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Earthrace gets through Panama canal
| New Zealand skipper Pete Bethune has thanked the Panama Canal Authority for allowing his 23m trimaran Earthrace a swift transit ...

Firearm offender fits in duckshooting after delay
| Keen gun club member Garth Gadsby managed to squeeze in a little extra duckshooting at the weekend after his sentencing for taki...

Customary land excluded from Samoa bill
| APIA - A controversial land bill in Samoa has been amended to exclude customary land. | Government officials said that the Land ...

Irwin to fight mine on Cape York
| AUSTRALIA Zoo's Terri Irwin will fight a move to mine an environmentally sensitive area dedicated to her late husband. The 135,0...

New twist in Goldfields skeleton case
| THE skeletal remains of a man found hidden in bush may belong to a man convicted of trying to kill his wife's suspected lover. |...

Terri Irwin to fight mine plans
| AUSTRALIA Zoo's Terri Irwin says she will fight a move to mine an environmentally sensitive area dedicated to her late husband. ...

Woman critical after party plunge
| A WOMAN is in a critical condition after falling almost 7m from a balcony during a romantic embrace with a male friend. | ...

Increased Burma aid 'still pathetic'
| AUSTRALIA'S increased aid offer to Burma of $25 million is still "totally inadequate", the Federal Opposition says. | Foreign Mi...

Cop jumps for his life
| A police officer was hospitalised after his vehicle was allegedly rammed by two men who led highway patrol officers on a pursuit...

Family safe after house fire
| A FAMILY of four was safely evacuated after a fire broke out in an inner west Melbourne home early today causing around $150,000...

Pair in court over police assault
| A MAN and woman will face court today following the serious assault of a police officer in Queensland's south. | Police said off...

Counterfeit DVDs seized
| POLICE discovered cash, counterfeit DVDs and a DVD "skimming" laptop when they stopped a man for a random breath test in Sydney'...

Pedestrian dies in truck smash
| A pedestrian has died after being struck by a truck in the Lake Macquarie area south of Newcastle, police say. | The woman, who ...

Black Sticks lose again
May 12, 2008 | The New Zealand men's hockey team has been upset two-nil by hosts Malaysia in their third match of the Sultan Azlan...

Don't worry, it's the island way
| For Tonga, make sure you pack your 'she'll be right' and leave 'what ifs' at home. | The most useful piece of advice I got befor...

Man stabbed in back
| A MAN has been stabbed in the back in a house in Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs. | Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokesman P...

Stolen ute crashes into patrol car
| THE driver of a stolen ute accelerated towards a police officer and crashed into a highway patrol car to evade a random breath t...

A sharp poke in the eye sees off shark attack in Sydney, Australia
div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } | Sydney A swimmer whose left leg was seized ...

Child sex fears over volunteers
| THOUSANDS of volunteers working with young people could be forced to reveal if they have a criminal history in a bid to protect ...

Escalating family violence, economy blamed
| CHILDREN are increasingly being identified as victims of family violence in Victoria, with reported incidents increasing by 42 p...

Melbourne still No.1 for shopping
| SYDNEY still can't compete with Melbourne when it comes to shopping. | The southern city has smashed Sydney in a national survey...

Shell premium fuels available today
| PREMIUM fuels will be available from today in NSW and the ACT after months of being out of production, the company said. | The c...

Gastric banding 'bargain' for diabetics
| STOMACH surgery can cure obese diabetics of their twin diseases for the "bargain" price of $17,000, according to new figures sur...

Teens find alcohol more acceptable
| MANY more underage Australians believe it is acceptable to drink alcohol on a regular basis today than they did 16 years ago, ac...

Eruption detector to warn Auckland
May 12, 2008 6:52 AM | Aucklanders could soon get weeks of warning of a possible volcanic eruption. | GeoNet scientists have insta...

New quake-warning system planned
| The Education, Science and Technology Ministry will this year develop a new system aimed at predicting the Tokai, Tonankai and N...

Arctic ice seen shrinking to smallest size recorded
| Ice sheets in the Arctic Ocean could shrink this summer to the smallest area on record since satellite observation of the sheets...

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Shell premium fuels available today
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Dollar value, fuel catch fishermen
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Escalating family violence, economy blamed
| CHILDREN are increasingly being identified as victims of family violence in Victoria, with reporte...

Japan firms rev up Europe strategy / Companies see benefits in tough EU environmental policies, eyeing foothold there
| MADRID--In an effort to catch up with competitors from the United States and Asia, Japanese compan...

Business council backs tax review
| TREASURER Wayne Swan has won the backing of the Business Council of Australia for his comprehensiv...

Dollar value, fuel catch fishermen
| The NZ Seafood Industry Conference gets underway in Wellington this week as fishing companies stru...

Gill South: Blushing Kiwi tall poppies - time to stand up and take a bow
| Top business executives here are on a par with the best in the world, says leadership consultant |...

Anthony Doesburg: Mustering energy to face the powers that be
| Clean electricity is fine in theory, but making it reality means leaping a few bureaucratic hurdle...

Nicola Kenn: Free software has silver lining
| Not charging for its product has proven to be a money-making strategy for a Wellington company Sil...

Meralco, GSIS set showdown
By Efren L. Danao, Senior Reporter | The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and the Government Service In...

'Mother of all hangovers' looms after boom, Rudd warns
| KEVIN Rudd last night warned Australia faces "waking up with the mother of all hangovers" in its f...

UBS commits to local operation
| AUSTRALIA'S largest investment banking operation is "absolutely" not for sale and its owner, Switz...