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Health 20 Apr 2007
Conference focusing on reducing alcohol related harm

CHRISTCHURCH — Preventing intoxication on licensed premises is just one of the topics under discussion at a two day conference to be hosted by the Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) in Christchurch next month.

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Aviation 20 Apr 2007
Airways New Zealand to trial 'Optimum Arrivals' into Auckland

Airways New Zealand, New Zealand's air navigation services provider, is to undertake a trial of a new type of approach procedure for Air New Zealand and Qantas international jet aircraft arriving at Auckland International Airport.

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Crime 20 Apr 2007
Fourth man charged in relation to Upper Hutt homicide

UPPER HUTT — A fourth man has been charged with aggravated robbery and murder in relation to the death of Steven Stone in McParland Street, Upper Hutt, yesterday.

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Forestry 20 Apr 2007
East Coast Forestry Project applications closing dates extended

GISBORNE — The East Coast Forestry Project (the ECFP) grant applications closing dates have been extended until July 30 for the 2007 grant round.

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Traffic 20 Apr 2007
Driver interviewed

AUCKLAND CITY — The Auckland City Police Serious Crash Unit has interviewed the driver of the Stagecoach bus believed to have been involved in the Wednesday morning death of 53 year-old Chinese national Rongfa Jiang, who died after receiving fatal head injuries on Dominion Rd.

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Traffic 20 Apr 2007
NZ Police Comms Alert

MARLBOROUGH — Location of incident: Willawa Point SH1 (Kaikoura to Ward) Incident Type: Vehicle crash - expect delays Emergency services are currently dealing motorvehicle crash where a vehicle has rolled.

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Migration 20 Apr 2007
More Kiwis Fly on Overseas Trips

New Zealand residents departed on 132,400 short-term overseas trips in March 2007, an increase of 8,800 (7 percent) on March 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today.

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Crime 20 Apr 2007
Homicide investigation progressing rapidly

UPPER HUTT — Upper Hutt Police held a media conference this morning following the court appearance of three men jointly charged with murder and aggravated robbery in relation to the stabbing of a 21-year-old man yesterday.

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Traffic 20 Apr 2007
Operation Plateau in Rodney

AUCKLAND — Rodney Police are encouraged by the lack of crashes requiring attendance during the first week of Operation Plateau.

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Business 20 Apr 2007
Annual Number of Work Stoppages Drops

Forty-two work stoppages ended in the December 2006 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.

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Education 20 Apr 2007
Failed science experiments? No problem for an NCEA pass

Under Labour, good intentions, rather than good science, are enough to get a pass in NCEA science, says National's Education spokeswoman, Katherine Rich.

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Corrections 20 Apr 2007
Enough is enough: O'Connor must go

Corrections Minister Damien O'Connor and CEO Barry Matthews should resign or be sacked over their failure to act on promises made after Liam Ashley's murder, says National's Justice & Corrections spokesman, Simon Power.

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Environment 20 Apr 2007
Kyoto deficit now $1.7 billion: AG called in

National is accusing the Government of understating New Zealand's Kyoto deficit by $1 billion and is seeking an independent review by the Auditor-General.

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Traffic 20 Apr 2007
NZ Police Comms Alert

NELSON — NZ Police CommCens Alert 09:00 20-04-2007 Tasman Location of incident: Redwood Valley, SH60 Incident Type: vehicle crash Emergency services were in attendance at a vehicle crash on the Coastal Highway (SH60) Redwood Valley.

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Crime 20 Apr 2007
Three people arrested following yesterday's homicide in Upper Hutt

UPPER HUTT — Police arrested three men over night in relation to the stabbing of a 21-year-old man in McParland Street, Upper Hutt, yesterday.

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Food 20 Apr 2007
Marine Biotoxin Alerts

BAY OF PLENTY — Shellfish and seawater samples around New Zealand are tested each week to ensure they are not contaminated with Biotoxin from blooms of algae.

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Crime 20 Apr 2007
Police following strong leads in Upper Hutt homicide inquiry

UPPER HUTT — Upper Hutt Police are speaking to a number of people in relation to the stabbing of a 21-year-old man at a McParland Street address earlier today.

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Politics 20 Apr 2007
Land Information NZ to run interim process

Land Information NZ will carry out the review of any Crown land up for disposal in the interim until a final policy process is decided on, State Owned Enterprises Minister Trevor Mallard and Land Information Minister David Parker said today.

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Culture 19 Apr 2007
QuickStats About Culture and Identity

QuickStats About Culture and Identity looks at New Zealand's increasingly diverse population.

The spread

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Finance 19 Apr 2007
Capital raised on the NZDX Market passes $500 million mark

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) announced today the issue of $60 million of Redeemable Preference Shares for Rural Portfolio Capital Limited on the NZDX Market.

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Business 19 Apr 2007
Yogesh Anand leaving the RBNZ for the BIS

Reserve Bank Chief Information Officer Yogesh Anand is leaving the Bank to take up the role of Head of Information Technology Services for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland.

Yogesh Anand

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Motorsport 19 Apr 2007
Ford's McIntyre in lead as NZV8s head to Pukekohe Finale

PUKEKOHE — John McIntyre looks poised to become the Parker ENZED NZV8s Champion if all goes to plan during the final round of the NZV8 series being run as part of the PlaceMakers V8 Supercar event at Pukekohe on 20-22 April.

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Business 19 Apr 2007
Chinese miners in NZ to learn about mine safety

The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union has welcomed a delegation of Chinese mining representatives who are visiting New Zealand to investigate safer mining practices.

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Business 19 Apr 2007
Settlement reached over dinner deal at the Hermitage

CANTERBURY — The Commerce Commission has reached a settlement with Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Village Ltd, which owns the Hermitage Hotel at Mount Cook.

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Politics 19 Apr 2007
Crown land not for sale to highest bidder

The Government has announced that Land Information New Zealand will review sales of land deemed 'sensitive' under the Overseas Investment Act or has a value of $1 million or more as an interim measure until the Government decides on a final policy for dealing with the sale of sensitive land.

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Crime 19 Apr 2007
Ethnic poaching a threat

“It is shocking to see one ethnic group so highly overrepresented in these statistics,” said Mr Paraone.

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Environment 19 Apr 2007
Growing Kyoto deficit means polluters must pay

Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons agreed today with claims by National Party MP Nick Smith that current Government estimates of the price of carbon were too low, adding that this underlined the need to ensure that polluters pay for the cost of our growing Kyoto deficit, and not taxpayers.

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Food 19 Apr 2007
A big letter day for the Green Party

Repeated calls to Food Standards Australia New Zealand for it to withdraw its approval of a potentially harmful genetically modified Monsanto corn have gone unanswered, so today the Green Party decided to shout louder in the form of a giant open letter.

FSANZ

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Finance 19 Apr 2007
Let’s have a real democracy not a dollar democracy

The Green Party today released its proposals for campaign finance reform.

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Politics 19 Apr 2007
Bradford disappointed at Key’s U-turn on S59 talks

WELLINGTON — Green Party MP Sue Bradford expressed disappointment that National Party leader John Key may have effectively torpedoed the proposed talks on S59 by insisting that she must agree beforehand to change her Bill to reflect his point of view.

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Crime 19 Apr 2007
Road Rage Incident - Witnesses Sought

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police say a road rage incident in Barry's Point Road on Valentines Day could have had serious consequences for the victim, had it not been for the intervention of two witnesses to the early morning attack.

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Crime 19 Apr 2007
Homicide enquiry launched in Upper Hutt

UPPER HUTT — Upper Hutt Police have launched a homicide enquiry after the death of a 21-year-old man in Upper Hutt this morning.

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Building 19 Apr 2007
Launch of Licence Card next step in building sector reform

NEW PLYMOUTH — Building and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove today released the Licence Card that will be issued to Licensed Building Practitioners from November this year, an important next step in the reform of the building and construction sector.

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Crime 19 Apr 2007
NZ Police Comms Alert

CANTERBURY — Location of incident: Woolston Incident Type: Bank Robbery

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Politics 19 Apr 2007
National wants Auditor-General to review himself

The National Party's "call" for the Auditor-General to review the Government's 2006 Financial Statements is a sad attempt at a publicity stunt, Climate Change Minister David Parker says.

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Education 19 Apr 2007
New vision for international education

New Zealand needs a more integrated, sustainable and forward-thinking approach to international education which goes well beyond the traditional export education focus.

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Politics 19 Apr 2007
Land Information NZ to run interim process

WELLINGTON — Land Information NZ will carry out the review of any Crown land up for disposal in the interim until a final policy process is decided on, State Owned Enterprises Minister Trevor Mallard and Land Information Minister David Parker said today.

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Food 19 Apr 2007
Recalled Food Products

Recalled Food Products Date notified to NZFSA: 16 April 2007 Food Product: Delago Cow Feta 200g Delago Organic Cow Feta 200g Delago Cow Feta in Oil 380g Delago Goat Feta 170g Delago Goat Feta in Oil 380g Name of Product: Delago Package Description & Size: Various Identification: Expiry dates between 09.0

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Court 19 Apr 2007
Days in Lieu Litigation, Supreme Court - Leave to Appeal

The Union was advised late yesterday that the Supreme Court has granted the Union leave to appeal the Court of Appeal decision.

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Politics 19 Apr 2007
New challenges in a new Century

WELLINGTON CITY — The September 11 attacks on the United States have led to a new series of challenges for New Zealand in world affairs Foreign Minister Winston Peters' speech at the April 18 lanuch of 'New Zealand in World Affairs, Volume 4' at the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, Victoria University, Wellington.

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Health 19 Apr 2007
Minister welcomes digital mammography service and new mobile unit

DUNEDIN — Health Minister Pete Hodgson opened BreastScreen HealthCare's new $3.8

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Horse Racing 19 Apr 2007
Timely Updates for Sunday's Autumn Mixed Bloodstock Sale

MANUKAU CITY — With the Autumn Mixed Bloodstock Sale at Karaka just days away, recent racetrack performances have provided timely updates to some of the 206 entries in the catalogue.

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Politics 18 Apr 2007
NEW ZEALAND FIRST REJECTS STATE FUNDING

New Zealand First believes there should not be state funding of political organisations in New Zealand, but is supportive of any initiatives to remove corruption and bring greater transparency to our electoral system, says New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

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Fire 18 Apr 2007
Special Conference Considers Offer

As a consequence of the Special Conference on 13 April 2007, the Union has gone back to the Fire Service to both seek clarification on some details and to propose improvements.

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Environment 17 Apr 2007
A sustainable response to climate change in coastal communities

AUCKLAND CITY — We have to look long term - should coastal developments continue to grow at the pace they are, where they are, and if so, how can we make them more resilient to changes that are on their way?

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Finance 17 Apr 2007
Economic outlook and savings challenge

WESTPORT — In a nutshell we are neither saving enough nor exporting enough.

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Business 17 Apr 2007
Almost 100,000 Non-profit Institutions in NZ

There were 97,000 non-profit institutions operating in New Zealand in 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today.

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Export 17 Apr 2007
ICT Exports Up 20 Percent

Export sales of goods and services from the New Zealand information and communication technology (ICT) industry increased 19.9

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Media 17 Apr 2007
New TVNZ head of news and current affairs appointed

The Managing Editor of Australia's much acclaimed "A Current Affair" programme, Anthony Flannery, has been appointed as TVNZ's new Head of News and Current Affairs.

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Real Estate 17 Apr 2007
Property market continues to strengthen

QV’s March statistics for the residential property market report a 9.8

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Health 17 Apr 2007
Health warning issued under Section 98 of the Medicines Act 1981

Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan, is warning people about the potential health dangers associated with 5 Chinese medicine products which have been found to contain undeclared prescription medicines for weight loss and erectile dysfunction.

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Police 17 Apr 2007
Upper Hutt Police begin 'Operation Relentless'

UPPER HUTT — Wednesday this week marks the beginning of Operation Relentless, a blitz on criminals and a crackdown on crime in Upper Hutt.

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Aviation 17 Apr 2007
Strike notice served on Air NZ link company

NELSON — Air Nelson has been issued a fourteen day notice of strike action by its workers after the Air New Zealand-owned company repeatedly refused to offer a decent pay rise.

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Media 17 Apr 2007
Media in crisis, say NZ journalists

Journalists from news organisations across the country have condemned proposals to cut editorial staff at TVNZ and APN at an industry meeting in Wellington.

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Politics 17 Apr 2007
Updating the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

Submissions are being sought on whether or not changes or additions are needed to update and strengthen the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989.

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Business 17 Apr 2007
Next step underway for local loop co-location access

The Commerce Commission today issued a notice requiring Telecom to submit a standard terms proposal for the unbundled copper local loop (LLU) co-location service.

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Politics 17 Apr 2007
Bradford lauds Key’s s59 efforts, asks to attend Nat caucus

WELLINGTON — Green Party MP Sue Bradford today welcomed National Party leader John Key’s offer to play a constructive role in the debate over her s59 repeal Bill, and is offering to attend the National party caucus to discuss any issues that Mr Key and his colleagues have with the proposed legislation.

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Economy 17 Apr 2007
New Zealand Made Regional Showcases Postponed

WELLINGTON — The Ministry of Economic Development's New Zealand Made Regional Showcases have been postponed to enable their integration into the Buy Kiwi Made media campaign, says the Government Spokesperson for Buy Kiwi Made, Sue Bradford.

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Crime 17 Apr 2007
Attempted Abduction - Someone Must Know

WHANGAPARAOA — Rodney Police investigating the attempted abduction of a 10 year old girl in the coastal suburb of Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa, a week ago today say a further witness is being sought in their mission to locate the alleged offender.

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Fire 17 Apr 2007
Fire and Rescue Services proposal - speech

WELLINGTON — I'm delighted to release the proposal document today.

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Environment 16 Apr 2007
Goff launches 'Waste to Energy' project in Pakistan

The Minister of Trade, Phil Goff, yesterday formally launched a pilot 'Waste to Energy' project in Landhi, near Karachi, Pakistan.

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Finance 16 Apr 2007
English grasp of economics baffling

WELLINGTON — National finance spokesman Bill English's one track fixation with government spending underlines how keen he is to slash essential public services, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.

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Horse Racing 16 Apr 2007
NZB Duo Quinella QEII

New Zealand Bloodstock graduates Royal Admiral (Starjo x Kilmaghenny) and Crusoe (Volksraad x Caserio) teamed up to take the quinella in the Listed Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2000m) at Kranji on Sunday.

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Horse Racing 16 Apr 2007
Group 1 Champions Mile to Floydeboy

AUCKLAND CITY — Karaka Festival Sale graduate, Floydeboy (Mellifont x Fleche D'or) took out the final Group 1 event on New Zealand's domestic racing calendar this season, the NZ$200,000 First Sovereign Trust Champions Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.

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Food 16 Apr 2007
Food labels must be accurate, says NZFSA

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority is reminding food businesses that they are required by law to comply with food labelling requirements, and that those labels must be accurate.

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Agriculture 16 Apr 2007
Right to roam still costing bundles

Rural Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor needs to reveal how much taxpayer money he has wasted on Labour's right to roam agenda, says National's Agriculture spokesman, David Carter.

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Horse Racing 16 Apr 2007
Golden Run Continues for Gallic

Wonder-horse Gallic (Zabeel x Gesine) overcame a litany of career obstacles to gain a thrilling Group 1 victory at Randwick on Saturday in the Schweppes Sydney Cup (3200m).

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Police 16 Apr 2007
Taser Trial Update #6 -10 April 2007

In the period since the trial began on 1 September 2006 to 10 April 2007 there have been a total of 85 incidents involving the taser.

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Horse Racing 16 Apr 2007
Grace Park Leads NZB Southern Filly Series

CHRISTCHURCH — Grace Park (Danske x Stella Stargazer) shot to the top of the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series leaderboard with a decisive win in the NZ$50,000 Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday.

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Yachting 14 Apr 2007
PM on board Team New Zealand for first Louis Vuitton Cup Race

Prime Minister Helen Clark will be onboard Emirates Team New Zealand for the first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup next Monday April 16.

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Politics 14 Apr 2007
Reforming third party advertising vital

WELLINGTON — Reform of third party advertising is a critical element of the developing proposals on electoral finance reform, Justice Minister Mark Burton said today.

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Aid 14 Apr 2007
Aid for Fijian children in wake of floods

New Zealand will provide $209,000 ($F240,000) to support families struggling to recover after serious flooding in Fiji, Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced today.

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Defence 14 Apr 2007
Call for calm when Timor-Leste results known

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is hoping Dili will remain calm once official results of the first round of Timor-Leste's presidential elections are announced tomorrow.

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Aid 14 Apr 2007
Solomons focus shifts to reconstruction

New Zealand's response to the Solomon Islands' earthquake and tsunami has been well received, and the focus is now shifting towards recovery and reconstruction, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today.

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Horse Racing 14 Apr 2007
One Love Aims to Extend NZB Southern Filly Series Lead

CHRISTCHURCH — One Love (Danasinga x Jackie O') heads the twelve filly field to contest the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Airfreight Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton on Saturday, the penultimate race in the New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series.

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Trade 14 Apr 2007
Off To Pakistan And India For Trade And Defence

Trade and Defence Minister Phil Goff heads to Pakistan and India tomorrow to pursue New Zealand's trade interests and strengthen defence ties.

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Marine 14 Apr 2007
Tapuae Marine Reserve passes final hurdle

NEW PLYMOUTH — A new marine reserve is to be established near New Plymouth, the 17th approved since 2003, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton and Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today.

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Politics 14 Apr 2007
Protest shows need for electoral reform

WELLINGTON — An extraordinary statement from a group who was exposed as attempting to subvert the last election shows the need for electoral finance reform before the next election, Justice Minister Mark Burton said.

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Disability 14 Apr 2007
National Carers Strategy by 2008

WELLINGTON — Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson today announced that the government will be working with the Carers Alliance to develop a national Carers Strategy by 2008.

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Traffic 12 Apr 2007
Car in stream

INVERCARGILL — Strong weather and driving rain caused havoc on Southland Roads today.

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Employment 12 Apr 2007
Maori unemployment drops below 10,000

The number of Maori on the unemployment benefit has plummeted below 10,000 for the first time in years, says Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Parekura Horomia.

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Politics 12 Apr 2007
Fair transparent system aim of electoral finance reforms

Justice Minister Mark Burton today said that electoral finance law reforms will be introduced to Parliament in the near future that will clean up New Zealand's electoral system and protect it from abuse.

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Politics 12 Apr 2007
New Zealand Made showcase comes to Dunedin

DUNEDIN — Whittaker's Peanut Slabs, Norsewear Farm Fleck Socks, Resene Paint and McKinlays Shoes have one thing in common - they're all Kiwi Made.

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Employment 10 Apr 2007
Four weeks paid holidays

From 1 April 2007, all employees are entitled to at least four weeks paid annual holidays a year.

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Employment 10 Apr 2007
minimum pay

The minimum wage for employees aged 18 years and over rose to $11.2

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Swimming 10 Apr 2007
Prizes for Best Swimming Photo

Register and add your swimming photos on infonews.c

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News 10 Apr 2007
Broadband wireless spectrum auction process starts

Broadband wireless access (BWA) services will be boosted by the new allocation of 2.3

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Politics 10 Apr 2007
Report identifies NZ's climate change hot spots

Key international research released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a vivid picture of how climate change will impact on New Zealand's natural and built environments.

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Politics 10 Apr 2007
Public feedback on serious harm definition sought

Labour Minister Ruth Dyson today announced the government is seeking public feedback on the definition of "serious harm" as stated in Schedule 1 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

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Swimming 10 Apr 2007
Men's 50 Back Final, Absolute Insurance Youth & Open Swim

CHRISTCHURCH — Swimming New Zealand 2007 Youth and Open Championships 4-8 April, QE2, Christchurch For more results go to www.s

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Swimming 10 Apr 2007
Veteran Olympic swimmer Alison Fitch hangs up the togs.

Veteran Olympic swimmer Alison Fitch hung up her goggles and togs, ending a career which spaned more than a decade, after the New Zealand youth and open swimmming champs in Christchurch last week.

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Swimming 10 Apr 2007
New Zealand Rep Swimmer, Robert Voss, on swimming and the World Champs

Some of New Zealand’s representatives at the 12th Fina World Swimming Champs, Melbourne 2007, spoke with infonews.c

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Swimming 9 Apr 2007
Women's 100 Fly final

CHRISTCHURCH — Swimming New Zealand 2007 Youth and Open Championships 4-8 April, QE2, Christchurch For more results go to www.s

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Swimming 9 Apr 2007
New Zealand Rep Swimmer, Annabelle Carey, on swimming and the World Champs

Some of New Zealand’s representatives at the 12th Fina World Swimming Champs, Melbourne 2007, spoke with infonews.c

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Swimming 9 Apr 2007
New Zealand Rep Swimmer, Liz Coster, on swimming and the World Champs

Some of New Zealand’s representatives at the 12th Fina World Swimming Champs, Melbourne 2007, spoke with infonews.c

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Swimming 9 Apr 2007
New Zealand Rep Swimmer, Moss Burmester, on swimming and the World Champs

Some of New Zealand’s representatives at the 12th Fina World Swimming Champs, Melbourne 2007, spoke with infonews.c

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Swimming 9 Apr 2007
New Zealand Rep Swimmer, Michael Jack, on swimming and the World Champs

Some of New Zealand’s representatives at the 12th Fina World Swimming Champs, Melbourne 2007, spoke with infonews.c

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Swimming 9 Apr 2007
New Zealand Rep Swimmer, Mark Herring, on swimming and the World Champs

Some of New Zealand’s representatives at the 12th Fina World Swimming Champs, Melbourne 2007, spoke with infonews.c

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Swimming 9 Apr 2007
New Zealand Rep Swimmer, Corney Swanepoel, on swimming and the World Champs

Some of New Zealand’s representatives at the 12th Fina World Swimming Champs, Melbourne 2007, spoke with infonews.c

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Swimming 9 Apr 2007
New Zealand Rep Swimmer, Andrew McMillan, on swimming and the World Champs

Some of New Zealand’s representatives at the 12th Fina World Swimming Champs, Melbourne 2007, spoke with infonews.c

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