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Oil prices soar on upbeat US, Chinese data
Breaking News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 02:39
NEW YORK—Oil prices powered higher Wednesday in the wake of strong manufacturing data from leading energy consumers China and the United States.
Categories: Philippine News
Climate change picked to hit health
New Zealand National News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:23
Two GPs are warning that doctors need to be prepared for a wave of new ailments this century caused by climate change, including more accidents, gastroenteritis, skin cancer, depression and dengue fever.
Categories: New Zealand News
Injured soldier recovering
New Zealand National News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:04
Golden Bay soldier Private Allister Baker, who was injured in an attack in Afghanistan, is well on the road to recovery and will be returning to Golden Bay to get married in December.
Categories: New Zealand News
It's elder abuse - residents
New Zealand National News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:41
At the age of 98, Collingwood Joan Whiting Rest Home's oldest resident, Myra Riordan, is about to take part in a protest for the first time in her life.
Categories: New Zealand News
Cancer drug gets funding
New Zealand National News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:32
People with advanced lung cancer could find it much easier to be treated at home with Pharmac announcing an oral cancer drug will now be funded.
Categories: New Zealand News
Further charges over alleged bid for freedom
New Zealand National News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:23
A man denied bail who allegedly jumped the dock at the Auckland District Court and made a bid for freedom yesterday will face further charges when he reappears in court later this month.
Categories: New Zealand News
Underage joyrider sends woman into shock
New Zealand National News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:21
A joyride in his parents' car cost a 15-year-old a hefty repair bill and reprimand from the police.
Categories: New Zealand News
Traffic chaos predicted in Auckland
New Zealand National News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:12
Emergency services will get regular updates on traffic congestion this weekend as the busiest motorway in the country closes for up to 36 hours.
Categories: New Zealand News
Minister accuses Kiwis of racism
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:16
Opposition to foreign investment is more about racism than overseas ownership, the minister charged with deciding whether a Chinese company can buy a large chunk of New Zealand dairy farms says.
Categories: New Zealand News
Man jailed over taiaha attack
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:04
A man has been jailed for four years ten months for striking a woman with a taiaha, a long-handled club, he was carving - a blow that caused a 13cm-deep gash.
Categories: New Zealand News
Priceless Parihaka mere found
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:51
A mere stolen from Parihaka Pa last week has been found and returned to the iwi from which it was stolen.
Categories: New Zealand News
Swine flu claims 16 lives
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:38
Swine flu has claimed 16 lives this winter, and a further 14 people are fighting it in intensive care units.
Categories: New Zealand News
McCully criticises Pacific aid organisation officials
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:33
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has launched a strong attack on Pacific aid organisation officials, saying they are not meeting the practical needs of the region.
Categories: New Zealand News
Real treasure too big to be donation
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:57
The Red Cross is used to receiving donations, but a recent find inside a book has left them wondering whether some thoughtful person has accidentally parted with more than $100 in cash.
Categories: New Zealand News
Family recalls man who loved wife deeply
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:57
The third person found dead in a rural Feilding house has been laid to rest in Palmerston North with kind words from family and friends.
Categories: New Zealand News
Massey cuts teacher course numbers
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:57
Aspiring teachers are the latest victims of university cutbacks as Massey restricts entry for 2011.
Categories: New Zealand News
Defence spy drone request rejected
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 21:13
A request from New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan to have spy drone planes was rejected despite their use by private companies and coalition forces.
Categories: New Zealand News
Man dies in house fire
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 20:49
A man has died in a house fire near Wairoa, despite desperate attempts to save him.
Categories: New Zealand News
Armed police hunt wanted man in Waimate
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:31
The armed offenders squad have been called out to Waimate in search of a wanted man.
Categories: New Zealand News
Kiwi plane crash survivor 'never showed fear'
New Zealand National News - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:21
The sister of the New Zealander who was the sole survivor of Tuesday's plane crash in Papua New Guinea says she felt "utter disbelief" when she heard he was alive.
Categories: New Zealand News
