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 | Ridge damns Veitch attack
Matthew Ridge says Tony Veitch's assault of a former partner is despicable and he may not want to appear on Game of Two Halves with him.
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 | Police inquiry into 'lost' emergency call
By IAN STEWARD
Christchurch police have launched a formal inquiry after a 111 call was lost in their system and police were not sent to a Linwood property that had two windows broken by airgun shots early yesterday.
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Technology |
| | Virtual voting ahead of general election
An Auckland internet company is running virtual elections online once a fortnight in the run-up to the election, offering prizes including Apple music players to those who vote.
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| | Review: Super Smash Bros Brawl
By JASON HILL
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is not only the most complete version of Nintendo's popular fighting game series, but a celebration of video games generally.
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| | Chip makes broadband 60 times faster
Computer users frustrated by slow internet connections could soon be surfing the web 100 times faster, all thanks to new Australian technology.
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National News |
 | Apologies ordered after patient left blind
A former Southland Hospital ophthalmologist and the Southland District Health Board have been directed to apologise to an Invercargill man who was left legally blind after a lack of follow-up care.
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| | Tui oilfield operator admits spill
Tui oilfield operating shareholder Australian Worldwide Exploration has admitted spilling 23,000 litres of oil off the Taranaki coastline.
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 | New Transmission Gully cheaper, greener
By KERRY WILLIAMSON
A new slimmed-down Transmission Gully route will have one fewer interchange, create fewer environmental problems and be less prone to earthquake damage, while saving $275 million.
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Sport |
| | ABs 'ready for battle'
By JIM KAYES
All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has backed rookie test referee Matt Goddard's ability to deal with a sporting war at Carisbrook tomorrow.
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| | The tougher the better for Botha
By SAM WORTHINGTON
Bakkies Botha looks like he grew up eating raw meat on the high veldt, but the Springboks hard man shakes hands politely and promises not to tear strips off All Blacks rookie Anthony Boric when they lock horns tomorrow night.
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World News |
| | Iran tests more missiles
Iran has tested more missiles in the Gulf, state media said, and the United States has reminded Tehran that it was ready to defend its allies.
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| | Zimbabwe opposition denies negotiations started
Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition MDC have held their first talks since the widely condemned re-election of President Robert Mugabe last month, but the MDC denied substantive negotiations had started.
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Rural |
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| | Threat to plans for trade pact
By DAN EATON
Indonesia's ban on New Zealand beef could threaten plans to sign a lucrative free-trade pact with South-east Asian nations this year, industry officials say.
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| | Investors seek farm exposure
By ALAN WOOD
Growing investor demand for exposure to the booming dairy industry is expected to stimulate New Zealand Exchange (NZX) listings, with six dairy company floats likely within the next three years.
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Business |
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| | IRD develops tax program for SMEs
By CLAIRE McENTEE
Inland Revenue is developing software that will help small and medium-sized businesses meet their tax obligations.
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| | Threat to plans for trade pact
By DAN EATON
Indonesia's ban on New Zealand beef could threaten plans to sign a lucrative free-trade pact with South-east Asian nations this year, industry officials say.
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Dominion Post |
| | New route: cheaper, safer and greener
KERRY WILLIAMSON
A new slimmed-down Transmission Gully route will have one fewer interchange, create fewer environmental problems and be less prone to earthquake damage, while saving $275 million.
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| | Police officer killed in Porirua
BREAKING NEWS: Police say a Porirua policeman has died after being struck by a stolen car being pursued in Titahi Bay about 3am today.
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| | Ridge damns Veitch attack
Matthew Ridge says Tony Veitch's assault of a former partner is despicable and he may not want to appear on Game of Two Halves with him.
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| | Wait over for iPhone fans
A self-proclaimed "iPhone evangelist" has become Wellington's first official owner of the new Apple gadget after enduring a 10-hour wait which ended this morning.
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Marlborough Express |
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| | Man tries to lure girl into his car
Police are looking for a man who tried to entice a 12-year-old girl to get into his car in Seddon and then followed her as she walked home.
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| | iPhone fans put on hold
Blenheim iPhone 3G fans are going to have to wait a bit longer for their technology fix as none of the phones in the launch shipment will be making their way to Marlborough for tomorrow's launch.
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Manawatu Standard |
| | Babies freezing in cheap clothing
By JANINE RANKIN
Parents who choose synthetic baby clothes which are cute, cuddly and cheap are putting their babies' health at risk, Manawatu midwives say.
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| | Govt finally replies
By CHRISTIAN BONNEVIE
The Government has "found" and finally sent its letter in response to the Ombudsman's request for a report detailing Tihirau Shepherd's appointment as principal of Hato Paora College, where he allegedly sexually abused two boys.
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| | Soldier remanded
A Linton soldier co-accused in the indecent assault of a fellow soldier at the military barracks in February reappeared in the Palmerston North District Court yesterday.
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| | Woman gets supervision for kettle attack
By JODY O'CALLAGHAN
An argument that broke out after a day of drinking and endless belittling ended in a Bulls woman attacking her partner with a kettle, putting him in hospital.
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The Nelson Mail |
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The Press |
| | Police officer killed on duty
BREAKING NEWS: Police say a Porirua policeman has died after being struck by a stolen car being pursued in Titahi Bay about 3am today.
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 | Critics fault Westfield expansion
Charlie Gates
Construction of a $75 million expansion of Westfield Riccarton starts next week with retailers saying it will add to Christchurch's brimming suburban mall culture at the expense of the central city.
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 | Ridge says assault `inexcusable'
Matthew Ridge says Tony Veitch's assault of a former partner is "despicable" and he may not want to appear on Game of Two Halves with the shamed presenter.
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Southland Times |
| | Man left blind after lack of follow-up care
A former Southland Hospital ophthalmologist and the Southland District Health Board have been directed to apologise to an Invercargill man who was left legally blind after a lack of follow-up care.
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| | Poole cool on possible mega meat partnership
By DIANE BISHOP
Alliance Group chairman Owen Poole said yesterday he had serious reservations about becoming part of a mega meat company that could include PGG Wrightson and Silver Fern Farms.
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| | Disgraced badminton rep avoids sanctions
By NATHAN BURDON
A loophole in Badminton New Zealand's regulations has meant there will be no further sanctions against disgraced Southland representative Duncan Finlayson or his mother and Southland team manager Barbara Finlayson.
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Taranaki Daily News |
| | Price of meat set to soar
By LIZ ST GEORGE liz.stgeorge@tnl.co.nz
Savour that piece of meat. Chances are it won't be this cheap again.
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| | Reward for help in search for thieves
By LEIGHTON KEITH leighton.keith@tnl.co.nz
A $5000 reward has been offered for information about the theft of expensive industrial equipment from a New Plymouth engineering firm.
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| | Player's identity revealed
Former Taranaki rugby representative Mark Jay Stewart made his second appearance in court yesterday on a serious assault charge.
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| | Operator admits oil spill
Tui oilfield operating shareholder Australian Worldwide Exploration has admitted spilling 23,000 litres of oil off the Taranaki coastline.
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Timaru Herald |
 | Power price call to arms
By RACHAEL COMER
Grey Power is urging Kiwis to pull the plug on two major power companies in the bid for cheaper electricity.
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Auckland |
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| | Homeless moved on
By HEATHER McCRACKEN
Police were called to move homeless people from an Auckland City Council property after complaints of assault and verbal abuse against council staff.
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Central North Island |
| | Raukawa-Tait questions motive
By PHIL CAMPBELL
The motives of the people who belatedly dobbed in sports broadcaster Tony Veitch over claims he viciously assaulted his former partner have been questioned by a former forthright Women's Refuge chief.
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 | Cancer calender honours battlers
By SIMON EARLE
Raven Gotz-Tier prefers to master the controls of his X-Box or whack balls across a tennis court net than talk about what no young guy should have to go through.
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 | Dead youth had 'so much going for him'
Severe cold weather is believed to be a significant fator in the death of a Taupo teenager whose body was found in the grounds of the Taupo Hockey Club in AC Baths Avenue on Sunday morning.
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Hawke's Bay |
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| | Kickboxer finding
The death of a Napier kickboxer after a sparring session was of natural causes.
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Northland |
| | Support for GE control investigation
GE-Free Northland has welcomed the Far North District Council’s decision to spend $15,000 on an investigation into local control of genetically modified crops and field trials.
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 | Yachties contribute $25m
A new survey has revealed that visiting yachties bring almost $25 million per year to Northland’s economy.
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| | Dargaville truckies join protest
By LAURENNE BLACKBURN
Dargaville truckies got behind their counterparts across the country’s towns and cities in protest against rising road-user charges and skyrocketing fuel prices.
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