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Woman's new car stolen at VTNZ station
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A woman is outraged that the car she was just about to buy was stolen while it was being inspected at an Auckland Vehicle Testing New Zealand station.Amy Tyler had just won a Trade Me auction for her "dream car", a 2003 Holden Commodore...
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Protestor vows to fight HNZ complex evictions
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A veteran protester who has barricaded himself in an abandoned and dangerous apartment block in central Wellington says he will stay there until he dies.The 131 residents of the Housing New Zealand-owned Gordon Wilson complex on...
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Police wade through 26,000 texts in cannabis case
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The vast number of texts on a West Coast woman's cellphone prompted police to seek an adjournment to a Greymouth District Court case yesterday to give officers time to scroll through them.Ann Marie Joyce Ferguson, 21, has been charged...
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NZ backs changes to British succession laws
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A first-born daughter of William and Kate could become the next queen after a New Zealand push to change the rules of royal succession was backed in Britain.Prime Minister John Key has welcomed the move, saying he is glad New Zealand...
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Woman killed in scooter collision named
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The woman killed when the scooter she was riding collided with a truck near Tinwald on Tuesday has been named as Ashburton mother-of-three Donna Lusty.The 50-year-old died at the scene, at the intersection of Grahams Rd and Grove...
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No commitment to repair Napier-Gisborne rail line
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Government has yet to decide the fate of the Napier-Gisborne rail line.Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee would not commit to repairing the line under questioning from New Zealand First MP Brendan Horan in Parliament today.Mr...
