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New grants for Christchurch quake affected

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:20:00 +1200
Canterbury residents facing storage bills and those struggling to pay winter power costs following the earthquakes will be able to apply for grants from the Red Cross.


Reid goal secures West Ham win

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:06:00 +1200
New Zealand defender Winston Reid lashed home the winning goal for West Ham in their 2-1 win over Millwall in the Championship overnight (NZT).


Metal object pointed at elderly woman

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:28:00 +1200
An elderly woman has been robbed in the North Shore suburb of Browns Bay as she was walking home.


Warriors prop out for three months

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:26:00 +1200
Prop Jacob Lillyman faces probable surgery and three months on the sideline after damaging his right bicep in the Warriors' opening NRL trial.


Police hunt violent teen

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:21:00 +1200
Auckland police are hunting a violent teenager who should not be approached by the public, police say.


Mills wary of Zimbabwe backlash

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:16:00 +1200
Veteran New Zealand paceman Kyle Mills expects Zimbabwe to show a steady improvement in Monday's second one-day cricket international, despite two heavy losses leading into the Whangarei match.


Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoir

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:04:00 +1200
Fidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention centre, state media said Saturday. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader.


Waerea-Hargreaves happy with Thaiday

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +1200
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves insists there's no bad blood between him and Sam Thaiday after the pair's bust-up during Saturday's NRL All Stars clash on the Gold Coast.


Argentines seek peaceful resolution in Falklands

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:47:00 +1200
London's tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years after its invasion of the Falkland Islands


Brown, Lawn speed to triathlon win

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:32:00 +1200
Cameron Brown and Jo Lawn sharpened up for next month's Ironman New Zealand with wins at the Erin Baker triathlon at Kinloch, near Taupo.


Team NZ third in Volvo Ocean Race

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:09:00 +1200
Skipper Chris Nicholson was left ruing lost opportunities as Team NZ finished third in the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Abu Dhabi to Sanya.


Mitt Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:48:00 +1200
Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight campaign victory Saturday.


Bottle-feeding Weepu cut from ad

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:38:00 +1200
Images of All Black Piri Weepu bottle-feeding his daughter have been cut from an anti-smoking ad after complaints from a pro-breastfeeding group.


Dotcom to try and get assets back

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:13:00 +1200
Kim Dotcom is to try and regain control of his assets in court next week.


Maori Council to challenge asset sales

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:02:00 +1200
The Maori Council is going to challenge the government's asset sales programme at the Waitangi Tribunal.


Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:56:00 +1200
Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed.


Man drowned in sewerage pond: coroner

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:21:00 +1200
Stock proof fencing is needed around sewerage ponds on farms after a man drowned trying to rescue a lamb in Southland, a coroner says.


5.7 quake recorded off Canada, no tsunami

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:09:00 +1200
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 169 kilometres west of Ucluelet off the coast of British Columbia, Canada.


Protest erupts at Key's Waitangi welcome

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:32:00 +1200
A group of protesters charged towards Prime Minister John Key at Te Tii Marae in the Bay of Islands today but were held back by wardens.


Vatican rejects prelate's corruption allegations

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:24:00 +1200
The administration of the Vatican City State is rejecting accusations of corruption in the Holy See's awarding of contracts.


Death toll in latest Egypt clashes climbs to 12

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:07:00 +1200
Egyptian security forces on Saturday fired tear gas from armoured trucks at protesters demanding an end to military rule.


Rome struggles with more snow, govt shovels issued

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:50:00 +1200
Romans bewildered by their city's first big snowfall in 26 years used Government-issued shovels to clear footpaths


Busy night for Wgtn police after sevens

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:39:00 +1200
The behaviour of Sevens fans has been praised, but police in the city had a busy night as people partied in the streets.


Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:31:00 +1200
Dozens of US Park Police officers on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites.


For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:19:00 +1200
Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.


Iran launches new military exercises

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +1200
Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to "hostile" European nations.


Chinese not among top buyers of NZ land

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:37:00 +1200
Figures released by the OIO show that over the past five years, Americans, Canadians and Brits have been the top buyers of NZ land.


Two Sevens fans arrested for charging the field

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:29:00 +1200
Police and security arrested two Sevens fans for storming the playing field yesterday and kicked out 40 others for drunk and rowdy behaviour.


Treaty obligations must be met: Harawira

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:52:00 +1200
Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says NZ PM John Key needs to get the message there will be a fight if treaty obligations over state assests are not met.


Activists: Syrian Homs assault kills more than 200

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:36:00 +1200
Syrian forces hammered restive neighbourhoods in Homs for hours with mortars and artillery before dawn Saturday, killing more than 200.


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