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| | Son forgives mum's killer
By EMILY WATT
A woman who fatally stabbed her Cambodian neighbour 150 times because she refused to babysit has been freed from prison - and her victim's son says he has forgiven her.
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Technology |
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 | Steve Jobs' life 'not in danger'
Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, The New York Times has reported.
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National News |
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| | Son forgives mum's killer
By EMILY WATT
A woman who fatally stabbed her Cambodian neighbour 150 times because she refused to babysit has been freed from prison - and her victim's son says he has forgiven her.
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| | Second storm could be worse than first
By PAUL GORMAN
Upper North Island residents are preparing for the second storm within four days and are being warned that it has the potential to cause more damage than the first.
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Sport |
| | Backline needs to change - Kirton
By TOBY ROBSON
Former national selector Earle Kirton wants to see changes to the All Blacks backline and game plan for Saturday's Bledisloe Cup rematch against Australia at Eden Park.
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| | Williams' dash 'a disgrace' - Endacott
By TONY SMITH
Former Kiwis coach and leading players agent Frank Endacott says Sonny Bill Williams' French flit is "an absolute disgrace" and agrees he should be banned for life from the National Rugby League.
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| | Weepu's ABs call-up bad news for Joseph
By TOBY ROBSON
Piri Weepu's All Blacks recall has left Wellington coach Jamie Joseph searching for a new captain just four days out from the start of the Air New Zealand Cup.
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| | Kiwi on top of world coaching US volleyball
By TONY SMITH
Canterbury's Hugh McCutcheon has been hailed as one of New Zealand's best sporting coaches in any code after coaching the United States to its first volleyball World League title in Brazil.
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World News |
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Rural |
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| | Advisers to decide if GE onions can seed in field trials
Environmental advisers to the regulatory watchdog which will decide whether state scientists can allow genetically engineered onions to set seed in a Canterbury field say it is "highly improbable" viable plant material will escape.
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Business |
| | Trade picture bleak
By JON HOYLE
The trade deficit announcement yesterday is another sign that New Zealand is heading into a period of rising inflation and a stagnating economy, BNZ economists say.
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| | CMT investors wanted money
By MARTA STEEMAN
The Canterbury Mortgage Trust had repayment demands from investors before it froze $250 million of investors' funds last week.
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| | Exports prop up sales results
By MARTA STEEMAN
Domestic sales are falling but exports are rising, the Manufacturers and Exporters' Association's June survey shows.
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| | Airport takeover stoush goes to court over disputed fees
By ANDREW JANES
A $5 million takeover defence incentive fee paid by Auckland International Airport to its financial advisers is at the heart of legal action being taken against the airport by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
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Dominion Post |
| | I forgive Mum's killer says son
EMILY WATT
A woman who fatally stabbed her Cambodian neighbour 150 times because she refused to babysit has been freed from prison - and her victim's son says he has forgiven her.
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| | North braces for next blast
Local authorities, emergency services and lines companies in northern New Zealand are battening down for another storm over the next couple of days.
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| | Child-porn collector next to kids
TANYA KATTERNS
A wheelchair-bound man caught with hundreds of images of child sex abuse is to serve home detention next door to a children's playgroup.
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| | Passport checks to find foreign mothers
ANNA CHALMERS
Cash-strapped Wellington Hospital is carrying-out passport checks on expectant mothers as increasing numbers of foreign women deliver babies in New Zealand.
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Marlborough Express |
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| | Gang house land for sale
The former site of the Lone Legion Motorcycle Club's headquarters in Gascoigne St, Blenheim is for sale. The property has been on the market for just over a week. It has an asking price of $150,000.
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| | Message in fine department
Fines imposed on two Blenheim companies after a schoolboy was injured doing work experience sends a message to employers about the importance of preventing injuries, according to the Labour Department.
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Manawatu Standard |
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| | More unhappy Sure Slim clients
By MERVYN DYKES
More disgruntled former clients of the now-closed Palmerston North Sure Slim franchise have surfaced after Woodville woman Gay Jennings reported being left out of pocket by nearly $1000.
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| | Snow tyre drive to minister
By MERVYN DYKES
Watch out Transport Minister Annette King, Don Graham is coming to see you and he means business.
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| | Water safe again
A "boil water" instruction for Levin residents was lifted by the Horowhenua District Council at noon yesterday, said its communications officer Colleen Sheldon.
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The Nelson Mail |
| | Renting preferred to buying
By TRACY NEAL
The cost of renting a home in the Nelson region is on the rise, but it is still cheaper to rent than to buy, property investment specialists say.
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 | Top man opens child centre
By JOSH REICH
Governor-General Anand Satyanand was the guest of honour as Nelson's largest early childhood centre threw open the doors for its official opening on Saturday.
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The Press |
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| | Big storm forecast to hit south
Paul Gorman, Science reporter
The third fierce storm in a week is heading for New Zealand today and this time it has the South Island firmly in its sights.
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Southland Times |
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| | PowerNet to spend millions on upgrade
By SAM McKNIGHT
PowerNet is looking to nearly double its annual expenditure as it brings its network into line with the growing demand for electricity supplies in the south.
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 | Norovirus fingered in Gore outbreak
By SONIA GERKEN
A viral infection that struck staff and patients at Gore Hospital and forced the closure of the general ward has been identified as norovirus.
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Taranaki Daily News |
 | Cops clip indoor crop
By LEIGHTON KEITH leighton.keith@tnl.co.nz
Blacked-out windows and the sound of running water are dead giveaways in the growing business of indoor marijuana plantations, say police.
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 | Weather, costs kill calves
By LIZ ST GEORGE liz.stgeorge@tnl.co.nz
Stormy weather and low prices have caused a huge surge in the number of dead calves.
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 | Rescue business a real wind-up
By HARRIET PALMER harriet.palmer@tnl.co.nz
Taranaki people are good at falling off cliffs - and Ross Eden and Kevin Lackley are very good at saving them.
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Timaru Herald |
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Auckland |
 | Cell tower erected without notice
By KAREN MANGNALL
Worried residents have slammed the Manukau City Council for the "underhand" approval of a cellphone tower at Hunters Corner.
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| | LPG tank a 'ticking time bomb'
By JODEAL CADACIO
Having a "ticking time bomb" is the last thing forensic expert Peter Burridge says he wants in his neighbourhood.
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 | Major alert, minor damage
By HAYDEN DONNELL & LUCY VICKERS
A Sstorm touted as the worst in a decade appears to have caused only minor damage to the North Shore.
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 | US invasion plan revealed
By LUCY VICKERS
A North Shore Times article on plans for a United States invasion is part of a centenary exhibition on the Great White Fleet.
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Hawke's Bay |
| | DHB seeks evidence in drugs row
KATHY WEBB
Extra charges levied on prescriptions by Hawke's Bay pharmacies have prompted the district health board to ask the public to send in their pharmacy dockets.
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| | Sea claims more of motor camp
Big swells and high tides have ripped out more land and prized pohutukawa trees at Clifton Motor Camp, near Hastings.
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| | Motor camp land at mercy of the sea
MARTY SHARPE
The Clifton Motor Camp near Hastings has already lost 12 metres of land to the sea this year and manager Mal Gudgeon is bracing to lose more his weekend.
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Northland |
 | Funding rejected for art centre
A funding request for the Hundertwasser Art Centre at the Town Basin has been rejected by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
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| | Families abuse elderly
By DEANNA HARRIS
Sons and daughters abusing their elderly parents are the main offenders when it comes to elderly abuse, says Whangarei Age Concern.
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