors on board Investec Loyal when the 65th edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race heads out into the Tasman Sea this afternoon. Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:10:56 -0500While most of the country is enjoying perfect summer weather, it will be chucking it down in the deep south today. Heavy rain is expected over Fiordland and Westland. MetService says the rain should ... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:59:20 -0500Kiwis having a Christmas dinner get-together at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Headquarters canteen in Kabul .The four are Staff Officers with one of the following: United Natio... Scoop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:36:00 -0500While the rest of the world takes Christmas day off, there are five games scheduled for the NBA.The Miami Heat match is underway against the New York Knicks, followed by Boston against Orlando. The LA... NZ City Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:18:37 -0500It will be a case of 'you can look but you can not touch' for the All Whites and their proposed accommodation venue for the football World Cup in South Africa next year.New Zealand Football is expecti... NZ City Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:18:33 -0500TV3's coverage of Maori TV's Rugby World Cup bid was "legitimate satire", the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) says. Four people complained about the item on TV3's Nightline in October. ... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:54:46 -0500Two New Zealanders could be facing ten years in an Indian jail after being caught with cannabis. Police arrested the pair in Bhuntar, an area known widely for extensive marijuana cultivation. Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:51:58 -0500At a private dinner to mark Armistice Day, members of the Military Re-Enactment Society dressed up as Adolf Hitler's bodyguards. They also used the Nazi flag and a framed photo of Hitler to decorate t... Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:51:57 -0500Heavy rain is expected over Fiordland and Westland. MetService says the rain should ease off tonight in Fiordland but will continue until tomorrow morning in the ranges south of Otira. A severe weath... Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:51:55 -0500The US is the largest vodka market in the world with over 100 brands available. New Zealand's only vodka, 42 BELOW is making in roads into this fertile market and was rated amongst the top 10 vodka... Scoop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:17:37 -0500Monday, 9 April 2001, 4:08 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government CABINET PAPER NO. 1COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCEChair, CabinetFACILITATION OF THE PROPOSED DAIRY INDUSTRY MERGER: PAPER ONEExecut... Scoop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:17:36 -0500Monday, 4 November 2002, 1:03 pm Press Release: Chief Reporter 4 November 2002 Taking the Hassle out of the Kiwi 'Big OE' Opening a bank account in the UK is a notoriously difficult procedure ... Scoop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:17:35 -0500Two New Zealanders have been arrested in India, after allegedly being caught with cannabis. They were arrested in Bhuntar, an area well-known for marijuana cultivation. Authorities allege th... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:36:07 -0500It will be a case of 'you can look but you can not touch' for the All Whites and their proposed accommodation venue for the football World Cup in South Africa next year. Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:33:14 -0500Two New Zealanders are in trouble in India, after allegedly being caught with cannabis. They were arrested in Bhuntar - an area well-known for marijuana cultivation. Authorities allege the New Zeala... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:21:10 -0500Two New Zealanders are in trouble in India, after allegedly being caught with cannabis. They were arrested in Bhuntar - an area well-known for marijuana cultivation. Authorities allege the New Zeala... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:21:08 -0500Friday, 21 January 2005, 4:21 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government 21 January 2005 Media StatementDisarmament Minister to address NPT conferenceDisarmament and Arms Control Minister Marian... Scoop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:58:09 -0500Monday, 11 April 2005, 9:20 am Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Minister of Health asked to consider DHB boundary changeOtago MP David Parker has asked the Minister of Health Annette Ki... Scoop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:58:06 -0500A Treasury research report has found concern about household debt levels is overdone.Trends in household debt between 2002 and 2007 have raised some questions about whether borrowing is "excessiv... National Business Review Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:56:34 -0500Vincent Cassel as France's most notorious criminal, Jacques Mesrine The French Film Festival in February next year features several different genres and a variety of French settings, including Paris, ... National Business Review Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:56:32 -0500A woman has been flown to Nelson Hospital following a truck crash in Buller this morning. The truck left the road near Owen River, 17km north of Murchison, on State Highway 6 about 5.30am, said I... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:12:16 -0500The Returned Services Association is furious after learning a group of historical military enthusiasts dressed up in Nazi uniforms at a function last month. Photographs of the Military Re-enactme... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:12:12 -0500It took 26 years, but being proposed to in front of family made it a cracker Christmas Day to remember for Solosolo Lemusu. Partner Lemalu-Pule Kini used a "secret Santa" gift-giving to spring th... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:12:11 -0500LONGTIME STAMPING GROUND: Castlepoint Racing Club steward Anders Crofoot with the club's private stamp issue. The horse races at the beach date back to 1872. Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:12:10 -0500Two New Zealanders are in trouble in India, after allegedly being caught with cannabis. They were arrested in Bhuntar - an area well-known for marijuana cultivation. Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:09:15 -0500Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 3:05 pm Press Release: Gordon Copeland Wednesday, 30th April 2008MP calls for ban on Grand Theft Auto 4Independent MP Gordon Copeland today confirmed that he would li... Scoop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:33:08 -0500‘Kids are unbeatable’ is the message from The Body Shop as it begins an instore campaign for the full repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961. Outlets throughout the country will ... Scoop Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:33:05 -0500Shoppers made a record number of electronic transactions on Christmas Eve and retailers are expecting another heavy spend up as the Boxing Day sales continue over the weekend.Paymark, which processes ... National Business Review Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:31:34 -0500Japanese drinks giants Kirin Holdings and Suntory are close to reaching merger terms, creating one of the world’s largest beverage and food companies. A merger would have huge implications for N... National Business Review Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:31:33 -0500Matariki Forests has signed an agreement with Phaunos Timber Fund for a $167 million investment in the Matariki Forestry Group, subject to Overseas Investment Office approval.Matariki Forests owns the... National Business Review Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:31:29 -0500The invasive algae has devastated many South Island rivers. Also known as "rock snot", Didymo turns the water brown and makes it unpleasant to swim in, and also spoils lakes and rivers for fishing and... Newstalk ZB Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:44:35 -0500Doubts have been raised against the use of New Zealand taxpayers' money to fly the British royal to open the country's new Supreme Court next month. The amount could have paid for seven hip operations... New Kerala Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:44:30 -0500The new chief financial officer at General Motors will receive a salary of US$750,000 ($1.06 million) next year, but he'll get up to another US$5.45 million in stock starting in 2012 if GM successfull... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:32:38 -0500There is much mirth to be enjoyed in a year's reflection and a look ahead at the sport to be had in the future. The Prime Minister smiles and sails on, changing tack with the wind. He has this non-po... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:32:27 -0500At this time of the year I finally get past my Christmas guilts and get down to answering the late flood of Season's Greetings (helped along by a glass or two of New Zealand's finest wines) ... Extra... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:32:25 -0500Officials who fought the four big foreign-owned banks over $2 billion in disputed taxes can be forgiven for blowing their own trumpets this week. They had a resounding victory, announced late on the n... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:32:23 -0500A horror start to the holiday period on the roads left seven people dead and many families grieving instead of celebrating. Police are pleading with motorists to drive carefully to avoid more dea... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:21 -0500The Government's tax avoidance deal struck with the four big Australian-owned banks has cost New Zealand at least $589 million. In a surprise late-night announcement before the Christmas holiday,... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:20 -0500Pan-Maori investor the Hautaki Trust is to reduce its shareholding in new mobile phone company 2degrees after failing to raise enough capital to sustain its 20 per cent stake. Trust director and ... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:19 -0500A member of Tainui's executive board has been stood down in a bid to stop information being leaked to the media. Sonny Wilson was dismissed from his role as a Te Arataura board member on Wednesda... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:19 -0500Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has ways of keeping a lid on details of his mythical double life as a "beer-swilling bogan tough dude". He just buys all the copies of the spoof book New Zealan... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:18 -0500Generous readers have come to the aid of the Christchurch mother fighting cancer whose request for a special grant to buy clothes for her baby was rejected. Bonnie Avery, 20, was refused a specia... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:18 -0500Potential conflict of interest between NZX's regulatory and commercial functions is highlighted in the annual review of sharemarket operator NZX by the Securities Commission. NZX gets a good repo... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:16 -0500A Hamilton pensioner is on a crusade to save the life of an impounded dog on death row because of its breed. Ross Penn rang dog control at Hamilton City Council on Sunday after the young bitch fo... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:16 -0500Homeless men Ricky Gibbs (21) and Kallum Hamilton (18) spend their nights in the city mission when there are beds available and their days on the streets around Christchurch. Here Ricky grabs his crut... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:15 -0500Relevant offers Stella McLean arrived with impeccable timing. She was born at 1.03am on Christmas Day and by midday baby and mother were on their way to "nanny's" for Christmas. ... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:13 -0500Smith City Group made a first-half profit after tax of $1.018 million but sales revenue also fell 6.2 per cent on last year amid "soft" consumer confidence. When a $1.059m paper loss on foreign c... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:11 -0500Two women out for a Christmas paddle had to be rescued by a police launch after their kayaks overturned 100 metres offshore from Wellington's Island Bay. Neither was hurt, but they were distresse... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:11 -0500KiwiSaver continues to dominate the New Zealand "ma-and-pa" investment scene, with the voluntary savings scheme the only investment category to score positive net fund flows for money managers in the ... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:09 -0500Biotechnology company Botry-Zen owes a total of $2.2 million to secured and unsecured creditors, says its receiver WHK. The Dunedin-based NZAX-listed business called in the receivers on Wednesday... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:07 -0500An 86-year-old victim of a vicious street mugging is disgusted her alleged attacker has received name suppression out of consideration for his 90-year-old grandmother. Patricia Burrows was releas... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:07 -0500The woman dubbed a human crime wave vows she is clean of drugs and has kept out of trouble with the law since being kicked out of Australia. In an exclusive interview with The Dominion Post, her ... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:05 -0500A Contiki bus driver has been hailed a Christmas Eve hero by police after he drove his bus off the road to avoid a potentially fatal head-on crash near Te Anau. Bus driver Mike Rodgers said he wa... Stuff Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:25:04 -0500Two struggling restaurant owners have been jailed for four years for firebombing their own business to claim the insurance. The huge blast narrowly missed a man walking in the street. Kurdish immigr... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09:40 -0500Shrink A band of historical military enthusiasts dressing up as the personal Nazi bodyguards of Adolf Hitler have been branded ignorant and offensive by the RSA. The Weekend Herald has obtained phot... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09:36 -0500Two of the best months recorded on New Zealand roads have given officials hope that there will be fewer than 400 deaths this year. With just five days left of 2009, the toll for the year stood yester... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09:35 -0500A thresher shark came within metres of swimmers, one of many sightings which have prompted lifeguards at holiday hotspots to urge caution. Sharks have been seen at Bay of Plenty and northern beaches,... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09:33 -0500Shrink For nzherald.co.nz readers, word of a tsunami off Samoa was the biggest single reason to race to the internet to check for latest updates in 2009. Live coverage of the... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09:30 -0500Shrink The home Sir Edmund Hillary built for his family was his private sanctuary for 50 years, but it created public debate when it was sold in March. Sir Edmund and Lady Hillary's neighbour, multi... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09:28 -0500Shrink New Zealanders could not have asked for better weather to celebrate a Kiwi Christmas - and more sun is headed our way. The beach was the perfect place to be as temperatures soared yesterday. ... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09:27 -0500Shrink Vector Arena was decked out with festive lights and decorations for Auckland City Mission's annual Christmas dinner. More than 1400 people tucked into a lunchtime feast of turkey, ham, roast v... New Zealand Herald Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09:25 -0500There is much mirth to be enjoyed in a year's reflection and a look ahead at the sport to be had in the future. The Prime Minister smiles and sails on, changing tack with the wind. 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