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Killer to serve 20 years

New Zealand Herald - Andrew Koubaridis - ‎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 Gaza

Times Online - James Hider - ‎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.

Greens say National increasing inequality

Radio 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.

No chance of full scale war on Korean Peninsula: Lee Myung-bak

Xinhua - Zhang Xiang - ‎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.

Divided loyalties

BBC News - Jonathan Head - ‎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.

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.

Detained Kiwi tells of 'horrible conditions'

Stuff.co.nz - Michael Fox - ‎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.

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.

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.

Jetstar to add extra Airbus to NZ fleet

New Zealand Herald - Owen Hembry - ‎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 ...

Internet Radio Can't Compete With Sirius XM

Satwaves (blog) - Brandon Matthews - ‎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).

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.

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".

Attorney: Gary Coleman has will from 1999

The Associated Press - Brock Vergakis - ‎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.
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 ...

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.

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

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 - Derek Spalding - ‎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.

'Don't let any more babies die'

Stuff.co.nz - Phil Kitchin - ‎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.

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.

Kiko's death sends father to bed in grief

New Zealand Herald - Lincoln Tan, Beck Vass - ‎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 ...

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.

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.
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