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 | Nervous wait for Veitch after complaint laid
LATEST: Shamed sports broadcaster Tony Veitch faces a nervous wait to see if he will be charged after his former partner yesterday laid a formal complaint of assault against him.
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| | Air Nelson pilots walk off the job
Thousands of travellers face severe disruption today after Air Nelson pilots walked off the job from midnight last night in a three day protest against pay and working conditions.
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| | Dog owner haunted by victim's look of fear
By MIKE WATSON
The owner of four pig-hunting dogs that attacked a 13-year-old boy says he is haunted by the look of fear he saw in the boy's eyes as the dogs tried to tear him apart.
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| | Conchords nominated for Emmys
New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords today missed out on an Emmy nomination for best comedy series, but received nods for three other categories.
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Technology |
| | Scamming the online scammers
By KATIE CINCOTTA
Life getting a bit humdrum of late? Don't worry. There's a host of dramatic characters on the internet willing to put some sparkle into your life while emptying your bank account.
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 | Review: Guitar Hero: On Tour
By MAYUR GANDHI - NZGamer.com
My experience with Guitar Hero has been rather minimal. I did try to encourage myself to give it a go once but found I'd rather spend that money on a real video game.
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 | Goofy internet dance goes global
By ASHER MOSES
A goofy dance started in a Brisbane office block has taken the world by storm and its creator, Matthew Harding, to the four corners of the globe and most places in between.
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National News |
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| | Chemical giant pays out for birth defects
By RUTH HILL
Two families who blame a fungicide for their children's serious birth defects have won confidential payouts from United States chemical giant DuPont after a 12-year legal battle.
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Sport |
| | Surprise Norman conquest at British Open
Twice former champion Greg Norman, who plays more tennis than golf at the age of 53, has spectacularly stole the limelight from the game's best players in the opening round at the British Open.
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| | Cup tension between cash and concept
By REBECCA PALMER
Organisers deciding which cities will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarterfinals are facing a tension between their "stadium of four million" concept and money.
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World News |
| | US judge backs Guantanamo trial
The first Guantanamo Bay war crimes trial, involving Osama bin Laden's former driver, can start next week, a federal judge ruled, saying the system backed by US President George W. Bush and Congress can stand.
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| | Four cleared in Madrid train bombing
A Spanish court has overturned the convictions of four people found guilty in connection with the 2004 Madrid train bombings, drawing protests from victims of Europe's deadliest Islamist attack.
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Rural |
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 | Another game of two calves
OVER THE FENCE - JON MORGAN
It's calf-rearing time again. On farms around the country, new homes are being found for the millions of calves produced by the dairy industry.
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| | Improving root systems
Crop and Food Research is working on a project to reduce the environmental impact of intensive farming by developing pasture and crop cultivars with improved root systems.
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Business |
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| | Momoho field failure costs explorers $50m
By JAMES WEIR
The Momoho offshore Taranaki exploration well is being abandoned, having cost partners including New Zealand Oil and Gas and state-owned Genesis the thick end of $50 million.
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| | Wool Company aims to turn sector on head
By JON HOYLE and JON MORGAN
The new entrant to the ailing wool industry says it intends to tip the strong-wool sector on its head and sex up the fibre's appeal to manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
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Dominion Post |
| | Leaky home bill put at $132m
MARTIN KAY
The cost of fixing Wellington's leaky homes is put at $132 million, $26 million of which could fall to ratepayers.
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| | Veitch's ex-lover goes to police
ANNA CHALMERS and KRIS HALL
Hours after Tony Veitch resigned from his broadcasting jobs, police revealed his former partner had laid a complaint about the assault at his home.
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| | Dog owner haunted by victim's look of fear
MIKE WATSON
The owner of four pig-hunting dogs that attacked a 13-year-old boy says he is haunted by the look of fear he saw in the boy's eyes as the dogs tried to tear him apart.
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Marlborough Express |
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| | Vineyard gains driving Seddon social ills - report
Dave Williams
The massive expansion of vineyards around Seddon has led to overcrowding, people sleeping in cars, drunkenness, and has potential to fuel racism and the spread of infectious diseases, according to a report prepared for the Marlborough District Council.
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| | Pilot strike bites Makos
Two Blenheim Airport flights will be affected by a three day Air Nelson pilot strike starting tomorrow.
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Manawatu Standard |
| | Wind farm at Turitea moves closer
By GRANT MILLER
Mighty River Power plans to build up to 131 wind turbines in Palmerston North's Turitea Reserve and on neighbouring properties.
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| | Dead man's flat smeared in blood
By JODY O'CALLAGHAN
The blood of Stanley Waipouri was soaked throughout his Rangitikei Street flat and the clothes of his alleged killer, the High Court in Palmerston North heard yesterday.
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 | Massey teacher is the best
By MERVYN DYKES
New Zealand's top tertiary teacher for 2008 is Lisa Emersonfrom the school of English and media studies at Massey University.
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The Nelson Mail |
 | Junk gets up noses
By TRACY NEAL
Frustrated Cambria St residents are considering legal action to force a neighbour to clean up an eyesore Nelson property.
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| | New park upgrade proposed
By TRACY NEAL
Just months after finishing one upgrade to satisfy rugby bosses, Nelson's Trafalgar Park could be in for another facelift, costing $7 million to $20 million, in a bid to make it an attractive host venue for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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The Press |
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| | Rest-home family hails move
Rebecca Todd
Family members of a former resident of Villa Gardens Home and Hospital are thrilled the Health and Disability Commission may review their case after a "whitewash" of complaints about their mother's care.
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 | Veitch resigns as assault complaint laid
Anna Chalmers and Kris Hall
Just hours after Tony Veitch resigned from his broadcasting jobs, police revealed his former partner had laid a complaint over a 2006 assault at his home.
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Southland Times |
 | Church slammed for abuse silence
A District Court judge yesterday criticised churches for dealing with sexual offenders "in-house", as he sentenced a former judicial officer to five years' jail.
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| | Silver Fern Farms sells meat plant at Mosgiel
By DIANE BISHOP and KAREN TREBILCOCK
Silver Fern Farms, formerly PPCS, announced yesterday it had sold its Silverstream processing plant, near Mosgiel, to Christchurch-based Scales Group.
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Taranaki Daily News |
 | There is no GP to care for Bill
By LYN HUMPHREYS lyn.humphreys@tnl.co.nz
Taranaki's worsening doctor crisis has left a Stratford woman furious her elderly amputee father cannot get essential GP care.
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 | Thieves steal man's trust
By LEIGHTON KEITH leighton.keith@tnl.co.nz
Paraplegic Eddie Brain isn't sure he will sleep soundly again after thieves burgled his flat one night last week as he slept.
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 | Guitar legends hit the coast road
By GRETA CLEARY and MATT RILKOFF greta.cleary@tnl.co.nz; matt.rilkoff@tnl.co.nz
Two guitar legends of different eras combined to raise the roof of the world's most unlikely rock and roll venue yesterday.
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| | Fuel costs sink shipping link
By ROB MAETZIG rob.maetzig@tnl.co.nz
Skyrocketing fuel costs have sunk one of Taranaki exporters' most useful trans-Tasman container shipping services.
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Timaru Herald |
| | Council watching rates
Timaru mayor Janie Annear is assuring ratepayers the district council will be working hard to reduce future rate increases.
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| | Benmore in for overhaul
A mechanical overhaul of Lake Benmore Power Station is planned to start in August, with a price tag of $18 million.
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Auckland |
 | Star gives shuttle push
By MELANIE VERRAN
Starship hospital is looking at providing a shuttle service for outpatients to cut the thousands of costly no-shows each year.
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| | Bin honeymoon great
By ROMY UDANGA
The public’s honeymoon period with Manukau’s new recycling service has turned out better than expected – and the high quality of the city’s recycling material has impressed the people who process it.
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| | Inquiry into bank scam
A man facing fraud charges will be interviewed about a fake detective scam targeting elderly women.
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 | Clark loves Mt Albert
By HEATHER McCRACKEN
Prime Minister Helen Clark says Mt Albert’s still a great place to live and raise a family.
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Central North Island |
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 | Farmer hits black gold
By PHIL CAMPBELL
When you're drilling for water it's not very often you strike evolutionary gold.
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| | RDC's process draws criticism
By PHIL CAMPBELL
A proposed $2.6m super centre produced a $10m debate at the Rotorua District Council last week as the democratic process for the centre was questioned.
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Hawke's Bay |
 | Coolstore smoke 'like atom bomb'
MARTY SHARPE
A thick column of black smoke "like an atomic bomb" rose above Hastings and brought crowds to a standstill as a large disused coolstore burned into a pile of sodden embers.
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| | Bus times halved
Two express bus services between Napier and Hastings, one along the expressway and one via Clive, will start in September, subject to final approval from Hawke's Bay Regional Council. The trips will take about 30 minutes, half the time of the current service, and the Clive route will also take in Havelock North.
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| | Mufti car torched
Hastings police are investigating the suspicious torching of one of their unmarked cars. The late model Holden Commodore station wagon was parked in a locked area behind the Police Office in Lyndon Rd. It was set alight at about 2.30am yesterday. Police said the car was not parked alongside marked cars, and the perpetrators may not have known it belonged to police.
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Northland |
 | Dragon icon rocks on home
Leaving Dargaville in an old beat-up Comer van to find fortune in the big city is a far cry from where local boy Mark Williams is now.
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 | Stock hazard on SH1
By RICHARD EDMONDSON
Someone will die on State Highway 1 if authorities don’t get tough on Hokianga farmers whose livestock wander on to roads, local residents say.
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| | No way HHO says AA
By PIP COLE
Water powered cars might be a way for the future, but not just yet says the Automobile Association.
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 | Service station staff told to stay safe
By ROBYN DOWNEY
Petrol station attendants are being warned to put their own safety first after an attempted robbery at the Dargaville Caltex Service Station.
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