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- King in attendance at Treaty settlement ceremony
- The Maori King, Tuheitia, is attending the initialling of a Waikato tribe's Treaty settlement package at midday on Friday.
- Auckland ferry collision investigated
- Maritime New Zealand is investigating a collision between a ferry and a water taxi near the Auckland ferry terminal on Friday.
- Need for convention centre doubted
- A Christchurch City Councillor is casting doubt on plans for one of the city's major rebuild projects, a new convention centre.
- 2nd oil and gas tender expected to be even bigger
- Research New Zealand head John Kidd says the Government's second annual oil and gas exploration tender will likely attract more attention than last year's.
- Commission calls for overhaul of disability sector
- The Human Rights Commission is calling for an overhaul of the disability sector in the light of a damning report into an intellectual disability care service.
National News
- Commission calls for overhaul of disability sector
- The Human Rights Commission is calling for an overhaul of the disability sector in the light of a damning report into an intellectual disability care service.
- Bathurst funding for conservation questioned
- Forest and Bird says the Government should not be getting money for conservation from an Australian mining company.
- Supreme Court judge knighted after death
- Supreme Court judge Robert Chambers has been knighted posthumously.
- Union confident check inspectors will be back at mines
- The miners union says all indications are that check inspectors will be returned to mines, possibly as soon as early 2014.
- Little impact expected in NZ when Ford Australia closes
- Ford New Zealand says the Ford Motor Company's decision to stop making cars in Australia will have a minimal effect on business here.
World News
- Constable Cathedral painting bought by Tate
- The Tate Britain museum has bought Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows by Constable for £23.1 million. The 1831 painting had been at risk of being sold abroad.
- More arrests follow killing of soldier
- Police in Britain have arrested two more people in connection with the killing of a soldier and charged with conspiracy to murder.
- UN Secretary-General in DR Congo
- The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has visited the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following a recent surge in fighting there between government and rebel forces.
- Use of drones defended in ''just war''
- US President Barack Obama has defended the administration's use of unmanned drones as a "just war" of self-defence.
- Lagarde questioned by magistrate over payment
- International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has been questioned by a magistrate in Paris over her role in a huge arbitration payment that was made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007.
Political News
- MP calls for police humility over Urewera raids
- Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell says the police don't have a grip on the effect of the Urewera police raids and risk creating resentment for generations.
- Rise in electricity disconnections last year
- New figures released by the Labour Party show an increase in the number of people whose power supply has been cut off because they didn't pay their electricity bill.
- Govt not ruling out an apology to iwi over raids
- Prime Minister John Key says the Government has not ruled out making an apology to the iwi Ngai Tuhoe over the Urewera raids in October 2007.
- Greens say claim over Mighty River investors a con
- The Green Party says the Government's pitch that Mighty River Power shares would go to small investors is not borne out by the figures.
- Mana announces Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate
- Maori broadcaster Te Hamua Nikora will be the Mana party's candidate in the Ikaroa Rawhiti by-election.
Te Manu Korihi News
- King in attendance at Treaty settlement ceremony
- The Maori King, Tuheitia, is attending the initialling of a Waikato tribe's Treaty settlement package at midday on Friday.
- Damning report on Maori residential care provider
- The country's only kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider has been strongly criticised by the Health Ministry for being 'seriously dysfunctional'.
- Tuhoe say compensation not a priority
- Ngai Tuhoe says it will let the dust settle after a major report on the Urewera raids before it considers compensation from police.
- Treaty settlement progress for Ngati Haua
- A King Country tribe is due to initial its Treaty settlement with the Crown on Friday.
- Australian cut backs may hurt some Maori beneficiaries
- A Maori migration expert says some Maori beneficiaries living in Australia will be the ones most vulnerable to the cut backs announced in the Australian government's budget this month.
Regional News
- Auckland ferry collision investigated
- Maritime New Zealand is investigating a collision between a ferry and a water taxi near the Auckland ferry terminal on Friday.
- Council would go to tribunal hearings if invited
- Far North mayor Wayne Brown says the Far North District Council would willingly go to Waitangi Tribunal hearings, but it's never been invited.
- Man arrested after pub fight
- A man is in hospital with serious head injuries after a fight outside a bar in Christchurch.
- Swans shot from power boat
- Fish and Game may prosecute a man caught chasing swans from a power boat and shooting them with a shotgun.
- Paekakariki Hill Rd open again
- Paekakariki Hill Road, north of Wellington, is open again after a car was found over the bank.
Christchurch Earthquake News
- Authority accused of keeping deadline details quiet
- A residents organisation in Christchurch says the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has not publicised details about extending deadlines for people leaving their houses in the red zone in the hope only a few will apply for them.
- Quake stories published online
- Harrowing stories from people who experienced the Canterbury earthquakes and the aftermath are available for the public to view on Canterbury University's earthquake digital archive.
- Petition by heritage groups
- Heritage groups in Christchurch will shortly present a petition with 5000 signatures to their Members of Parliament.
More Christchurch Earthquake News
Business News
- BNZ lending more to high-risk customers
- Bank of New Zealand's mortgage book grew by a net $455 million in the three months to March. But a fair amount of its new lending is in the high-risk area.
- 2nd oil and gas tender expected to be even bigger
- Research New Zealand head John Kidd says the Government's second annual oil and gas exploration tender will likely attract more attention than last year's.
- Rakon not expected to turn profit before 2015
- Rakon chief executive Brent Robinson does not expect the company to make a profit for at least another two years, as the company tries to turn its fortunes around.
- Medical equipment maker forecasts possible 17% rise in profit
- Fisher Paykel Healthcare is forecasting a rise in profit of as much as 17% over the next year with demand growing for its products across the globe, particularly in developing countries.
- Westpac began pull-back from riskier mortgages in 2012
- Westpac decided to pull back from the riskiest type of mortgage lending long before the Reserve Bank's expressions of concern earlier this month.
Rural News
- Wool prices up this week
- There was a significant boost for wool prices at this week's South Island wool sale. Just over 10,000 bales were on offer.
- Meat industry seeks clarification over China impasse
- The Meat Industry Association says it's cautiously optimistic that meat held on the wharves in China will start to be cleared from early next week, once Chinese authorities have received replacement certificates.
- Irradiated tomatoes and capsicum imports approved
- Irradiated tomatoes and capsicums imported from Australia could be on supermarket shelves in New Zealand within weeks.
- Venison sales to Germany fall
- The deer industry is trying to resurrect interest in New Zealand venison in its biggest export market, Germany, after a significant fall in sales there.
- Deer Industry NZ conference in Wellington
- Protecting and growing farmers' capital are the key themes running through the Deer Industry New Zealand conference taking place this week in Wellington.
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Pacific News
- Cooks leader says time now to talk about disaster refugees.
- Indonesia to release Papuan political prisoners.
- French Polynesia ministers get pay cuts.
- Hope of new faces in Nauru parliament.
Sport
- Ali Williams quits Test rugby
- Vettori out of second test
- Elliott says he doesn't have options
- Nibali extends lead in Giro
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