Monday, 22 Dec 2008

Girls remanded over teacher's murder

Two teenage girls charged jointly with the murder of an elderly Opotiki man almost a month ago have been remanded in custody until January 13.

Mystery client focus of murder inquiry

By MICHAEL FOX - Stuff.co.nz

Police are seeking the person who picked up Christchurch prostitute Ngatai 'Mellory' Manning shortly before her watch stopped working on Thursday night.
Fear grips Christchurch prostitutes

Fiji backs off expulsion threat

07:10PM

Fiji's interim government has announced it is not going to expel New Zealand's acting High Commissioner Caroline McDonald "at this stage", it was reported tonight.

Sentence for brutal sex attack reduced

A man who raped a woman in her south Auckland home in 2006, has had his minimum sentence in prison reduced three years by the Court of Appeal.

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National News

Worker crushed at Fonterra plant

A teenage construction worker is in Southland Hospital after he was crushed by a concrete slab at Fonterra's Edendale dairy factory.

Crane brought in to control Auckland inferno

Canty blitz nets 60 drivers over the limit

Child hit by car in Matamata accident

World News

Kim Jong-il recovered and in public

Reuters

US and South Korean intelligence believe North Korea's state media reports of Kim Jong-il's public appearances over the past week are likely true and he has recovered from a stroke, a local daily said.

David Hicks keen to clear his name

Continental airliner runs off runway

Mother of Bristol Palin's fiance arrested

Sport

Windies lead NZ by 214 at stumps

07:17PM

Chris Gayle's first test century in more than three years has slowed New Zealand's momentum at tea on the fourth day of the second cricket test against the West Indies.
Flynn's innings at No 3 just starting
Century-maker 'happy inside'
New centurion appreciates Wright approach

Breakers sweat on Bruton injury

Central Pulse finally confirm roster

Blues pivot laps up pressure to perform

Business

NZ warned - adjust current account or else

Economists are warning that an adjustment in New Zealand's current account is imminent, and if not carried out voluntarily it will be forced on the country.
Balance of payments hits 8.6pc of GDP

Consumer confidence falls

Fonterra defends milkpowder auction system

Strategic investors approve moratorium

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Entertainment

Hollywood star scandals go quiet

Reuters

In 2007, the tabloids brimmed with celebrity scandals, but last year the bad boys and girls cleaned up their acts.

'Concerts are like going to church'

Madonna gets banned from family home

Winslet's sex scenes got 'better and better'

Entertainment

Star scandals go quiet

In 2007, the tabloids brimmed with celebrity scandals, but last year the bad boys and girls cleaned up their acts.

Technology

Keep tabs on Santa

For most of our lives, Santa Claus has had the upper hand in the espionage game. Now the tables have turned.

Sport

Junior ABs deserve their spot

Common sense has prevailed with the Junior All Blacks getting preference again over New Zealand Maori as the No 2 side in our national game's order of merit.

Lifestyle

Sandwich board guy gets Xmas job gift

Pounding the pavement wearing a sandwich board has paid off for New Yorker Joshua Persky, who has found work in as 1,000,000 others lost their jobs across the USA.

Travel

Top 10 unusual places for holiday gifts

For shoppers looking for a store with a bit of a difference for holiday gifts, web site VirtualTourist.com has compiled a list of 10 of the more unusual places to go to fill the Christmas stocking.

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How has the economic downturn affected your Christmas shopping?

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