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Wife killer freed after 20 years
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:06:48 +1200
Convicted murder James Herbert Dahlberg has been released from prison, 20 years after he was jailed for killing his estranged wife.Ann Urquhart's body has never been found and the conviction was made on circumstantial evidence after...
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Witnesses stunned at mass road rage incident
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +1200
Police are searching for the occupants of several cars involved in a road rage incident that left a man with a broken arm and facial injuries."We are still not entirely sure at this stage what has sparked it," Detective John McGregor...
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Shoplifting teacher gets name suppression
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:55:56 +1200
A Hawke's Bay early childhood teacher has won her bid for name suppression after admitting two counts of shoplifting.The woman appeared in Hastings District Court yesterday and successfully avoided both a conviction and the publication...
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Unearthed Napier bones about 200 years old
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:51:46 +1200
Bones unearthed at a Napier property last week by builders preparing foundations for a fence have been identified as those of an adolescent female Maori.Police investigating the discovery of the remains at the Hastings St section...
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Teens accused of laser attack to fight charge
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:11 +1200
Two teens accused of shining a laser at the police Eagle helicopter will fight the charges.Joshua O'Hare-Knight and James Spiers appeared at Auckland District Court today.They each face a charge of unnecessarily endangering an...
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If a money offer is too good to be true...
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:35:00 +1200
When Rotorua's Rongo Tahata was told he was entitled to an inheritance worth millions of dollars he knew it was too good to be true, but he was worried others might not.Mr Tahata recently received a letter claiming to be from a...
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$1-a-litre deal's 'amazing' response
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:49:53 +1200
The boutique grocery store that dropped the price of its milk to make a point has sold thousands of bottles at $1 a litre - and is now promising to keep milk cheaper than in supermarkets for the rest of the year.Nosh Food Market...
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Pike River Inquiry: What caused deadly blast?
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:13:51 +1200
The Pike River Mine explosion was probably caused by a rockfall that sent explosive gases rushing through the mine, just as the water pumps were turned back on, causing electrical equipment to spark.The Royal Commission of Inquiry...
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Mums harming kids through daycare - report
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:13:00 +1200
A controversial psychologist has been criticised for a new report that says New Zealand mothers could be harming their children by sending them to daycare.The report Who Cares? Mothers, Daycare and Child Wellbeing in New Zealand...
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Bottle mum repeatedly harassed
published on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:14 +1200
A mother who bottle-feeds her son says she has been repeatedly harassed by other mothers in public - and is now embarrassed to go to the supermarket for his formula.Kate Rhodes, 24, of Manukau, says she has been told off, harassed...
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