http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Australasia en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:25:02 +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/australasia/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=4 The New Zealand dollar consolidated at higher levels today and over the week was the best performing in the world, according to BNZ. The NZ dollar was at US71.52c at 5pm, little changed from US71.48c at 8am and up US71.33c at 5pm... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633094&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:39:29 +1200 Billionaire businessman Michael Erceg flew his executive helicopter - and the Dutch businessman who was his passenger - into treetops that he apparently failed to see in time, according to a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) report released... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633092&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:28:24 +1200 SYDNEY - A teenager will spend more than 12 years in jail over three brutal Sydney street attacks, including the stomping murder of a chef. Now aged 18, he claims he remembers little or nothing of the attacks because he was high... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633089&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:17:23 +1200 A Palmerston North courier driver's first day on the job ended with a crash and ultimately a conviction for careless driving. Melissa Rose Te Amo, who was on her learner's licence, was charged after failing to display L plates... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633087&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:35:05 +1200 Some of New Zealand's first national standards-based student reports have been issued by a Hamilton school amid concerns from its principal. The Education Ministry introduced national standards in schools at the beginning of this... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633077&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:06:40 +1200 Team New Zealand has been beaten by Italian syndicate Azzurra in their first race of the best-of-three Louis Vuitton Trophy semi-finals. Although Team New Zealand was ahead and had a penalty over Azzurra, the Italians seized a... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633074&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:49:42 +1200 A woman was held up by an armed man at an automatic teller machine on Auckland's North Shore just after midday today, police say. A disguised man was believed to have held up the woman at the cash machine at the Albany shopping... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633071&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:41:34 +1200 A man who started taking P to help him lose weight has been jailed after he was found guilty of possessing 3.5g of the drug. Richard Mahauraki, 45, was convicted this week after a trial last month for possession of methamphetamine... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633009&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +1200 Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has drafted a bill to ensure investors benefit from action taken by regulators against investment companies. The Illegal Contracts (Unlawful Limitation on Regulator's Powers) Amendment Bill aimed at ensuring... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633040&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +1200 A cyclist who collapsed while riding on Auckland's North Shore yesterday has been identified but remains seriously ill in hospital. The man collapsed while riding on Upper Harbour Drive and was taken to hospital. Police said... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633039&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:22 +1200 A Wellington man has been remanded in custody after an appearance in court for the historic murder of a Lower Hutt man. The 26-year-old man appeared in Lower Hutt District Court today charged with killing Harold Alamoti Taipa Skudder. Mr... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633037&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:36:03 +1200 The discovery of a man's body near Lake Taupo yesterday is not being treated as suspicious, police say. Taupo man Dirk Willem Van der Schaaf, 50, was found dead on the Lions Walk of Lake Terrace, near the Napier-Taupo Highway (State... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10633034&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:34:54 +1200 A Labour MP says former National prime minister Jenny Shipley is to be put in charge of Canterbury's regional council but Environment Minister Nick Smith says such decisions haven't been made yet. In February a review team recommended... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10632981&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:05:23 +1200 A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder after police received new information on the disappearance of a Lower Hutt man more than three years ago. Harold Alamoti Taipa Skudder, 38, was reported missing by his mother in February... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10632977&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:07 +1200 The search for a South African yachtsman missing on a voyage from Tauranga to Gisborne has been suspended. Paul Janse van Rensburg, 40, has not been seen since he set sail on March 12 in his 11m yacht Tafadzwa with his dog Juanita. Rescue... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10632975&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:33:57 +1200 An elderly couple are lucky to be alive after their yacht hit rocks and sank in choppy seas north of Wellington last night, police say. The Wellington boaties, aged in their 70s, were a few hundred metres off shore at Plimmerton... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10632974&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:32:37 +1200 Hollywood movie distributors are hoping Hoyts' purchase of Berkeley Cinemas will hurry up the rollout of 3D. After the success of Avatar , there has been a big global push to make cinemas 3D-capable and Hoyts has been active in... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10632925&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:30:12 +1200 Customs says it is reviewing the way it targets rising levels of imports of the party drug mephedrone, which has been linked to some deaths in Europe. A Class C drug in New Zealand, the stimulant has been increasingly abused, with... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10632986&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 Josh Geary shot a superb six-under 66 yesterday to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Brian Perry Classic pro-am golf tournament in Waikato. Michael Hendry and Troy Ropiha are joint second on 68, with Andrew Green... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10632929&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:55:00 +1200 A haul of stolen property exceeding $40,000 in value and a variety of drugs were located at a rural Bay of Plenty home yesterday. Armed offenders stormed the Ohauiti Rd house at dawn as part of increased drug raids being conducted... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/australasia/news/article.cfm?l_id=4&objectid=10632951&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:30:00 +1200