Japanese film may help entice tourists to visit NZ
TV3
Wed Feb 7 10:53:19 2007
A Japanese movie which was filmed in New Zealand has gone straight to the number one spot at the Jap ...

NZ Daredevils' Film To Screen In US
Xtra MSN
Wed Feb 7 08:38:51 2007
A film about the antics of "New Zealand's most dangerous stuntman" will have its world premier at a United States film festival next month.

Scorcher day for NZ share market
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:28:10 2007
Wednesday was another scorcher for the New Zealand share market, with the NZX 50 hitting a record of 4,211, after adding 63 points on market turnover of $221m. Telecom bounced ...

South Island police officer on suspension after rape charge
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:28:05 2007
New Zealand police have confirmed a South Island police officer has been suspended from duties after being charged with the rape of a minor.

Oxfam critical of continuing NZ - Fiji trade talks despite coup
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:28:04 2007
The charity group Oxfam is critical of the New Zealand government for pressing on with free-trade talks that involve Fiji, despite not recognising its government as legitimate because of the latest coup.

Campbell to play in Malaysian Open
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:28:01 2007
New Zealand's Michael Campbell will be the highest-ranked golfer in the field for the Malaysian Open, starting in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The world number 29 has accepted an ...

Maori Party MP wants Treaty of Waitangi commissioner
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:28:00 2007
A member of the Maori Party says it is time New Zealand had its own Treaty of Waitangi commissioner to act as a guardian of the rights outlined in the Treaty.

Foreign land purchases in New Zealand
TV3
Wed Feb 7 07:46:24 2007
It is estimated that one million hectares of our land is foreign-owned, which raises the issue of wh ...

Options for your mortgage
TV3
Wed Feb 7 07:30:08 2007
Mortgage interest rates in New Zealand are high, compared with most other countries. Hamish Clark ou ...

Transit Says Regulations A Safety Issue
Newswire
Wed Feb 7 06:41:29 2007
Transit New Zealand says the annual Ulysses Club Motorcycle fundraising ride has grown so much that it has to enforce stringent traffic management regulations.

Pyschiatrist cleared of killing a patient
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 03:38:00 2007
A former New Zealand psychiatrist has been cleared of killing a patient who died of an overdose at a British hospital, the BBC reported.Peter Fisher, 46, had denied killing Peter Weighman, who died from a drugs overdose at West...

New Zealand medical council concerned about 'Dr Death'
TV3
Wed Feb 7 02:13:31 2007
The New Zealand medical council is concerned about the visit of a controversial Australian doctor wh ...

Ministers back new speed limit around schools
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 01:20:00 2007
A combined police and Land Transport New Zealand effort to curb speeding around schools has the backing of Police and Transport Minister Annette King.Ms King today visited a Wellington school with Transport Safety Minister Harry...

Euthanasia Drug Will Be Seized: MoH
Newswire
Wed Feb 7 00:38:29 2007
Health officials say anyone caught attempting to bring a restricted Class C drug, Nembutal, into New Zealand, will have it seized by Customs.

New swim school standards introduced
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 00:00:00 2007
New industry standards introduced today will ensure swim schools throughout the country use best practice teaching methods, Swimming New Zealand (SNZ) says.Schools operating under the Quality Swim School brand will have reached...

OSH looking into railway accident
TV3
Tue Feb 6 23:56:52 2007
The company that owns New Zealand's rail network says it is working with OSH's investigation into in ...

Majority of NZers indifferent to Waitangi Day - poll
New Zealand Herald
Tue Feb 6 22:00:00 2007
More than half of New Zealanders consider Waitangi Day insignificant to them, a new poll shows.The poll, undertaken by Research New Zealand and broadcast on Radio New Zealand today, showed that 55 per cent of people surveyed did...

Crackdown on unsafe flying
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
New Zealand's aviation watchdog is cracking down on rogue pilots and operators

School dragged into political scrap
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
John Key claims the government has bullied staff at Wesley Primary amid a dispute over what he calls New Zealand's "underclass"

Heavy rain isolates Far North
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
The Far North has been cut off from the rest of New Zealand after heavy rain and flooding damaged road access

Women thrown out of bar for kissing
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
Two women who kissed each other in a New Zealand bar are claiming discrimination after they were thrown out by a bouncer

Police target speeding near schools
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
New Zealand police are upping the ante against people who break the speed limits near schools, which are now as low as 40 kilometres per hour in some areas

Reeves warns Maori not content
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
New Zealand's first Maori Governor General is suggesting New Zealanders should not take a peaceful Waitangi Day as a sign Maori are content

Kiwis get into festival spirit
TVNZ
Mon Feb 5 12:00:00 2007
It may have been wet at Waitangi but the sun was shining over much of the rest of New Zealand and many Kiwis took the opportunity to converge on local parks and soak up the sun and the music on their mid-week holiday

Waitangi Day marked overseas
TVNZ
Mon Feb 5 12:00:00 2007
A giant New Zealand leaf created out of sand took centre place on Santa Monica beach in Los Angeles where native American tribes welcomed a group of New Zealanders for a special Waitangi Day project