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- Skeleton found as man is charged with murder
- The police investigating the presumed death of Harold Skudder, last seen more than three years ago, have found a skeleton down a steep bank in Upper Hutt. Earlier on Friday, a man was charged with Mr Skudder's murder.
- Cyclone fury takes Australian surf lifesaver's life
- Wild surf whipped up by tropical cyclone Ului swirling off the north Queensland coast has claimed the life of a competitor at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.
- Storm-battered Fijians start returning to homes
- Fiji's Disaster Management Office says people in northern and eastern parts of the country are gradually returning to their homes where they can. An estimated 18,000 people sheltered in evacuation centres as Cyclone Tomas battered Fiji.
- Tax changes to benefit NZ companies proposed
- The Government is looking at ways of making it more attractive for companies to remain in New Zealand.
- Why I forged a practising certificate - Auckland GP
- An Auckland GP who admitted forging a practising certificate says he did so out of concern for patients who would have been left without a doctor.
National News
- Skeleton found as man is charged with murder
- The police investigating the presumed death of Harold Skudder, last seen more than three years ago, have found a skeleton down a steep bank in Upper Hutt. Earlier on Friday, a man was charged with Mr Skudder's murder.
- Why I forged a practising certificate - Auckland GP
- An Auckland GP who admitted forging a practising certificate says he did so out of concern for patients who would have been left without a doctor.
- Much higher risk linked to late-pregnancy swine flu
- Women in the later stages of pregnancy who have swine flu have a substantially higher risk of becoming critically ill than non-pregnant women of the same age, according to a new study.
- Intensive dairying plan stalls over consent cost
- Plans for intensive dairy farming in the Upper Waitaki have been put on hold, with the companies saying consent application costs are too high. One director says however that he has not given up on the idea altogether.
- Findings on millionaire pilot's fatal flight
- The multi-millionaire Michael Erceg died after flying his helicopter into cloud and crashing into trees, says a Civil Aviation Authority report released on Friday.
World News
- Cyclone fury takes Australian surf lifesaver's life
- Wild surf whipped up by tropical cyclone Ului swirling off the north Queensland coast has claimed the life of a competitor at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.
- Storm-battered Fijians start returning to homes
- Fiji's Disaster Management Office says people in northern and eastern parts of the country are gradually returning to their homes where they can. An estimated 18,000 people sheltered in evacuation centres as Cyclone Tomas battered Fiji.
- Major talks as Middle East tension mounts
- After days of growing tension between Israel and the United States, the international Quartet for the Middle East is meeting in Moscow to see if talks can be revived between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
- Chilean panel tasked with fixing exact quake toll
- The Chilean government has reportedly formed a panel to determine the exact number of people killed in last month's 8.8 earthquake.
- Three jailed for stealing Auschwitz sign
- Three Polish men have been sentenced to prison for stealing the sign that hangs above the gate of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Political News
- Tax changes to benefit NZ companies proposed
- The Government is looking at ways of making it more attractive for companies to remain in New Zealand.
- Why I forged a practising certificate - Auckland GP
- An Auckland GP who admitted forging a practising certificate says he did so out of concern for patients who would have been left without a doctor.
- Dalziel wants to right '40-year-old wrongs'
- The Labour Party's justice spokesperson has launched a member's bill that would allow the Commerce Commission to take action against financial companies, even when those companies have settled with investors.
- Security agency takes on domestic focus
- A Government bureau that assesses security risks to New Zealand from overseas has expanded its focus to include domestic matters.
- Money available for tax cuts shrinks
- The money available for income tax cuts is shrinking as Treasury revises its forecasts of how much the Government will get from heavier taxes on property.
Regional News
- Geckos released after smugglers nabbed
- Sixteen jewelled geckos that a German visitor tried to smuggle out of the country have been returned to where they were caught in Dunedin.
- Maori incensed by consent to pollute stream
- Hutt Valley Maori are incensed that the Greater Wellington Regional Council won't stop overflows of untreated sewage into the Waiwhetu Stream.
- Heliport stays open: developer feels betrayed
- The Westland District Council is defending its decision to keep its heliport open, saying it's what the community wants. A local developer says he feels betrayed by the decision.
- Hundreds protest at youth health centre closure
- Several hundred people gathered in Christchurch's Latimer Square at lunchtime on Friday to protest against the closure of a free drop-in health centre for young people.
- Taranaki iwi has its own issues - negotiator
- A Taranaki iwi claim negotiator says the iwi won't be constrained by earlier settlements within Taranaki Whanui.
Business News
- Tax changes to benefit NZ companies proposed
- The Government is looking at ways of making it more attractive for companies to remain in New Zealand.
- Failed finance firm directors face criminal charges
- The Securities Commission has laid criminal charges against the directors of the failed finance firm Capital & Merchant Finance. The firm went into receivership in 2007 owing $190 million to 7000 investors.
- Rio Tinto, Chinalco ink massive iron ore deal
- The Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto says it has signed an agreement with China's state-owned metals group Chinalco to develop a massive iron ore project in West Africa.
- Market up but Telecom share price hits new low
- The benchmark NZX50 index closed out the week nine points, or 0.3%, up at 3230 on turnover of $76 million.
- Net migration may have peaked - economist
- Net migration is likely to have peaked, and more New Zealanders will head overseas in coming months, an economist says.
Rural News
- Hawke's Bay dairy company in receivership
- Another dairy company, Hawkes Bay-based Patoka Dairies Ltd, has been put into receivership.
- Fonterra aims to increase organic dairy production
- Fonterra is hoping to more than double the number of cows it has in its organic programme, to tap into the steadily increasing demand for organic milk products both locally and overseas.
- Dairy farm pollution unacceptable - minister
- The Minister of Agriculture says he's putting dairy farmers who pollute on notice, following the release of figures that show the lowest level of compliance so far with effluent discharge rules.
- Research into genetically modified cattle to continue
- The Environmental Risk Management Authority has given temporary approval to AgResearch to allow it to continue research into genetically modified cattle, to the dismay of anti-GE lobbyists.
- Tea-making excavators feature at field days
- High-speed shingle shovelling and giant excavators pouring cups of tea are just some of the events planned at the Central Districts Field Days.
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| Christchurch | 25 C |
| Dunedin | 22 C |
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(Posted: 19 Mar 2010 12:32pm)
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