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Aorangi School to fight closure
Prime Minister John Key's former primary school, Aorangi School in Christchurch, says it will fight the Government's decision to shut it down.
November 24, 2009, 6:39 pm -
Man on ACC fraud charges pleads guilty
A Kaikoura man who made false statements to ACC and received payments and other entitlements from it today pleaded guilty to six charges of fraud.
November 24, 2009, 6:39 pm -
Dad of teen cannabis dealer said his son was threatened
A 14-year-old south Auckland cannabis dealer slain with a hammer had told his father beforehand that some boys had threatened to kill him, a High Court jury was told today.
November 24, 2009, 6:35 pm -
Pilot crashes on electric fence in Waikato
A pilot is trapped in his glider after crash landing on an electric fence in Waikato.
November 24, 2009, 6:09 pm -
Murder accused 'passenger in a car crash' - defence
A l5-year-old girl charged with murdering retired Opotiki teacher John Rowe was like a passenger getting into a stolen car which then crashes, says her lawyer.
November 24, 2009, 6:00 pm -
Aorangi School to close
Education Minister Anne Tolley has decided Prime Minister John Key's former primary school in Christchurch will close.
November 24, 2009, 5:36 pm -
Opotiki murder trial nearing close
Closing arguments have finished at the John Rowe murder trial at the High Court in Rotorua.
November 24, 2009, 5:33 pm -
Male MPs should denounce violence - campaigner
A women's rights campaigner is urging male political leaders to use their influence to denounce family violence .
November 24, 2009, 5:26 pm -
Existing places on job ops scheme already available
The Government says it increased places on its Job Ops scheme, even though existing spaces have not yet been filled, because it is expecting high demand over the summer.
November 24, 2009, 5:26 pm -
Cheaper of two unsuitable gas sensors used in coolstore
The cheaper of two types of unsuitable gas detection sensors had been installed in Hamilton's Icepak coolstore before it exploded last year, killing a firefighter and injuring seven others, a court was told today.
November 24, 2009, 4:45 pm -
Christchurch's Aorangi School to close - minister
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Prime Minister John Key's former primary school, Aorangi School in Christchurch, will close in January.
November 24, 2009, 4:43 pm -
Teens drinking and driving more than ever - police
Teenage drivers are getting drunk and climbing behind the wheel in greater numbers than ever before, say police.
November 24, 2009, 4:19 pm -
Forestry plans for land may displace bee fodder
Government moves to boost the planting of "Kyoto" forests on marginal land may displace woody weeds which provide important fodder for bees.
November 24, 2009, 4:19 pm -
Frustration over scallop poaching
A Whangarei man has been caught with more than seven times the legal number of scallops.
November 24, 2009, 4:13 pm -
Shot actor remanded on bail for sentence hearing
An actor alleged to have engineered his own shooting by police in July was today remanded on further bail until next year for a sentence indication hearing.
November 24, 2009, 4:01 pm -
Govt announces $500m for Auckland's electric trains
Auckland's rail system will receive $500 million to buy electric trains.
November 24, 2009, 3:57 pm -
Card transactions grow in numbers not value
New figures show we are happier than ever to swipe the "plastic" to buy everyday goods.
November 24, 2009, 3:46 pm -
Minister defends reading kid's book to PPTA
Education Minister Anne Tolley is defending her behaviour at a recent meeting with members of the PPTA's executive council.
November 24, 2009, 3:30 pm -
Higher dairy payout not helping farm sales
News of an improved dairy payout has not translated to positive action in the rural property market.
November 24, 2009, 3:29 pm -
Man killed in fall knew track well
A man who fell to his death down a cliff in Northland early this morning had walked the narrow coastal track many times before.
November 24, 2009, 3:24 pm
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