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NUCLEAR TESTING: Nearly 35 years after France thumbed its nose at world opinion and held a series of nuclear tests on Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific, David Barber’s view has not changed.
It was a fundamentally wrong thing for France to do and nothing since had altered that opinion, Barber told NZPA.
His reporting of the crimson red nuclear bomb cloud which rose over Mururoa at 8am on July 21, 1973 flashed around the world.
On the world news stage it was the biggest story of the...
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PETROL PRICES: Nearly one in five New Zealanders say even if the price of petrol went above $5 per litre it wouldn’t make a difference to their fuel use, a survey shows.
But for a quarter of New Zealanders, petrol prices breaking the $2 per litre barrier will trigger a significant reduction in fuel use, and if 91 octane went on to reach $3 per litre, 68 percent would make significant cutbacks.
In most of the country the 91 octane price was at $1.89 a litre today, but the $2 mark has...
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RESIDENCIES: Wellington author Lloyd Jones and London-based photographer Boyd Webb are the recipients of the 2008/09 Antarctica New Zealand artists residency programme.
Jones and Webb will travel to Scott Base in December to take part in the programme, which targets prominent New Zealand artists.
Antarctica New Zealand chief executive Lou Sanson said that the aim of the programme was to increase New Zealanders’ understanding of Antarctica’s value and its international...
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TELEVISION: The producer of television series Hercules, and Xena: Warrior Princess is returning to New Zealand to produce a new swords and sorcery television series.
In a growing trend for American television, Rob Tapert will skip the step of making a pilot programme and go straight into production of 22 episodes of Wizard’s First Rule for Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios.
The show business newspaper Variety said the series has already been sold.
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TRANSPORT: When the Government announced it was buying back the railways from Toll Holdings it seemed to be a relatively simple matter.
It hasn’t turned out that way, and the National Party has been given space to erode the presentation of a deal it says was a politically motivated botch-up.
The devil is in the detail.
When Finance Minister Michael Cullen announced the "amicable" agreement on May 5 he said the price was $665 million.
The deal was subject to due diligence "and...
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Tuhua, or Mayor Island as it is also known, is a wildlife refuge with a chequered history of violent volcanic eruptions.
Sitting 26km off the Bay of Plenty coast, the island is prized by Maori as a source of black obsidian – the natural glass formed by the rapid cooling of silica-rich lava – which was used to make cutting and scraping tools.
The volcano has been dormant for 6000 years, but has housed frequent eruptions over the last 120,000. These gave rise to the breathtaking range of...
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MIGRATION: Migrants have differing views on what it means to become a "Kiwi" , according to a study released today.
The study of integration into New Zealand by Victoria University psychology honours graduate Sally Robertson involved in depth interviews with 10 Wellington-based migrants who had been here for more than five years.
"Participants used a range of labels to describe themselves, such as a hyphenated identity like Chinese-New Zealander or a national label such as Kiwi -- but...
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ECONOMY: Despite the slowing economy and credit squeeze, South Island business leaders remain confident of continued short-term growth, a survey of South Island business leaders says.
The April survey of 106 firms showed 84 percent of businesses canvassed expected their operation to grow in the next three to five years, compared to 87 percent last year.
The survey, by accountancy firms Polson Higgs and McCulloch and Partners, said that respondents continued to rate regulatory compliance,...
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VISITORS: The number of guest nights spent in short-term commercial accommodation was up 7 percent in March from a year earlier, figures out from Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) show.
The 3.6 million total guest nights was also 15 percent higher than March 2006.
All five accommodation types showed higher guest nights in March 2008 than a year earlier, led by a 148,000 or 24 percent increase for caravan parks/camping grounds.
Hotels were up 48,000 or 5 percent, and backpackers/hostels up...
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SALES: Real estate agents say house sales continued to slump in April, following a disastrous sales figure in March.
Sales collapsed to just 4464 in April, down 45.5 percent on the 8194 sales in April last year, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) said.
In March sales virtually halved compared to 12 months before.
"We thought that the March sales figure of 5129 was low, due to a short month because of an early Easter, but April shows the loss of confidence in the housing...
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WINE: A man who more than a century ago set Marlborough on its path to wine-making fame has been honoured with a statue, unveiled at Blenheim airport today.
Scotsman David Herd arrived in the Wairau Valley in 1855.
He planted the first grapes on land owned by Reverend Charles Saxton while he worked as manager on the neighbouring Meadowbank Station.
In 1879, Mr Herd bought the land from Rev Saxton, named it Auntsfield, and ran it as a commercial vineyard until his death in 1905....
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JAPAN: Prime Minister Helen Clark will push for closer economic ties when she holds talks today with her Japanese counterpart Yasuo Fukuda today.
However New Zealand’s competitive farming and food sector could remain a stumbling block for Japan, which retains a raft of subsidies, import quotas and high tariffs on agricultural products.
Miss Clark arrived in Tokyo yesterday on the first leg of a five day trip that also includes a visit to South Korea.
Miss Clark said with global...
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JOBS: Employment figures were likely to go "up and down" over the next year to 18 months, Social Development Minister Ruth Dyson said today.
Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) data yesterday showed a fall of 29,000, or 1.3 percent, in seasonally adjusted employment during the March quarter to 2.14 million.
Over the year, employment was down by 5000, or 0.2 percent.
Ms Dyson today told Radio New Zealand the advice she had was that "there is likely to be a bit of an up and down over the coming...
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HOCKEY: New Zealand men’s hockey team captain Ryan Archibald has been rated as one of the five most valuable players in the European Hockey League (EHL).
Archibald plays for HC Rotterdam of the Netherlands who made the semifinals of the EHL before being knocked out by fellow Dutch side, HGC.
Rotterdam beat Club Egara of Spain for third placing while HGC lost to Germany’s Uhlenhorster in the final.
The EHL’s most valuable player award went to Uhlenhorster’s Moritz...
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TOUR OF ENGLAND: The cricketers munch on king prawns and sip mineral water, peering out at the world like royalty from the safety of their respective balconies.
Nearby the members sit obediently in their grandstand, all wearing their loud red and yellow ties -- some with matching hats and blazers -- and offering polite applause for good play.
Jacket and tie is mandatory, but dozing off during a lull is permitted.
At the other end, the press tap away at their laptops in a space-age...
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ALL BLACKS: Coach Graham Henry’s first All Black rugby squad of the year is likely to lean heavily on experience rather than youth.
Henry was today asked about uncapped midfielder Benson Stanley’s chances of getting a call-up after some fine Super 14 performances.
He said a number of young players had put their hands up during the competition.
But he saw them more as prospects for selection for the end-of-year tour of Europe, rather than for the home tests against Ireland and...
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KIWIS: Too much class and precision spurred the Kangaroos to a 28-12 centenary rugby league test win over a brave Kiwis side here tonight.
The visitors trailed 0-22 after as many minutes but finished strongly in one of their better mid-year test performances in recent years.
Before a larger-than-expected crowd of 34,571 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Kangaroos were led by a double from centre Mark Gasnier in a five tries to two win to commemorate 100 years to the day since the sides...
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CHIEFS: Reinforcements joined the frustrated Chiefs rugby team in Durban today but coach Ian Foster was still unsure what his team will look like in Sunday’s all-important match against the Sharks.
All Blacks halfback Brendon Leonard, midfield back Murray Williams, prop Nathan White and hooker John Paeranga arrived at the team’s hotel early today (NZ time), bringing a little excitement to the gloom around the team after two Super 14 losses.
With only a slim chance of making the...
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When Rotorua man Noel Fraser was landed with an $800 bill for his wife’s coffin last year, it got him thinking that there must be a cheaper way.
So the 80-year-old whipped up for one for himself for a 10th of the cost and is now hoping to cash in by selling his design.
Mr Fraser said that his 86-year-old wife Tam, who died last year had insisted on no funeral and him buying the cheapest coffin possible for her cremation.
But despite his best efforts, he ended up paying $2800 in...
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