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Final decision on super city boundaries - TVNZ
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:41:18 GMT+00:00 - Final decision on super city boundariesTVNZThe Local Government Commission on Thursday released its final decisions on the boundaries and representation arrangements for the new Auckland Council. Changes include splitting the Orakei-Maungakiekie Ward into two wards which increases the number of ...Late changes to Auckland Super City announcedNew Zealand Heraldsuper city boundariesStuff.co.nzMinister Welcomes Decisions On Auckland BoundariesVoxyNZ Cityall 14 news articles »

Super city high on race relations review - Stuff.co.nz
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:21:06 GMT+00:00 - 3NewsSuper city high on race relations reviewStuff.co.nzThe transition of Auckland councils into one super city council and concerns about a lack of ethnic representation are prominent in an annual review of race relations being released today by the Human Rights Commission. The Government has turned down a ...Super City Among Top 10 Race Relations Issues For 2010VoxySuper City a race relations issue - HRC3NewsSuper-city 'fails to give voice to minorities'Radio New ZealandNew Zealand Heraldall 14 news articles »

How did US groups react to Biden's condemnation of Israel? - Ha'aretz
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:10:22 GMT+00:00 - CBC.caHow did US groups react to Biden's condemnation of Israel?Ha'aretzUS Vice President Joe Biden's condemnation of Israel's plan to construct 1600 new housing units in East Jerusalem was welcomed on Wednesday by advocacy groups and analysts who called for Israel to be held accountable for actions that undermine peace ...US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlementsThe Associated PressBiden condemns recent Jewish settlement expansion amid Palestinian outragesXinhuaArab League reconsiders support for peace talksYnetnewsLos Angeles Times -BBC News -ABC Onlineall 3,954 news articles »

Flatmate prime taxi driver murder suspect - Stuff.co.nz
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:59:20 GMT+00:00 - 3NewsFlatmate prime taxi driver murder suspectStuff.co.nzA young woman has told of her "shock" at finding a flatmate was a prime suspect for the slaying of Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini in Auckland in January. The Asian man is believed to have fled to China a few days after Mr Mohini picked him up in the ...Inside the flat of taxi murder suspectNew Zealand HeraldTaxi stabbing suspect purchased one-way ticket3NewsMohini Homicide Suppression OrderVoxyall 12 news articles »

Girl Guide bikkies okay for war zone - Stuff.co.nz
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:35:19 GMT+00:00 - Sunday Star TimesGirl Guide bikkies okay for war zoneStuff.co.nzTASTE OF HOME: The family during a recent Fiji holiday. From left, Dylan Andrews, 15, Alton Taylor, Ysabella Taylor, 4, Rebekah Taylor and Micah Andrews ,17. With the latest batch of iconic Girl Guide biscuits leaving a bad ...Problem confirmed with Girl Guide biscuitsTVNZBiscuits unshapely but taste the sameNewstalk ZBGirl Guide biscuits tested after complaints 'tastes like cardboard'MSN NZ NewsSouthland Times -3News -Stuff.co.nzall 32 news articles »

Yelling - then car hits police station - Stuff.co.nz
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:02:17 GMT+00:00 - Taranaki Daily NewsYelling - then car hits police stationStuff.co.nzWAY IN: The car which smashed through the front doors of Hamilton police station yesterday. A Hamilton man who drove his car through the front doors of Hamilton Central Police Station was heard yelling out the window ...Car ploughs into cop stationNew Zealand HeraldCar smashes into police stationRadio New ZealandCar deliberately smashed into police stationNewstalk ZBOtago Daily Times -3News -New Zealand Police (press release)all 23 news articles »

Activist: Peaceful protest had failed - Stuff.co.nz
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:02:32 GMT+00:00 - Scoop.co.nzActivist: Peaceful protest had failedStuff.co.nzA Christian farmer and part-time teacher who attacked a government spy base in Marlborough last year said he and two colleagues carried out the action after two decades of protest against the base had proved fruitless. Adrian Leason, from Otaki, ...Waihopai Ploughshares Trial: Day ThreeScoop.co.nz (press release)Day One of the Waihopai Ploughshares trialScoop.co.nzall 6 news articles »

Mixed reaction over sentences in taxi case - TVNZ
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:51:20 GMT+00:00 - Stuff.co.nzMixed reaction over sentences in taxi caseTVNZThere has been mixed reaction to the sentences handed down for the death of a Christchurch taxi driver. Shannon Boyes-Warren will spend the next 15 and-a-half years in jail for the murder of Abdulrahman Ikhtiari in December 2008. ...Knife slaying part of a disturbing trendStuff.co.nzTeen jailed for life for taxi driver killingNewstalk ZBChristchurch taxi driver killers: 'too drunk to remember'3NewsNZ City -Voxy -Sifyall 48 news articles »

Man falls from balcony flat - New Zealand Herald
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:09:42 GMT+00:00 - New Zealand HeraldMan falls from balcony flatNew Zealand HeraldBy Vaimoana Tapaleao A man was last night fighting for his life after falling off a balcony east of Auckland city. Emergency services were called to the Glen Innes flat about 6.45pm and took the man, in his 50s, to Auckland City Hospital in a critical ...Auckland man severely injured after balcony fall3NewsMan falls from balconyTVNZPolice talk to pair after balcony fallRadio New ZealandNew Zealand Police (press release)all 14 news articles »

Joyce plan has tertiary chiefs' nod - Manawatu Standard
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:01:44 GMT+00:00 - New Zealand HeraldJoyce plan has tertiary chiefs' nodManawatu StandardStudents' grades will be lifted by performance-weighted tertiary funding, UCOL and Massey University chiefs say. Both tertiary executives back a Government plan announced this week to base up to a tenth of ...Industry groups support tertiary funding changeRadio New ZealandBay polytechnic supports Government's tertiary changesThe Bay of Plenty TimesTertiary education set to receive shake upTVNZOtago Daily Times -Stuff.co.nz -New Zealand Heraldall 73 news articles »