Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
John Key in Parliament

GST up, taxes down as PM unveils plan

John Key has signalled an increase in GST, across-the-board tax cuts and getting more tax out of property investors.

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Tougher stance on welfare
The hat worn by the man who killed taxi driver Hiren Mohini

Police probing the murder of taxi driver Hiren Mohini are seeking details on a man caught on CCTV. 01:14 pm

A jury has heard of the final contact between slain schoolgirl Liberty Templeman and her mother. 01:49 pm

A court heard a woman used a stick on her nine-year-old grandson when he refused to complete chores. 12:51 pm

An Australian man's joke about a bomb in his luggage turned sour at Hamilton International… 12:46 pm

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Minto tells court no case to answer over tennis arrests

Minto tells court no case to answer over tennis arrests

Veteran protestor John Minto was back in court for the first time in 20 years today to tell a judge there was no case to answer after he was arrested for… 34 minutes ago

Siddle sidelined for up to five months

Australian paceman Peter Siddle says a strenuous workload was not responsible for the back injury which will sideline him for up to five months.11 minutes ago

Dairy cow numbers hit record

Dairy cow numbers hit record (NZPA)

Sheep numbers have continued to fall, dairy cow numbers are rising and grain crops increased markedly, latest agricultural production figures show. February 9, 2010, 10:03 am

Mexico to host UN climate summit

Mexico to host UN climate summit

Mexico will host the next UN summit seeking a binding deal on climate change from November 29 to December 10 in the beach resort of Cancun. 23 minutes ago

US magazine circulation slides

US magazine circulation slides

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US magazine circulation fell in the final six months of 2009 with both newsstand sales and paid subscriptions showing a drop-off, the Audit… February 9, 2010, 11:09 am

Sheen's wife 'wants case dismissed'

Sheen's wife 'wants case dismissed'

Actor Charlie Sheen and his wife have been reunited after a US judge modified a restraining order imposed after an alleged incident of domestic violence. 17 minutes ago

Odd

ITV fined over killing a rat on TV show

ITV fined over killing a rat on TV show

SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - Broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on… February 9, 2010, 7:09 am

Rotorua resort voted top South Pacific spa

Rotorua resort voted top South Pacific spa (Yahoo!Xtra)

Travellers have voted a spa resort in Rotorua as one of the best places to relax in the South Pacific. February 5, 2010, 2:17 pm

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Opinion

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    January 25, 2010, 3:32 pm
    It's not easy being green

    Sometimes I think tourists get a little too over-run with the idea of New Zealand as a pristine paradise of clean green forests and sunny pastures where hobbits...

  • Ed's View

    January 22, 2010, 10:34 am
    Who is right and who is wrong?

    The controversial publication of a photograph of two New Zealand SAS soldiers in action in Kabul this week has caused one hell of a stir.There are two clear positions in this argument.On one side is the defence from the media organisations who published...

  • Ellie Evans

    February 5, 2010, 2:33 pm
    From a row over girlie pics to girl power

    One of this week's funnier light-hearted stories has to be the man busted checking out saucy pics while on live television!The red-faced banker, later named as David Kiely, was caught out while a colleague at Macquarie Private Wealth in Australia was...

  • Lou Maea

    January 12, 2010, 4:34 pm
    Samoa rebuilds... with a little help from some friends

    It's been a while since I wrote my last blog, and so much has happened since November 09. I can think of no better way to restart the blogs and continue telling the post-tsunami story than by publishing one of Habitat's volunteer stories.Building homes...

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