http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Auckland Region en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:25:05 +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/auckland-region/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=117 Would you believe that I first visited the French Cafe more than 25 years ago? My mother had discovered this "new place" in Symonds St. Behind the unassuming shopfront lay a world of food and fashionable people we didn't know existed.... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632814&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +1200 Commuters may find it hard to believe, but Auckland cars are moving faster mid-morning and evening. However, the morning rush-hour is getting worse. Less traffic congestion and more public transport patronage are two emerging... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10633210&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Prominent Aucklanders are tossing up whether they should raise a pot of money to back a new woman candidate for the Auckland Super City mayoralty. What's inspired these mainly male businesspeople to consider whether a woman might... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10633103&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Galatos Lodge, a 1960s commercial building converted to residential accommodation in the late 90s, is being sold as a freehold going concern with an enviable year-round occupancy rate of 97 per cent. The lodge at 1 Galatos St,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10633017&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 At Easter the Central Otago skies buzz with vintage fighter aircraft and modern jets during Warbirds over Wanaka, April 2-4. The exciting aerial displays are complemented by land-based displays of vintage and military vehicles and... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632585&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 If it wasn't for Bernie Madoff, Stephen Versalko could still be stealing millions. The largest employee theft in New Zealand history was discovered only after an ASB Bank client saw a television show about Madoff, America's US$50... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632964&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:45:25 +1200 A victim of Stephen Versalko's $17.8 million fraud has spoken of the day she was told he had been "naughty" and had defrauded her and 25 other investors out of millions of dollars. Speaking after Versalko was sentenced to six years... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632960&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:30:32 +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/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10633077&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:06:40 +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/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10633071&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:41:34 +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/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10633039&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:44:22 +1200 Several people were evacuated and hundreds of Pukekohe High School students were put on high alert after a gas pipe was ruptured in the area. Emergency services were called to the corner of Nelson and John Sts, in Pukekohe, about... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632955&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 Recently I discovered I needed glasses. Rather than being disappointed by this obvious nod to ageing and decline in my vision (which is accompanied by a steady decline in other areas), I was quietly thrilled. It meant going shopping,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632557&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:16 +1200 Toka "Junior" Piho was a gentle giant and the first man to offer to help, say friends. Yesterday, the 42-year-old grandfather was killed as he rode his prized Victory motorcycle to work. Mr Piho was heading along Kitchener Rd... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632959&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:12 +1200 When 13-year-old Rennie Qin arrived from China four years ago she couldn't speak English and her parents couldn't afford to send her to the "good schools" - but that wasn't enough to stop her from striving for the top. And now,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632946&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:10 +1200 Jean-Jacques Bourvis is not only an enthusiastic and knowledgeable maitre d', he is also clairvoyant. How do I know this? Because the second bottle of Clos Marguerite arrived before we had even decided to order it. We would have... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10633019&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 We came here because a visit to Ponsonby's boutiques was called for, but first there were hunger pangs to satisfy. Parking was scarce, but we managed to find one not far away after a trip around the block. We walked in... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632992&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Auckland Art Gallery/New Gallery 4th Auckland Triennial, to June 20 Anna Bibby Gallery Ruth Thomas-Edmond, to Apr 10; 226 Jervois Rd, Herne Bay Anna Miles Gallery Amber Wilson, to Apr 1; 4J, Canterbury Arcade Antoinette... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632979&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Fewer than half of all passenger trains on Auckland's western railway line arrived at their final destinations within five minutes of scheduled times last month. But the 46.8 per cent "on time" rating reported by the Auckland Regional... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632947&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Sometimes you get the feeling Auckland is just a giant dolls house, built for the pleasure of idle Government ministers. Rodney Hide is a regular, having endless fun flushing mayoral dolls down the dunny, and dreaming up Brave... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632945&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The Government's plans for seven council-controlled organisations (CCOs) to run at least 75 per cent of services in the Super City have brought claims and counter-claims about a public lock-out of assets. Critics say decisions... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10632942&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200