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- Carter removed from caucus over anonymous letter
- Labour Party MP Chris Carter has been removed from Labour's caucus after admitting he was behind an anonymous letter aimed at destabilising Phil Goff's leadership.
- Inland Revenue 'falling short' on child support debt
- The Inland Revenue Department is not doing enough to prevent child support debt from building up, says Auditor-General Lyn Provost.
- Child, Youth and Family to face scrutiny over baby case
- The Office of the Chief Social Worker is to review Child, Youth and Family's involvement in the case of an Auckland baby who died after suffering serious head injuries.
- Companies fined thousands for biosecurity breaches
- Two companies that conspired to breach biosecurity laws and import an illegal parasite have been fined a total of $40,000.
- Families Commission head announced
- Sociologist Carl Davidson has been appointed chief commissioner for the Families Commission.
National News
- Child, Youth and Family to face scrutiny over baby case
- The Office of the Chief Social Worker is to review Child, Youth and Family's involvement in the case of an Auckland baby who died after suffering serious head injuries.
- Companies fined thousands for biosecurity breaches
- Two companies that conspired to breach biosecurity laws and import an illegal parasite have been fined a total of $40,000.
- Swing bridge operator avoids prison sentence
- An adventure tourism operator found guilty of the manslaughter of a Massey University student who died while bridge-swinging has avoided a prison sentence.
- Kidnap family unhappy at TV drama
- The family at the centre of a kidnapped baby drama in 2002 says it did not agree to a television recreation of the case.
- Beaten baby dies
- A South Auckland baby that was admitted to Starship hospital on Friday with severe head injuries, has died.
World News
- Surface Gulf oil clearing fast - scientists
- Scientists say oil from BP's damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico is clearing from the sea surface faster than expected, 100 days after the disaster began.
- Facebook details published
- The personal details of 100 million Facebook users have been published on the internet by a British security consultant.
- Asylum seeker boat in distress
- An asylum seeker boat in distress has been stopped by Australian Customs officials near Christmas Island.
- Couple held after bodies of babies found
- Police in France have detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found at two properties in a northern village.
- Flooding continues in China
- Flooding in northeastern China is reported to have stranded 30,000 people in a town and washed 1000 barrels of chemicals into a river.
Political News
- Carter removed from caucus over anonymous letter
- Labour Party MP Chris Carter has been removed from Labour's caucus after admitting he was behind an anonymous letter aimed at destabilising Phil Goff's leadership.
- Inland Revenue 'falling short' on child support debt
- The Inland Revenue Department is not doing enough to prevent child support debt from building up, says Auditor-General Lyn Provost.
- Families Commission head announced
- Sociologist Carl Davidson has been appointed chief commissioner for the Families Commission.
- Visit cancellation a blow to trade talks - Labour
- The cancellation of a visit to New Zealand by the head of a big United States union because of the Government's proposed labour law changes is a blow to trade negotiations, says the Labour Party.
- Groser rejects call to sell shares
- Trade Minister Tim Groser is refusing to sell shares he holds in a farming company that the Labour Party says leaves him open to accusations of a conflict of interest.
Regional News
- Court quashes consents for farms
- The High Court has quashed the resource consents granted by Waitaki District Council for the intensive dairy farms proposed in the upper Waitaki.
- Funding for Chatham Islands wave energy project
- A Chatham Islands company has received $2 million dollars of government funding to harness wave energy off the islands' southwest coast.
- Three arrested in drug bust
- A four-month investigation by police and Customs has resulted in three Palmerston North men being arrested on a raft of drug dealing charges.
- Three-hour trip looms if Taihape talks fail - union
- Families of Taihape rest home and hospital patients face three-hour round trips to visit their relatives if last-minute talks to save the town's health services fail, says the union for nurses.
- Damage to cone sites irreversible, says iwi
- The iwi group Ngati Whatua O Orakei is horrified that council contractors have irreversibly damaged archeological sites on several volcanic cones in Auckland.
Business News
- Rate rise will hurt, say businesses
- The increase in the Official Cash Rate will hurt, say business groups.
- Trade surplus for June
- New Zealand recorded its first trade surplus in eight years in June as exports rose by 17% and imports declined by 2%.
- $30 million return for NZOG from Kupe and Tui operations
- New Zealand Oil & Gas made more than $30 million from its two off-shore Taranaki fields, Kupe and Tui, in the three months to June.
- Banking breach expected by retailer
- Red Group Retail says it's likely to breach two of its three banking commitments in late August, because of the tough trading environment.
- Shareholders Assn marks 10th anniversary
- New Zealand Shareholders Association founder Bruce Sheppard says the organisation has been instrumental in giving small investors a voice in listed companies.
Rural News
- Farmers object to foreign forestry companies harvesting NZ carbon credits
- Federated Farmers has raised concerns about the impact that large international forestry companies harvesting carbon credits will have on New Zealand farming.
- Pork industry may be subject to an complaint to Ombudsman
- An animal welfare lobby group says it will make an formal complaint to the Ombudsman if the results of an audit of pig farms is not made public.
- More sheep stealing in Gisborne region
- Farmers in the Gisborne region are being plagued by sheep stealing. Almost 100 have been stolen in the past six to eight weeks.
- Pipfruit chemical project hailed
- Apple and pear growers say a three year project to reduce chemical residues in their fruit has been an outstanding success.
- FSA investigating endosulfan levels in fruit and vegetables
- The Food Safety Authority is investigating the possible illegal use of endosulfan, a banned insecticide, which has shown up in the latest survey of chemical residues in fruit and vegetables.
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(Posted: 29 Jul 2010 12:31pm)
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