New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand) back issues from March 2009:
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DESIGNED <br/>BY DESTINY<br/> DESIGNED <br/>BY DESTINY<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... IT IS entirely possible that Kirrily Johnston's new collaboration with Max was predestined. If you believe in that sort of thing of course _ Johnston clearly does. ``I read into everything!'' the Australian designer exclaims. ``There have been so many different alignments _ it started ...
Where a day can be a real grind<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Describe what you do. I am a machining and tool-making modern apprentice. I manufacture a range of components, including mechanical seals, shafts, sleeves, pistons and marine fittings. At the start of my apprenticeship I had to master manual machine tools such as the ...
OUT OF <br/>AFRICA OUT OF <br/>AFRICA.
Mar 17, 2009 ... ONCE in a while we should all be lucky enough that an experience cames along which inspires us to think differently. Meeting last week with a family from Eritrea, a small country next to Ethiopia, who moved to New Zealand nine years ago did just that and had me spending many a moment ...
RETAIL THERAPY<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Brand new tees Dermit & Horn are releasing their first collection into stores this week. The new local label is a collaboration between artist Will Handley and Elizabeth Wilson who have set out to make the ``perfect T-shirt''. This means 100 per cent premium cotton, no gimmicks, ...
Matchmaking<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... IT FEELS somewhat strange to find myself sipping olive oil rather than wine on a recent visit to Hawkes Bay. But as olive grower Rose Gresson talks me, and an assemblage of wine and food writers, through what to look for in a good example, I'm increasingly struck by the similarities in how ...
FAMOUSLY GOOD DROPS<br/> FAMOUSLY GOOD DROPS<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... WHAT do heiress Paris Hilton, golf pro Greg Norman, crooner Cliff Richard and film director Francis Ford Coppola have in common? They all like a glass of wine or two, so much so they've started up their own wine labels. There's been something of an explosion in celebrity wines ...
Trusting firms easy target for sabotage.
Mar 17, 2009 ... T HE CASE is a business nightmare. A disgruntled employee destroys critical data and then disappears. The follow-up audit discovers that not only has he erased back-ups held in two fire-proof safes on the premises, but he convinced a director to bring in an off-site back-up, ...
A world of flavours <br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... NOTHING would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity,'' _ Voltaire. The queue for the lavosh stand at Womad is half-an-hour long, but that's not stopping people joining it. The word has got out that this deep-fried ...
Baby shaken then<br/>slammed against<br/>wall, court told<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... A 16-month-old boy died from brain injuries after he had been violently shaken and slammed against the wall or floor by his ``frustrated and angry'' uncle, a High Court jury was told yesterday. Abhinesh Sharma, a 37-year-old plumber of Mt Wellington, denies murdering Sachin ...
Peruvians feeling the pinch<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... LIMA _ Peru posted its lowest economic growth rate in years yesterday, saying it expanded by just 3.1 per cent year-to-year in January amid signs that a three-year economic boom fuelled by soaring metals prices could be sputtering. The Andean nation's economy grew by 9.8 per ...
$167m wiped from office values.
Mar 17, 2009 ... New Zealand's largest prime office block landlord has had $167 million wiped off the value of its properties, blaming its falling fortunes on the global downturn. AMP NZ Office Trust's interim nine-month independent revaluation of investment real estate by CB Richard Ellis and ...
Stabbed teenager remembered with trust fund for troubled youth<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... The family of Augustine Borrell say his death will not have been in vain, through the establishment of a foundation to help troubled youths. The Augustine Challenge Trust Fund has been set up after the 17-year-old was fatally stabbed at a party in Auckland City's Herne Bay, on ...
Woodcock selection uncertain<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Blues loosehead prop Tony Woodcock, who is rated near the world's best, has been lowered by earache and remains in doubt for Saturday's local derby against the Chiefs. Woodcock missed his side's latest Super 14 victory against the Cheetahs when he woke on the day of the match ...
Three held in $4.8m drug haul<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Three people have been arrested at Auckland International Airport in a drugs haul that netted enough of the chemical ContacNT to make $4.8 million of P. The three people _ all from Hong Kong _ are each alleged to have been carrying between four and five kilograms of the chemical ...
Thief's cell is ready: Police<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Police are confident they will arrest a man who casually robbed the National Bank in Manukau, even though they had not received a single phone call on the case by last night. The undisguised robber walked calmly into the bank at the Westfield shopping centre and, using the ...
Field events take centre stage<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Field event athletes are set to grab most attention at the Auckland Secondary Schools track and field championships at Mount Smart Stadium today. Baradene's Portia Bing will have a qualifying mark for the world youth championships in her sights when she lines up in the senior ...
COMING UP<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... TODAY: Athletics, Auckland SS Championships, Mt Smart Stadium 3.30pm. Cricket, Auckland premier girls (4pm, home team first), St Kentigern v Avondale, Diocesan v MRGS, St Cuthberts v Baradene, Melville Park 4a, WGHS v EGGS. North Harbour premier girls (4pm, home team first), ...
Govt bid to simplify<br/>online auction rules<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Work is under way to update consumer law to provide more protection for sales made on internet auction sites. Consumer Affairs Minister Heather Roy said the law had not kept pace with the growth in internet trading and it had become a significant issue. She has asked ...
COUCH GUIDE.
Mar 17, 2009 ... 9.30PM, PRIME TRUE BLOOD ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....Vampires are in vogue thanks to Twilight's posterboy Robert Pattinson, but True Blood is not one for the kids or the squeamish. Set in the small southern US town ...
EASY REWARDS<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Here are 10 things you can do for staff that don't involve pay rises 1. Introduce flexitime. 2. Offer staff a 10-hour day so they can work a four-day week and save on travel expenses. 3. Free gym membership. 4. Financial advice to help staff ...
Managing change correctly vital for Auckland's future<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... W E HAVE all heard variations of the saying, there is nothing more constant than change. And within the Auckland region now, that is very true. Media commentary and speculation regarding the proposed outcome of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Governance of Auckland have ...
Bain's 111 call: They're all dead<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... David Bain urged emergency services to hurry to his home because his family were all dead, but could not explain to police how he knew this when he had only found the bodies of his parents. The High Court in Christchurch heard yesterday that when it was put to Bain that either ...
Reality never bites delusional rich<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... I DIDN'T expect that a single image would forever capture today's entire financial meltdown in my brain. No, it isn't Ponzi fraud king Bernie Madoff walking into court wearing a bulletproof vest under his business suit to plead guilty last week, having stolen a mother-lode ...
Blaspheming bikini-wearers<br/>better off giving Dubai miss.
Mar 17, 2009 ... DUBAI _ Authorities have released a list of banned behaviours in their latest struggle to tame the public in this glitzy Gulf city-state that sells itself as a place where the Middle East meets the wild West. Dubai disclosed the behaviour guidelines last weekend in the local ...
Warriors shrug<br/>off Manly's<br/>horror start<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... The question this week is whether the Sea Eagles will bounce back from the psychological damage of the scandal following their season launch and a thrashing by 2008 wooden spooners the Bulldogs. It is something the Warriors won't have answered until the opening exchanges of ...
PROPERTY<br/>Hillary house<br/>auction today<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... The home of Sir Edmund Hillary goes under the hammer at Bayley's Viaduct Harbour auction rooms today. A number of parties are understood to have shown an interest in the house to be auctioned at 2pm and one philanthropic group has been in negotiations with various parties. ...
Plea to spend within town limits<br/>COMMUNITY PROJECTS<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... An Ellerslie business group is trying to create a micro-economy by encouraging residents to spend in their suburb. The Ellerslie Business Association began a three-month Buy Local campaign on March 9, offering prizes and vouchers for residents who supported local businesses. ...
Magazine<br/>opens page<br/>of history<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... A UCKLAND'S Viaduct is set to come alive with numerous classic cars to mark the launch of Historic Racing Drivers Magazine on March 22. In New Zealand, many of us have been touched by motorsport in one way or another. Over time, this country has produced some of the finest ...
Fat-control enzyme clue to obesity<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... A ``fat controller'' in the gut could explain how some people can live off high-calorie diets while remaining slim and healthy, research suggests. The enzyme, MGAT2, determines whether dietary fat is used to generate energy or stored under the skin around the waist. The ...
z WORLD REPORT<br/>Four years for<br/>case of cash<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... A wealthy Venezuelan enlisted by President Hugo Chavez' Government to quell a political scandal involving a suitcase stuffed with cash was sentenced to four years in a United States prison. Franklin Duran, 41, was convicted in November of conspiracy and failure to register with the US as a ...
Heavenly sex gets locals in a lather<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... It's one thing for a church in a big city like Dallas or Atlanta to tackle the ticklish topic of sex. It blends in with the urban scene. It's another thing when a small-town congregation in Alabama puts up billboards with the phrase: ``Great sex: God's way'' on rural highways to promote a ...
DEVELOPMENT<br/>Apartments, shops for Birkenhead turned down<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... North Shore resource consent commissioners have turned down a proposal to build 18 apartments and three shops among heritage homes on Birkenhead Pt. ``We are elated it has been stopped because it would be a monstrosity and the site deserves better,'' said Birkenhead Residents' ...
Jailhouse rocks as inmates live it up<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... MONTAGUE _ Inmates at a small town Texas jail had the run of the place, having sex with their jailer girlfriends, bringing in sofas, taking drugs and chatting on cellphones supplied by friends or guards. The jailhouse escapades _ some of which date to 2006, according to ...
Reformist pulls out of poll race<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... TEHRAN _ Iran's most prominent reformist, former President Mohammed Khatami, pulled out of the race against the country's hardline leader yesterday, saying he did not want to split the pro-reform vote in elections. Khatami's entry into the race against President Mahmoud ...
Shares pull<br/>KiwiSaver<br/>funds down <br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... A survey of results from a range of KiwiSaver funds shows wildly varying performances among them. FundSource's latest managed funds statistics show that, as expected, growth KiwiSaver products, which have a greater investment in shares, have performed the worst during the past ...
EDITORIAL<br/>PUBLISHED SINCE 1863, NO. 44,213 I WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009<br/>MPs are not <br/>immune to<br/>secret scrutiny.(Editorial)
Mar 17, 2009 ... W HEN the Green MP Keith Locke complained recently that the Security Intelligence Service was keeping a file on him, many might have wondered what was wrong with that. Nobody, of course, wants to be considered a security risk but the SIS has to vet senior public servants and others who are ...
BREVITIES<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... ON ACC The Government appears set on privatising ACC to see if the free market can do a better job. Perhaps we should give it to the financial experts at AIG. Bevan Woodward, Warkworth. ON FUEL TAX Why would the Government take ownership of a massive infrastructure programme ...
Fuel tax just smoke and mirrors<br/>READERS' FORUM<br/>EMMERSON'S VIEW<br/>.(Letter to the editor)
Mar 17, 2009 ... The Government's decision to scrap Auckland's regional fuel tax and replace it with a nationwide fuel tax is just an act of smoke and mirrors to shift money away from public transport and on to more highways. It was concerned that too much money was going to be spent on trains ...
US Govt<br/>goes for<br/>Madoff<br/>silverware.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Prosecutors investigating Bernard Madoff's enormous fraud are determined to leave his wife with almost nothing after telling a Manhattan court that they consider more than US$100 million ($188 million) in assets, most of it listed in her name, the fruits of her husband's crimes. ...
MP backing for Waitangi accused surprises party<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... The Maori Party co-leaders have distanced themselves from their MP Hone Harawira's support for two men facing assault charges for jostling the Prime Minister on Waitangi Day. Mr Harawira is the uncle of the two brothers charged with assault and has publicly supported them in ...
Vettori wants aggressive<br/>approach against India<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... New Zealand's cricket captain has called for a blend of discipline and aggression from his team when the three-test series against India starts at Seddon Park today. Containment is unlikely to bring a dividend. New Zealand must eyeball their high-calibre opposition from the ...
HNZ slip<br/>tells gang<br/>who laid<br/>complaint<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... A senior Housing New Zealand staff member is under police protection after the corporation accidently gave details about her to recently evicted Mongrel Mob members. When Housing New Zealand tried to evict the gang members from a state house in Lower Hutt, their eviction notice ...
Nuplex's<br/>capital<br/>lifeline<br/>in doubt<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... The future of Nuplex's $110 million capital raising may be under threat after major institutions were last night told its book building process would not be completed in time for today's market opening. The Business Herald understands that the plastics and resins maker had ...
Review aims to smooth way for foreign investors<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... New Zealand must become an easier place for foreign investors to do business in order to attract the cash needed to fund our recovery from recession, says Finance Minister Bill English. But Labour says New Zealand already has a high level of foreign ownership and the changes ...
83pc pay cut reflects miner's fortunes<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Rio Tinto's chief executive saw his pay slide 83 per cent last year as the company's share price plummeted more than two-thirds. Tom Albanese's total remuneration, outlined in Rio's annual report released yesterday, fell from +pound+12.6 million ($33.5 million) in 2007 to ...
Rebstock's scalp won't be enoughFran O'Sullivan<br/>COLUMNIST<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... P AULA Rebstock's ``decision'' to step down as competition tsar was a fait accompli once the stalking horses for fed-up Kiwi blue chips began ganging up on her. Even before John Key's party swept to power at the November election, protagonists in the commercial community were ...
THIS YEAR'S THE ONE<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... School rivalry takes to the stage this week ... and 17-year-old Jessica Minhas of the Otahuhu College Samoan Cultural Group will be ready. She and her group will be among up to 10,000 students competing at the annual Polyfest in South Auckland. The festival _ its full name is ...
Oil recovers after<br/>Opec rejects cuts.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Oil prices rebounded from an early retreat yesterday, as traders brushed aside Opec supply issues and focused on higher stock prices. Benchmark crude for April delivery gained US$1.10 at US$47.35 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices earlier fell as low as ...
TRANSPORT FUNDING SHORTFALL<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... From a total capital budget of $257m spread over five years, $202m is threatened. This Includes: Newmarket railway station (half-built by KiwiRail on behalf of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority) _ $35m. New Lynn railway station (yet to be built in ...
Hopes of electric trains for cup fade.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Auckland's chances of gaining electric trains in time for the 2011 Rugby World Cup have receded with the Government's sudden decision to ditch a regional fuel tax to pay for them and other public transport needs. Although the Government has promised to pay for the whole $1 ...
RADIO GUIDE<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... RNZ NATIONAL 6.00 Morning Report Including: 6.18 Pacific News; 6.22 Rural News; 6.27 & 8.45 Waatea News; 6.47 Business News; 7.42 & 8.34 Sports News 9.06 Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan Including: 10.45 How to Catch a Cricket Match, by Harry Ricketts (Pt 3 of 10, RNZ) 12.00 ...
`Son of Range Rover' arrives<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... L AND Rover has a new ``son of Range Rover'' _ a baby model due to make its debut next year. It is based on the LRX concept first shown at the 2008 Detroit motor show and tipped to join Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models in showrooms in 2011. No official name ...
More being laid off since Job Summit<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... The pace of redundancies appears to be quickening again just two weeks after the Government's Job Summit. Work and Income figures show that 20 employers asked for help for redundant employees in the first week after the February 27 summit, compared with 50 in the whole of ...
Renault's revival of the fittest<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... R ENAULT used the launch of its new Renaultsport Megane 250 sports hatch to confirm it would revive one of its most famous sporting badges _ Gordini. The first car to wear the badge will be the small Twingo, in 2010. It will be followed by hot versions of the Clio, as well as ...
Rural Portfolio finalising its funding<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Craig Norgate's investment vehicle Rural Portfolio Investments is finalising funding to cover a payment to investors. It has dropped plans for a new redeemable preference share issue that would have helped pay the bill. Rural Portfolio Investments (RPI) owns 30 per ...
Don't thank the yokels _ it's our money<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... G OOD riddance to the iniquitous double-fuel tax the Labour Government imposed on Aucklanders to help fund roading and public transport improvements. Now all we need is for ill-informed commentators and politicians, such as Television One News, North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams ...
Presses stop after 146-year run<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... SEATTLE _ The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which has chronicled the news of the city for 146 years, will print its final edition today. Seattle becomes the second major US city to lose a newspaper this year, following Denver, as many dailies face uncertain futures, battered by ...
Opposition leader<br/>on sedition charge.
Mar 17, 2009 ... KUALA LUMPUR _ A Malaysian Opposition leader was charged with sedition yesterday for allegedly insulting a royal figure, a day after his son was suspended from Parliament for calling the next Prime Minister a murderer. The Opposition expressed fears the Government was on a ...
Daughter gave birth alone in cellar<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Elisabeth Fritzl was forced to deliver her own babies in a rat-infested dungeon with nothing but a dog-eared book on pregnancy to help her, a jury was told as the full horror of her 24-year ordeal was detailed for the first time. Her father, Josef, who raped her on a daily ...
Hackers steal details of Shell customers<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Oil giant Shell is warning customers to be on the lookout for suspicious transactions on their bank statements after hackers stole personal details of up to 6000 customers. Police on both sides of the Tasman are investigating the thefts, first discovered by Shell on February 17 ....
CHEEKY SONY TRIES TO BUMP START<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... India's cricket broadcaster Sony was last night rebuffed after a cheeky bid to change the start time for today's first test against New Zealand in Hamilton. The tour schedule had the test starting at 11am but Sony Entertainment Television, which carries the pictures of the tour ...
Asia-Pacific series the <br/>way forward for NZ.
Mar 17, 2009 ... No wonder the International Rugby Board cannot agree on an integrated season. Sanzar officials have been bickering for years about the future of their Super rugby alliance and still cannot negotiate any solution. New Zealand representatives fly out to South Africa today for the ...
US Govt seeks leave to<br/>chase Stanford millions<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... WASHINGTON _ The US Government is asking a federal judge for permission to go after at least US$226.6 million ($426.6 million) in back taxes, penalties and interest it says are owed by Allen Stanford, the Texas billionaire who has been accused of conducting an US$8 billion investment fraud ...
STARS GUIDE<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... The Moon is in Sagittarius and it's encouraging you to undertake exotic adventures. Apply this energy with a full awareness, because the possibility of sailing up a spectacular tangent is alive. You are jumping out of your skin. Something cosmic has got you wound up, probably ...
SUPERMARKET<br/>Appeal deadline looms in<br/>20-year supermarket fight<br/>.
Mar 17, 2009 ... Supermarket giant Progressive Enterprises has until the end of today to appeal against a court decision allowing the new Wairau Rd Pak'n Save to open. Angela Bull, Foodstuffs' general manager of property, said yesterday she had heard nothing: ``It's a bit of a waiting game.'' ...
