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Fatal crash closes section of SH1
A young man has died after a car accident on State Highway One just north of Wellington this morning.Police said a car with five occupants crashed just before 3am near Johnsonville.A 19-year-old man died, and one other person...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 7:24 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A young man has died after a car accident on State Highway One just north of Wellington this morning.Police said a car with five occupants crashed just before 3am near Johnsonville.A 19-year-old man died, and one other person...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 7:24 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
World premiere for Otago
Dunedin is to host the world premiere of a stage show based on the life and music of the American singer John Denver. Theatrical producer Harold Thau said yesterday that Whisper the Wind would kick off in Dunedin in September...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Dunedin is to host the world premiere of a stage show based on the life and music of the American singer John Denver. Theatrical producer Harold Thau said yesterday that Whisper the Wind would kick off in Dunedin in September...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Families win DuPont case
Two New Zealand families have won a 12-year legal battle against the American chemical giant DuPont after their two sons suffered serious birth defects, the Dominion Post reported. The boys' mothers, Karen Ison and Andrea Reilly,...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 6:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Two New Zealand families have won a 12-year legal battle against the American chemical giant DuPont after their two sons suffered serious birth defects, the Dominion Post reported. The boys' mothers, Karen Ison and Andrea Reilly,...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 6:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Department told 'bring more Christians'
FORMER immigration minister Kevin Andrews instructed his department to lift the intake of Christian refugees from the Middle East in response to what he saw as a pro-Muslim bias created by corrupt local case officers.
News.com.au – Jul 18, 2008 5:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
FORMER immigration minister Kevin Andrews instructed his department to lift the intake of Christian refugees from the Middle East in response to what he saw as a pro-Muslim bias created by corrupt local case officers.
News.com.au – Jul 18, 2008 5:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Peters admits to Glenn donation
Winston Peters last night admitted he received a donation from billionaire expatriate Owen Glenn - after repeatedly denying the story for a week.The New Zealand First leader said he found out about the $100,000 donation only at...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Winston Peters last night admitted he received a donation from billionaire expatriate Owen Glenn - after repeatedly denying the story for a week.The New Zealand First leader said he found out about the $100,000 donation only at...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Relieved family rejoice in Xin Xin's safe return
The house where kidnapped schoolgirl Xin Xin Ma was found is believed to have been a dropoff point arranged by police with her abductors.Officers swooped on the partially finished spec home at 3.15pm yesterday - 99 hours after...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The house where kidnapped schoolgirl Xin Xin Ma was found is believed to have been a dropoff point arranged by police with her abductors.Officers swooped on the partially finished spec home at 3.15pm yesterday - 99 hours after...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Police cars first sign something was up
From her living room window Gabby Steyn saw at least six patrol cars milling around her quiet suburban street, Keating Rise, late yesterday morning.Police officers were everywhere, door-knocking every house, "just asking for basic...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
From her living room window Gabby Steyn saw at least six patrol cars milling around her quiet suburban street, Keating Rise, late yesterday morning.Police officers were everywhere, door-knocking every house, "just asking for basic...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Kristin spoke to journalist, then police
Kristin Dunne-Powell dealt first with a tabloid journalist, then informally with the police, before negotiating a $150,000 payout from Tony Veitch that required her to keep silent about his alleged attack.Ms Dunne-Powell was in...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Kristin Dunne-Powell dealt first with a tabloid journalist, then informally with the police, before negotiating a $150,000 payout from Tony Veitch that required her to keep silent about his alleged attack.Ms Dunne-Powell was in...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Burger fire shuts Queen St
A blaze that brought Queen St to a standstill last night was caused because a dirty air vent covered in "fat and grime" caught fire, a Fire Service spokesman says.Up to 86 firefighters, police and ambulance staff flooded Auckland's...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A blaze that brought Queen St to a standstill last night was caused because a dirty air vent covered in "fat and grime" caught fire, a Fire Service spokesman says.Up to 86 firefighters, police and ambulance staff flooded Auckland's...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Grandmother says she's never going to let Xin Xin go
The overjoyed family of kidnapped schoolgirl Xin Xin Ma could not control tears of joy last night as they waited for her to come home.Xin Xin was found in a house just around from the corner from where she was abducted on Monday,...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The overjoyed family of kidnapped schoolgirl Xin Xin Ma could not control tears of joy last night as they waited for her to come home.Xin Xin was found in a house just around from the corner from where she was abducted on Monday,...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 18, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
