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Labour Minister John Tamihere--once tipped by some to become NZ's first Maori PM--is facing the end of his political career after allegations he failed to declare hundreds of thousands of dollars he received from his former employer when he left to become a politician. While Labour's leaders are reserving judgement until an official enquiry is conducted, opposition MPs are ridiculing Tamihere's stilted claim that the money was 'koha' which would have been culturally insensitive to decline.
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| Helen avoided getting involved while she was overseas visiting, among other things, a factory in India reported to manufacture nuclear weapons. The nuke reports came after the visit and are a teensy bit embarrassing for the Government. |
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| New Zealand Fashion Week ended with a mixed score card, leaving some visitors unimpressed and some designers making record sales. Photos from the catwalk. Annah Stretton caused a stir with a parade of dead animals. |
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| The filming of the movie "River Queen" in the central North Island has run into yet more difficulties, with Kiwi director Vincent Ward getting the boot and Kiwi star Cliff Curtis crashing his car into someone's house, reportedly distracted by a text message. |
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| An update on the US passport regulations which may affect some of you: a temporary extension has been granted to some nationalities (including Kiwis) using their old, non-regulation passports. For at least the next six months you'll be allowed in once, but once only, with your old passport. If you visit a second time though you'll have to have a new, machine-scannable passport. |
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The National Front--a fledgling right-wing political party pretending not to be solely comprised of skinheads and fascists--got more than they bargained for at last weekend's Wellington march (total National Front marchers: 35) with thousands of opponents turning up, some wielding colourful language and Maori clubs. It led to a few scuffles outside Parliament and the pitiful sight of skinheads complaining about inadequate police protection. The National Front's policy platform revolves mainly around returning immigrants to their homeland (unless it's Britain), executing most criminals and arming more of the population with sub-automatic weaponry.
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| Canterbury clinched the NPC Championship with a polished and exciting win over Wellington. The 40-27 scoreline was flattering to a Wellington side which produced a few sparklingly tries but proved unable to match a relentless Canterbury team at the top of their game. |
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| A large All Black squad was announced yesterday for the upcoming tour to Britain and France. The 32-man squad includes eight new caps, but no Mehrtens, Marshall or Spencer, with selectors saying they are looking to the next World Cup--not next year's Lion's tour--and need to develop younger players. In depth analysis. Justin Marshall is making a point by accepting an invitation from the London Barbarians to play against the ABs. |
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| The Black Caps predictably won the first test against Bangladesh, by an innings and 99 runs. The second test has started quickly for New Zealand, led by Stephen Fleming who last night became the NZ's highest ever test match run scorer. |
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| A Rotorua student avoided a possible jail term through honesty by calling police after discovering he had stolen $1700 worth of jackets during a heavy night's drinking he couldn't remember. |
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| And a Northland school has offered to purchase its buildings from the Government for $3 and run itself after the Government revealed plans to shut it down. The tiny school's principal claims the Government has no sovereignty over the school anyway, citing the 1835 Maori Declaration of Independence. Education Minister Trevor Mallard returned the cheque immediately. |
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