Top Stories: Karachi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was Tuesday planning to lodge a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) claiming the national team was racially abused on the final day of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Napier. IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:30:01 -0500Wellington, Dec 15 (DPA) A South African-born immigrant to New Zealand was jailed for life Tuesday for the murder of his 11-week-old baby girl who was starved and beaten to death, news reports said. IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:30:02 -050050 UP: New Zealand openers BJ Watling and Tim McIntosh congratulate each other on a 50-run opening stand on the second day of the third cricket test against Pakistan in Napier. Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:25 -0500An Invercargill hairdresser's concern for a 93-year-old client who failed to make her weekly appointment might have helped save the woman's life. The woman suffered a heart attack this month, col... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:18 -0500Climate talks near stalemate, says minister A four-lane highway from Wellington to Levin will near completion in a decade, but motorists may have to pay up to $5 to use Transmission Gully in ... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:17 -0500An Australian-run talent agency which hit the headlines this year after a string of complaints has reappeared under a new guise in Wellington. Last month, The Press outlined complaints about Tabi... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:16 -0500Tiny "light" particles that seek out and destroy cancer cells before they grow into tumours have been developed by Wellington scientists. After nearly six years, Victoria University professor Ric... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:15 -0500Jeremy Simpson remembers checking he was not leaving a blood trail as he scrambled to escape gunman Graeme Burton in the Wainuiomata hills. Mr Simpson, 37, and his friend Karl Holmes, 36, were ou... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:14 -0500A computer repairman is alleged to have stolen photographs of children from family computers and added them to his extensive photo library to supply an international network of paedophiles. Ian M... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:13 -0500The newly announced expressway route through Kapiti was toasted by those whose homes were under threat but others say it will divide a community. The New Zealand Transport Agency announced that a... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:12 -0500Taxpayers are forking out at least $1 million to shift a mountain of tyres from Napier to Waikato. Known to locals as Mt Tyre, the pile of used car and truck tyres – an estimated 200,000 al... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:11 -0500Christmas cheer will be easier to come by this year, with the cost of Christmas dinner down a few dollars on last year. Families opting for a traditional Christmas dinner will ring in savings of ... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:09 -0500Teachers are deliberately setting low goals to stop primary school pupils failing and some principals are hiding poor academic results from boards of trustees, a government report reveals. The Ed... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:08 -0500Wellington's commercial office market is set for a severe shock with empty floors predicted to double and rents to drop up to 20 per cent over two years, a new report says. The Darroch Research r... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:07 -0500The Government is already pouring cold water on a proposal being mooted to force large private businesses to reveal financial information. The financial statements of privately-owned companies ar... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:06 -0500A second tunnel at Mt Victoria will provide another route for motorists as part of the Government's $432 million plans to ease traffic congestion in Wellington city. The funding is part of the $2... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:06 -0500Relevant offers It is fair to say that not many 20-year-olds are exploring the possibility of improved artificial muscle by creating new technology. But Auckland University biomime... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:06 -0500Guinness Peat Group, which considered launching a bid for the assets of bombed out finance company Hanover in competition with Allied Farmers' offer, has dumped its 4.1 per cent Allied shareholding. ... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:05 -0500Aorangi School will close its gates for what could be the last time today while lawyers battle for its survival in the High Court in Christchurch. Education Minister Anne Tolley decided late last... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:05 -0500Finance Minister Bill English may cap Government spending even as the recovery pumps billions of extra dollars into the Crown's coffers. The Treasury's half-year economic and fiscal update yester... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:04 -0500Just over half of tourism operators are predicting better times for summer as they emerge from a difficult three months of increased discounting and weak demand. The Tourism Ministry's latest ind... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:03 -0500Relevant offers The lights of Franklin Rd are putting on another traffic-stopping show this year and residents have pulled out all the stops. Despite the tough economic times, Rosc... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:02 -0500An Invercargill woman literally stopped traffic when she flashed her breasts at motorists, causing a car to run into her. Cherelle May Dudfield, 18, appeared before Judge David Holderness in the ... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:01 -0500COLD BUT RELIEVED: The divers, all soldiers from Linton army base, talk to police on the beach at Paraparaumu after they were brought back to dry land by the coastguard. Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:00 -0500PLANNING AHEAD: Rob Phillips, left, and Papakura mayor Calum Penrose look over plans for the $3.3 million outdoor pursuits centre at its future base – the Papakura Cadets building on the corner of D... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:03:00 -0500Openers Peter Ingram and Jamie How have put the home side's bowlers to the sword, combining in a record breaking 428 run partnership as the Stags chased down what had seemed an unattainable 442 for vi... Newstalk ZB Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:59:32 -0500Police are urging people receiving an email about supposed 'car-jackings' to delete it rather than forwarding it to friends and family as the email is an urban myth. Newstalk ZB Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:59:31 -0500US trade officials formally notified the US Congress yesterday of President Barack Obama's intention to negotiate a free trade deal with Vietnam, New Zealand and five other countries in the Asia Pacif... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:08 -0500Shrink Prime Minister John Key was pushed into mustering up stronger arguments for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to be flown on Waitangi Day after criticism of the choice from several Maori leaders. Y... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:07 -0500New Zealand-born Nicky Bell's first job as she prepares to take the helm at Saatchi & Saatchi will be one of her most important. The former Ogilvy international account head needs to find an executiv... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:06 -0500The Maori Party will pull its support from a bill to restructure polytechnic councils after it failed in its bid to ensure Maori representation would remain. Yesterday Te Ururoa Flavell said the part... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:05 -0500A promised Government crackdown on the main ingredient in the drug P is likely to be at least a year away. Prime Minister John Key announced in October that the drug pseudoephedrine would be virtuall... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:03 -0500Shrink Prime Minister John Key was pushed into mustering up stronger arguments for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to be flown on Waitangi Day after criticism of the choice from several Maori leaders. Y... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:02 -0500New Zealand will unveil more details of its global alliance to cut greenhouse gases at a meeting in Copenhagen today. The Government has plans to lead a fund to research how to cut greenhouse gases f... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:02 -0500The Maori Party will pull its support from a bill to restructure polytechnic councils after it failed in its bid to ensure Maori representation would remain. Yesterday Te Ururoa Flavell said the part... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:00 -0500Prime Minister John Key says there is "light at the end of the tunnel" and New Zealanders can feel more confident they will keep their jobs, after half-yearly accounts painted a better picture than th... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:44:00 -0500A showdown is looming between two powerful Tainui leaders with one potentially walking out of tribal headquarters without a job within the week. Hemi Rau, the Waikato-Tainui Te Kauhanganui chief exec... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:59 -0500Pretending for the moment that the Treasury's crystal ball is accurate, Bill English said the best news from yesterday's updated forecasts is that 64,000 fewer jobs will be lost as a result of the rec... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:58 -0500Phil Goff, so recently awry on questions of nationhood, hit the right note when asked about the Cabinet's decision that the Tino Rangatiratanga flag will fly on the the Auckland Harbour Bridge, at Par... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:57 -0500Phil Goff, so recently awry on questions of nationhood, hit the right note when asked about the Cabinet's decision that the Tino Rangatiratanga flag will fly on the the Auckland Harbour Bridge, at Par... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:57 -0500Shrink At last we've got a new flag. Well, sort of. After official dithering going back to Waitangi Day 2007 over whether or not to fly the "Maori" flag alongside the New Zealand ensign on Auckland Ha... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:56 -0500The economy's prospects look a lot brighter in the Treasury's latest forecasts than they did when it was preparing the Budget in April, at the trough of the cycle. But an indication of the global rec... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:56 -0500John Key is promising senior business leaders that 2010 will be a "game-changer". But with his pledge comes a warning. Don't expect my Government to implement policies that will simply result in a La... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:55 -0500The sentencing of two companies and a company director over a fatal coolstore explosion in the Waikato has given firefighters closure. Waikato region's assistant fire region commander Roy Breeze said... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:54 -0500The Auckland City Council has given Hanover co-owner Mark Hotchin dispensation to exceed the building coverage and environmentally damaging impermeable surface area on his $30 million Paritai Drive pr... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:53 -0500A bill requiring trustees and some statutory supervisors to be licensed was introduced to Parliament yesterday by Commerce Minister Simon Power. The bill "is intended to protect investors' interests ... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:53 -0500Treasury has acknowledged the Government may have a problem with schools plagued by "leaky building" woes. The Treasury's half-yearly economic and fiscal update, issued yesterday includes new listing... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:52 -0500New Zealand will unveil more details of its global alliance to cut greenhouse gases at a meeting in Copenhagen today. The Government has plans to lead a fund to research how to cut greenhouse gases f... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:51 -0500Shrink At last we've got a new flag. Well, sort of. After official dithering going back to Waitangi Day 2007 over whether or not to fly the "Maori" flag alongside the New Zealand ensign on Auckland Ha... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:51 -0500Prime Minister John Key says there is "light at the end of the tunnel" and New Zealanders can feel more confident they will keep their jobs, after half-yearly accounts painted a better picture than th... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:50 -0500Prime Minister John Key has described global climate change as "the biggest environmental challenge of our time". Once again illustrating our common values, President Barack Obama has said: "Our gene... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:50 -0500Shrink A jetty will make work just that little bit easier for the Manukau Volunteer Coast Guard and open up a beautiful coastal area for summers to come. Based at French Bay in Titirangi, the coastg... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:49 -0500Business confidence in the country's biggest economic powerhouse has dipped again, bucking the rise seen in recent months. A quarterly survey by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce taken this week found... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:49 -0500Shrink Prime Minister John Key was pushed into mustering up stronger arguments for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to be flown on Waitangi Day after criticism of the choice from several Maori leaders. ... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:46 -0500The Maori Party will pull its support from a bill to restructure polytechnic councils after it failed in its bid to ensure Maori representation would remain. Yesterday Te Ururoa Flavell said the part... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:44 -0500A showdown is looming between two powerful Tainui leaders with one potentially walking out of tribal headquarters without a job within the week. Hemi Rau, the Waikato-Tainui Te Kauhanganui chief exec... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:43 -0500With her little body arching and her legs crossed, 11-week-old Tahani Mahomed was "plainly in great distress" but she had to wait hours to be taken to hospital while her parents fabricated a story to ... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:40 -0500With her little body arching and her legs crossed, 11-week-old Tahani Mahomed was "plainly in great distress" but she had to wait hours to be taken to hospital while her parents fabricated a story to ... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:39 -0500Treasury has acknowledged the Government may have a problem with schools plagued by "leaky building" woes. The Treasury's half-yearly economic and fiscal update, issued yesterday includes new listing... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:38 -0500Tauranga looks likely to be crowned the sunniest city in the North Island and the sunniest main centre for the second year running. Niwa sunshine figures show it behind only Nelson and Appleby in the... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:38 -0500Conflicting evidence as to whether Stephen Bellingham was wielding a hammer at the police officer who shot him dead in Christchurch was given yesterday at a coroner's inquest. On the first day of the... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:37 -0500The price of the traditional Christmas feast and the classic Kiwi barbecue will be a little cheaper than last year, but much dearer than 10 years ago. Just in time for the festive season, Statistics ... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:36 -0500Two men who stole $220,000 worth of vans to finance their $1000-a-day P habits have been sent to jail. Brendan Matthew Cooper, 40, and Mohammed Salim Sahib, 30, were responsible for the theft of doze... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:35 -0500Two men who stole $220,000 worth of vans to finance their $1000-a-day P habits have been sent to jail. Brendan Matthew Cooper, 40, and Mohammed Salim Sahib, 30, were responsible for the theft of doze... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:34 -0500The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was on Tuesday planning to lodge a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) claiming the national team was racially abused on the final day of the... NDTV Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:08:42 -0500New Zealand were denied the chance to claim a series victory over Pakistan when the final day of the third Test in Napier was cut short by rain.Daniel Vettori and Tim Southee took two wickets apiece a... BBC Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:42:00 -0500A section of the Auckland International Airport is being evacuated after an emergency alarm was triggered.An airport spokesman says it is unclear what has triggered the alarm and they have rolled out ... NZ City Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:19:30 -0500(RTTNews) - New Zealand's deficit is expected to widen less than previously estimated as the global economy stabilized and the worst of the global economic and financial crisis has passed, the Budget... Quote.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:49:09 -0500Next years International Documentary Film Festival looks likely to be the biggest show of documentary films in New Zealand since the festival began and is an indication of the growing appetite for fil... National Business Review Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:40:52 -0500Federated Farmers is advising Canterbury growers who lost crops in yesterday's hail storm to keep their banks in the loop.Marble to golf ball sized hail carved a path of destruction from Darfield to T... NZ City Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:23:06 -0500The rain in Napier denied New Zealand the chance to claim a series victory on the final day of the third Test against Pakistan. The Black Caps bowled out the tourists for 455 to give themselves a rea... RTE Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:59:58 -0500NAPIER: Martin Guptill revelled in his surprise change of job description before one of New Zealand's frontline bowlers added a potential twist to third cricket Test against Pakistan at McLean Park he... Gulf Daily News Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:28:15 -0500A 46 year old man has been arrested and charged with possession of a knife after an incident at the Kumeu electorate office of Prime Minister John Key, who is also the local MP. Police said the incid... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:19:24 -0500Tall Black's Captain Kirk Penney is philosophical about tonight's draw for the Basketball World Championships in Turkey next year.None of the wildcard entrees have been seeded with New Zealand, increa... NZ City Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:35:05 -0500The flying of the tino rangatiratanga flag on Waitangi Day is causing a flurry in the Labour Party.Leader Phil Goff says there are bigger issues to worry about while his colleague Shane Jones says the... NZ City Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:35:01 -0500A team of 12 Chinese food safety officials have just finished a two-week food safety study program in New Zealand, the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) said on Tuesday. It was the first compr... People's Daily Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:34:14 -0500Belgian tennis player Yanina Wickmayer has been offered a wildcard entry into Auckland's ASB Classic in January following a court injunction suspending her one-year ban for violating anti-doping rules... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:13:24 -0500The parents of an 11-week-old baby convicted for their parts in her murder are to appeal their conviction and sentence. Azees Mahomed, 31, who was found guilty of the murder of Tahani Mahomed and... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:13:09 -0500Market research company Colmar Brunton is to close its North Shore call centre with the loss of 50 jobs and Unite Union is calling for a boycott of the company. "The company has decided to close ... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:13:08 -0500The NZX-50 had a quiet day today, pulled higher by reasonably well-performing major stocks. "The market at this time of year is particularly quiet," Stephen Walker, Goldman Sach JBWere head of fu... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:13:07 -0500A jury has found one man guilty of the murder of a man stabbed to death in suburban Auckland two years ago and another guilty of his manslaughter. The men, both aged 20, were charged after Daryl ... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:13:06 -0500A quiet day on the currency markets saw little change in the New Zealand dollar today, with light volumes traded and little movement expected until the European markets opened later tonight. Agai... Stuff Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:13:05 -0500A Wellington school principal is facing 41 charges of child sex abuse and police have set up a hotline so other possible victims can contact them. Richard Fallowfield Joel, principal of Rewa Rewa Sch... New Zealand Herald Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:55:03 -0500Dec. 15 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose, led by PGG Wrightson, after a satisfactory uptake in the rural services company’s rights issue, raising funds to repay debt. The NZX ... Scoop Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:30:37 -0500Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 5:12 pm Press Release: Masterpet Tuesday 15 December 2009Masterpet Corp announces changes for future growthAustralasia’s leading pet accessories and premium p... Scoop Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:30:34 -0500Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 5:06 pm Press Release: Commerce Commission Media Release - Holiday voucher company pleads guilty to Fair Trading Act breachesDiscount Premium Holidays Limited, a New... Scoop Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:30:32 -0500Telecom has announced its compensation deal for XT customers.“We deeply regret the inconvenience caused to XT customers by this Monday’s prolonged outage on the network from Taupo southwar... National Business Review Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:28:47 -0500Animals are now down with the social media craze, apparently.In the latest microblogging trend, you can follow the talented Tatiana, a dachshund who also posts video clips of herself, misbehaving neig... National Business Review Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:28:33 -0500An orthopaedic surgeon is speaking out over ACC denying treatment to some patients and accusing the corporation of moving the goalposts. The Government last week announced ACC levy increases of a... Stuff Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:44:45 -0500An Australian-based discount holiday company and its director were clobbered with $216,000 in fines when they pleaded guilty to 40 charges in Auckland District Court today. Discount Premium Holid... Stuff Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:44:43 -0500Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 5:08 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Phil HeatleyMinister of Fisheries 15 December 2009 Media Statement “Every Fish Counts” this summerHe ... Scoop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:43:20 -0500Former Queensland Reds coach Phil Mooney has been signed on to oversee the team for the next two years. Otago Rugby CEO Richard Reid admits the decision may raise eyebrows but they are happy with the... Newstalk ZB Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:41:12 -0500It has sent the companies letters informing them that the Smoke-free Environments Act bans any gifts or cash rebates. The issue was highlighted during a select committee hearing last year. National P... Newstalk ZB Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:41:11 -0500An Auckland auto repair company garage and its owner have been ordered to pay a total of $3196 for the illegal dumping of tyres. Mohammad Easa Nazif, owner of Fair Motors Ltd, Mangere, and the compan... New Zealand Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:27:42 -0500Reaction has been generally positive to today's government announcement that the Transmission Gully route on the outskirts of Wellington is to go ahead. But the decision has drawn opposing views from... New Zealand Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:27:39 -0500A lamp post has come down on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway causing traffic disruption. Police received calls about 20 minutes ago saying a broken lamp post was hanging over one lane of the motorwa... New Zealand Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:27:34 -0500Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 4:51 pm Press Release: Environment Bay of Plenty New approach for managing the Bay’s biggest natural resource issues For immediate release: 15 December 2009En... Scoop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:02:51 -0500Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 4:41 pm Press Release: Auckland City Council Auckland City Council Media release 15 December 2009 Illegal tyre dumping ends in successful prosecution A Mangere man a... Scoop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:02:51 -0500Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 4:30 pm Press Release: Save The Basin Reserve Campaign Save The Basin Reserve CampaignMedia ReleaseFifty million reasons to save the BasinThe decision to deface the ... Scoop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:02:49 -0500Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 3:43 pm Press Release: Otago Polytech Central Otago Golf Tournament Fundraiser A Huge SuccessOtago Polytechnic’s golf tournament fundraiser held at the Cromwe... Scoop Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:02:46 -0500 | 
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