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    nzherald.co.nz - National

  • Fight at party puts three in hospital

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:09 pm
    A 29-year-old man will appear in court in Dunedin on Monday after a drunken party put three people in hospital, one with eight stab wounds.Police were called to a house in Inch Clutha, near Kaitangata, around 100km south of Dunedin...

  • Stolen tow truck at centre of two-hour police pursuit

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:19 pm
    A slow-speed police drama in Waikato ended after two hours today when a stolen tow truck ground to a halt after two of its tyres were shredded by police spikes.The tow truck was stolen shortly after 5am from near Raglan by two...

  • Papers delayed by production issues

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm
    Production issues held up delivery of the New Zealand Herald newspaper today.Deliveries to central Auckland were delayed by about four hours.- NEWSTALK ZB

  • Ministry of Justice staff plan rolling strikes

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:15 pm
    Ministry of Justice staff are escalating their industrial action from Monday in support of a pay rise.More than 180 staff who collect fines and look after administration work at courts and tribunals walked off the job for two...

  • Rodney and Louise's other holiday perk

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    "Perk-buster" Rodney Hide whisked his girlfriend away on another tax-payer funded trip - a mid-winter tropical break in Hawaii.The Weekend Herald can reveal that the Act leader - under intense scrutiny after taking Louise Crome...
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    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff

  • Canterbury go back-to-back

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:33 am
    Canterbury heaped more grand final misery on Wellington with a commanding performance last night and about the only complaint in Christchurch could be the lack of support from their fans.

  • One dead in Orlando office shooting

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:06 pm
    A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.

  • Dunedin party ends in stabbing

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:22 pm
    A 29-year-old man will appear in court in Dunedin on Monday after a drunken party put three people in hospital, one with eight stab wounds.

  • Waikato tow truck drama ends

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm
    A slow-speed police drama in Waikato ended after two hours today when a stolen tow truck ground to a halt after two of its tyres were shredded by police spikes.

  • Rodney Hide's other holiday perk

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:54 pm
    Act MP and "Perk-buster" Rodney Hide has repaid the $10,000 cost for a tax-payer funded private holiday he took with his girlfriend in Hawaii.
 
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    nzherald.co.nz - Business

  • Aussies top spenders

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Spending by international visitors in New Zealand increased 1.2 per cent to $6.1 billion in the year to September, Ministry of Tourism data shows."This increase is a good result given the 1.8 per cent decline in international...

  • Construction sector grows

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am
    SYDNEY: The Australian construction sector expanded at a modest pace in October, after a rise in building activity and employment levels.The Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index grew by...

  • Banks: your new best friend

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    You may have noticed the big Australian-owned banks trying to cuddle up to you lately. In one television commercial a big clumsy Westpac guy, prompted by wordless admonitions from a bunch of everyday Kiwis, eventually does the...

  • Telecom boss surprised NZ has 'money to waste'

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Telecom's Scottish chief executive, Paul Reynolds, says New Zealand is wasting money on the Government's "fragmented" $1.5 billion fibre-to-the-home broadband plan."As a relative newcomer I am surprised New Zealand has so much...

  • Clarity of vision marks winners

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    What the three winners of Auckland University's inaugural Entrepreneurs' Challenge have in common is clarity of purpose, says the head of the awards committee.Coffee roaster Allpress Espresso, smart water meter developer Outpost...
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    nzherald.co.nz - Technology

  • EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:58 pm
    SAN FRANCISCO - EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.The online marketplace...

  • Facebook, MySpace users hit by cyber attacks

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:20 pm
    Facebook users - already being targeted in a malware campaign - are now under threat from a phishing scam. Security specialists Symantec report that the company's systems have picked up fake messages that appear to be sent by...

  • Windows 7 sales 'fantastic,' says Ballmer

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:29 pm
    TOKYO - Sales of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said yesterday.He declined to provide specific numbers for Japan, which is Microsoft's...

  • File sharers win as EU agrees on web users' rights

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:18 pm
    BRUSSELS - EU lawmakers and governments have agreed on new rights for internet users, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the internet.EU Telecoms Commissioner...

  • What data is Google collecting on you?

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:54 pm
    MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.The Dashboard feature unveiled
 
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    nzherald.co.nz - Sport

  • Rugby: Red and Blacks triumph in Air NZ Cup finale

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:40 am
    Canterbury 28 Wellington 20 Canterbury efficiently retained rugby's Air NZ Cup when they beat Wellington 28-20 at Christchurch tonight.The defending champions virtually sealed their fifth national title when fullback Colin...

  • Aussie sets new 50m backstroke record

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:33 pm
    MOSCOW - Australian swimmer Marieke Guehrer set a new shortcourse world record of 26.17 seconds for the women's 50-metre backstroke at the Moscow leg of FINA's World Cup series.Guehrer's time broke the previous best world mark...

  • Cycling: Blackgrove eyes Tour of Southland title

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    American-based professional Heath Blackgrove has taken a decisive step towards his first Tour of Southland cycling title. The Zookeepers' rider has finished in a five-man leading group more than a minute ahead of the chasing peloton.This...

  • Cricket: McCullum powers NZ to victory

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Opener Brendan McCullum's 131 has helped New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs and send their short one-day international series to a decider on Monday.McCullum's 131 off 129 deliveries led the Black Caps to 303-8, then Scott Styris...

  • League: Matai cleared for Four Nations

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:32 pm
    Kiwis' centre Steve Matai has been cleared to resume training and will be available for next week's Four Nations league final should New Zealand qualify.The 25-year-old has been sidelined since an eye injury forced him from the...
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    nzherald.co.nz - Environment

  • GM grass trial aims to cut cows' gas

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    A plan to grow paddocks of genetically modified grass created to cut the greenhouse gases produced by cows is in the pipeline at Crown-owned company AgResearch.The proposal has already provoked criticism from anti-GM groups, who...

  • Climate change melting Kilimanjaro's ice

    3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    LONDON - The snows of Mount Kilimanjaro - the highest mountain in Africa - may soon be falling on bare ground following a study showing that its ice cap is destined to disappear within 20 years, due largely to climate change.The...

  • Wildlife to be caught before poison drops

    3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    SYDNEY - Lord Howe Island in the Pacific plans to eradicate rats in a radical programme where entire species of native wildlife would be held in captivity for their own protection and cows and chickens slaughtered or shipped to the...

  • Scrub turkeys go suburban

    3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    SYDNEY - Most Australians would be delighted to encounter a native brush turkey while strolling through the rainforest.They are less pleased to find the large, colourful birds in their back gardens, raking up flowerbeds for worms...

  • Bird lovers see positives in road plan

    2 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Guardians of a marine reserve in the Waitemata Harbour see potential for environmental gains from widening the Northwestern Motorway into the reserve.Although the motorway is likely to be widened by 3m to 5m into the Motu Manawa-Pollen...
 
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    nzherald.co.nz - Entertainment

  • Review: Fat Freddys Drop at Powerstation

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:58 pm
    As the electric lash of Fat Freddys Drop's Shiverman throbs and pulses into existence it takes you back to the smoky and deliciously dingy dance clubs of the early 90s.The added bonus tonight at a sold-out Powerstation is that...

  • Last tango from Television NZ

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    TVNZ is telling viewers upset over its decision to drop Dancing With the Stars that popularity does not always equal profit in television.The broadcaster yesterday cited the "recessionary environment" for what it said was a...

  • Art lovers get peek at modern masterpieces

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Picasso's family study, Mere aux enfants a l'orange , is one of five modern masterpieces American billionaire Julian Robertson has brought to New Zealand for a free sneak preview starting today of 15 modern masters he is gifting...

  • Linda Herrick Interview: Jeremy Wells

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    I'd started to think that the kid formerly known as Newsboy/News on mad TV shows such as Havoc and Eating Media Lunch had finally grown into his adult self - Jeremy Wells - on his latest series, Birdland .In it, the 32-year-old...

  • Cult yet to produce the ratings

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    NZ on Air has revealed that viewer numbers for the new thriller series The Cult - on which the taxpayer-funded agency forked out nearly 10 per cent of its television budget - are not as high as it hoped for.But chief executive...
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    nzherald.co.nz - Travel

  • Ask Lonely Planet: European cities at London's doorstep

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    My husband and I are travelling to London in March next year for a month for our long-awaited honeymoon. This would be our last big trip before we settle down and have kids. I am wanting also to travel to either New York or Los Angeles...

  • Top travel writers choose New Zealand among best

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    Writers for the travel bible Lonely Planet revealed this week they have picked New Zealand as one of the top 10 countries to visit next year.New Zealand features frequently in its annual Best in Travel guide, with several activities...

  • Trees' company in the Waitakeres

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    I've always considered kauri to be elegant, aristocratic trees, like characters in those period dramas the BBC used to do so well.And, sure enough, when we came across a cluster of youngish kauri - probably only a couple of centuries...

  • Italy: Emotions run high in paradise

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    When it was all over I thought to myself, maybe Terminal 3 at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris is an induction centre for Kiwis, the place where you go to sit and prepare yourself for culture shock - Sicilian-style.I was sitting...

  • Close to Home : Summer fun at the A&P show

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    The Whangarei A&P Summer Show offers equestrian events, agricultural competitions and displays, a farmyard nursery, food, entertainment and more. It's at Barge Show Grounds, December 5-6. Contact: (09) 438 3109 On the web:...
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    Scoop NZ - Business

  • Next NZLS president

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    The New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) Council today (Friday 6 November) elected Rotorua barrister Jonathan Temm to be the society’s next president. He will take up the presidency next April from John Marshall QC, who will then have held office for three ...

  • SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Central planning

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:39 pm
    Nov 6 (BusinessWire) - When everyone from Rodney Hide to the Listener start asking "where's the plan, John?" is there something for Prime Minister John Key to worry about?

  • MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain; NPX, TEL, Rakon lead

    5 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm
    Nov. 6 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose. Telecom Corp. gained after posting a 9.4% gain in net profit and raising its 2010 guidance. Advancing shares outnumbered decliners almost two to one.

  • Environment Court cans Meridian's Project Hayes

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:58 pm
    Nov 6 (BusinessWire) - Meridian Energy has suffered another knockback with the loss of its resource consent application for Project Hayes, a massive 630 Megawatt wind farm in the South Island's Maniototo region.

  • Project Hayes decision fails to find balance

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm
    “The Environment Court’s decision to decline Meridian Energy’s Project Hayes highlights how hard it is to resolve the tension between New Zealander’s energy use and concern about the environment,” says Fraser Clark, Chief Executive of the ...
 
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    News

  • Win for Whincup

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am
    Series leader Jamie Whincup has won race one of the Phillip Island round of the V8 Supercar championship

  • Seventh prov title for Canty

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:21 am
    Canterbury win their 7th provincial rugby title with a 28-20 win over Wellington in Air New Zealand Cup final

  • Remembering Sir Donald

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    The University of Canterbury will wait until if knows family plans before deciding how it will remember Sir Donald Beaven

  • Body recovered near Glenorchy

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:31 pm
    The body of a 26-year-old man has been recovered from the base of a popular rock-climbing area in the Dart River Valley

  • Bright takes pole

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    Ford driver Jason Bright has upstaged the big names taking pole position for tonight's V8 Supercar race at Phillip Island
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    Idealog magazine & blogs

  • Little bit of Weta history

    Jason Smith
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm
    (‘Little bit of Weta history’ was published in Idealog blog at 03:17pm on November 7, 2009.)

  • The garlic solution

    Esther Goh
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pm
    In this issue: the garlic solution, I can see clearly now, run like the wind, all the right moves, in full FX, free tonight?, it’s a wrap, Onyafeet, winning words and the quote of the week. (‘The garlic solution’ was published in Idealog Weekly at 04:14pm on November 6, 2009.)

  • Freedom that folds

    Kris Herbert
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:41 pm
    Before the Segway’s launch—back when it was called Project Ginger—a group of Kiwi inventors was figuring out how to make something better. Meet Project Garlic. (‘Freedom that folds’ was published in Idealog magazine at 03:41pm on November 6, 2009. It originally appeared in Idealog #24 on page 24.)

  • → AnimfxNZ 09 opening video

    Idealog
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:35 pm
    (‘AnimfxNZ 09 opening video’ was published in Idealog blog at 02:35pm on November 6, 2009.)

  • Pre-AnimfxNZ09 masterclasses

    Jason Smith
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:20 pm
    Animation in focus (‘Pre-AnimfxNZ09 masterclasses’ was published in Idealog blog at 06:20pm on November 5, 2009.)
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    Newstalk ZB News - Latest

  • Seventh prov title for Canty

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:12 am
    Canterbury win their 7th provincial rugby title with a 28-20 win over Wellington in Air New Zealand Cup final

  • Seventh prov title for Canty

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:12 am
    Canterbury win their 7th provincial rugby title with a 28-20 win over Wellington in Air New Zealand Cup final

  • Win for Whincup

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:48 pm
    Series leader Jamie Whincup has won race one of the Phillip Island round of the V8 Supercar championship

  • Remembering Sir Donald

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:20 pm
    The University of Canterbury will wait until if knows family plans before deciding how it will remember Sir Donald Beaven

  • Blackgrove wins tour

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:16 pm
    Zookeepers rider Heath Blackgrove has won the 2009 Tour of Southland title before being whisked away to get married
 
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    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff

  • Canterbury go back-to-back

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:33 am
    Canterbury heaped more grand final misery on Wellington with a commanding performance last night and about the only complaint in Christchurch could be the lack of support from their fans.

  • One dead in Orlando office shooting

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:06 pm
    A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.

  • Dunedin party ends in stabbing

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:22 pm
    A 29-year-old man will appear in court in Dunedin on Monday after a drunken party put three people in hospital, one with eight stab wounds.

  • Waikato tow truck drama ends

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:17 pm
    A slow-speed police drama in Waikato ended after two hours today when a stolen tow truck ground to a halt after two of its tyres were shredded by police spikes.

  • Rodney Hide's other holiday perk

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:54 pm
    Act MP and "Perk-buster" Rodney Hide has repaid the $10,000 cost for a tax-payer funded private holiday he took with his girlfriend in Hawaii.
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    Stuff.co.nz - News

  • Audits reveal retirement homes' true colours

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am
    Eighteen Canterbury rest homes have had their performance assessments made public, including one that has problems in two key standards.

  • Exec hired without references

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am
    Failed Christchurch businessman John Jonesse got his job managing the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia (SCP) with one interview and no references, a commission sitting in Tonga has heard.

  • Killer held sway over street kids

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am
    It has been 2 1/2 years since 18-year-old Rachel, not her real name, saw Thomas Christie.

  • Cat lover's killer pleads guilty

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am
    The killer of cat protection worker Kerry Leigh Downey has admitted her murder, 10 days before he was due to stand trial.

  • MP finding alliance 'a bit of a struggle'

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am
    Firebrand Maori Party MP Hone Harawira – under attack for an explosive email – says he could quit at the next election over his party's support for National.
 
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  • Appointments to Guardians of NZ Superannuation

    beehive.govt.nz
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:04 pm
    Bill English | FinanceCatherine Savage and Stephen Moir have been appointed to the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation and existing board member David Newman has been appointed Deputy Chair, Finance Minist...Read More

  • Boosting Tourism

    beehive.govt.nz
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm
    John Key | Prime MinisterClick here to watch my latest video diary on YouTube. BOOSTING TOURISM It was fantastic to visit Kaikoura yesterday for the first time as Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism. I was in town with loc...Read More

  • Opening of new Building : Manawatu Stewart Centre Trust

    beehive.govt.nz
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:23 pm
    Tariana Turia | Disability IssuesI want to thank Susan Forde, your Chairperson; and Janet Webb; the Centre Manager; for the opportunity to join with you today, to share the opening of the new buildings for the Stewart Centre in ...Read More

  • Minister launches Foodsafe Week

    beehive.govt.nz
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pm
    Kate Wilkinson | Food SafetyMinister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson took the opportunity to display a clean pair of hands at Belfast School today. The Minister joined pupils at the Christchurch school for the launch of Foodsafe ...Read More

  • Survey shows most NZ smokers want to quit

    beehive.govt.nz
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    Tariana Turia | HealthThe 2008 New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey: Quitting Results published today shows overwhelmingly most smokers want to quit, Associate Minister of Health Hon Tariana Turia said. Minister Turia said that ...Read More
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    Top Stories - Google News

  • US grieves after two days of shootings - ABC Online

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:22 am
    Telegraph.co.ukUS grieves after two days of shootingsABC OnlineEmergency personnel help a woman who was among those injured in the Orlando shooting spree. (Reuters: Phelan Ebenehack) US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning as Americans, already struggling to come to terms with the Fort Hood military Retracing steps of suspected Fort Hood shooter, Nidal Malik HasanLos Angeles TimesDetails Emerge About Fort Hood Suspect's HistoryNew York TimesAnother attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlashThe Associated PressTelegraph.co.uk -CNN -Toronto Starall 15,356 news…

  • Daunting task ahead for Copenhagen after Barcelona talks on climate change - Xinhua

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:33 pm
    BBC NewsDaunting task ahead for Copenhagen after Barcelona talks on climate changeXinhuaBARCELONA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The last negotiating session before the United Nations (UN) climate change conference in Copenhagen in December concluded Friday in Barcelona, Spain, making little progress in the When did saving the planet get so dull?Telegraph.co.ukus singled out for delay of climate pactReutersWorld leaders needed at talks to cut climate dealThe Associated Pressguardian.co.uk -Times Online -BBC Newsall 3,206 news articles »

  • Harawira faces up to Maori Party president - TV3 News

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:08 pm
    New Zealand HeraldHarawira faces up to Maori Party presidentTV3 NewsFirebrand Maori Party MP Hone Harawira is tonight answering to his party president and pleading his case as to why he should be allowed to stay on in its ranks. He is being forced to explain why he took a day trip to Paris instead of Outspoken MP keeping quietTVNZHone Harawira Skates On Very Thin IceVoxyAir NZ ads mock MPs' misfortunesNew Zealand HeraldNational Business Review -TVNZ -TV3 Newsall 78 news articles »

  • Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes - The Associated Press

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm
    BBC NewsSuspect in Orlando office shooting had money woesThe Associated PressORLANDO, Fla. — A man so broke that he said he didn't have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. Shooting spree in US office complexThe Press AssociationOne dead in Orlando gun attackAljazeera.netOrlando shooting suspect had recently filed for bankruptcyCNNThe Australian -ABC News -Washington Postall 1,901 news articles »

  • Man stabbed 8 times in party brawl - Otago Daily Times

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pm
    Man stabbed 8 times in party brawlOtago Daily TimesA 35-year-old Clydevale man is in Dunedin Hospital after being stabbed eight times during an alcohol fuelled brawl in Inch Clutha, near Kaitangata, this morning. Balclutha Sergeant Martin Bull said the stabbing Man stabs another 8 times at Guy Fawkes party3 News NZGuy Fawkes victim stableNZ CityFight at party puts three in hospitalNew Zealand Heraldall 6 news articles »
 
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    The Rates Blog

  • ASB pushes up the term deposit boundaries

    David Chaston
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:27 pm
    ASB has today announced new longer-term deposit rates that will have investors needing high yield taking notice. Their two year rate has risen +0.40% to 5.40%, their three year rate has risen +0.60% to 6.10%, and their five year rate has risen +0.35% to 6.85%. These new rates are for term deposits of $10,000 or more, with standard interest-payment/accrual options. At this level, ASB has the highest rates for these terms for any bank in New Zealand. In fact, they have trumped every credit union and building society as well. Further, these rises will also put the squeeze on a number of finance…

  • Guest Opinion: Show me the money (gold) so I can be my own Federal Reserve

    Guest
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:59 pm
    By Damien Smith Kiwis may be looking on in awe at the rise and fall of the Kiwi dollar and the global stock market re-bound, but spare a little time for the rise of Gold. Gold as hit a record above US$1,095/oz. It’s back centre stage, re-monetising as the balance of economic power in the global financial system shifts to the East. Gold has de-coupled from the US dollar and is appreciating against all paper based currencies. The person on the street in New Zealand would probably never look at having Gold (the “hard asset”) in their portfolio for security to add to cash, shares and…

  • Opinion: How Neoliberalism has failed New Zealand

    Guest
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:13 pm
    By Selwyn Pellett Neoliberalism has become so entrenched in the political and economic thinking of our country that we can no longer see the value in simply applying common sense to solve our economy’s problems. It seems that unless a solution can be couched in terms of Neoliberal economic theory then we dismiss it as having no merit. We have ticked all the boxes of accepted, mainstream Neoliberal theory, often long before others were willing to do so: deregulation, trade liberalisation, free flow of capital, selling off state assets, semi-privatisation of remaining state owned enterprises,…

  • Opinion: Why tax cuts would have been better than govt spending sprees

    bennettNeville
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:52 pm
    By Neville Bennett According to CNBC, the “cash-for-clunkers” program cost the US tax payer US$24,000 per car. Still, along with the stimulus, it helped to convince many people that the US is out of recession. As a contrarian, I believe the GDP figures were horrible. Moreover, there are increasing doubts about the stimulus: recent research shows that a dollar spent does not create a dollar’s worth of activity, but only 60cents-80 cents worth. I suggest it would have been more cost -effective to grant an income-tax holiday. GDP Data Most media failed to explain that the US economy grew…

  • Top 10 at 10: Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble; NZ’s health timebomb; Dilbert

    Bernard Hickey
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:47 pm
    Here are my Top 10 links from around the Internet at 10am. I welcome your additions and comments below or please email your suggestions for Monday’s Top 10 at 10 We embrace those who are different. 1. Elephant in the waiting room – I’m late in picking up on this, but it’s well worth a link. Brian Fallow wrote an excellent column in yesterday’s NZHerald looking at the amazing growth of health spending and what might happen in the future. It’s not pretty. Treasury has pointed out some things can be done to improve productivity and cut costs, such as a…
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    Kiwiblog

  • Do you know?

    David Farrar
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:30 pm
    I’m interested in a little test here. The Dom Post reports: The identity of a top Kiwi entertainer who laughed after trying to force a teenager to perform a sex act will remain secret to protect his career. The man pleaded guilty in August in Auckland District Court to performing an indecent act likely to offend and appeared yesterday for sentencing. But Judge Eddie Paul discharged him without conviction and granted him permanent name suppression. He said the offending had been of a “medium to low-level” and he was unlikely to reoffend. Post in the comments below whether or…

  • 5 am in Turkey

    David Farrar
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:54 pm
    Around 30 hours after leaving Wellington I’m in Turkey. No photo as it is 5 am. Delighted that my hotel is allowing me to check in nine hours early, and withiout even charging me extra. That s what I call customer service. The Thai Airlines flight to Bangkok was12 hours, and went quickly. I had a row to myself so was very comfortable propped up in a corner, stretched out and reading a Robert Harris’ latest novel on Cicero, and the GI Joe movie. Had two to three hours in Bangkok Airport, and thank God for my Star Alliance status, I could use the Thai Royal Orchid Lounge, even…

  • General Debate 7 November 2009

    David Farrar
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Tags: General Debate

  • Rating the first year

    David Farrar
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:51 pm
    As everyone else has done it, I’ve rated the Government’s first year in my weekly Dispatch from St Johhnysburg. Unlike others, I have rated policies, not Ministers. My ratings range from 4/10 to 9/10 with an average 7/10. Comments and feedback can be made at NBR. Tags: Dispatch from St Johnnysburg, NBR

  • A customer service fail for Air NZ

    David Farrar
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:42 pm
    I’m a big fan of most of what Air NZ does. Their technology investment has been great (love my m-pass and e-pass), and I fly then when I can. I love their safety video (and one of the “stars” was working on my domestic flight today – poor girl – everyone talking to her about it). So I am not an Air NZ basher. But I couldn’t believe their customer service at the international terminal today. I got there at around 11.30 for a 3.30 flight to Thailand. I’m on Thai Air, but Air NZ do the checkins for them. Bad enough that at 11.30 they have not even…
 
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    frogblog

  • What Would Rod Say?

    frog
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:33 pm
    This first anniversary of the National-led government is also the fourth anniversary of the death of former Green Party Co-Leader, Rod Donald. With the many retrospectives being written about the “new” government, my thoughts turn today to what Rod might have thought about the developments of the last year. There’s been commentary claiming the government hasn’t actually done very much in its first year. Rodney’s embarrassment aside, it seems safe to say that Rod wouldn’t agree. First off is the long list of backward steps taken on environmental protection.

  • Access to Dental Care a Human Right

    Catherine Delahunty
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:56 pm
    I am horrified that the Ministry of Health’s mobile dental clinics won’t be wheelchair accessible.  If the vision is to take health out to the people then access is a fundamental issue.  The excuse that a ramp would cost $70,000 must be examined.  What has happened to the DIY approach to practical problems like building a ramp?” The Green Party and Disabled Persons Assembly both refuse to believe you cannot buy or a build a suitable ramp for less than $70,000. In fact when I was working in the Auckland Green Party office we bought a mobile ramp for under $3000.   The Ministry…

  • Afghanistan’s Agony: What in the world to do?

    Kennedy Graham
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:25 pm
    Afghanistan gets progressively worse.  The US President is caught in a vice-like grip between personal judgment and political constraint.  Having characterised Afghanistan as a war of necessity to escape a war of choice (Iraq), he cannot exit early.  Yet a late exit becomes a quagmire.  He thus equivocates over the military’s request for another surge, shedding political capital in a downward spiral of indecision.  No other NATO country has stomach for the future there, and certainly not Britain with five fewer soldiers this week.  The UN is reduced to a cipher that acknowledges…

  • National Out of Touch on Transport?

    frog
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:10 pm
    I’ve blogged before about the gap between what Steven Joyce wants for Auckland (more roads) and what the average Aucklander wants (more public transport). It’s nice to see the Herald agrees with me (for a change). They rate Joyce’s performance as a Minister 6 out of 10 – not because he isn’t an effective Minister – he clearly is. But because they think his policies ignore both the looming fuel crunch and the strong groundswell of support for public transport in Auckland among local government politicians and citizens. The disjunct between central…

  • Mokihinui – Brownlee’s burp

    frog
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:16 am
    So this week our Minister of Mining and Damming (aka Energy and Resources) let slip that the Mokihinui hydro-dam “would not go ahead”. Does he know something or was it just his ‘opinion’? Whatever the brain-burp was, he was ill-advised to say it when he has no direct decision-making power. However, it’d be nice to think that there may be Moki fans in Government – perhaps they are closet readers of the 1400-fan facebook page! The Wild Rivers campaign was stoked to hear it – they’ve only just launched and the Mokihinui is a prominent…
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  • Run The Red develop Pick a Path interactive story technology

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:14 am
    TVNZ On Demand "Reservoir Hill" is a web-only drama about issues faced by teenagers - and the audience get to choose what happens next on each episode by interacting with the show via SMS and Internet using technology developed locally by Run The Red.

  • Linkification v59

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:53 pm
    News / Web Happenings:Firefox 3.5.5 Update Fixes Critical Security BugAndroid 2.0 Review: Almost HumanFlickr Opens an App Garden Full of Photo ToolsGoogle Chrome Beta Adds Bookmark Sync, Speed BoostGoogle Adds Thumbnailed Results with Page PreviewsGoogle Analytics Blog: New Feature Spotlight: Google Analytics for Mobile AppsMore, more, more real estate in Google MapsThe Illustrated Guide to the New Firefox 3.6 Windows 7 IntegrationXero Personal General / Neat Stuff:Google Dashboard Provides a Top-Down Look at Your Google Use Apple:Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac ReleasedApple Announces Over…

  • Flip MinoHD review

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:29 am
    We go hands on with the most popular solid state HD camcorder, just launched in New Zealand.

  • Migrated to Microsoft Online Services at the end

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:48 pm
    It was like a dream: I've decided that running an email server was not part of my business, and it was time to move this function out of my infrastructure into a hosted solution. I won't get into the fine calculations behind this decision (involving my time managing servers, cost of backups, server hardware, hard disk space, etc, etc.) since you can probably find a lot of experts (real ones and self-proclaimed ones) around to explain why it makes sense. The contenders on the first round were Google Apps Premiere (because I wanted Google Apps Sync for Outlook to keep using Microsoft Outlook)…

  • Geek garden update

    4 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm
    Wet and warm keeps the green stuff happy. The garden is growing like anything, something that most New Zealanders are undoubtedly accustomed to, but for me is a Being There experience that still amazes. Have had lovely, sweet strawberries for the last month or so, and green vegetables all throughout winter. The Italian flat-leaf parsley is huge, ditto the mint, holy basil, lemon grass, oregano, rocket, spring onions, sage and thyme - all the stuff that costs a small fortune in the supermarket. Having it fresh is just that much better as well. One of the best things to eat from the garden has…
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  • Around New Zealand

    Here are some photos

  • day 5

    Hi allAfter spending a great night at a spot called Murphys Park and watching the sun come up on the beach with only a few other people in the park the first time we have seen the sun without clouds we made our way to Rotorua. It really does smell like eggs said Serina we viewed some hot springs at the Govt Gardens and the kids played on swings while Ness got a massage at the Polynesian Spa

  • Going up the Island.

    Greetings.Our last day with Chad we hiked two glaciers. Fox and Franz and drove to the pancake rocks and blow hole All of us loved the hikes but the hightlight was watching the sunset over the Tasman Sea and the pancake rocks. We camped on the West Side and watched the ocean beat the shore we woke to our new neighbors the Kewa birds. They do not fly and are very curious. We sadly dropp

  • The rest of Australia part 1..

    Ok so we've been a bit well VERY lazy about this whole blog thing...apologiesWe arrived safely in Auckland you will be pleased to know unfortunatly to rain something we are no longer accustomed to after the likes of Australia So heres a summary of the rest of our australian adventureAfter Byron Bay we headed to Surfers Paradise and we arrived at the hostel just in time for the bbq bi

  • The final ship....or is it well for now it is definately

    Well wow what can i say for once i'm bordering on speechless. You see 8 months ago i had an idea well more like a thought about venuring further than i'd ever journeyed before. I suppose in truth the thoughts of travelling have been there since i left to join my first ship when i was 17.So here is the break down for those of you who didnt know realise or actually care that i'd done 10 years at
 
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  • SmARTtalk 02 - Crack Web Marketing with Vicki Allpress-Hill

    Jackie
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:02 pm
    As a follow-up to the truly excellent 21st Century Arts Conference in Wellington at the end of June, Creative New Zealand has teamed up with The Big Idea to connect us in online conversation with experts in branding, online marketing and arts patronage. (more…)

  • Celebrating the Round Ball Game

    Matthew
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:23 pm
    As a child I can remember saying ‘See you in the morning,’ as I kissed my mother goodnight, to which she would often reply, ‘If God spares.’ This both puzzled and frightened me as I lay in bed wondering what the consequences would be if He didn’t or indeed who might He not spare during the night? I was reminded of this rather gloomy outlook on life recently when I read an article by Chris Rattue in the New Zealand Herald. In the aftermath of the All Whites’ away draw in Bahrain in the first leg of the football World Cup play-off, Rattue stressed how ‘the events of the game,…

  • Happy Birthday NZ On Screen

    Matthew
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pm
    They say time flies when you’re having fun and from the sounds of it that’s what NZ On Screen have been doing for the last year. But a whole year? I hear you ask. That’s right, NZ On Screen celebrates its first birthday this month and we’re taking this chance to wish them a very Happy Birthday and thank them for all the hard work they’ve put in to bring New Zealand television and film to our desktops. Here are a few of the highlights from the collection: Don’t Let It Get You Sir Howard Morrison (as himself) and Rotorua are the stars in the tiki-flavoured tale. This 60s classic…

  • A toast: I give you… Martinborough!

    Matthew
    1 Nov 2009 | 1:24 pm
    Imagine 10,000 escapees from the city gathered in one place for the purpose of eating and drinking. Mainly drinking, but there’s no shame in that – some of the best wines in the country are there to be sampled, so it’s more like a patriotic duty. And wine is, of course, scientifically proven to be good for the heart – so put your heart into it. Despite the health benefits, there’s still a gruelling itinerary of 11 vineyards to get through before the day’s out. And in the baking sun of late November everyone’s knocking back the pinot just to fend off dehydration. No wonder the…

  • Remembering Baxter

    Anna
    21 Oct 2009 | 7:07 pm
    It’s only fitting that during NZ Book Month we mark the anniversary of the death of James K. Baxter (1929-1972). Acknowledged as New Zealand’s most accomplished poet, Baxter is also well-known for his wild lifestyle and the religious community he established on the banks of the Whanganui River. On 22 October 1972, he suffered a heart attack in an Auckland street and died, aged 46. He was buried at Jerusalem on Māori land, given a Māori tangi. A boulder inscribed ‘HEMI / JAMES KEIR BAXTER / I WHANAU 1926 / I MATE 1972’ marks the grave. A pair of sandals, old black pants And…
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    Unconditional

  • Principles of reciprocity in social media

    Alistair Helm
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:37 am
    I have been writing this Unconditional blog now for exactly 2 years - I remember a sense of excitement, fear and opportunity in those first few weeks - what to write and then of course would anyone read it? Two years later I am still writing and still enjoying writing the posts I write and the conversations that commence from a blog post. The content of this blog now comprises 303 individual posts with 2,203 comments posted by contributors. The blog is read by an average of around 700 unique visitors per day. I certainly hope the content is interesting and valuable. At the outset, one of the…

  • Google further enhances property mapping search

    Alistair Helm
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:59 am
    It was 4 months ago that Google offered real estate search within their excellent mapping platform. Last week began what will likely become a steady and progressive expansion of the exposure of this service within more general Google searches - this is certainly going to be a beneficial move for the consumer. When initially released, to be able to search for property (sale or rent) on a Google map required a number of steps and a fair amount of investigative ability. It did almost seem like Google had in some way hidden this service away from the mass of the market. Were they doing a cautious…

  • NZ Property Report - October 2009

    Alistair Helm
    31 Oct 2009 | 9:31 am
    The month of October tends to be one of the largest months for new listings. In October 2007 16,751 new listings came onto the market and a year ago as the market was reeling under the economic gloom 14,462 new listings came onto the market. These comparable figures give a perspective to the October 09 of 13,550 - somewhat subdued seems to summarise this market, a sentiment that has been in place for quite a few months with shortages of listings in some regions. The impact of subdued levels of new listings matched to recent sales which whilst significantly up on prior year still are well…

  • Perfect marketing for halloween!

    Alistair Helm
    30 Oct 2009 | 4:22 pm
    It’s the 31st October today and this presents marketeers with a twice a year opportunity (well April the 1st would be the other day!) - theme an advert to suit the day! This is exactly what this smart agent Andrea Kent has done with her client’s house - as she calls it a “quirky home” - definitely one of those great real estate euphemisms for “this house needs some significant work. The advert in today’s paper and on the web certainly creates standout - that is what marketing should do, so my congrats to Andrea - I hope you find an enthusiastic buyer who is…

  • Larger than your average family home!

    Alistair Helm
    29 Oct 2009 | 1:51 pm
    The US real estate website Zillow has just highlighted what they believe is the largest house in the US. At 43,031 square feet (3,997 square metres) - that means this house has the floor area of just that bit less than an acre! As Zillow reports on their blog the property which has a very nice waterfront vista along from the famed “The Hamptons” took 5 years to build and is built on a section size of 63 acres. The property comprises officially 21 bedroom and 18 bathrooms. The unique Zillow Zestimate places an approximate value on this property of US$202,864,000 - roughly NZ$262…
 
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  • Qantas to NZ from US$798* Round Trip

    Tourism New Zealand
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    From $798 USD Per Person If you've been dreaming of a vacation in New Zealand, take advantage of Qantas' current fare sale! On top of saving heaps on airfare, you'll feel like you're saving massive amounts of dollars while traveling in New Zealand due to the continued strength of the US Dollar. From the fabulous food & wine to the fabulous scenery that abounds... now truly is the time to plan your New Zealand vacation. Expires: 18 Nov 2009

  • 14-Day New Zealand Explorer

    Tourism New Zealand
    31 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    From $2,535 USD Per Person See the best of New Zealand with this adventurous 14-Day multi-activity itinerary. The trip is designed with the independent traveler in mind. All arrangements are pre planned so you can fully enjoy exploring the North and or South Islands, joining activities throughout the country. Expires: 01 Feb 2010

  • New Zealand Explorer Honeymoon

    Tourism New Zealand
    31 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    From $2,535 USD Per Person Explore the best of the North and or South Islands on this romantic 14-Day multi-activity honeymoon. Saturate yourself in the variety of beautiful landscapes that New Zealand has to offer while enjoying an adventurous itinerary. Expires: 01 Feb 2010

  • NZ Summer Special!

    Tourism New Zealand
    24 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    From $899 USD Per Person A twelve day self drive exploration of New Zealand's highlights. Start in Queenstown and drive north through Mt Cook, Christchurch, Kaikoura, Wellington, Rotorua and Auckland. Travel from the middle of the Southern Alps across the Canterbury plains and along the rugged New Zealand coast. Board the ferry across Cook Strait to the capital city and north past volcano's to New Zealand's thermal wonderland. Finish your journey in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, for your flight home. Expires: 25 Jan 2010

  • Kiwi Classic

    Tourism New Zealand
    21 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    From $5,465 USD Per Person Experience New Zealand’s spectacular North Island on this exclusive 7 Day golf vacation featuring accommodation at the award winning Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, a round of golf at 4 of New Zealand’s top courses including world famous Cape Kidnappers, plus sightseeing in Auckland, the Bay of Islands, Taupo and Hawkes Bay. Expires: 23 Jan 2010
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    The Wellingtonista

  • Skate your Face Off

    Hadyn
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:28 pm
    This Saturday is the last bout of the Richter City Roller Derby regular season. The two teams, Brutal Pagaent and Smash Malice are locked at one win apiece and this last bout looks to live up to the "Big One" billing. For those who don't know, Roller Derby is a women's sport where two teams race around a flat semi-oval track. It's almost like a mash-up of rugby and stock cars. The main thing is that YOU don't skate (which is the most commonly asked question). It's a fantastic spectator sport and the crowd is as much fun to watch as the sport (almost). What: The Big One, Roller Derby…

  • The Wellingtonista & Twitter's Lists

    Alan
    3 Nov 2009 | 1:03 am
    We've talked about Twitter before - we're on it, of course, as over a thousand of you already know. Over time Twitter has evolved from a WTF? (back then at the same stage in its life as Google Wave is now) to an indispensible part of our social networking landscape. If you've logged on to Twitter recently you'll have seen their newest feature, Twitter Lists. These are a way to group up other Twitter users, both among the people you follow and the people you don't. You might want to group up some of your friends; or make a list of your favourite bands; then you can conveniently view just those…

  • You're fly-erred

    The Masked Barfly
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am
    Plenty of Wellingtonians would have spat out their flat whites on Saturday morning when the Dom Post cover revealed that our old friend Terry Serepisos is going to host New Zealand's version of The Apprentice. As I'm sure you're all aware, the American version Donald Trump is famous for putting his name on all sorts of ridiculous things: With his success in real estate and television, Trump has succeeded in marketing the Trump name on a large number of products. These products include Trump Financial (a mortgage firm), Trump Sales and Leasing (residential sales), Trump University (a…

  • Under the Southern Cross

    Anna
    29 Oct 2009 | 3:11 pm
    A safe place to avoid all the ghouls and zombies this Saturday night will be the Film Archive cinema. A brilliant silent feature film from the 1920s - Under the Southern Cross - is screening with live musical accompaniment by Warren Maxwell, Maaka McGregor and Himiona Grace.   This "Maori folk drama" made by Universal Studios in 1929, features an epic love triangle, cave scenes shot on Waitomo and White Islands, a fiery volcano and 'A Contest of Spears'. It's also worth coming to see for the intertitles alone.   "Neither tribal custom, danger nor the sacred…

  • It's that magical time of year

    Hadyn
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:58 pm
    Tomorrow is All Hallows Eve the night where the spirits of dead walk the earth. It's a time of ancient tradition and rememberence of those who have passed away. Samhain, however, is known to date back at least 2,000 years, based on analysis of a Celtic bronze calendar discovered in the 1890s in Coligny, France, in what was then called Gaul. The festival marked the end of the Celtic year, when the harvest was gathered and animals were rounded up. It's said the hides of cattle and other livestock slaughtered at this time were ritually worn during festivities that likely hark back to even…
 
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  • Slade the star as Canterbury win Air New Zealand Cup - Radio New Zealand

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am
    ESPN STAR SportsSlade the star as Canterbury win Air New Zealand CupRadio New ZealandCanterbury defeated Wellington 28-20 in the final of the Air New Zealand Cup in Christchurch on Saturday night. The hosts were ahead 18-3 at halftime at AMI Canterbury 28-20 WellingtonESPN STAR SportsCanterbury vs Wellington final - Live updatesTV3 NewsRugby: Red and Blacks triumph in Air NZ Cup finaleNew Zealand HeraldPlanet Rugby -Radio Sport -Scrum.comall 51 news articles »

  • New Zealand's turnaround delights Vettori - AFP

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:31 am
    BBC SportNew Zealand's turnaround delights VettoriAFPABU DHABI — New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori believes his team's conscious effort to improve in key areas helped them beat Pakistan and level their mccullum ton powers New Zealand to ODI winReuters IndiaPakistan v New Zealand 2009/10 / NewsCricInfo.commccullum leads New Zealand chargeThe Press AssociationGulfNews -Cricdb.com -TeleTextall 159 news articles »

  • Now the real battle starts for Wales and New Zealand - WalesOnline

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:05 pm
    Telegraph.co.ukNow the real battle starts for Wales and New ZealandWalesOnlineLet's just say the Wales coach has stoked up the heat with his claim that New Zealand had lost their “aura of invincibility”. It's been the talking point of Wales believe they can turn the tide of history against the All Blacksguardian.co.ukWales v New Zealand: match previewTelegraph.co.ukAll Blacks confirm Carter will startIndependentThe Canadian Press -South Wales Evening Post -WalesOnlineall 360 news articles »

  • International briefs: Manure sculpture of official is sold in New Zealand - Fort Worth Star Telegram

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:56 pm
    International briefs: Manure sculpture of official is sold in New ZealandFort Worth Star TelegramNEW ZEALAND — A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for 2220 New Zealand dollars on an auction Web site. NZ lawmaker sculpted in cow manureThe Associated Pressall 163 news articles »

  • Landis 17th in New Zealand road race - ESPN

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:21 pm
    3 News NZLandis 17th in New Zealand road raceESPNAP WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Floyd Landis dropped to 17th on the final day of the Tour of Southland, which included two stages on New Zealand's South Blackgrove holds on to lead in Tour of SouthlandRadio New ZealandFloyd Landis 17th in New Zealand road raceeTaiwan NewsCycling: Roulston hits out at race officialsNew Zealand HeraldESPN -eTaiwan Newsall 68 news articles »
 
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  • Wellington Guy Fawkes

    Carl Suurmond
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:13 pm
    See CARL SUURMOND’s superb Guy Fawkes pictures, taken of the annual city harbour display. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

  • VIDEO: 2nd Annual Wellington Zombie Walk

    Newswire Team
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:53 pm
    A HORDE of up to 100 zombies celebrated Halloween with a parade around Wellington’s waterfront. Participants rallied at the Paramount Theatre, where organiser Jonathan Helix outlined the route and warned them to be on the lookout for teams of ruthless zombie hunters. This is the second year Wellington has played host to a zombie walk, an underground activity in which participants are encouraged to remain in character while interacting with the public. The first recorded zombie walk took place in 2001 in Sacramento, California. VIDEO TEAM:  Catherine McGregor, Bonnie Tai and Kara Lok…

  • Overcoming odds – how a little rugby club became a great one

    Lee Stace
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:41 pm
    Waikanae senior A team celebrate after winning the 2007 Horowhenua Kapiti club final against Rahui ONE OF the Waikanae Rugby Club’s biggest annual occasions grew from a double tragedy, when two club stalwarts died of brain tumours within weeks of one another. The Bowman-Todd Memorial match – which honours Dave Bowman and Matt Todd – is between a Waikanae XV and the New Zealand Police and it has become a significant occasion after just three years. Its success epitomises the spirit of Waikanae, which over the past seven years has become the most consistent side in the Horowhenua Kapiti…

  • VIDEO: Wellington marks the Day of the Dead

    Newswire Team
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm
    WELLINGTON Hispanic communities held a special celebration this month – the Day of the Dead. Celebrants gathered at the Museum of City and Sea and marched through the city singing and dancing their way to Bar Bodega on Ghuznee St, where the festivities continued with performances raising money for a health project in Southern Mexico. The indigenous people of La Garrucha in the state of Chiapas have suffered generations of marginalisation and oppression. VIDEO TEAM: Jonathan Tringham, Chris Armstrong and Ruby Armstrong-Kooy (reporter), who spoke to event organiser Julie Webb-Pullman.

  • VIDEO: Special concert raises funds for Samoa

    Newswire Team
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:29 pm
    THE entertainment industry did its bit for victims of the September 30 tsunami that devastated parts of Samoa, with a special concert staged to raise funds. NewsWire’s team was there to capture the event when it came to Wellington. VIDEO TEAM: Brenda Cottingham, Penelope Scott and Janice Ikiua (reporter).
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  • Dinosaur prints found in NZ

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:42 am
    Nelson, New Zealand - Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.

  • Strike at Whitireia Polytech likely to continue next week

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:11 pm
    Media release - Tertiary Education Union Strikes at the Whitireia Polytechnic and at polytechnics in Northland, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Hamilton, and Auckland look set to continue for another week after employers failed to change their position after this weeka s strikes.

  • Man in court after gunman sparks manhunt in Wellington

    6 Nov 2009 | 3:48 pm
    A 21-year-old man will appear in court on Friday morning after a gun was pulled on a police officer in Lower Hutt on Thursday.

  • NorthTec students plan a Digital Stirfrya and other...

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am
    The Northland region will be treated to a feast of creative output from NorthTec students at exhibitions around the region in November and December.

  • Child's death was not accidental

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:39 am
    Friday, 6 November 2009, 10:50 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Title: Child's death was not accidental The death of a two-year-old boy in Wanganui is now being treated as homicide.
 
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  • Seventh prov title for Canty

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    Canterbury have won their seventh provincial rugby title with a 28-20 win over Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup final in Christchurch.Fullback Colin Slade has been a standout player with two firs...

  • Dinosaur prints found in NZ for first time

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:27 pm
    Scientists have found 70-million-year-old dinosaur footprints in northwest Nelson.They are the first dinosaur footprints to be recognised in New Zealand and the first evidence of dinosaurs in the Sout...

  • Body recovered near Glenorchy

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm
    The body of a 26-year-old man has been recovered from the base of a popular rock-climbing area in the Dart River Valley north of Glenorchy.Police had been alerted just before midnight that two climber...

  • Rock climber found dead near Glenorchy

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    A 26-year-old rock climber has been found dead in Central Otago this morning. Ground searchers found the man's body about 8.25am in thick scrub at the base of Chinaman's Bluff, a popular rock climb...

  • NZ opens tournament winning

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:02 pm
    Andy Hayward bagged a hat-trick for the Black Sticks, then Nick Wilson scored a brace before captain Phil Burrows completed the scoring. Black Sticks' coach Shane McLeod is mostly pleased, but says t...
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    Scoop NZ - Sci-tech

  • GPS to track blue sheep and snow leopard

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:46 pm
    Scientists hope to improve the survival odds of the endangered snow leopard in Nepal by venturing into the remote Himalayas to study its main prey, the Bharal or blue sheep.

  • Run The Red: Pick-a-Path interactive story tech

    4 Nov 2009 | 8:45 pm
    Run The Red, New Zealand’s leader in mobile marketing and solutions has provided TVNZ On Demand with the SMS functionality to drive the new format interactive web drama Reservoir Hill. This first of its kind in NZ was a story that users of the ...

  • Evolutionary research featured in Nature

    4 Nov 2009 | 2:31 pm
    Research by Professor Paul Rainey shedding new light on the origins and genetics of adaptive traits is the cover story in the latest edition of the prestigious science journal Nature.

  • “Pick a Path” interactive story technology

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:31 pm
    Run The Red, New Zealand’s leader in mobile marketing and solutions has provided TVNZ On Demand with the SMS functionality to drive the new format interactive web drama Reservoir Hill. This first of its kind in NZ was a story that users of the ...

  • Cloud computing just got another green light

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:16 pm
    Cloud computing just got another green light with the release of a new online operating system that could change the way everyone thinks about computers. Cloud computing is all about accessing your information using any computer anywhere by saving all ...
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  • Key Notes - Message From The Prime Minister

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pm
    It was fantastic to visit Kaikoura yesterday for the first time as Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism.

  • Restrictions on new party pills forthcoming

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:57 pm
    Associate Minister of Health Peter Dunne has accepted the advice of the Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs (EACD) on the substance 1,3-dimethylamylamine, commonly known as DMAA, the primary active ingredient in ‘new generation party pills.’

  • Mapp Report - Visit To Afghanistan

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:50 pm
    Two weeks ago I had the privilege of visiting our troops in Afghanistan. The Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan Province is doing a fantastic job. You know that they are well respected by the fact that even 7½ years after the PRT was first deployed, ...

  • Inter-Parliamentary Travel

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:15 pm
    My approval for inter-parliamentary travel carries an expectation that delegates will adhere to the official programme. I would expect a recovery of some of the costs if a delegate on an official inter-parliamentary visit takes an unscheduled day’s ...

  • Appointments to Guardians of NZ Superannuation

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm
    Catherine Savage and Stephen Moir have been appointed to the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation and existing board member David Newman has been appointed Deputy Chair, Finance Minister Bill English announced today. The Board of the Guardians ...
 
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  • Response to inquiries about Harawira’s email

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm
    The Commission has fielded calls from the public who find the remarks reportedly made by Hone Harawira offensive and divisive.

  • New Developments in Auckland Bus Dispute

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:19 pm
    The current standoff in the Auckland bus dispute has been broken with members of the National Distribution Union voting to withdraw from the combined unions and to approach NZBus to sign up to an agreement based on the offer that was agreed to between ...

  • Workers challenge multinational to honour promises

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm
    Workers at multinational giant DHL will be challenging the company to open dialogue and honour its promises of fair treatment for all employees as part of a worldwide week of action next week, 9 to 13 November 2009.

  • Ministry of Justice comment on industrial action

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:09 pm
    The Ministry remains committed to settling the current industrial dispute. The Ministry is a lean organisation that has already implemented a restructure this year as part of an existing programme to improve service effectiveness and productivity. We have ...

  • Justice staff vote to escalate industrial action

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:04 pm
    Justice Ministry staff who collect fines and work at courts and tribunals throughout the country went on strike for two hours today and voted to continue taking industrial action against being paid less than other public service workers. During the strike ...
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  • Court staff escalate industrial action

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm
    Public Service Assn says because genuine pay offer lacking, Ministry of Justice staff escalating industrial action in support of pay rise

  • Dangers still Lurk

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am
    I have taken to walking the three kilometres or so from my home to my office in central Auckland. It is good exercise and gives me valuable distraction- free thinking time.

  • Air NZ takes the Mickey

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:31 am
    "LA fares with nothing to Hide" featuring Rodney Hide in Mickey Mouse ears, and Hone Harawira "Sprung in Paris"

  • Union breaks ranks over bus dispute

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:31 am
    National Distribution Union drivers vote to sign up to last week's pay offer from NZ Bus; Tramways' members still against the deal

  • Sharp rise in investor confidence

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:31 pm
    Investor confidence shows sharpest quarterly rise in ASB survey's 11 year history; 39 percent improvement in the September quarter
 
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  • Seventh prov title for Canty

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:21 am
    Canterbury win their 7th provincial rugby title with a 28-20 win over Wellington in Air New Zealand Cup final

  • Remembering Sir Donald

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    The University of Canterbury will wait until if knows family plans before deciding how it will remember Sir Donald Beaven

  • NZ beats Wales

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm
    The New Zealand men's hockey team beat Wales 6-2 in their opening match of the World Cup qualifying tournament in Invercargill

  • Guy Fawkes victim stable

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pm
    A Southland man is in a stable condition in Dunedin Hospital after being stabbed eight times last night at a Guy Fawkes' party

  • Watching from Cardiff

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:51 pm
    Many in the All Black squad will be up early in Cardiff to watch the final of rugby's Air New Zealand Cup in Christchurch
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    Public Address

  • Busytown: A good read

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:14 pm
    I haven’t written for a while. My father died in August, and all my pretty words flew away. Actually, if only they had. Instead, they swooped and soared in my brain, coalescing into ominous shapes. They landed in musical lines on telephone wires, singing me awake night after night, as my mind furiously tried to make sense of the absolute affront of the fact of death, a lifetime’s conversation forever interrupted...

  • Hard News: It was 20 years ago tomorrow ...

    5 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm
    Twenty years ago tomorrow, the Communist government of East Germany resigned. Two days later, the checkpoints in the Berlin Wall were opened, and East German citizens were allowed to pass freely to the West for the first time in decades. Within a fortnight, the wall itself was disappearing; physically dismantled by exuberant Berliners...

  • Southerly: Seventy per cent Monteith's; Thirty per cent Music

    5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    One of the great pleasures of writing on Public Address is the lovely people you end up corresponding with. In my case, none more so than musician and composer, Blair Parkes.I've followed Blair's music for years: from his work with 'Range', '103', and 'Thomas-Parkes' -- to his current band the l.e.d.s. His songs have always struck me as particularly authentic. Although Blair's style has roots in the Flying Nun tradition, it has evolved and flourished through his own unique and idiosyncratic musical approach. He sings in a New Zealand accent; he writes appealing tunes with wry and intelligent…

  • Speaker: The Freeviewer Diaries (4)

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:38 am
    Seven weeks is a long time to wait for something you expected to take seven days. So it was for our Magic TV. Finally on Friday the 30th of October, it was couriered to my work. At long last!...

  • Cracker: Fiji Baby

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm
    I'm not telling Foreign Affairs how to do their job, but having spent today being blown around Wellington in increasingly deteriorating conditions, I can only imagine how the conversation must have gone yesterday:MFAT: I'm sorry, you have to leave Wellington and return to Fiji immediately...
 
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  • Kelly Clarkson To Tour NZ

    2 Nov 2009 | 2:44 am
    Kelly Clarkson, the world’s first ‘American Idol,’ now a certified pop sensation, is bringing her ALL I EVER WANTED TOUR to Australia and New Zealand. Clarkson latest studio album, All I Ever Wanted has been dominating airwaves since it’s March 2009 release, and in April 2010 she will be hitting our shores with her infectious, high-energy live show. The tour will begin in Auckland on Sunday 11 April at Vector Arena; it then makes the jump to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 13…

  • Phat 10 Lineup Update!

    23 Oct 2009 | 6:18 am
    The Phat 10 Festival, the South Islands biggest 4-day New Years Party to be staged in the scenic wild Inangahua Valley on the West Coast, is pleased to announce Brazilian superstar soul/liquid drum n bass DJ MARKY & his MC STAMINA will be joining the already massive lineup for this years event.Organiser Dave White states “Marky was a late addition but an opportunity too good to miss, adding the missing liquid element to a lineup which now covers all the bass-heavy genres, thru drum n bass, dubstep, breakbeat & dub”.With a lineup which already includes the biggest breakbeat…

  • Laneway Festival First Lineup Announcement

    21 Oct 2009 | 7:21 am
    The very first Laneway Festival in Auckland city is set to be an absolute doozy. From the seminal to the scene-starting, the esoteric to the exhilarating, the Laneway Festival brings you a roll call of artists that is as exciting as it is diverse. Laneway is a festival put together by folks who love music, for folks who love music - and there are plenty of us in New Zealand.Every year Laneway features the best iconic and up-and-coming indie bands; that music lovers can enjoy, city centre. This is just the first announcement. More great acts will be announced in December.  Echo & The…

  • MORE FM Winery Tour Dates Announced

    21 Oct 2009 | 6:17 am
    Kiwi music legends Tim Finn, Bic Runga and Dave Dobbyn will again take the stage together as the nationwide MORE FM Winery Tour announces its Summer 2010 line-up.It will have been almost a decade since the legendary trio first shared the stage performing their own and each others’ hits, together on stage throughout the entire performance. The MORE FM Winery Tour is delighted that they will reprise that hugely successful show this Summer. Tim, Bic and Dave have already started rehearsals and promise a two-hour, back to back selection of all of their famous hits, songs that have secured…

  • Diana Gabaldon's 'An Echo In The Bone' Top Selling Book in New Zealand

    19 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am
    Data from Nielsen's BookScan shows that author Diana Gabaldon is outselling Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol". BookScan measures actual book sales across the counter, rather than shipments to stores.Diana Gabaldon will be appearing on Thursday 5 November in Takapuna to discuss her new book. Tickets are available from Eventfinder. By Bob Carlton
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    RURAL NEWS - General

  • 'Goose shoot a win-win'

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:51 am
    Following the recent spat between Federated Farmers and Fish & Game over goose numbers (Rural News, October 20), the hunting and fishing body seems set on raising awareness of its control efforts.

  • A2C eyes key markets

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:45 am
    A strategy of concentrating on key markets is paying dividends for A2 Corporation (A2C).

  • Climate for cooperation

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:37 am
    Addressing agriculture's challenges from climate change could be the vehicle for greater cooperation between farmers internationally, says Meat & Wool NZ (MWNZ) chairman Mike Petersen.

  • Bill still a concern

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:22 am
    The Biosecurity Amendment Bill passed its second reading in Parliament last week but concerns remain.

  • Working on real ag issues

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:38 am
    Massey University agriculture students are heading out of the lecture theatre and into the real world of farming.
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    RURAL NEWS - Agribusiness

  • Tasman Farms' profit takes tumble

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:42 am
    Record production was not enough to prevent an $8 million loss incurred by Australian farm operator Tasman Farms Ltd.

  • Co-op moves on Malaysia

    3 Nov 2009 | 2:26 am
    Fonterra has upgraded its cultured food plant in Malaysia to capitalise on a growing local yoghurt market.

  • Fonterra exec appointed to IDF board

    30 Oct 2009 | 3:59 am
    Fonterra group director technology Dr Jeremy Hill was re-elected to the International Dairy Federation (IDF) board of directors during last month's World Dairy Summit in Berlin.

  • Rural education boost

    30 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am
    Two rural educators are combining resources to launch the Primary Industry Trades Academy (PITA).

  • Latecomers take home two awards

    29 Oct 2009 | 3:15 am
    The winning of two category awards in the 2009 Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards was an unexpected but welcome acknowledgement of Terry and Sue Magill's relatively short farming career.
 
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    RURAL NEWS - Dairy

  • Dairy emissions cut a tall order, Luxton

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:59 am
    The dairy industry is warning that even a 10% cut in on-farm greenhouse gas emissions will be a tough ask for the sector.

  • Bank idea panned

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:42 am
    Suggestions Fonterra should form a bank have been panned by a director and company representative alike.

  • US dairy industry's dire predicament

    4 Nov 2009 | 12:38 am
    Michigan dairy farmer Scott Bontekoe's herd of 170 Holsteins is producing an average 5113kg of milk a day - a yield that's worth US$1466.25 at current prices.

  • Strikers lose out

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:17 am
    Dairy factory workers are shrugging off fears that a recent stormy industrial dispute will spur other processors to target the workforce.

  • Suppliers should foot ETS costs: co-op

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:01 am
    Fonterra wants the Government to shift the point of obligation for agricultural emissions away from processors and on to suppliers.
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    RURAL NEWS - Beef

  • Oz eases UK beef ban

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:20 am
    British beef could be on its way to Australia for the first time in 13 years with the relaxation of the country's outright ban on imports to combat the spread of mad cow disease.

  • Tight times ahead - MAF

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:20 am
    The last financial year was a good one for sheep and beef farmers but a leading economist questions whether it will be enough to make up for years of losses - and a challenging year ahead.
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    RURAL NEWS - Sheep

  • New look MWNZ unveiled

    30 Oct 2009 | 4:44 am
    Meat & Wool New Zealand (MWNZ) has a new organisational structure 'to ensure a greater connection with sheep and beef farmers'.

  • 'Aware of wool challenge'

    23 Oct 2009 | 2:22 am
    The wool industry faces a huge challenge if it is to drag itself out of the doldrums, the chairman of a taskforce set up to steer its future direction says.

  • Norway diet tackles lamb bloat

    21 Oct 2009 | 3:49 am
    A Norwegian technique adapted by a Waikato farmer and a vet reduces the likelihood of abomasal bloat in lambs reared on cow milk or milk replacer, MWNZ reports.

  • 'Naive to bag live-sheep exports'

    20 Oct 2009 | 4:21 am
    Religion and culture are at the heart of Middle Eastern countries' demands for live sheep from West Australia and calls for the trade's abolition are naive, says Meat & Livestock Australia.

  • Meat sector lambasted

    20 Oct 2009 | 1:41 am
    A Wellington consultant's lambasting of the lamb industry has met support from farmers' representatives but failed to impress processors.
 
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    RURAL NEWS - Management

  • Selling carbon credits

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am
    The prospect of selling carbon credits from pastoral carbon farming is getting closer and more exciting. Results from a number of eCOGENT farms indicate significant growth in soil carbon, and as we work to confirm the numbers it appears that there could be direct financial benefits as well as indirect ones from improved soil quality.

  • Time for strategic planning

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:55 am
    Changing economic outlooks always increase my involvement in strategic planning with my farmer clients. These exercises often involve helping newer entrants to think outside the square as they contemplate their career and investment pathways. The recent downturn has reinforced the reality that asset values must reflect the profit they deliver if there is to be long-term sustainability. Likely rationalisation for some businesses will inevitably mean better opportunities for others to purchase, share farm or lease.

  • Plants for protection

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:46 am
    Environment Southland is taking a proactive approach to the fight against water quality deterioration by showing farmers how to best protect waterways through proper riparian planting.

  • Family finds competition rewarding

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Southlander Jason Miller describes the 'Roslyn Downs' family farming operation as 'a work-in progress'.

  • Crop pioneers turn to cultivation

    5 Nov 2009 | 3:03 am
    Nick and Michelle Ward won the 2008 Ballance Farm Environment Award in Canterbury. Last month they hosted a field day on their home property near Temuka. Andrew Swallow reports.
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    RURAL NEWS - Features

  • Currency goes pear-shaped

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:44 am
    Spring always manages to deliver something different and this year it appears to be following the exchange rate, exhibiting the same volatility and defying predictions.

  • Rural encounters in the big smoke

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:32 am
    Just as well a friend and driver was available on a recent visit to Christchurch: the cost of hiring taxis both amazed and made deep inroads into a not overpacked wallet.

  • Farmers aren't the bad guys

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:24 am
    Agriculture has continued on a rocky road over the past few weeks with many of us anxiously watching the exchange rate climb.

  • Nats' easy ride over?

    3 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am
    National will soon celebrate its one-year anniversary since coming to power.

  • Co-op rebuffs capital structure critic

    28 Oct 2009 | 1:31 am
    Stuart Locke's article 'Co-op capital structure plan murky' (Dairy News, October 13 issue) contains serious misconceptions about the capital structure proposals currently being considered by Fonterra shareholders.
 
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    RURAL NEWS - Products

  • '20% more from better data use'

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:13 am
    Productivity gains as high as 20% are there for sheep and beef farmers if they manage animals as individuals, rather than by 'stock averages', says Tru-Test as it launches new decision-making software.

  • Kuhn into balers

    5 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am
    Short line agricultural machinery manufacturer Kuhn has bitten off a new chunk of the market.

  • Aussie V6 does 100km on 9.3L

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:50 am
    Holden NZ says its new range of Commodores are set to slash fuel use and running costs with advanced engines and other improvements.

  • Diesel makes difference

    29 Oct 2009 | 6:47 am
    The previous Subaru Outback was a great car with a diesel engine, but the Forester was deprived of the Boxer diesel - until now.

  • From Gore to Japan

    29 Oct 2009 | 6:35 am
    Megatonnes of Japanese machinery is imported to New Zealand so it's great to see equipment from Gore manufacturer James Engineering going the other way.
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    8degrees of vaughan rowsell

  • One for Movember(tm) again

    Vaughan Rowsell
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:59 pm
    I seem to be getting a few hits today from people obviously looking for this post from last year.  It must be Movember… :}) I can summon things with my mustache! http://www.philintheblanks.com/comics/manenough.html

  • Is augmented reality really a reality – Barcamp Auckland notes

    Vaughan Rowsell
    11 Jul 2009 | 4:07 pm
    Yesterday I did a brief presentation on augmented reality (AR) at Barcamp Auckland. Having no internet connection, and no mini DVI connector for a VGA projector, I kinda had to roll with it and talked more and showed less visuals apart from a few vids. Here are some notes from my original presentation and some links to videos for more info. As you can appreciate this is a big topic, but I just wanted to touch on the basics for the 30 minute talk.  I am no expert in AR but I think there is a huge opportunity for businesses or individuals to enter this space today and be at the top of the…

  • Rhys Darby, only 2 degrees of separation you know

    Vaughan Rowsell
    4 Jul 2009 | 11:45 pm
    Today’s interconnected world has torn down the barriers and now you can be 2 degrees of separation from the Queen (supposedly) and through social networks this certainly true, follow @rhysiedarby for example. Rhys even plugged my charity bike ride (but then we were mates so that’s like 1 degree of separation). So we have a new mobile network launching, and who would you rather watch on the ads, Richard Hammond, or our very own Rhys? I know who is funnier. Now, all 2degrees needs to do now is secure the domain name 2degrees.co.nz and their launch would go much more swimmingly. I do…

  • How I cycled across the straits

    Vaughan Rowsell
    4 Jul 2009 | 10:29 pm
    I keep getting asked, how hard was it cycling across Cook Strait on my south to north cycle of NZ.  Well to all you smart arses, THIS is how I did it so shut up.  Well actually I didn’t have one of these puppies but, damn, I wish I had one.  They look like fun.

  • Starting with a clean plate

    Vaughan Rowsell
    8 Jun 2009 | 7:59 pm
    Well I have just cycled the length of New Zealand. Cool! Now what? I did the cycle to prove a point, that nothing is impossible. Somethings are improbable but there is a big difference between improbable and impossible. I never thought I would be able to do something like ride a bike from one end of the country to the other, very improbable. So I broke it down, figured out what I needed to do, I came up with a plan and I did it. I took the improbable, removed as much of the risk and uncertainties as possible and boiled it down to a bunch of smaller things I could achieve: Ride a bike? check.
 
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    Kiwibloke

  • Win Free Trips to New Zealand

    kiwibloke
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:14 am
    If you have a twitter account, you can win one of 30 free trips to New Zealand courtesy of Air New Zealand and Kitweets. Sign up here. Another great Post from: KiwiblokeWin Free Trips to New Zealand Related posts:Twitter For Restaurants In New Zealand (Video) A young Kiwi Entrepreneur has developed a Twitter service...Twitter HitchHiker Lands in New Zealand (Video) Campbell Island, the sub-Antarctic lump of rock 700km off...Twitter – From New Idea to No Idea? It is enormous fun to watch the machinations of...

  • Kiwibloke Gav Builds Electric Car

    kiwibloke
    22 Oct 2009 | 6:41 am
    Kiwibloke Gavin Shoebridge from New Plymouth in 2007/2008 converted a 1987 Mitsubishi Tredia to an electric vehicle and chronicled his adventures online. You can visit Gavin here, and you can watch all his videos here. Another great Post from: KiwiblokeKiwibloke Gav Builds Electric Car Related posts:Forget Tesla Ultimate Sportscar is Electric Porsche 356 Jack Rickard has created what arguably is a more...Gary Vaynerchuk Does Kiwi Sauvingon Blancs (Video) WineLibraryTV, the Top Gear of Wine Reviewers, and Gary...Kiwibloke Neil Finn Walks Through His Career (Video) Kiwi icon Neil Finn takes a…

  • Forget Tesla Ultimate Sportscar is Electric Porsche 356

    kiwibloke
    20 Oct 2009 | 8:39 am
    Jack Rickard has created what arguably is a more beautiful electric sports car than the press darling, the Tesla. This is a Beck 356 Speedster (replica Porsche 356) mated to a Netgain Warp 9 DC series electric motor. On Jack’s website (http://www.evtv.me) is an incredibly detailed discussion on electric car conversion including the first project,  the Beck Speedster and a second more comprehensive project, a 2009 Mini Clubman Sport. You can actually purchase the Speedster on ebay currently. You can see Jack’s Youtube Channel here. Another great Post from: KiwiblokeForget Tesla…

  • Kiwis Annex Aussie New York Bathroom

    kiwibloke
    25 Sep 2009 | 7:07 am
    The New Zealand contingency in New York this week annex Aussie Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s bathroom after the hotel they were staying at lost it’s water supply: “I woke up this morning at the appropriate hour … only to encounter a queue, a line of people outside my bathroom, led by the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Foreign Minister of NZ and most of our diplomatic staff,” Mr Rudd told a lunch in New York. NZ Herald After the beating the Aussies got at last weekends Tri Nations, it is only fitting….. Another great Post from: KiwiblokeKiwis Annex Aussie…

  • Pamela Anderson Causes a Ruckus in Auckland (Video)

    kiwibloke
    25 Sep 2009 | 6:57 am
    Pamela Anderson and some other dude I never heard of held a press conference for this week’s fashion week in Auckland. Pamela was dressed in what looks like a beach towel from the Auckland Airport Ramada Inn. She played heavily on her PETA and green street cred. It sounded if she was sucking up to Kiwi Immigration Dept looking for a resident visa. Canadians are generally very welcome, people like Sarah Mclaughlin, heck Shania Twain has set up shop in Queenstown/Wanaka. However I think Australia is probably more her taste, I will even put in a good word to Aussie chief Kev Rudd for her.
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    Business Blogs

  • Do You Make Your Most Loyal Customers Furious?

    Sheldon Nesdale
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:04 pm
    I have been with Genesis Energy for 12 years. I’ve spent about $20,000 – $25,000 with them in that time. 6 months ago they did something that made me furious, and this morning they did something else. That’s twice in 6 months! Will they get the next $20,000 that I am likely to spend on electricity in the next 12 years? (Yes, probably. I’m too lazy to change, and they’re the cheapest) What made me furious 6 months ago? I had been receiving my bills by email as attached pdf’s for 5 years (I think they were the first to start doing it). It was an awesome setup. I felt that I was…

  • Part 2: Social Media for Business – Why Bother?

    Craig Garner
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:43 pm
    You want to make more money don’t you? No matter what business you are in or what industry you represent the majority of us have one goal – to provide a product or service to a customer in exchange financial remuneration. It may be an over simplification but the fundamental exchange of goods for cash is what makes our collective survival and sustainability possible – both as a business and as individuals. Business can be difficult even in the best of times, there are few of us, especially during a global financial recession, who can say that things are easy and life is a breeze…

  • Valuing a Business for Sale in New Zealand

    Richard O'Brien
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:32 pm
    When you are planning to buy or sell a business how can you work out how much it is worth? There are many different ways of calculating the value of a business. Many of these methods have been devised for large businesses, especially those listed on share markets. Smaller businesses (i.e. those that have less than 20 employees, – and 96% of all New Zealand businesses are in that size range) need a different approach. Sales contracts for small businesses normally define the value as the sum total of the inventory (stock), plus plant & fittings, plus goodwill. (Debtors and creditors…

  • Great Tips for Finding a Business Mentor

    Business Blogs
    5 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm
    A business mentor should be an experienced and successful businessman who is willing to teach you everything they know in order to help you succeed at your own business. He needs to be trusted implicitly to have your best interests at heart. He has to believe in you as much as you believe in him. And he has to have started out as you are…the CEO of a major corporation more than likely has neither the time nor the first hand experience that you are seeking as you begin your small, local business. So how do you go about finding a business mentor? It doesn’t happen over night. You need to do…

  • Important Tips on How to Avoid Being Made Redundant

    Business Blogs
    4 Nov 2009 | 4:33 pm
    If you are hearing rumors or getting signs that the company is in trouble and your job is in jeopardy, it may be too late to save it. You should have been selling yourself, and making yourself indispensable from the first day at that job. Yes, it is easy to say that in hind sight, but what can you do about it before you are in trouble? Here are a few tips that should help your cause: Don’t screw up. Know what is needed from you and give 110 percent. Make sure others witness your hard work. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. And if the person you asked doesn’t have answers, find them…
 
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