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National sharpens up on health, environment to snare female vote
National is working behind the scenes to put more emphasis on its health and environment policies in what appears to be a pitch for the urban and female vote.Leader Don Brash wants "much greater" emphasis on the two policy areas...

Plan to fine tenants for crowded flats
Tenants' groups are outraged about a plan to fine tenants up to $1000 if they get too many boarders or flatmates.The plan, announced by Building Issues Minister Clayton Cosgrove, will create three "unlawful acts" making tenants...

Inquiry into police conduct delayed
The long-running commission of inquiry into police conduct has been delayed again.The inquiry was set up in February 2004 after revelations of historic allegations of rape by police officers.Internal Affairs Minister Rick...

North Shore to celebrate win with reception and parade
North Shore rugby fans are getting ready to welcome the Ranfurly Shield to its new home in style.To celebrate North Harbour's victory over Canterbury on Saturday - the union's first big trophy in 21 years - a civic reception will...

Cause of marae blaze 'may never be known'
Fire safety officers say the cause of a blaze that extensively damaged a Bay of Plenty marae may never be known.Firefighters spent hours putting out the inferno at Ngati Pukenga iwi's Whetu O Terangi Marae at Welcome Bay after...

Seventy trees set for the chop on Queen St
The Auckland City Council is preparing to cut down another 70 trees on Queen St and replace them with 95 new ones.According to the council's own landscape advice, Queen St will be largely denuded of greenery for up to 10 years...

New bridge saves driving time?and wildlife too
Traffic using the $365 million toll motorway being built between Orewa and Puhoi will cruise past kauri treetops on an "eco-viaduct" towering 34m above a picturesque bush stream.The 256m-long Otanerua Viaduct, which commands views...

Ahh, summer? enjoy it while it lasts
With almost perfect timing, much of the country basked in warm, sunny weather for the first day of the school holidays yesterday - and with luck, the fine spell could hang around for at least another day.A high pressure system...

Others may follow Contact's lead in price hike
A price hike by Contact Energy could be followed by other companies as the country's demand for electricity shows no sign of abating.Contact customers in Wellington, North Canterbury, West Auckland and the North Shore face price...

Pakiri Beach clifftop house gets nod
Rodney District Council planning commissioners have approved a controversial bid by Auckland businessmen to build a house on the clifftop at Pakiri Beach.In a reserved decision, the commissioners rejected the opposition of the...

Picture: Royal Rotorua welcome for Maori King
The new Maori King, Tuheitia (in cloak), reaffirmed the King Movement's bonds with Rotorua's Ngati Pikiao hapu yesterday at Houmaitawhiti Marae.The event marked the first official visit by the King outside his Waikato tribal boundaries,...

Marsden panellists won't be able to ask for funds
Academics who award grants for one of the country's richest research funds will be banned from applying for money for their own projects.Marsden Fund manager Don Smith yesterday insisted all decisions were impartial after criticism...

Family of 78-year-old baffled by arson attack
The family of a 78-year-old are disgusted and baffled by an arson that gutted the woman's home in the Wellington suburb of Tawa.The victim, who did not want to be identified, managed to escape with mild smoke inhalation and cuts...

Victim of fatal row yelled for 'cuz' to keep fighting
A 16-year-old Turangi girl yelled for a fight to continue while bleeding profusely from a fatal stab wound to the neck, a court has heard.Melissa Puhi was allegedly killed by another 16-year-old girl during a drunken fight in...

Brash severs Brethren ties
Don Brash has done an about-face, moving to sever his relationship with the Exclusive Brethren and expressing regret about his comments linking Muslims he meets to terrorists.But he is refusing to say how he will today tackle...