Coast's drinking water failing health standards NZ Herald | West Coasters are drinking water that does not comply with national standards which could be causing up to 34,000 cases of waterborne gastro-intestinal disease. | A joint report by the Canterbury District Health Board and the West Coast District Health Board has revealed that 82 per cent of people...
Move to end shortage of age-appropriate medicines for children The Australian | THE federal Government has acknowledged Australian children's lack of access to age-appropriate medicines, commissioning a study to scrutinise drug registration and listing processes to see if they are part of the problem. | The federal health department will spend five months working out how to i...
Results of the 2008 PATA Gold Awards TravelDailyNews What do an international airline, tourism and transport development organisation, rainforest hideaway, and tropical island resort have in common? | They are all the "best of show" Grand Award winners in the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) 2008...
Hanover Finance freezes funds Business Day WELLINGTON - New Zealand's third largest nonbank finance company, Hanover Finance, froze investor funds yesterday, blaming the collapse of the industry for halting its business. | "Against a backdrop of global credit uncertainties, falling property p...
Jones confirms NZ First donation TVNZ Jul 24, 2008 10:24 AM | Property magnate Sir Robert Jones confirms he made a cash donation to New Zealand First ahead of the 2005 election. | NZ First leader Winston Peters was forced to fess up to receiving money from billionaire Owen Glenn and now ...
Meat industry blames dairying TVNZ Jul 23, 2008 10:47 AM | A growing dairy industry is being held partially to blame for dwindling sheep numbers. | This follows Silver Fern Farms' announcement it is closing two lamb slaughter chains in Christchurch, meaning 160 workers are jobless and...
NZ First vows to get to bottom of allegations NZ Herald | Winston Peters. Photo / Michael Craig Related nzherald links: | The New Zealand First party president has vowed to get to the bottom of claims that the Vela family made large donations to the party. | George Groombridge this morning told Radio New ...
Big cuts at meat plant leave long-time workers feeling 'gutted' NZ Herald | Employees of more than 40 years, and others following in the footsteps of parents and grandparents, must start all over again as the struggling sheep industry prepares to shed another 249 jobs. | Staff emerged from a meeting yesterday at the Silver...
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Kiwi fruit may have role as super fuel Australian Broadcasting Corporation | This is a transcript from Correspondents Report. The program is broadcast around Australia on Sundays at 08:00 on ABC Radio National. | You can also listen to the story in and an...
NZ fights Indonesian beef ban TVNZ Jul 12, 2008 6:48 PM | Trade Minister Phil Goff is to meet Indonesian officials next week to discuss a ban on New Zealand beef exports worth tens of millions of dollars a year. | T...
Journos really end up in the drink Sydney Morning Herald | A photo op to farewell New Zealand's Olympic rowers went horribly wrong when the press boat - a safety launch - sank. | Several hundred thousand dollars worth of media gear went to the bottom of Lake Karapiro, south of Hamilton, and seven wet journ...
Coast's drinking water failing health standards NZ Herald | West Coasters are drinking water that does not comply with national standards which could be causing up to 34,000 cases of waterborne gastro-intestinal disease. | A joint report by the Canterbury District Health Board and the West Coast District He...
School sheds 'industrial' name NZ Herald | Penrose High School became One Tree Hill College yesterday, after the school decided it had outgrown its name. | One staff member said the area had changed and the term Penrose was considered too "industrial". | The new title mirrors the school's e...
Lewis Hamilton Factfile Sporting Life | 1985: Born Tewin, Hertfordshire, January 7. | 1995: British cadet class and STP karting champion. | 1996: Wins the Champions of the Future, Sky TV KartMasters and Five Nations karting series. | 1997: Moves up to junior Yamaha and wins Champions of ...
Brian Rudman: So much for lofty talk of public ownership NZ Herald | Ports of Auckland has tossed a bucket of cold water on the idea of a people-centred town basin at the foot of Queen St, taking in Queens, Captain Cook and Marsden Wharves. | In its 2008 Port Development Plan, the company concedes "Queens Wharf coul...
Asian stocks higher on falling oil prices Dawn | HONG KONG, July 21: Asian stocks rose strongly on Monday, with some markets up over three per cent as lower oil prices and better Wall Street performance gave investors the courage to hunt for bargains after this year’s steep falls. | In a day that saw just one market down, the biggest gainer was Taipei, which advanced almost four per cent as tra...
