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Man pleads guilty in car dragging case

Radio New Zealand - ‎1 hour ago‎
A man charged with kidnapping a woman who was dragged along behind his vehicle has pleaded guilty. Sonny Waiti, 26, appeared in the Rotorua District Court on Thursday.
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Heavy snowfalls nudge records

The Dominion Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
Four-year-old Jackson from Lake Tekapo measured 21 inches (53 cm) of snow at 9am and says it's well over 26 inches (66 cm) at 3pm and still snowing.
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Burglar rings police after bumping into dead body while robbing house

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎34 minutes ago‎
The burglar's screams awoke neighbours as he fled the property he had broken into, just after midnight in the North Island city of Hamilton.
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Obama challenges Russia over nuclear weapon cuts

TVNZ - ‎1 hour ago‎
US President Barack Obama declares a state of disaster in Oklahoma following a string of deadly tornados. - Source: Breakfast. US President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear weapons, ...

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National Business Review - ‎42 minutes ago‎
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UN Security Council condemns attack on UN office in Somalia

Xinhua - ‎5 hours ago‎
UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday voiced its outrage by the attack on a UN compound in Mogadishu, Somalia, which killed at least 15 people.

US report urges NZ Govt to expand anti-trafficking measures

New Zealand Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
NZ First leader Winston Peters said the report confirmed that exploitation was rife in New Zealand. Photo / Michael Cunningham. A US State Department report on human trafficking has identified forced labour and a trade in underage sex workers in New ...
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Northland police keep open mind about disappearance

Newstalk ZB - ‎1 hour ago‎
Northland police are keeping an open mind as to what led to the disappearance of a 32-year-old woman almost a fortnight ago. Barbara Moka was last seen on the morning of Sunday June 9th.
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US man guilty of former Kiwi teacher's murder

Newstalk ZB - ‎6 hours ago‎
An American man has been found guilty of the murder of a former New Zealand teacher in the US state of Washington. Prudence Hockley was beaten outside her home on Christmas Eve in 2011, and died in hospital the next day.
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Months to fix major slip in Dunedin

Radio New Zealand - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Dunedin City Council says it will take months to fix a road wrecked by a large slip. About 30 metres of hillside that held up the Upper Junction Road has fallen away in heavy rain.
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Kiwi falls as drought throws handbrake on economic growth

National Business Review - ‎5 hours ago‎
The New Zealand dollar dropped after government figures showed the economy grew at the half the expected pace in the first quarter, as the drought at the start of the year saw farmers cull their herds, sapping milk production.
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Wellington Business leaders hope redundant workers will stay

Newstalk ZB - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Wellington business leaders are hopeful those affected by job cuts at New Zealand Post won't leave the capital. New Zealand Post is to cut between 80 and 100 managerial jobs next month, with a large number expected to go from Wellington.

Anti-money laundering monitoring starts this month

National Business Review - ‎4 hours ago‎
New Zealand regulators will this month start monitoring financial institutions to stamp out money laundering that could be worth up to $1.5 billion.
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New cronies for EQC quango

National Business Review - ‎2 hours ago‎
No one has a clue what they do, but the board of the Earthquake Commission has been shaken up. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced three new appointments to the board of the Earthquake Commission.
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Mataura briquette plant to continue operations

Stuff.co.nz - ‎4 hours ago‎
Solid Energy's $30 million lignite to briquettes plant at Mataura has had a reprieve although Solid Energy will not be a long-term owner.
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Xbox One: Microsoft U-turns on DRM restrictions after gamer outcry

The Guardian
21 minutes ago
Written by
Keith Stuart
Microsoft has sensationally abandoned its controversial plans to restrict the sharing of Xbox One games, and has also removed daily online authentication requirements for its forthcoming console.

Vodafone launches 4G in Queenstown

Voxy - ‎9 hours ago‎
Vodafone launches 4G - the world's fastest mobile network technology - in parts of Queenstown today, just ahead of the Winter Festival.
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Medical concerns forced Kim Kardashian in to early birth

New Zealand Herald - ‎6 hours ago‎
Kim Kardashian was reportedly forced to deliver her first child prematurely due to medical concerns. The reality star gave birth to a daughter with rapper Kanye West on Saturday.

Movie review: Still Mine

New Zealand Herald - ‎3 hours ago‎
In the same family as Far From Her and Amour, Still Mine is an evenly paced and restrained drama about a couple dealing with the onset of Alzheimer's.
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Kanye West slammed for 'ignorant' lyrics

Stuff.co.nz - ‎3 hours ago‎
'IGNORANT': Kanye West has been slammed for including lyrics about Parkinson's disease on his new album. Relevant offers.
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Ranger quits All Blacks for France

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎3 hours ago‎
All Blacks wing Rene Ranger confirmed Thursday he was quitting his international career and would head to France at the end of the year on a lucrative contract with Montpellier.
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Saint-Andre urges new-look team to 'have a go'

Independent Community Newspaper - ‎6 hours ago‎
FRESH FACES: Jean Marc Doussain is one half of France's new-look halves combination for the third and final test against the All Blacks in New Plymouth.

Todd's big chance to be McCaw's successor

TVNZ - ‎19 minutes ago‎
It seems that Matt Todd has been knocking on the All Blacks door for quite some time. The Canterbury flanker was called into the Rugby World Cup squad when Richie McCaw's infamous foot injury took hold and was then considered unlucky when Sam Cane ...
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Warriors chasing English prospect - reports

Stuff.co.nz - ‎3 hours ago‎
The New Zealand Warriors want to sign Englishman Jordan Baldwinson, even though he has only played one Super League game, British newspapers The Sun and Yorkshire Evening Post report.

Tennis: Erakovic 11th seed at Wimbledon

New Zealand Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
New Zealand No 1 Marina Erakovic and Zimbabwe's Cara Black will be seeded 11th in the doubles at Wimbledon, beginning in London next week.
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China astronaut: No UFOs yet

Xinhua - ‎2 hours ago‎
BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- In China's first "space class", the country's second female astronaut in space Thursday says she and her crewmates haven't seen any UFOs during the space trip.
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Chinese netizens decry tourist treatment of dying dolphin

CNN - ‎10 hours ago‎
Beijing (CNN) -- A dolphin who died in the southern Chinese city of Sanya Monday has sparked nationwide anger after pictures surfaced of tourists near the shore mistreating and posing with the dying animal were spread on Weibo, China's most popular ...

Doctors, down pencils

Stuff.co.nz - ‎38 minutes ago‎
A computerised solution to bad handwriting on prescriptions is being touted as a lifesaver, at a cost of $17 million to taxpayers.

Clearing the synthetic cannabis smoke screen

Wanganui Chronicle - ‎7 hours ago‎
Palmerston North's fight against synthetic cannabis has been ramped up this week as local retailers received a visit from the city's leaders.

Firewood warms family hearts

The Bay of Plenty Times
7 hours ago
Written by
Sonya Bateson
Benjamin Foster, 6, will now be enjoying a warm winter thanks to the generosity of the Tauranga community. Joel Ford. Offers of help have been flooding in for the Foster family who had all their firewood stolen while spending what is likely to be their last ...

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