1080 submissions close
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:28:07 2007
The Environmental Risk Management Authority says it has received more than 900 submissions on a proposal to reasess the use of the pesticide 1080. Hearings will be held around the country.
Massive lawsuit looms for Wal-Mart
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:28:04 2007
The US retail chain Wal-Mart will face a massive lawsuit claiming pay discrimination against more than a million female employees, after a court approved the action. A federal appeals court upheld ...
55% of New Zealanders don't think Waitangi Day is significant
Radio New Zealand
Wed Feb 7 08:27:59 2007
More than half of New Zealanders say Waitangi Day has no significance for them, according to a poll.
Police could lay more charges in bizarre crash
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 06:35:00 2007
Police are not ruling out further charges being laid after a bizarre fatal car crash in Mid Canterbury last week.A 35-year-old man is to appear in Ashburton District Court on Monday charged with failing to supply a blood sample...
Firm ordered to pay ex worker $16,000 over lost pay
New Zealand Herald
Wed Feb 7 04:00:00 2007
Confusion over an employee's conflicting job contracts has resulted in electrical engineering firm Electrotech Controls paying the woman more than $16,000 in lost pay and compensation.Wanita Rarere took a claim for unjustifiable...
Waitangi Day Not Significant, Most Kiwis Say
Newswire
Tue Feb 6 23:21:40 2007
More than half of New Zealanders say Waitangi Day has no significance for them, according to a new poll.
Majority of NZers indifferent to Waitangi Day - poll
New Zealand Herald
Tue Feb 6 22:00:00 2007
More than half of New Zealanders consider Waitangi Day insignificant to them, a new poll shows.The poll, undertaken by Research New Zealand and broadcast on Radio New Zealand today, showed that 55 per cent of people surveyed did...
More items seized in murder inquiry
TVNZ
Tue Feb 6 12:00:00 2007
Police investigating the murder of Zimbabwean girl Charlene
Makaza have seized more items from her Christchurch home