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| | NZ police investigate England team
BREAKING NEWS: Police are investigating a "serious allegation" against up to four England rugby players at the centre of an alleged incident in a private room at the Hilton Hotel following Saturday's game against the All Blacks.
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| | Gang wrecks Treaty vote
By TIM DONOGHUE
Mongrel Mob gangsters have been accused of intimidating tribal members into voting against the $500 million central North Island "Treelords" deal.
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| | Another finance firm in trouble
By ROELAND VAN DEN BERGH
Dominion Finance Holdings is the latest finance company to strike trouble, and plans to ask investors, who are owed $276 million, to agree to a halting of repayments.
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Technology |
 | Webcams to the world
By LIA TIMSON
Do you sometimes wish you could see what was happening on the other side of the world, check the night scene in Times Square or see if astronauts really float inside the space shuttle?
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 | Review: Singstar Party Hits
By GERARD CAMPBELL
Singstar is one of those perennial Sony favourites that just keeps growing and growing. Party Hits must be about the sixth or seventh Singstar game to appear and it shows no signs of slowing down.
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| | Wanted by the Pentagon - UFO hacker appeals
By PAOLA TOTARO
A British man who used a low speed dial-up connection from his girlfriend's aunt's house to hack into the Pentagon's computers has made an appeal not to be extradited to the US in the British House of Lords.
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Sport |
| | NZ police investigate England team
BREAKING NEWS: Police are investigating a "serious allegation" against up to four England rugby players at the centre of an alleged incident in a private room at the Hilton Hotel following Saturday's game against the All Blacks.
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| | It's back to rotation for ABs
By JIM KAYES
It's back and the logic is as a barmy as ever. Having spent two weeks discussing the need to build a team and the combinations that make it successful, the All Blacks coaches have spun back to their rotation ways.
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| | Olympic families left in the lurch
By FRED WOODCOCK
Families of the New Zealand men's Olympic football side are devastated at the prospect that they might not get to see the team make its first appearance at an Olympics because of a ticketing "fiasco".
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World News |
| | Car bomb at Baghdad market kills 51
A powerful car bomb has exploded in a crowded market area of Baghdad, killing 51 people and wounding 75, in the biggest attack in the Iraqi capital in months.
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| | Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza truce
A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip will begin on Thursday, Egypt said after mediating a deal that could ease a crippling Israeli blockade of the Hamas-controlled territory.
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| | Sarkozy unveils major defence overhaul
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to create a smaller, more mobile and better equipped army able to respond to modern day threats ranging from terrorism to computer attacks.
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| | EU illegal immigration law faces knife-edge vote
A law that allows illegal immigrants to be detained for up to 18 months faced a knife-edge vote in the European Parliament due to left-wing opposition and doubts among other lawmakers, EU officials said.
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Rural |
| | Golden Shears champ wins again
Reigning Golden Shears shearing champion Paul Avery warmed for the defence of his title in Masterton this week by repeating last year's successful buildup by winning the Pahiatua Shears open final.
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| | Anchor fights Angkor
By NICK CHURCHOUSE
Fonterra has appealed against a decision to let an Indonesian company use the brand Angkor in New Zealand, claiming it is too close to the Anchor brand.
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Business |
| | Another finance firm in trouble
By ROELAND VAN DEN BERGH
Dominion Finance Holdings is the latest finance company to strike trouble, and plans to ask investors, who are owed $276 million, to agree to a halting of repayments.
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| | NZX 50 hits 27-month low
By NICK CHURCHOUSE
The sharemartet's NZX 50 index buckled under international pressure to plumb a 27-month low yesterday.
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| | IRD tax guide gets it wrong
By KRIS HALL
Red-faced tax collectors at the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) have reassured the public all income tax returns will be correctly processed despite a glaring error in the accompanying instruction book.
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| | Competition suits airport
By ROELAND van den BERGH
Wellington International Airport continues to profit from increased competition among domestic airlines.
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Dominion Post |
| | Gang wrecks Treaty vote
TIM DONOGHUE
Mongrel Mob gangsters have been accused of intimidating tribal members into voting against the $500 million central North Island "Treelords" deal.
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| | Another finance firm in trouble
ROELAND van den BERGH
Dominion Finance Holdings is the latest finance company to strike trouble, and plans to ask investors, who are owed $276 million, to agree to a halting of repayments.
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Manawatu Standard |
 | Tobacco grab has robbery tally at 10
By MERVYN DYKES
When a robber snatched a bag of tobacco and ran yesterday, the theft brought to 10 the number of Manawatu dairies hit by thieves in recent weeks.
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| | Supervisor hit worker
By JONATHON HOWE
Derek Tupou did not want to be a shoulder to cry on, so he decked his workmate for airing personal problems on the job.
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| | Crowds pile up at city airport
By JODY O'CALLAGHAN
Hundreds of passengers were dumped at Palmerston North Airport and planes lined up nose to tail on the tarmac after fog diverted flights from Wellington yesterday.
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| | Long wait for your day in court
By JODY O'CALLAGHAN
Palmerston North District Court has seen a drop in waiting times compared with many other courts - but the wait is still more than a year.
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Marlborough Express |
| | Toxic gas outcry cost $10m
Dee Wilson
The Marlborough economy has lost $10 million after logs that were to be shipped from Picton were instead sent to the North Island in the wake of the controversy over methyl bromide use, says a logging industry leader.
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| | Rugby boss opposes major land sale
John Alexander
Marlborough Rugby Sub-Union chairman Peter Heagney is adamant a large chunk of Lansdowne Park must not be sold to private developers to fund a crippling $3,858,616 debt, and that no more money should be borrowed to save the cash-strapped Tasman union.
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The Nelson Mail |
| | Police back liquor review
Nelson police are backing a review of liquor licensing laws to tackle violent crime, but some dairy owners in the region say limiting sales at convenience stores is going a step too far and won't solve the problem.
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| | Fighting Tiger makes history
Tiger Woods held off a late fightback by fellow American Rocco Mediate and sporadic knee pain to win his 14th major golf title in a nail-biting playoff at the US Open on Tuesday.
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| | Firms apply for migrant labour
Motueka-based Talley's Fisheries and a Marlborough seafood company have applied to import 100 migrant labourers, just as Sealord has confirmed it will lay off more than 300 workers.
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The Press |
| | NZ police investigate England team
BREAKING NEWS: Police are investigating a "serious allegation" against up to four England rugby players at the centre of an alleged incident in a private room at the Hilton Hotel following Saturday's game against the All Blacks.
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| | Tighter liquor laws on way
Colin Espiner Political editor
Manurewa MP George Hawkins has succeeded in fast-tracking a bill into Parliament aimed at restricting the number of liquor outlets.
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| | PM, mayor join call for curb on alcohol sales
Phil Hamilton
Christchurch leaders are calling for a ban on teenagers buying alcohol from shops as figures show the city has the highest proportion of off-licence outlets in the country.
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Southland Times |
| | Govt signals end for old bulbs
New Zealanders are about to be made to switch their old lightbulbs for energy-efficient replacements, despite there being no plans in place yet for collecting and disposing of the new lights.
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 | Police dig for firearms following gang lead
By STAFF REPORTERS
Invercargill police were yesterday digging near Clifton, south Invercargill, looking for firearms after a lead given to them by Mongrel Mob member Shaun Newton-Te Kahu.
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| | Times acknowledges mistake
The Southland Times acknowledges that it made a mistake by going into so much detail in its report on Saturday of the court appearance by Raphael Caccioppoli, who admitted 13 charges of sex offending against boys and a dog.
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Taranaki Daily News |
| | Tompkins going to Olympics
By FELICITY ROOKES felicity.rookes@tnl.co.nz
It has been a long wait, but Heelan Tompkins has finally been given the green light to head to Hong Kong.
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| | Norovirus claims the life of rest home resident
By LYN HUMPHREYS lyn.humphreys@tnl.co.nz
A New Plymouth rest home resident has died as a result of contracting the virulent norovirus stomach bug, Taranaki's medical officer of health confirmed yesterday.
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| | Accused admits past convictions
By GLENN McLEAN glenn.mclean@tnl.co.nz
Steven Rielly's criminal past was revealed in court yesterday as he gave evidence in his own defence to allegations he repeatedly stole from a grieving friend.
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Timaru Herald |
| | Family, friends fuel drinking
Easy access to alcohol for South Canterbury's under-age drinkers is provided mainly by the teenagers' family and friends. Rhonda Markby reports.
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 | Teens don't trouble small stores
Drinkers don't buy bulk alcohol at the superettes and smaller convenience stores the Government is likely to target in liquor law changes, it was claimed yesterday.
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 | New lights 'not total answer'
The intersection upgrades just announced are a start, but they won't solve all Washdyke's transport problems, according to freight operators.
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Auckland |
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| | 'Ugly' sight awaits rugby fans
Views of the Waitemata Harbour will be blocked by ugly construction hoardings when visitors flock to Auckland for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, says a key business leader.
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| | Liquor workers scared
By JANIE SMITH
Liquor store workers are afraid for their lives after a fatal store robbery and other serious attacks.
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 | Beaches littered with glass
By NEIL DUDDY
A Large amount of potentially dangerous glass is being washed up on beaches around the region.
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Central North Island |
 | Police muck in for a good cause
By Simon Earle
Sleeves were rolled up and the hard yards made in the grounds of Whare Aroha by members of the Rotorua Police's Target Alcohol Group.
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| | Public life extracts toll
The public way in which Manukau Mayor Len Brown, approaching middle age at 51, became ill is a reminder in a fast moving world of the high expectation of elected officials, writes Phil Campbell, Editor Rotorua review.
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 | 9/11 medico returns to Rotorua roots
By Phil Campbell
A heavy, `odourless stench' still hovers over the World Trade Centre site destroyed by the Twin Tower destruction of 2001, September 9. Karla Hale, an acupuncturist and expert in Chinese healing, nutritional counselling and apitherapy, was working 1.5kms away in New York when the the world was shattered by two aircraft with Al Qaeda operatives drilling the huge turrets which pierced the azure, cloudless sky.
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| | EBoP declines money for airport expansion
By Phil Campbell
A temporary setback is how Rotorua Mayor Kevin Winters regards Environment Bay of Plenty's rejected request of $15 million for Rotorua Airport extensions.
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Hawke's Bay |
| | Hastings likely to delay vote on sports park
MARTY SHARPE
A decision was due to be made today on whether to proceed with a proposed $50 million sports park in Hawke's Bay - but a delay now looks likely, with some Hastings district councillors wanting more information before voting.
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| | Hastings takes fresh look at its city motto
MARTY SHARPE
Having rejected the brand of "Salt of the Earth" suggested by an Auckland company, Hastings District Council is trying again - this time asking only local firms for their ideas.
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| | Sewerage line deal
Developers are to build a $2.5 million sewerage line as part of agreements for a 73-lot subdivision in Bay View, north of Napier.
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Northland |
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 | Bay girls blitz city kids
Students at Bay of Islands College have proved they stand tall against city kids when it comes to proving their worth as leaders.
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