Stuart to face tough test at Bio Olympiad
The head boy of Lindisfarne College is one of four students from around the country to join the New Zealand biology team travelling to Switzerland for the International Biology Olympiad.
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Student trades on entry plan to make it to finals
A Taradale High School student has been chosen to represent New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific regional final of the International Trade Challenge in Hong Kong later this year.
Gail Bower case: Accused charged with murder
The man accused of stabbing to death the mother of his children in Havelock North earlier this month appeared in court today charged with murder.
Sisters sue father, fear reprisal
Two Napier teenagers who successfully sued their father for $20,000 worth of stolen pocket money fear he will re-appeal in an effort to forgo his court ordered payments.
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Momentum grows for wave pool idea
The latest version of an wave pool mooted for Napier's Marine Parade, part of a family-friendly extended playground, has businessman/surfer Rod Drury reaching for his wax.
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Maungaharuru Tangiti treaty settlement signing
Saturday's historic signing of the Maungaharuru...
Country to Coast 2013
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Hastings hammered but rain to clear Bay
A heavy deluge caused surface flooding and overflowing drains in parts of Hastings yesterday.
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Soccer: Translation not required
It's the sort of thing you hear after social grade competition, surely not in the region's premier soccer grade.
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Rugby: Angry coaches ignore player
Screaming toe-to-toe junior rugby coaches were oblivious to a crying player on the ground on Saturday.
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Anendra Singh: It's child's play
Those who possess a sense of humour, have a fertile mind and have no qualms about returning telephone calls, I can assure you, receive much better press than those people who are simply witty and intelligent.
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Patrick O'Sullivan: Communities need a little love
She was a typical teenage schoolgirl having difficulty with boundaries in my classroom, but the response from her parents was hardly typical.
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Finance: Simpler approach to tax on transfers
Issues around tax on foreign superannuation schemes for people who have made New Zealand their home have been floating around for a while.
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Winter injury mishaps revealed by ACC
Soup, slippers, umbrellas, heaters and firewood aren't as comforting on a cold winter's day as you'd like, with all also contributing to nasty injuries, the Accident Compensation Corporation warns. The organisation has seen claims from people burning their mouths on hot soup, cut fingers from chopping up the soup ingredients, strains from lifting heavy soup pots and injured feet from dropped cans of soup. There were also falls on spilled soup and skin burns caused by blender splash-back, ACC's general manager of insurance and prevention services John Beaglehole said. The gentle slipper has…
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