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US city introduces tax on sweet fizzy drinks
17 Jun 2016Philadelphia has become the first major American city to impose a tax on sweet fizzy drinks. The tax will add 1.5 cents per ounce to the cost of drinks containing...
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Wellington man sought over 'inappropriate' actions
17 Jun 2016Wellington police are seeking public help after a man approached a young girl on a street and made inappropriate gestures and comments. The girl was walking her dog in the...
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Power prices fall for first time in 15 years
16 Jun 2016New figures show the average cost of electricity for residential consumers has fallen for the first time in 15 years. The figures supplied by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and...
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Woman charged with murdering Taranaki man can now be named
16 Jun 2016A woman charged with the murder of Taranaki man Rex Karaitiana earlier this month can now be named. Helen Joyce Rose appeared via video link this afternoon in the New...
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Concerns for Oamaru man missing, and without his medication
16 Jun 2016Police have concerns for a 48-year-old man who left his house in Oamaru yesterday and has not been seen since. Peter Hamilton was meant to be driving to Dunedin in...
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Police divers, recovery dogs search for toddler's body
16 Jun 2016The search for a toddler swept away in the Poerua River on the West Coast last week resumed this morning. The Police National Dive Squad and victim recovery dogs have...
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US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged
16 Jun 2016The United States' central bank, the Federal Reserve, has kept interest rates unchanged but has signalled it still plans two increases this year. After raising rates for the first time...
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Search over for missing Platino sailor
15 Jun 2016Rescuers have ended the search for a sailor missing in the Pacific Ocean since Monday. Auckland boat builder Nick Saull died on board and another man in his 60s was...
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Man on the run in Gisborne possibly armed, police say
15 Jun 2016Police in Gisborne are hunting for a man believed to have threatened people with a firearm, before crashing his vehicle while fleeing from police. They say 37-year-old Aaron Bagley may...
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Man escapes train-vs-car with minor injuries
15 Jun 2016A driver has escaped with minor injuries after his car was hit by a train and left a mangled wreck. Emergency services were called to Matua Road in Kumeu, northwest...
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120,000 expected to attend this year's Fieldays
15 Jun 2016Deputy Prime Minister Bill English has opened the 47th National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek. People were queuing at the gates long before they opened at 8am. Organisers were expecting...
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Napier police search for teen alleged to have grabbed woman
15 Jun 2016Napier police are looking for a teenage boy after a woman was grabbed on the street, in what they say was a sexually-motivated incident. The woman was walking her dog...
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SH1 reopens after fatal crash near Warkworth
15 Jun 2016State Highway 1 north of Auckland has reopened after a fatal crash. One person died and four were injured in a two-vehicle crash south of Warkworth early this morning. Two...
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British restrictions on migrant child benefits backed by court
15 Jun 2016The European Court of Justice has backed Britain's right to restrict payment of child benefits to some EU migrants. The court ruled it was lawful to withhold family benefits to...
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Silvio Berlusconi undergoes heart surgery
15 Jun 2016Doctors at a hospital in Milan say the former Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has been transferred to intensive care after undergoing heart surgery. A hospital statement said the…
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Christchurch considers ash-scattering guidelines
14 Jun 2016Christchurch mourners wanting to scatter the ashes of their dead in Christchurch may soon be directed to designated areas. The city council is considering guidelines after local rūnanga called for...
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Farmer sentenced for neglecting calves for second time
14 Jun 2016A farmer in Horowhenua has been convicted over fatally neglecting calves, for the second time in five years. Carl Smith from Shannon was sentenced in the Palmerston North District Court...
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Insurance payout helps Lincoln Uni to surplus
Lincoln University has recorded its first profit in eight years thanks to a big insurance payout. The university's 2015 annual report shows the $27 million payment for damage caused by...
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Modular social housing considered for Auckland
The government is contemplating building modular houses to cope with the shortage of social housing in Auckland. Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says if the scheme goes ahead, between 130...
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New Zealand Māori Council meeting ruled unlawful
14 Jun 2016The High Court has found that a meeting arranged by a small group within the New Zealand Māori Council in February was not lawful and decisions made at that meeting...
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Water bottling firm wants to move Ashburton rail yard
14 Jun 2016The company wanting to set up a water bottling plant in Ashburton is applying to move the town's railway shunting yard closer to its proposed site. The company, which RNZ...
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Board issues fines for unauthorised electrical work
14 Jun 2016An Auckland company and a Manawatu man have been fined for carrying out unauthorised electrical work. Tiscoski Renovation in Mt Albert was fined $2500 for paying an overseas backpacker to...
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Silver Fern Farms to close Belfast coolstore
14 Jun 2016Meat processing business Silver Fern Farms is proposing closing its Christchurch cool store, with the loss of 28 staff. The company said the Belfast cool store was surplus to requirements...
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Cheap fruit and veg lead to food price dip
14 Jun 2016Food prices dipped in May due to cheaper fruit and vegetable prices. Official figures show prices fell 0.5 percent last month, following a small rise the month before. Tomatoes and...
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