http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for DEREK CHENG en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:20:13 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/headlines.cfm?a_id=207 A sports psychologist has flown to Wellington to help Michael Clarke and the Australian team prepare for the first test against New Zealand. Cricket Australia enlisted Ross Chapman to assist the Australian vice-captain and his... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10632708&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +1200 Associate Corrections Minister Pita Sharples was not consulted about the amendments to the Government's three-strikes bill before it was announced in January, documents show. The Labour Party says it is "astounding" that Dr Sharples... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10632716&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:18 +1200 National MP John Carter has accused telecommuncations provider Slingshot of aggressive tele-marketing and bullying his 86-year-old mother into transferring the home phone line to a Slingshot account. At the end of last year, a... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10632616&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:11:15 +1200 Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke put on a brave face this morning, avoiding questions about his personal life and saying he was looking forward to the test match starting on Friday. The level of media attention had been unexpected,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10632562&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:30:00 +1200 In the face of mounting criticism, Prime Minister John Key has indicated that there is room to change the Auckland Super City set-up, but the controversial Council Controlled Organisation structure will be pushed into law. His... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10632459&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:09 +1200 Labour MP Charles Chauvel says he has no regrets in saying a noisy child on a plane should "shut up", as it was nothing more than a normal reaction. Mr Chauvel was responding to accusations on a blog that he had reacted in improper... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10632385&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:21:39 +1200 A New Zealand and Australian team researching whales in the Southern Ocean has strongly criticised Japan's slaughter of the mammals and will deliver that message to the International Whaling Commission in June. The Antarctic Whale... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10632262&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Newspaper publishers had no satisfactory explanation for sending people dressed as terrorist bombers into the AMI stadium, the venue's chief executive says. The Sunday Star-Times commissioned people to dress as terrorist bombers... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10631593&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:48:28 +1200 The Government is considering a proposal to limit the sale of knives to young people amid concerns over the number of knife crimes. The option is suggested in a Ministry of Justice review of knife possession, released yesterday,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10631503&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:20 +1200 Police Minister Judith Collins is fuming at the "stupidity" of a Sunday Star-Times stunt that saw groups of people dressed as terrorist bombers - with fake bombs strapped to them - attend Super 14 games. The newspaper commissioned... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10631560&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Daryl Graydon, 26, whose case sparked the review of knife possession laws, was walking with a friend in Howick on December 8, 2007, when he had an altercation with two younger men. A fight ensued and Mr Graydon landed a punch before... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10631502&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Seventy-five youths, mostly Maori, have had their Youth Court hearings in a marae and there is anecdotal evidence that it is helping to reshape attitudes, the Justice Ministry says. Prime Minister John Key opened the Hoani Waititi... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10631207&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:09 +1200 The controversial three strikes bill is a good start, but is not tough enough, says lobby group Family First. In a written submission to law and order select committee, Family First said the bill discriminated on grounds of age,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10631205&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The proposed three strikes bill would be grossly unjust and could result in an 11,000 per cent rise in time spent in prisons, an independent organisation on crime says. Rethinking Crime and Punishment director Kim Workman says... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10631025&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:20 +1200 Former National Party leader Don Brash has dismissed any suggestion of joining the Act Party or becoming its leader. Dr Brash, who was once referred to as the ninth Act MP when Act had eight MPs, was suggested this week as the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10631018&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 After finding no breaches of the Parliamentary server and so no threat to national security, police investigating the release of Don Brash's emails "sat back" and waited for the media to reveal the culprit. That strategy was criticised... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10630832&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:16 +1200 Prime Minister John Key says the notion that senior members of his party leaked documents to journalist Nicky Hager is "bollocks" and "fiction put out by the left". Police yesterday released a police investigation into how 475... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10630815&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A stabbing victim is leaving the country and fears for his life because his attacker is about to be released from prison without having done any rehabilitation programme. The Corrections Department has classified his attacker as... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10630600&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:15 +1200 The United States' blanket ban on joint military exercises with New Zealand is about to be lifted. Defence Minister Wayne Mapp confirmed yesterday that New Zealand and US forces would undertake training and military exercises together... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10630535&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A private member's bill to exclude the northern part of Rodney from the Auckland Super City could soon go before Parliament. The area remains within the proposed boundary despite petitions to Parliament and overwhelming local support... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/derek-cheng/news/article.cfm?a_id=207&objectid=10630504&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200