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Man drove for help after stabbing
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 20:17
A man drove himself to get help after being repeatedly stabbed in a rural area near Rotorua on Monday night.
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Kiwis, Aussies world-class givers - survey
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 19:50
New Zealand and Australia shared first place in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money to charity.
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Road rage attack leaves man with broken legs
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 19:33
An alleged road rage attack in Auckland has left a man in hospital with two broken legs which may have to be amputated.
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Drowned Northland toddler named
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:55
A Northland toddler who drowned in a cattle trough at the weekend has been named.
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Schoolgirl killer barred from seeking parole
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 18:49
The Parole Board has barred the killer of south Otago schoolgirl Kylie Smith from seeking his freedom for three years.
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Insurance firm agrees to help man who lost leg
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 17:00
A Timaru man who lost his leg is pleased he has received assistance from his insurance company.
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16 hours of surgery but life's looking up for pilot
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 17:00
The road to recovery will be slow and bumpy for plane-crash survivor Sam Metzger, but his return to the skies is only a matter of time, his mum says.
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1080 operation starts quietly
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 17:00
The first stage of a large-scale 1080 poison drop in the Waitutu Forest began yesterday but without any protesting activity seen at previous operations throughout the country.
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Missing Auckland woman found
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 12:25
A west Auckland woman with mild dementia, missing since early Monday, has been found safe and well.
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Quake water restrictions lifted
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 09:01
Water in Christchurch no longer needs to be boiled, authorities have announced, after tests revealed no bacterial contamination.
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Sean Plunket farewells Morning Report
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 06:45
There is no news yet on the long-term replacement for Radio New Zealand's Morning Report co-host Sean Plunket, who signed off this morning after 14 years with the show.
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Panic fuel buying in Christchurch
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 05:35
Panic buying of fuel has returned to Christchurch following rumours that stations are about to run out of petrol in the city.
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IRD to help out quake victims
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 05:29
People unable to meet their tax obligations as a result of the Canterbury earthquake may be able to have late payment penalties and interest wiped, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne says.
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Christchurch court to hear 'essential' cases
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 05:23
Christchurch court buildings escaped today's 5.1 magnitude aftershock unscathed, allowing all essential proceedings to continue.
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Victim of failed kidnapping holding up well
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 05:19
An eight year-old girl who was the victim of an attempted abduction as she was walking to school is recovering well from the traumatic incident, but police are yet to find the man.
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Father said he didn't see train
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 05:17
A father accused of killing his four-year-old son by driving his car in front of a freight train in South Auckland said "it's my boy, it's my boy, I didn't see the train" after the crash, a jury was told today.
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Police, couple investigated over 'tagger' vid
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 05:05
A Northland couple and some police officers are being investigated after the couple allegedly forced two men they believed tagged their fence to dance in front of a camera.
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Hekia Parata to contest Mana byelection
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 02:53
National MP Hekia Parata will stand as a candidate for the upcoming Mana election.
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Earthquake laws to be pushed through
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 02:30
Special legislation to speed up the recovery in earthquake-hit Canterbury could be quickly pushed through, allowing building to get underway without normal consents and insurance to be claimed retrospectively.
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Minister to visit Fox Glacier crash site
New Zealand National News - Wed, 09/08/2010 - 02:24
Transport minister Steven Joyce is to visit the site where nine people died in a plane crash.
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