http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for New Zealand Herald en-nz Copyright 2009 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:58:02 +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/nz/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=1 Property investors have warned that rents could go up by $34 a week if the Government scraps landlords' depreciation claims on housing, but the Government says they are wrong. TVNZ reported that the ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10631411&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:31:25 +1200 Businessmen Sam Morgan, Stephen Tindall and Rod Drury are part of "an early stage" venture to build a submarine fibre cable between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, with five times ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631374&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:13:38 +1200 An Auckland academic says smoking rates in New Zealand would plummet if tobacco products could not be displayed at shops. Dr Marewa Glover of Auckland University told a select committee today that ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631403&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:17 +1200 The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy will remain locked at Cricket Australia's Melbourne headquarters for another year after New Zealand were sunk by another dud batting effort in the fourth one-day international ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10631383&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:15:00 +1200 The Highlanders have suspended All Blacks loose forward Adam Thomson and Michael Hobbs for breaching the Super 14 rugby team's rules. Neither were considered for selection against the Bulls at Pretoria ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10631416&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:49:06 +1200 While for many people the effects of the worst recession since the 1930s look likely to linger and unemployment remains high across the Western world, for the planet's super-rich, things are looking very ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631360&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +1200 Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke has called off his wedding and ended his relationship with Lara Bingle, the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting today. A friend of Bingle's, believed ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10631336&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:09 +1200 Readers have responded to nzherald.co.nz's State of Rugby series with some strongly worded comments about our national game. The series canvassed opinions on New Zealand's national game from top ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/state-of-rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502903&objectid=10631328&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:20 +1200 The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy will remain locked at Cricket Australia's Melbourne headquarters for another year after New Zealand were sunk by another dud batting effort in the fourth one-day international ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10631383&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:15:00 +1200 A 27-year-old woman hid the body of her baby boy born in a Christchurch park at the end of a secret pregnancy. She pleaded guilty to disposing of the body when she appeared in Christchurch District ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631343&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 A man was last night fighting for his life after falling off a balcony east of Auckland city. Emergency services were called to the Glen Innes flat about 6.45pm and took the man, in his 50s, to Auckland ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631274&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:14 +1200 The man suspected of killing an Auckland taxi driver told his flatmates in the days following the murder that a badly injured leg was caused by a game of basketball. One female resident told the Herald ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631285&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:20 +1200 Opener Peter Ingram has been dropped from the Black Caps squad for the final two one-day internationals against Australia. Ingram has been released from the side and will play for Central Districts ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10631341&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:19 +1200 A furious 60-year-old woman and quick-thinking police combined to catch burglars who were raiding her home. Lesley Buckleigh, a retiree, said her first reaction upon finding two strange men on her ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631283&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:19 +1200 Former Hanover owners Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson have decided they will no longer hit up mum and dad investors for cash because it's "too hard" without the Government guarantee. Mr Hotchin wrote ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631282&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:18 +1200 LOS ANGELES - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in Lucas and The Lost Boys whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died on Wednesday morning (local time) ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10631289&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:13 +1200 Dozens of directors who run Auckland's cultural and sporting facilities look set to be dumped by the Government for a handful of directors to control everything from ballet in the Aotea Centre to rugby ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631261&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:12 +1200 I knew Stefani Germanotta before she was famous. It's not like we grew up together or anything. Stefani - who you might know these days as Lady Gaga - was a cool and eccentric New York kid, prone to ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10631323&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:10 +1200 While pulling out of recession is a good thing, it also has its problems. Increased demand for oil from China coupled with a global shortage of oil refineries has sent petrol prices to a 16-month high. Motorists ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631269&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:10 +1200 Two flatmates had an unexpected dinner guest when a woman drove in through the living room window. University of Otago student Kevin Lewis said he was putting his leftover meal in the fridge about ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631258&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:09 +1200 Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting and Black Caps Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum put aside their sporting rivalry to enjoy a day at the races yesterday. Ponting, whose nickname is Punter ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10631270&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:08 +1200 Official interest rates have been left unchanged at a record low 2.5 per cent by the Reserve Bank this morning. Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard has re-confirmed his intention to start "removing ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10631122&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1200 A Gisborne man who was left without essential medication when his luggage went missing on a Pacific Blue flight to Rarotonga says he owes his life to rival airline Air New Zealand. Liver transplant ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10631362&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:49:42 +1200 The Christchurch Botanic Gardens' Life and Death garden exhibit has won the supreme award at this year's Ellerslie International Flower Show. The garden, a display of the plant kingdom in light ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10631357&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:43:28 +1200