Fonterras impact on farm values SFO suspect sues and Kiwi currency rise
reveals how the bumper Fonterra share price is forcing the country's corporate dairy farmers to consider writing down the value of their land and buildings. It also discloses how an Auckland...
View ArticleNew Zealand hope for salvation against England in one day
New Zealand will be banking on their experienced players, Ross Taylor, left, and Daniel Vettori, for redemption in the ODIs. Paul Gilham / Getty ...
View ArticleSlow-motion 7.0 earthquake drags on for 5 months under New Zealand
blog post that describes a rather interesting event going on near the country's capital. Since January (and at last check, ongoing), the city of Wellington has most decidedly not been shaken by a...
View ArticleArrests follow Hamilton home invasion
Photo / File Three men have been arrested in connection with an alleged home invasion in which a Hamilton man was brutally beaten. Detective Sergeant Robbie Hermann said the men, aged 19 and 23, were...
View ArticleCYF spent $500k trying to help troubled teen
Tonya Bennett was given her own house and a caregiver 16 hours a day in a bid to turn the troubled teen's life around. Photo / Brett Phibbs Child, Youth and Family spent nearly half a million dollars...
View ArticleMan goes missing while searching for dog
Source: Supplied by Lin Tozer Police have concerns for a 22-year-old Upper Hutt man who failed to return from a day trip into the Tararua Forest Park yesterday. He had walked to a high point called...
View ArticleKiwi falls after Wheeler says he may use more currency intervention
The New Zealand dollar fell after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler said yesterday he is prepared to keep intervening in foreign exchange markets to limit the rise of the local currency. The kiwi...
View ArticleSynlait wins top prize at China business awards
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View ArticleTSB lifts profit 11 percent lifting rural commercial lending
TSB Bank, which took a quarter stake in fund manager Fisher Funds earlier this year, lifted annual profit 11 percent as it lifted rural and commercial lending faster than its traditional sector in...
View ArticleConcerns for missing tramper
Friday, 31 May 2013, 9:39 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Concerns for missing tramperPolice have concerns for a 22 year old Upper Hut man who failed to return from a day trip into the Tararua...
View ArticleConsultation opens on draft Local Alcohol Policy today
The community's chance to give feedback on the Christchurch City Council's draft Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) begins today (Friday 31 May).The draft policy, which is a provision of the Sale and Supply of...
View Article700 new homes announced for Christchurch
700 new homes announced for Christchurch Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith today launched the $170 million 700 New Builds programme in Christchurch with Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry...
View ArticleCompton may face Ashes axe in favour of fit Pietersen after flop show in Kiwi...
English batsman Nick Compton is facing an Ashes axe after his below the par performance at the top of the England order during the two-Test series against New Zealand, which England, however, won 2-0....
View ArticleNew Zealand celebrates Hillarys conquest of Everest
New Zealand Wednesday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Hillary and Norgay reached the...
View ArticleHesson backs Kiwi batsmen despite flop show in England
New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has backed his Test batsmen, despite their disappointing performances in the whitewashed Test series against England, which the tourists lost 2-0. With the focus on their...
View ArticleIndians in New Zealand rape case not guilty to be deported
Three Indians accused of raping a woman in Hamilton two years ago have been found not guilty by a jury in New Zealand Thursday and will be deported to India. A jury of seven women and five men in the...
View ArticleRacist cartoon slammed in New Zealand
A cartoon made by award winning cartoonist Al Nisbet, which was published in two of New Zealand's daily newspapers, has been criticized for being "offensive and racist". The cartoon published in...
View ArticleTeen dies in Rotorua factory blaze
A teenage girl has died and several others have been seriously burned by a fire in a Rotorua industrial building where police had earlier shut down a party of more than 100 people overnight. The girl's...
View ArticleRotorua factory fire kills one injures three
One person was killed and others were injured in a factory fire on Riri Street, Rotorua. Photo / Peter Graney, SNPA One person has died and three others have been injured in a factory fire in Rotorua...
View ArticleKiwi Elliott wary of England bounce
New Zealand won the first ODI against England Friday but batsman Grant Elliott is wary of the home side's ability to bounce back in the three-match ...
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