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Killer to serve 20 yearsNew Zealand Herald - - 21 hours ago Olinale Ah You says he attacked Mrs Yang because she 'spooked' him. Photo / Paul Estcourt She was elderly and defenceless. Israeli troops board aid ship bound for GazaTimes Online - - 1 hour ago Israeli naval forces boarded an Irish-owned ship bound for Gaza today, just five days after killing nine passengers in a bloody raid on a previous aid convoy. Israeli forces board Gaza aid ship the Rachel Corrie Telegraph.co.uk Greens say National increasing inequalityRadio New Zealand - 3 hours ago Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says Prime Minister John Key is responsible for the failure to address inequality in New Zealand and for not protecting the country's environment. Greens: National failing to address inequality New Zealand Herald |
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No chance of full scale war on Korean Peninsula: Lee Myung-bak
Xinhua - - 2 hours ago
SINGAPORE, June 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Myung- bak said Saturday here that there will be no full-scale war on the Korean Peninsula despite rising tensions over there.
SKorea's Lee sees no possibility of war with North The Associated Press
N Korea focus for security summit BBC News
Divided loyalties
BBC News - - 2 hours ago
The Israeli commando raid on a Turkish ship carrying aid to Gaza has seen Turkey in the role of mouthpiece for the fury of the Muslim world.
Bird 'not archetypal monster' found in crime novels
BBC News - 13 hours ago
Derrick Bird did not fit the bill of a mass murderer as portrayed in many crime novels, nor did Cumbria seem a likely setting, crime novelist Zoe Sharp explained on Radio 4's The World at One.
Anti-US, Israel protests in New Zealand cities
The Hindu - 4 hours ago
An unidentified Bahraini boy is seen silhouetted behind a banner with the legend, translating to read, "No to the blockade" on Friday, during an anti-Israel protest following midday prayers in Budaiya, Bahrain, outside the capital of Manama.
Shoes thrown in protest NZ City
NZ protesters throw shoes over Gaza Sydney Morning Herald
Trade Minister reprimanded for excessive drinking
Radio New Zealand - 13 hours ago
Trade Minister Tim Groser has been reprimanded by the Prime Minister's chief of staff for excessive drinking on a return flight from government business overseas.
Trade Minister ticked off over inflight drinks New Zealand Herald
Trade Minister reprimanded for rowdy behavior Stuff.co.nz
Detained Kiwi tells of 'horrible conditions'
Stuff.co.nz - - Jun 3, 2010
CAPTURED KIWI: Nicola Enchmarch is one of a number of people named by a British organisation as either captured of injured in the Israeli assault.
Detained NZer in Israel set to be deported New Zealand Herald
NZ Dollar Steady Late, Awaiting US Jobs Data For Direction
Wall Street Journal - Jun 4, 2010
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The New Zealand dollar closed steady Friday after flirting earlier in the session with a near three-week high as support from equity markets and the Australian dollar encouraged buying.
Pressure on Bollard to hold rates steady New Zealand Herald
Kiwi Favorite of Speculators as Bollard Pressured BusinessWeek
Top wineries hand-picked for US push
TVNZ - Jun 3, 2010
A group of 21 top wineries is the powerhouse for government-backed efforts to make a $1.2 million push for new sales in North America.
Gisborne wine to tempt US palates Gisborne Herald
Jetstar to add extra Airbus to NZ fleet
New Zealand Herald - - 21 hours ago
Jetstar Group has a new interline agreement with Air France and KLM, giving them access to airline hubs in Paris and Amsterdam. Photo / Greg Bowker Low-fare airline Jetstar is expanding its New Zealand operations and ...
Jetstar expansion could see flights beyond Australia National Business Review
Internet Radio Can't Compete With Sirius XM
Satwaves (blog) - - 1 hour ago
Three years. For three years I have been adamant that Internet Radio services such as Pandora or Slacker posed no threat to Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI).
Om Malik: Slacker Offers iPhone Music Caching Just in Time for AT&T's Caps NewsFactor Network
AT&T Wants To Charge For Data - Slacker Has An Answer - What About Sirius XM ... SiriusBuzz.com (blog)
SpaceX Falcon 9 achieves orbit on maiden flight
Register - 14 hours ago
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launched on its maiden flight on Friday at 11:45pm Pacific Daylight Time, 15 minutes short of the end of its four-hour launch window.
Space X Achieves Earth Orbit Wired News
Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 private rocket is a success Washington Post
Apple WWDC Speculation Heats Up: 5 Best Bets
PC World - 21 hours ago
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) gets underway Monday in San Francisco, and speculation is rampant over what revelations CEO Steve Jobs has planned.
Hobbit director quits
New Zealand Herald - May 30, 2010
Guillermo Del Toro has announced he is no longer directing the two movies based on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, citing "ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming".
Why Peter Jackson must step in to direct The Hobbit The Guardian (blog)
Guillermo del Toro talks Lovecraft Den Of Geek
Attorney: Gary Coleman has will from 1999
The Associated Press - - 13 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah attorney said Friday a client of his has been named the executor of Gary Coleman's estate with the power to make funeral arrangements for the late actor.
New will surfaces in Gary Coleman saga Salt Lake Tribune
Gary Coleman's Funeral Cancelled TheCelebrityCafe.com
Win 4 Tickets To Special Jewel Concert
WDIV Detroit - 18 hours ago
Here's your chance to be a part of the first-ever worldwide album launch party as three-time Grammy nominee Jewel premieres her new CD “Sweet and Wild” on Monday, June 7. Win four tickets to the live, interactive show featuring an all-access pass to ...
Jewel, now country but still fresh after 15 years Chicago Tribune
Jewel Previewing New Album On Pandora antiMUSIC.com
Herbert upbeat despite defeat
Telegraph.co.uk - 5 hours ago
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert remains bullish about his side's chances at the World Cup despite going down 3-1 to Slovenia in a warm-up match in Maribor.
All Whites need to be more consistent Radio New Zealand
Slovenia beat All Whites Stuff.co.nz
Dawson happy to delay holiday for England
AFP - 1 hour ago
LONDON - Tottenham defender Michael Dawson says he was delighted to have to ditch his holiday plans after receiving a dramatic call-up to England's World Cup squad.
Lampard feared for Rio The Press Association
Team NZ sail into LV finals
TVNZ - 15 hours ago
Team New Zealand has beaten Swedish team Artemis 2-1 to win through to the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta at La Maddalena, Italy.
Yachting: Team NZ go through New Zealand Herald
Weather continues to disrupt Sardinia regatta Radio New Zealand
Healthline gets calls in hep C scandal
TVNZ - Jun 2, 2010
Healthline has taken several calls from New Zealand women who believe they could have contracted hepatitis C from an Australian abortion clinic, the Ministry of Health says.
Third wave of H1N1 never hit here
Canada.com - - 4 hours ago
Up to 60% of BC's stock of H1N1 influenza vaccine will have to be sent back to the supplier and disposed of because much of it has expired, according to the latest from the provincial health officer, Dr.
Study looks at swine flu spread on plane Sydney Morning Herald
Swine flu vaccine hits markets Express Buzz
'Don't let any more babies die'
Stuff.co.nz - - 20 hours ago
The parents of a baby boy who died in a bungled delivery are pleading for better training for junior midwives, saying more children will die otherwise.
Junior Midwives Need Better Training, Plead Dead Newborn's Parents TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
Parkinson's medication linked to addiction
TVNZ - 17 hours ago
New Zealanders taking medication for Parkinson's Disease seem to be suffering similar side effects to a group in Australia. A class action has been launched across the Tasman against two drug companies, claiming Parkinson's drugs have caused sex and ...
Police search for missing man
TVNZ - 13 hours ago
Police are asking the public for help as they search for a missing man in North Waikato. Stefan Jensen, 73, was staying with family members at a rural property in Pukekawa.
Appeal for help over missing man New Zealand Herald
Kiko's death sends father to bed in grief
New Zealand Herald - - 21 hours ago
The parents of slain Chinese teenager Jiayi Li are getting support from their embassy. Photo / Greg Bowker The father of slain Chinese teenager Kiko Jiayi Li is so distraught by his daughter's death that he has been unable ...
Third man appears in connection with Kiko's death New Zealand Herald
Men accused of murdering student named Radio New Zealand
More than 100 homes still empty as more rain predicted
Stuff.co.nz - 15 hours ago
People in the eastern Bay of Plenty area are preparing for more heavy rain in the next 24 hours as more than 100 water-damaged houses still stand empty and unfit to live in after flood waters swept through them in the last few days.
Hundreds still can't go home in flood-hit Whakatane Radio New Zealand
Phytoplankter knocks speller out
New Zealand Herald - 18 hours ago
Phytoplankter- a planktonic plant- proved too difficult for New Zealand spelling whizz Tom Winter, who was knocked out of the National Spelling Bee semifinals in the United States today.
New Zealand Speller Advances To Semi–Final Scoop.co.nz (press release)