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Space shuttle lands safely
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The US space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to its Florida home port on Thursday, capping a successful mission to resume International Space Station construction after the 2003 Columbia accident.After...

Pledge card invoices stamped 'approved'
New court documents hint the Parliamentary Service may have questioned Labour about its controversial pledge card.The Prime Minister's chief of staff wrote curtly to the service urging it to ensure Labour's pledge card items were...

New disaster policy stresses self-reliance
The expectation that every flood-hit farmer deserves a handout is challenged in a new draft policy for handling natural disasters.The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is seeking public input on the policy framework, released...

Orewa shoring up its sand defences
One of Auckland's most popular beaches has been washing away since boulders placed there to prevent erosion were removed.Orewa Beach was undergoing extensive work yesterday after a storm at the beginning of this month contributed...

Ratepayers face leaky home blowout
Rotting homes are behind a huge rise in legal claims against the Auckland City Council which have more than tripled from $57 million to nearly $200 million in 12 months.Figures pointing to the ballooning cost of the crisis are...

Strong winds coming
A widespread bout of strong northwesterly winds will hit the East Coast and Wellington tomorrow and on Monday, bringing heavy rain to the Southern Alps.MetService spokesman Bob McDavitt described the winds as "equinoctial gales",...

Son sounds warning on exploiting the elderly
The son of an Auckland woman who was persuaded to give away her life savings to her neighbours is warning others to take steps to protect assets belonging to elderly relatives.Thelma Geerkins, 69, died in May 2001. Before she...

NZ signs to punish attacks on UN staff
New Zealand has signed a UN treaty to criminalise and punish attacks against UN personnel working in the field.Foreign Minister Winston Peters signed the treaty in New York, where he is at the UN General Assembly.The Optional...

18-year-old DNA sample helps convict inmate of rape
An 18-year-old DNA sample has convicted habitual sex offender Kevin Moana Jarden of rape, sexual violation and burglary.A jury of six men and six women found Jarden guilty yesterday after a two-day trial in the Christchurch District...

Marchers support walkway
The West Coast's "silent majority" made its voice heard yesterday in a bid to revive a $6 million plan for one of the country's most picturesque sites.About 65 people marched on the Hokitika office of the Department of Conservation...

Detective adamant he didn't follow Davis
Dunedin private detective Wayne Idour is denying any involvement or link with allegations that Prime Minister Helen Clark and her husband Peter Davis had been followed by someone paid by the Exclusive Brethren.When contacted yesterday,...

Police seek help to trace Hotere work
Police are asking the public to help them find a stolen drawing by artist Ralph Hotere.A 55-year-old Dunedin man was this week convicted of stealing the drawing, Black Window , which is estimated to be worth about $18,000.Unusually,...

Threatened teachers 'too frightened to tell principal'
Some teachers are so afraid of being labelled incompetent they are failing to report threats and abuse from students, says the secondary teachers' union.A report to be presented to the Post-Primary Teachers' Association conference...

Many hands make old lighthouse work
A historic Manukau Harbour lighthouse that has been lovingly replicated and rebuilt by a local community will be officially opened tomorrow.It will not be functional but will stand as a testament to the former lighthouse and lighthouse...