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| Temperatures plummet as storm hits Wellington |
| Parts of Wellington have lost power after the city was blasted by a sudden summer storm this afternoon.Karori residents reported seeing hail and flashes of lightning after the storm hit Wellington at about 4.30pm.Trains on... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:15 p.m. |
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| One dead in crash north of Auckland |
| One person is dead and four injured after a head-on motor vehicle crash north of Auckland this afternoon.The crash occurred on East Coast Road at Redvale, 29km northwest of downtown Auckland, about 3.10pm.A Fire Service spokesman... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:40 p.m. |
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| One dead in Northland plane crash |
| An aircraft pilot is dead after his plane apparently hit an occupied car in Northland this afternoon.The crash happened about 3.55pm at One Tree Point, 6km northwest of Marsden Point and 38km southeast of Whangarei.Ambulance... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:37 p.m. |
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| NZ activist arrested in Tokyo - report |
| A New Zealand anti-whaling activist has been arrested after the Japanese whaling ship he boarded in February docked in Tokyo today.Peter Bethune, of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, climbed aboard the Shonan Maru II with... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:58 p.m. |
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| Homicide inquiry after balcony fall |
| Auckland police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a man who fell from a balcony on Wednesday night.Paul Stewart Kingi, 57, of Glen Innes in the eastern suburbs, was admitted to Auckland Hospital and died... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:26 p.m. |
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| Harawira again criticised for offensive comments |
| Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres has again criticised Hone Harawira for making racially offensive comments, saying in a report released today political parties should have codes of conduct that did not tolerate such behaviour.The... |
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Published: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:50 p.m. |
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