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12 February 2012 - 8:18 am NZ time
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- Warning trade deal could hurt NZ-China relationship
- A business adviser in Beijing warns a free trade deal with the United States could hurt New Zealand's relationship with China.
- Breastfeeding can protect against asthma, study shows
- Breastfeeding infants protects children against developing asthma or wheezing until they are at least six years old, according to new research.
- Research aims to reduce doping scandals in racing
- Authors of research on the impact of drugs on horses say their findings could help reduce the number of doping scandals in the racing industry.
- Couple take out top titles in Coast to Coast
- Nelson couple Richard and Elina Ussher have become the first couple to win the Coast to Coast multisport event in the same year.
- Asian New Zealanders 'most discriminated against'
- A survey on race relations has found for the 10th consecutive year that people perceive Asian New Zealanders as the most discriminated against ethnic group.
- Emergency call review advocates cellphone tracking
- A review of the 111 emergency call system suggests using tracking systems on mobile phones to help emergency services find people when they need urgent help.
- Quake fundraiser UK New Zealander of the Year
- A man who helped raise funds in the United Kingdom for victims of the Canterbury earthquakes has been named the UK New Zealander of the Year.
- US move could affect KiwiSaver returns
- Efforts by American authorities to catch tax dodgers operating accounts in foreign countries could end up slicing tens of millions of dollars off KiwiSaver returns through increased fees.
- Rat discovered on 'predator-free' island
- A rat has been trapped on an island in Nelson's Abel Tasman National Park that was declared vermin-free in 2009.
- Peaceful Hells Angels rally aids charity
- Police say there was no trouble from a motorcycle rally held north of Auckland on Saturday by a breakaway Hells Angels gang.
- Electricity prices double within hour
- Wholesale electricity prices spiked sharply upwards on Friday, more than doubling within an hour.
- Goodman Properties say buildings quake safe
- A company which owns a $1.5 billion property portfolio says it has been under pressure from tenants to check its buildings for earthquake safety.
- Newspaper delayed due to electrical problems
- Electrical problems at the Dominion Post mean many readers received a late and smaller newspaper on Saturday, while some did not get one at all.
- Window cleaner in stable condition after 30m fall
- A body that oversees commercial abseiling operations says it is unusual to have had three major falls in less than a year.
- Government to expand oil and gas exploration
- The Government is planning a big increase in oil and gas exploration.
- Nationwide check of buildings similar to CTV
- Engineers have begun checking buildings in the three largest cities for the sorts of weaknesses found in the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch.
- Breast screening up 40,000
- The number of women getting breast cancer screening has gone up by nearly 40,000 in the last two years.
- Dotcom co-accused bailed
- Another of Kim Dotcom's co-accused has been granted bail, but can't leave prison until Monday 13 February because of electronic monitoring conditions.
- Union walkout at mediation with port
- Maritime Union representatives walked out of the latest round of mediation with Ports of Auckland on Friday.
- Governnment accused of cultural treason
- Ngapuhi speakers in Whangarei have accused the Government of cultural treason for trying to sell shares in State energy companies.
- PM pays tribute to Lloyd Morrison
- The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the prominent businessman Lloyd Morrison, who died on Friday after a prolonged battle with cancer.
- Empire State Building stair race won by Moon
- New Zealand athlete Melissa Moon was the fastest woman again in this year's annual race up the stairs of Empire State Building in New York.
- Hamilton bids for FIFA tournament
- Hamilton has put in a late bid to be one of the host cities for the FIFA under-20 World Cup in 2015.
- Commander rejects report he endangered yacht
- The commander of HMNZS Wellington says a claim he told the Norwegian yacht Berserk to leave a safe harbour in the middle of an Antarctic storm, is untrue.
- CTV-type buildings now being checked
- More than 350 buildings similar to the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch are being checked in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. They were built between 1982 - 1995.
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