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Child poverty among Budget targets

- Stuff.co.nz Children who aren't fed become victims and the Government has to deal with that, Prime Minister John Key says. His comments come as action on child poverty is tipped to be the surprise package in…

posted Tue, 14 May 2013 | read more »

Flooding causes road havoc as wild weather hits

-Stuff.co.nz As wild weather continues to hit the country, police in Wellington are warning motorists to take extreme care driving on flooded roads. Downpours have caused flooding in Wellington, Christchurch and Marlborough. Streets, homes and businesses in Wellington…

posted Mon, 6 May 2013 | read more »

Victoria University winning over SI students

-Stuff.co.nz Victoria University is becoming the campus of choice for South Island teenagers who are breaking with tradition by not studying in Christchurch. Queen Charlotte College principal Tom Parsons said the number of his Marlborough school leavers…

posted Mon, 6 May 2013 | read more »

What Kiwis want

-Stuff.co.nz Paul McCartney's Ebony and Ivory for the national anthem. A chicken as New Zealand's national bird. A republic reigned over by the Briscoes lady. Sheesh New Zealand - it's almost as if you're not taking…

posted Mon, 6 May 2013 | read more »

No, you can’t call your baby Lucifer: New Zealand releases list of banned names

(CNN) -- Lucifer cannot be born in New Zealand. And there's no place for Christ or a Messiah either. In New Zealand, parents have to run by the government any name they want to bestow on their baby. And…

posted Fri, 3 May 2013 | read more »

Mouldy surprise for online shopper

-Stuff.co.nz Many things go well with pasta, but mould is not one of them. When a Wellington shopper went to pick up her groceries, ordered online from Countdown in Newtown, she found a bottle of Leggo’s pasta sauce…

posted Tue, 30 Apr 2013 | read more »

IRD warns over tax hoax

-Stuff.co.nz Inland Revenue has issued a warning following a series of hoax phone calls and emails telling customers they are eligible for a tax refund or unclaimed money. An email purporting to be from Inland Revenue advised…

posted Tue, 30 Apr 2013 | read more »

Campus letter threat worries some students

-Stuff.co.nz A police plea for the name of the writer of a letter threatening to unload an automatic assault rifle in Canterbury University's library has been turned down by the institution's students association. The letter, written anonymously…

posted Tue, 30 Apr 2013 | read more »

France approves same-sex marriages

-Stuff.co.nz French parliament has approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children today, a flagship reform pledge by President Francois Hollande which sparked often violent street protests and a rise in homophobic…

posted Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | read more »

Legalise multi-partner marriage – group

-Stuff.co.nz A group is calling for the Government to consider legalising multi-partner marriages. The group set up a Facebook page just before the Marriage Amendment Bill passed through Parliament last week, legalising gay marriage. A statement on the…

posted Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | read more »