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Earthquake series warning
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 04:20
History suggests Saturday's destructive 7.1 Canterbury earthquake could be a trigger for a series of major earthquakes which New Zealand must prepare for, scientists say.
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Child killed in driveway accident
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 03:07
A toddler is dead after a driveway accident in the south Auckland suburb of Otara.
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Waimakariri warns off quake rubberneckers
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 02:47
Waimakariri Civil Defence has warned against people travelling into the area for the sole purpose of looking at the destruction.
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Quake: What's working
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 02:35
What's working, what isn't and what to do after the earthquake.
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Lemur quake victim
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 02:14
A 10-year-old lemur was the only animal from Orana Wildlife Park to die in Saturday's earthquake.
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Woman jailed over helping prison meth ring
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 02:04
A woman has been jailed for her part in helping a methamphetamine importation ring operating from inside Rimutaka prison.
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Police get new DNA powers
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:48
Police fingerprinting suspects can now collect their DNA and match it against profiles from unsolved crimes, Justice Minister Simon Power has said.
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Hutt River flood fears ease
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:48
Fears that the Hutt River may flood have eased.
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Looters will be treated harshly - judge
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:44
Anyone caught looting in the wake of Christchurch's devastating earthquake on Saturday would be harshly treated by the courts, a judge has warned.
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Dad on trial over train death
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:23
An Auckland man was driving erratically in the moments before he killed his four-year-old son by driving into the path of an on-coming train, a court has been told.
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Benefit numbers rise slightly
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:16
The number of people claiming benefits rose slightly last month, Social Development Minister Paula Bennett said.
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Cabinet discusses Christchurch quake
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 00:09
Cabinet has convened to talk about the Government's response to the Christchurch quake.
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Motorcyclist weekend's sole road fatality
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 00:05
A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a car in Auckland was the only fatality on the roads over the weekend.
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Decision pending on uninsured thousands
New Zealand National News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 00:00
The Government's earthquake relief bill could swell by millions of dollars if it opts to help out the thousands of Canterbury households without private insurance.
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Prediction site backs Parker
New Zealand National News - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 23:55
Prospects of Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker retaining the job in the next local body elections soared in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake, online prediction market iPredict says.
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Trees save car in Wellington
New Zealand National News - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 23:55
Trees helped save a car that plunged off the road in Wellington.
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Man on trial after dog kills weka
New Zealand National News - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 23:02
A Hauraki Gulf resident was standing trial in Auckland District Court today accused of allowing his dogs to enter a reserve and kill 14 endangered weka.
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Canterbury quake: How you can help
New Zealand National News - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 21:55
Several collections have been launched to help with relief and welfare after the Canterbury earthquake. Here's how you can help:
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Waikato speeders alarm police
New Zealand National News - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 21:54
Police in Waikato say "low-flying" speeding drivers are accidents waiting to happen.
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Drink-driving mothers arrested
New Zealand National News - Sun, 09/05/2010 - 21:38
Two mothers have been arrested for driving drunk with their children in their cars in Tauranga at the weekend.
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