![]() Stuff.co.nz | DOC land mining review widened Stuff.co.nz MINING PLANS: Forest & Bird claims the Government is planning to allow mining in 7000 hectares of conservation land in the West Coast's Paparoa National Park, Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel Peninsula. ... Govt shifts focus of mine review Release mining document now, says Labour Key refuses to confirm mining plans |
![]() New Zealand Herald | SuperGold entitlements won't change - minister Stuff.co.nz Transport Minister Steven Joyce has promised superannuitants there will be no changes to transport concessions provided by the SuperGold card. Joyce gave the assurance to reporters this morning after last week raising the possibility ... 500000 reasons to back down on SuperGold Card Joyce steps back from SuperGold cuts threat Joyce acting strangely before doing screaming U-turn |
![]() Stuff.co.nz | MP complains about noisy toddler Stuff.co.nz A Labour MP denies he overstepped the mark by saying "I wish those kids would shut up" about a noisy two-year-old on an Air New Zealand flight. A right-winger blogger said Charles Chauvel had said three times, increasingly loudly, ... |
![]() BigPond News | Bridget Vercoe: Whaling cop-out will bring an ocean of discontent New Zealand Herald Bizarrely, New Zealand, whose priority has always been the conservation and protection of whales, is now considering supporting a deal which would see the ban on commercial whaling overturned in return for Japan ... Whale expedition lays down challenge to Japan Non-lethal research on whales proven - joint team Non-lethal whale research |
Times Online | Rower credits Dad's wise words for transtasman feat New Zealand Herald Shaun Quincey says he focused on short-term goals such as cooking his lunch. Photo / Richard Robinson When he was feeling unmotivated and battling week-long Tasman Sea storms, rower Shaun Quincey was inspired by the one person who ... Rower not keen on repeating crossing Rower's porridge diet Quincey's trans-Tasman boat up for sale |
![]() Stuff.co.nz | Support floods in after city blaze Stuff.co.nz DEVASTATING DAMAGE: A view of part of Tristram Marine's roof which collapsed in Sunday's fire. Bunches of flowers, multiple servings of morning tea and offers to use empty warehouse space have been flowing into ... Coolstore firefighter back in front line Huge fire at boat-building plant Fire won't delay boat launch |
Snow expected in Catlins New Zealand Herald The year's first sprinkling of snow is expected to dust mountaintops in the Catlins tonight, an "unseasonable" phenomenon part of an early cold snap chilling the South Island. Metservice forecaster Andy Downs said people in the Catlins, ... Wind and snow forecast Temperatures due to plunge Cold front set to hit South Island |
![]() 3News | Karla Cardno killer again denied parole Radio New Zealand The man convicted of murdering Lower Hutt schoolgirl Karla Cardno has again been denied an early release from prison. Paul Joseph Dally was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1990. A psychologist's report given to the Parole Board says it is extremely ... Cardno's killer denied parole Karla Cardno's killer refused parole |
Stuff.co.nz | Albatross depends on weather Newstalk ZB The weather will be the key factor in helping a giant albatross stranded in Wellington make it back home. The female northern royal albatross blew in during Friday's storm and was found injured in the backyard of a Wainuiomata home. ... Albatross crash-lands in fierce storm Storm blows albatross into suburban yard |
![]() Voxy | Forestry fire bill set to break record Otago Daily Times A fire in Wenita's Mt Allan forestry block, northwest of Dunedin, is expected to be the most expensive of its kind in the country, the national rural fire authority says. "It might break a record in respect of the ... Mt Allan could be NZ's costliest fire operation Fire Caution Urged In Aftermath Of Mt Allan Fire |