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Say farewell to classic summers in Godzone
More floods, droughts and extreme weather events associated with the El Nino and La Nina cycles can be expected in New Zealand in a warming world, Auckland researchers predict.A group of University of Auckland scientists looking...
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Auckland city divided by income
Auckland has changed from an equal city to an unequal one in less than a generation with the income gap between rich and poor widening dramatically over the past 25 years.Whereas most people's incomes were bunched tightly around...
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Iwi clear on Treaty clause - it stays
Pressure increased on the Government yesterday to keep a Treaty clause under its partial asset sales plans after 60 iwi leaders gave Prime Minister John Key a clear message that he was courting trouble if he tried to scrap it.And...
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Outrun the law in Bay of Plenty? Yeah right
Forget the donut-munching, desk-riding stereotype of The Simpsons - when it comes to Kiwi cops, you just can't outrun the law.Police from the Bay of Plenty district have been revealed as the fittest in the country, boasting the...
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Ethics changes may be threat to patients, say critics
The health of patients who take part in treatment trials may be put in danger by Government changes to ethics committees, says a group of academics.After a health select committee inquiry last year into making New Zealand more attractive...
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Facebook breastfeed ban stuns mothers
Facebook's ban on hundreds of breastfeeding photos has rankled a maternity advocacy group and prompted an Australian protest.The social network site's actions are offensive and undermine international efforts to boost breastfeeding...
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Protesters disrupt Waitangi, abuse MPs
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says it's the mark of the man that John Key reiterated his commitment to keep coming to Te Tii Marae despite facing abuse alongside Maori ministers.The Prime Minister's visit yesterday was cut short...
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Mind the widening gap ... a tale of two cities
At this time of year - weather permitting - beaches along Auckland's eastern waterfront from Mission Bay to St Heliers are full of families enjoying the sun.Images of pohutukawa in bloom and sun sparkling off the water are the basis...
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Backpackers left with nothing after campervan stolen
Two Frenchwomen on a working holiday are left broke and with only the clothes they stand in after their camper van was stolen outside an Auckland supermarket.Their losses include $1500 in cash each - their earnings from a month's...
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Grieving parents want man deported
The parents of a Rotorua teenager who took her own life are fighting to ensure the man convicted of an unlawful relationship with her is deported back to Samoa.Hayley-Anne Fenton, 15, killed herself shortly after receiving a text...
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