http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for New Zealand Herald en-nz Copyright 2009 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:13:18 +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 A homicide investigation has been launched by police after a man was found dead in Whakatane today. The 36-year-old, named Hawea Ralph Drummond Vercoe, was found outside a bar at around 2.30am this ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610911&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:45:59 +1200 An Auckland woman claims a real estate agent bought her architecturally acclaimed apartment in a mortgagee tender for $745,000 less than she paid for it after the agent's company, Bayleys, incorrectly ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610862&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:58:25 +1200 As teenager is facing up to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to helping a close friend take his own life. The 17-year-old was charged with assisting suicide after the body of his 16-year-old ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610856&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:20 +1200 DARWIN - Exotic and endangered animals from an abandoned wildlife sanctuary were sold to a hunting safari in the Northern Territory, it has been revealed. Some 300 animals, including herds of critically ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610908&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:01:33 +1200 He escaped the clutches of Branch Davidian leader David Koresh just months before the cult's fiery end at Waco, Texas. Now, New Zealander Ualesi Vaega has spoken for the first time of the loss of his ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610853&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:24:54 +1200 For a century the modern world has been caught in a growing web of copper cables. They have become arteries that power the globe, but, from the jumble of cords cluttering our desks to the miles of wires ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10610883&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:15:16 +1200 A Martinborough pinot noir has taken the top trophy in this year's Air New Zealand wine awards. The Julicher Pinot Noir 2008, produced by Julicher Estate, was named Champion Wine of the Show at last ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10610906&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:14:42 +1200 Another win for the All Blacks and another game to fear the finer skills of rugby are being sacrificed on the altar of brutality. It wasn't that England and New Zealand didn't try to play some football ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10610882&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +1200 One's an international pop star tailed by paparazzi wherever she goes - the other's a former beauty queen who works at a mortgage brokers in Wellington. They may live very different lives but Samantha ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10610855&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:14 +1200 Angelina Jolie's dad, actor Jon Voight, has denounced our health system as causing "many deaths" in a scathing political protest in Washington DC. His attack sparked a robust rebuke from Prime Minister ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610834&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:09 +1200 Rodney Hide had to be pulled from the water after failing to complete the Auckland harbour swim within the 105-minute time limit. Hide was picked up by surf life savers 300m from the line in yesterday's ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610875&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +1200 A woman teacher, who had a baby with one of her 17-year-old students, has managed to hang on to her registration. The teacher tried to stop the incident going public to protect her now two-year-old ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610902&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:38:09 +1200 Two swimmers struggled in vain to save the life of a man who got into difficulty during a cross-harbour swimming race in Auckland yesterday. The man, believed to be in his late 50s, was plucked from ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610871&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:04:20 +1200 Two New Zealand cricketers were questioned at a police station in India after sparking a riot with a drunken but good-natured piece of revelry. New Zealand Cricket has admitted it did not disclose ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610876&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:18 +1200 Medals lawyer Chris Comeskey has mounted an all-guns-blazing attack on the judiciary after being ordered to give evidence against a man accused of breaking into the Waiouru Army Museum. Comeskey has ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610848&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:16 +1200 Kiwi blokes are among the world's most attractive, but New Zealand women are struggling in the good-looks competition, according to a website that lets only beautiful people sign up. Members of beautifulpeople.com ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10610850&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:12 +1200 Maybe it's an occupational hazard. Maybe after 10 years of column-writing and 12 years of talk radio, it's only natural you become a dyspeptic curmudgeon. While you're standing on the footpath, waving ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10610806&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:10 +1200 Between 4000 and 5000 people marched through central Auckland this afternoon, urging the Government to act on referenda. One person was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and attempting to leap ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610750&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:32:54 +1200 A man has died from a gunshot wound in Tauranga Hospital. Police were called to the hospital after a report of a man being shot outside the emergency department. Doctors and nurses immediately ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610744&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:44:05 +1200 The partner of the Napier gunman who killed a policeman during a three-day siege received nearly $10,000 in ACC compensation after he committed suicide. Jan Molenaar, 51, killed Senior Constable Len ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610660&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00:14 +1200 Tourism NZ's globe-trotting 100 per cent Pure New Zealand Rugby Ball has so far cost taxpayers $11 million, but has had fewer than 50,000 visitors from a potential pool of at least 45 million. Tourism ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10610682&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:20 +1200 A rising star in the dizzying world of high-fashion modelling known as much for her quirky sensibility and fondness for Tolstoy as her lustrous hair and doll-like features has been found hanged in her ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10610746&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:20:19 +1200 It's going to be a landmark day for Mils Muliaina at Twickenham. He'll draw level with Justin Marshall on the list of most capped All Blacks. Only Sean Fitzpatrick has played more, but the significance ... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10610664&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:57:34 +1200