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Maori weaponry (ARTS)

If you want to learn more about the use of traditional Maori weaponry, training sessions are every Sunday afternoon. For... more>

The New Zealand Social Work Forum (MEETINGS)

The New Zealand Social Work Forum meets on the second Saturday of each month in the Ngati Ranana rooms on the fourth floor... more>

Katherine Mansfield Centenary Conference (EVENTS)

4-6 September 2008 3-day international conference in central London to be held at Birkbeck, University of London. The... more>

Shebang Theatre Company presents.... (ARTS)

The Wild Colonial Season A Season of Performances Celebrating New Zealand’s Literary Colonial Culture Award Winning New... more>

Charity Art Auction (EVENTS)

The New Zealand Society Ki te taumata, Aotearoa ki Ingarangi Charity Art Auction for NZ Conservation Project – New Zealand... more>

Future Fusion (MUSIC)

Future Fusion has moved to Gramaphone (60-62 Commercial St, London E1 6LT) but is still on the second Saturday of every... more>

Kilburn Cosmos rugby club (SPORT)

The Kilburn Cosmos rugby club is looking for new players. Whether you’re looking for competitive or social games, Kilburn... more>

Winter Drinks & Christmas Fair (EVENTS)

The New Zealand Society Ki te taumata, Aotearoa ki Ingarangi Winter Drinks & Christmas Fair Thursday 20th November... more>

London-based Maori cultural club (ARTS)

London-based Maori cultural club, practices kapa haka (traditionaldance/song) every Wednesday (07981 419 125/... more>

Kings Cross Steelers RFC (SPORT)

The world’s first gay rugby club, the Kings Cross Steelers RFC are celebrating their 10th anniversary and looking for more... more>

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THOUSANDS EXPECTED TO WATCH PARADE AFTER JUDGE LETS IT GO AHEAD (20/8/2008)

BOOBS: Tens of thousands are expected in downtown Auckland tomorrow to watch topless women riding on motorbikes after a judge dismissed a council’s attempt to ban the parade. Judge Nicola Mathers threw out Auckland District Council’s attempt to gain an injunction to stop the Boobs on Bikes parade down Queen St, saying it breached a new bylaw allowing the council to ban offensive parades. But Judge Mathers said in Auckland District Court today that it was debatable whether the... more>

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FITTING TEACHERS WITH MICROPHONES BOOSTS CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE (20/8/2008)

EDUCATION: Researchers who have experimented on schoolchildren in Auckland and Wellington say fitting teachers with a microphone and installing classroom speakers can dramatically improve pupils’ test results. The microphone means pupils are able to hear more clearly, and teachers do not strain their voices. Massey University researchers Stuart McLaren and Steve Humphries said tests given to pupils when the system was in use boosted the numbers of correct answers by up to 60 percent.... more>

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NZ FESTIVAL FILM HAS HAPPY ENDING DESPITE NEAR TRAGEDY (20/8/2008)

FILM: A low budget New Zealand feature film that almost didn’t make the silver screen thanks to a dastardly conman, has had a happy ending and will premiere at the Feel Good Film Festival in Los Angeles this week. Christchurch-born Emily Corcoran will put on her "posh frock" and step onto the red carpet on Hollywood Boulevard on Friday to showcase the movie she toiled over for the last five years, she told NZPA. "It’s been a long old road." The movie, Sisterhood, features... more>

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HUNTER'S NEW ROCK GETS TONGUES WAGGING (12/8/2008)

HUNTER: New Zealand supermodel Rachel Hunter was still being coy about the big sparkler on her ring finger when she visited rural Waikato today, but her ice hockey playing partner apparently gave the game away. Speculation has been rife about their engagement since Hunter and Jarret Stoll, who at 26 is 13 years her junior, arrived in Auckland to visit her mother Janeen. Hunter and Stoll, a Canadian who plays for the Los Angeles Kings, visited Hautapu Primary School near Cambridge today to... more>

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HALF OF VOTERS BELIEVE PETERS SHOULD BE SACKED - POLL (18/8/2008)

PETERS: Nearly half of voters want New Zealand First leader Winston Peters sacked from his position as foreign affairs and racing minister, a poll shows. It comes as Mr Peters prepares to face Parliament’s privileges committee tonight over allegations he broke Parliament’s rules by failing to declare a $100,000 donation from expatriate billionaire Owen Glenn towards his legal fees. The Fairfax poll showed 48 percent of voters believed Prime Minister Helen Clark should stand Mr... more>

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NEW TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE PART OF WIDER VIRGIN BLUE PLANS:REPORT (12/8/2008)

AVIATION: Pacific Blue’s announcement of new trans-Tasman services is seen as part of a plan by parent company Virgin Blue to create an Asia-Pacific network. Yesterday Pacific Blue said it would start flying nine return trips a week from Auckland to Sydney, starting in October. The airline said it would be getting another 180-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft in early September to fly the new route, bringing its total fleet number to nine. The new services added nearly 169,000 extra seats... more>

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IMMIGRATION ADVISER THE SMOOTH GROUP OBTAINS HIGHEST LEVEL 3 REGISTRATION (13/8/2008)

IMMIGRATION: The Smooth Group (www.mysmoothgroup.com) has been awarded the highest Level 3 Advocacy and Representation registration possible by the Office of Immigration Service Commissioners (OISC) meaning it will expand its service and can now represent applicants at visa appeal hearings. "There are huge benefits for our clients," said Hanneke Oosthuizen, manager at The Smooth Group. "This means that if any issues arise with applications we can deal with it all the way through. We can stay... more>

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KEY ASSURES RUDD WORK ON SINGLE ECONOMIC MARKET WILL CONTINUE (19/8/2008)

AUSTRALIA: National Party leader John Key has told Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd a change of government in New Zealand would not affect the development of a single economic market for the two countries. Mr Key met Mr Rudd for the first time at a trans-Tasman climate change conference in Auckland today. He said he found Mr Rudd to be very pragmatic, open to ideas and keen to ensure Australia and New Zealand were at the cutting edge of international competitiveness. "I said to Mr... more>

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TOURISM OPERATORS DELIGHTED WITH NATIONAL PARTY COMMITMENT (20/8/2008)

TOURISM: Inbound tourism operators are delighted with the National Party’s commitment, announced by Shadow Finance Minister Bill English at their industry conference in Queenstown today, to listen to industry concerns about the Inland Revenue Department’s decision not to honour formal, written GST agreements it signed with the industry in 2001 and instead seek $30 million of back taxes. Speaking to the conference, Mr English said that while the IRD had to be independent from the... more>

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HOUSING MARKET LIKELY TO DECLINE FURTHER - ASB SURVEY (19/8/2008)

PRICES: A record proportion of people expect house prices to fall in the next 12 months, giving some confidence to house hunters, according to ASB’s quarterly survey. A net 55 percent of the 600 people surveyed in the three months ended July expected house prices to fall, the weakest reading by a long way since the survey began 12 years ago, ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley said. A net 34 percent in the previous survey expected a fall in house prices. In addition, those expecting... more>

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RESEARCHERS HOPE TO KEEP WHITEBAIT FROM FRITTERING AWAY (14/8/2008)

WHITEBAIT: As the whitebait season begins scientists at the University of Canterbury have embarked on a four-year, $1.1 million study to find the key to producing more of the tiny fish. The researchers have already discovered whitebait are very particular about their spawning spots, opting for dense riverbank vegetation and high humidity -- conditions which are increasingly difficult to find on many West Coast and Canterbury waterways. "We knew they laid their eggs among bank vegetation in... more>

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JACKMAN APPLAUDS FILM INITIATIVE (15/8/2008)

FILM: Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has given his seal of approval to a "green" film industry initiative in Queenstown. Queenstown Lakes District Council and Film Queenstown this week launched a Green Screen Guide and Directory for the region, after the scheme was trialled earlier this year with the filming of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. "It’s great to be a part of a project that benefits the local economy while looking after the environment. The cast and crew really got behind this... more>

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UNION SAYS STATE WORKERS NOT OVERPAID (7/8/2008)

STATE WORKERS: The union representing public servants is taking issue with a study that found public servants earn more than private sector workers. The study by Waikato University’s Management School found that the average pay differential between the public and private sectors is between 17 percent and 21 percent. Professor John Gibson said public sector unions should not be pushing for pay increases before the election because they are already being paid more. "That alleged gap... more>

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BRONZE FOR DOCHERTY AS ASHLEY FALTERS (19/8/2008)

OLYMPICS: Triathlete Bevan Docherty made New Zealand’s seventh medal a bronze, while Tom Ashley’s boardsailing bid to make the eighth a gold faltered slightly in the fickle winds off Qingdao today on day 11 of the Beijing Olympics. Docherty, silver medallist behind Hamish Carter at Athens four years ago, again featured in a desperate sprint to the line at the Ming Tombs Reservoir. This time, however, he had to settle for bronze after German Jan Frodeno and Sydney Olympic champion... more>

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ICC DELEGATION DUE IN NZ TO DISCUSS PAKISTAN TOUR (13/8/2008)

PAKISTAN: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) will tomorrow host a high powered delegation sent here to persuade the national team to contest the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan next month. The International Cricket Council (ICC) delegation will be led by ICC general manager cricket David Richardson and includes Tim May, chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations, and Pakistan coach and former Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson. The same delegation... more>

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HENRY LAUDS ALL BLACKS COURAGE AND FITNESS (18/8/2008)

TRI-NATIONS: All Black coach Graham Henry lauded his players’ courage and fitness after two late tries sealed a 19-0 Tri-Nations rugby victory over South Africa in Cape Town yesterday. Despite New Zealand’s dominance in an intense, physical battle, the result had remained in the balance until 12 minutes from the end, with just centre Conrad Smith’s early try separating the teams. But a fine individual effort from first five-eighth Dan Carter, followed up by a gift to... more>

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STRONG DEFENCE KEEPS WARRIORS IN PLAYOFF HUNT (18/8/2008)

WARRIORS: Sharks coach Ricky Stuart labelled it a poor display of rugby league on an unpleasant night. But for the New Zealand Warriors, their 18-4 win over the Sharks at Mt Smart Stadium last night was everything they wanted as they target a place in the National Rugby League (NRL) playoff series with three matches to go. The win highlighted one key reason why the Warriors now have a chance of making the top eight - staunch defence in the face of trouble, something which wasn’t... more>

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NZ TEAMS WANT SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE RUGBY REVAMP: REPORT (5/8/2008)

RUGBY: Leading New Zealand provincial teams are reportedly discussing a radical revamp of Southern Hemisphere rugby. North Harbour, Wellington, Canterbury, Auckland, Waikato, Otago, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki and Southland rugby representatives have been meeting in recent weeks, The Dominion Post newspaper reported today. It was unclear if the New Zealand Rugby Union had been kept informed but the report said Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O’Neill had been briefed about... more>

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TASMAN LEAVE OFF-FIELD DRAMAS BEHIND THEM FOR MIGHTY WIN (18/8/2008)

TASMAN: Tasman picked themselves off the floor to secure a rousing Air NZ Cup rugby win over Taranaki today. Tasman won the contest 33-23 in Nelson to temporarily erase thoughts of their impending demise. The New Zealand Rugby Union last week shoulder-tapped Tasman and Northland for exclusion from next year’s revamped competition, giving the Tasman side plenty of motivation heading into today’s match. They made it count, too, overhauling a 10-20 deficit early in the second... more>

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KIWI DESIGNS LIGHTWEIGHT, ECO-FRIENDLY COFFIN (15/8/2008)

A New Zealand company has come up with a new, eco-friendly coffin which hopes to find favour with pall-bearers through its featherweight construction. The `Essence’ coffin from manufacturer Return to Sender is made from plywood rather than solid timber, has integrated handles, requires less glue and does not need an artificial wood grain finish. An empty coffin is just 20kg and designer Greg Holdsworth says it can be held with just one arm, allowing women, children and elderly... more>

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