Letters sent to all affected landowners but impacts minimal for most

Wellington, Nov 25 NZPA - The owners of a Central Otago luxury lodge badly damaged by fire six years ago can mount an appeal to recover $304,000 from Queenstown Lakes District Council and an Arrowtown architecture firm, the Supreme Court

Kiwi Party leader Larry Baldock said today that he and Kiwi Party Maori Affairs spokesperson, Vapi Kupenga, were attending the presentation of a petition organised by a concerned group of New Zealand Citizens called Climate realists.

On White Ribbon Day shine*, New Zealand's largest Domestic Violence agency, urge men to speak out against violence towards women.

Yet another report; yet another nail in the coffin of New Zealand's reputation as a great place to bring up children," says Murray Edridge, Chairperson of Every Child Counts. He is commenting on the public release today of the New

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Wellington, Nov 25 NZPA - A family whose young son lost a foot and most of his right hand to meningitis after being wrongly diagnosed has won a lengthy legal battle for ACC compensation.

Wellington, Nov 25 NZPA - A new website to track the health and wellbeing of New Zealand children will be launched by the Paediatric Society today, and it will expose our welfare shortcomings, says a child welfare group.

Tracking the health and wellbeing of New Zealand children will be stepped up amid national concerns from academics, doctors and child welfare organisations about the potential for rising child health problems and poverty during the current economic downturn.

Wellington, Nov 25 NZPA - A proposed revamp of regulations covering dietary supplements may make it to Parliament next year, New Zealand Food Safety Authority adviser Ursula Egan says.

Wellington, Nov 24 NZPA - It would be unsafe to base a murder conviction on the evidence of "so-called cell mate confessions", a Wellington jury has been warned.

A Pukekohe poultry farm manager has been sentenced to 360 hours community work after pleading guilty to unlawfully discharging chicken effluent to land and breaching an abatement notice requiring him to stop unlawful practices.

The winemaking team at Waipara Hills continues to build on its reputation for producing high-quality, boutique, award-winning wines that are accessible to all consumers, this weekend winning the Open Red Wine Trophy at the 2009 Air New Zealand Wine Awards.

Thousands of books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and journals will be on sale at bargain prices when the annual summer sale starts at the Wellington Central Library on Tuesday 8 December.

Volunteers handing out white ribbons on Wednesday want to change people's attitudes about violence, not collect your spare change.

Wellington, Nov 24 NZPA - An inquest into the death of young Auckland courier driver, killed by police crossfire during a motorway shootout, was today told the manhunt subject looked "like a man possessed".

On Sunday, Bishop Brian Tamaki defended his convenant and the practises of his Destiny Church in a Sunday Star Times article.

Christchurch, Nov 24 NZPA - A young rape complainant has been questioned about an outburst outside the court yesterday -- heard by some jury members -- which resulted in a new trial being ordered in the High Court at Christchurch.

Funding for electric trains is the kickstart needed to get more Manukau residents using public transport, Manukau Mayor Len Brown says.

At about 3.30pm today Police attended a single car accident at the intersection of Bader and Idlewild Dr in Mangere. This vehilcle has run over an 8 year old child dragging her for several metres before it came to a