- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesIn the highly contested field of urban planning and with the need to balance heritage and growth, NSW's new Planning Minister, Rob Stokes, believes he will have to walk a fine line.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesExcellent show had everything from oversize inflatable guitars to a rocking all-girl backing band referred to as Charli's Angels.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesParis: President Francois Hollande vowed on Thursday to make an example of any French troops found guilty of child sex abuse in Central African Republic as an internal UN report suggested that French, Chadian and Equatorial Guinea troops...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesWhen you are buying as a retail investor, two times out of three you are being sold to by a professional.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldLight falls through the gaps in the spaced stone and concrete-framed facade of the home of leading Palestinian architect Senan Abdelqader.Inside, floor-to-ceiling glass windows and doors frame long, white work tables where Abdelqader...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 3NewsJust over a month of fighting in Yemen has left nearly 1250 people dead, in a conflict affecting 7.5 million people.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - NationalPolice are concerned for an 11-year-old boy, who has gone missing in Mangere, South Auckland.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesWarplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck a residential district of the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, killing eight to 10 civilians, residents said on Friday.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - NationalAbandoned as an egg but now strong enough to be released, Punahele has taken his first steps in kiwi heaven.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalMonday Dubai! The cradle of ancient civilisation.Our trade mission has to succeed at all costs. It's going to be a tense few days but I've learned that it pays to inject a bit of humour into proceedings.A man wearing a towel...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldCORAL GABLES, Florida (AP) " Romeo Santos and Enrique Iglesias swept the Billboard Latin Music Awards, but Jennifer Lopez may have stolen the show.Santos, the U.S. singer known as the "King of Bachata," took home 10 awards Thursday...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalThe Auckland Rugby Union's live stream of the First XV 1A competition starts today, and the union hopes the initiative will eventually be expanded and ultimately make a profit.First XV TV is being run in conjunction with independent...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalA district health board has been putting patients on a "suspended" waiting list for surgery until it can fit them in within the Government's new target of four months, a senior manager's memo indicates.The existence of Waitemata...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | Breaking NewsTHE coffins of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will soon arrive in Sydney as family members grieve their executions in Indonesia.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedOn the eve of the duck shooting season New Zealand First is repeating its call for the restoration of lead shot. "Many shooters say the steel shot does not always kill and birds may die over hours or days," says Spokesperson on Outdoor R...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesMosques and multicultural youth services will get their share of an extra $1.6 million in funding to help them redirect young people away from radical groups such as Islamic State.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesEarly on, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran did everything wrong.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesTHE world is waiting for the much anticipated spare heir. Here’s the latest on the Royal baby watch.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from New Zealand National NewsThere are fears for the safety of a young boy in south Auckland who failed to return home after school.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesIn an appearance in Sydney to promote her book, Julia Gillard says she's stop and chat to Kevin Rudd if she ran into him at an airport lounge.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldWASHINGTON (AP) " The U.S. Navy has accompanied four American-flagged ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, and may expand that aid to other nations to ensure they get no interference from Iranian...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from International Business Times AUIn 2014, the U.S. President Barack Obama thought America would be better off without death penalty.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from New Zealand National NewsDucks and even sometimes hunters should beware - duck shooting season has begun.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 3NewsTwo aid workers and an engineer from New Zealand are heading to Nepal to help after the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldBEAUMONT, Texas (AP) " A Nigerian man who federal prosecutors say portrayed himself as a "witch doctor" has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars from cocaine traffickers looking to get...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesImagine filling up your trolley with groceries and simply rolling out the door. Monash researchers have created a superior RFID tags, potentially turning this dream into a reality.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesFor days, the New York State Police scoured the sandy shorelines of the Hudson River, looking for a man whose fiancee said had slipped under the frigid surface when his kayak capsized during a weekend excursion.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldGUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) " Mexico's defense department said that three soldiers were killed Friday in the western state of Jalisco when gunmen fired on a helicopter.Twelve others " 10 soldiers and two federal police officers " were...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from New Zealand National NewsComic fans around the world will invade stores to celebrate the annual event of Free Comic Book Day.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldKim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, refused an invitation to visit Moscow to mark the Soviet Union's victory in World War II because Russia refused to meet Pyongyang's demands for special treatment for the young dictator.A spokesman...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesSunday Night's controversial mission to Nepal to rescue actor Hugh Sheridan's brother Zachary has damaged the actor's "brand".
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NEWS.com.au | Top StoriesA PLANE carrying the coffins of the bodies of executed Bali Nine duo Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan has landed in Sydney.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalA gym has been scolded for running an ad mocking fat people.The Club Physical ad campaign, which features aliens with a penchant for body-shaming and abducting the corpulent, has sparked a series of complaints over the years."Get...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalIt's official. The surplus has been delayed for a year.Finance Minister Bill English confirmed yesterday that the first surplus the country can expect since 2008 has been adjusted to 2015-16, not the current year.It was evident...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - WorldRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " Police on Friday began replacing the soldiers stationed as a "pacifying force" in part of the sprawling Mare slum, the Rio de Janeiro state government said in a statement.The move switching in police for soldiers...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalAll frontline Corrections officers are to get new lightweight stab-resistant body armour, in a move that comes after the death of an inmate at Christchurch Men's Prison.Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga said yesterday that...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalA Coromandel Peninsula island sold for more than $7 million has been found to contain one of the oldest human artefacts ever uncovered in New Zealand - a tropical pearl shell lure brought over by eastern Polynesian colonisers around...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Daily Telegraph | National NewsCOFFINS containing the bodies of executed Bali Nine duo Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are on their way to Sydney.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedAngel networks and funds invested $55.9 million into young New Zealand companies in 2014 - a record high which was powered by enthusiasm for software investment, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund chief executive Franceska Banga said to...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from International Business Times AUThe Tony Abbott-led government has defended its stand on death penalty following execution of the Bali Nine pair.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesDavid Cameron performed best on the night, while runner up Ed Miliband left the Scottish National Party "appalled".
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from TheAge RSS News HeadlinesLisa Pryor's lawyers have argued that a column by controversial former Labor leader Mark Latham was an "eruption of bile" and conveyed that she did not love her own children.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalInvestigative journalist Nicky Hager is taking a break from writing about dirty politics and secret power in New Zealand. He is in Venice in his new temporary role as adviser and fact-checker for the NZ At Venice Biennale 2015 project...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalA pathologist who examined the body of Blessie Gotingco said she would have died within minutes from multiple stab wounds.Dr Carl Wigren said yesterday that the mother of three died from a combination of her injuries: blunt-force...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Stuff.co.nz - WorldSoutheastern Queensland is recovering from an extreme storm cell that claimed the lives of three people, including an eight-year-old boy.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalWhen West Auckland mother of three Jackie Peden missed a friend's Pink Ribbon breakfast two years ago, she had no idea it would eventually save her life.Yesterday marked the start of Pink Ribbon Breakfast month, in which Kiwis of...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalHomeowners look set to enjoy further interest rate cuts, with a broker tipping historic lows within 12 months.Banks are fighting a pitched battle for mortgage customers, offering cut-price interest rates to lure new business. But...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Voxy: Most popular today feedThe Green Party welcomes a decision by the Board of Inquiry into the Tukituki Catchment Proposal that calls for a limit on nitrogen entering the waterway.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalThere's a long-standing joke in Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu's household that is beginning to look more and more realistic.Tiana Metuarau, Taumaunu's netball-mad daughter, was still at intermediate school when she boldly...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from nzherald.co.nz - NationalBill English has achieved two remarkable political feats this week. The first was to loosen the handcuffs with John Key by giving the clear impression that he is finding being Prime Minister while the boss is overseas "well, easy".He...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Today is a public holiday as Vanuatu joins countries around the world to commemorate the Labor Day and at the same time commemorate the arrival of the first Missionaries on Efate.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsHer friends, who called her Margo, tell KITV 4 she was a nature lover who dedicated her life to protecting the waters and sea life of Hawaii.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU — Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Thursday voted to rescind support for building a giant telescope near the summit of Mauna Kea, but did not outright oppose the project.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from NewsEven good gardeners occasionally need to know more about the crop they are growing, soil conditions, pests and diseases, as well as how to safely control them.
- After almost 20 years of campaigning by workers, the Cook Islands government is finally applying to become a member of the United Nations’ International Labour Organisation (ILO).
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Members of the Vaisara City Bus Association (VCBA) and the tourism sector have achieved another significant milestone as they witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between their
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Breaking NewsIn a new study published by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), findings show that around 600,000 premature deaths and diseases were caused by air pollution, in 2010, ...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineBy The Associated Press 5:10 p.m.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineRail tank cars used to transport crude oil and many other flammable liquids will have to be built to stronger standards to reduce the risk of a catastrophic train crash and fire, under sweeping new safety rules unveiled...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NEWSContinued from Friday. Nemani Delaibatiki’s two-part series helps demystify misplaced claims by the Opposition on iTaukei land, rights and interests. Ministry of iTaukei Affairs institutions are intact. Contrary to reports
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsBy Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu joy@samoanews.com American Samoa’s listing as a colony by the United Nations is an issue that the people and the government have over the years tried unsuccessfully to resolve, as the territory does...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Vasinatta Yama - EM TV, Port Moresby A report by an independent firm, KPMG, for PNG British American Tobacco shows more than 10% of cigarettes consumed are illegally smuggled into the country. This has resulted in government losing mo...
- Te Ipukarea Society is calling for the people of Aitutaki to sign the nationwide petition against purse seining which is available in two locations on the island.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsCalls room tax “another misguided example of unfair taxation,” By Samoa News staff reporters@samoanews.com Sadie’s By the Sea owner Tom Drabble is reiterating his call for “an end-user sales tax” for everyone, not for j...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsBALTIMORE — The refusal of authorities to provide more than a few sketchy details about the Freddie Gray investigation may be legally appropriate, but many people in Baltimore were finding it hard to be patient Thursday as police reveale...
- With the first cases of Zika recorded in Vanuatu this week, the Ministry of Health say they are watching out for a return of the virus here in the Cook Islands.Currently, the only dengue-like virus affecting the islands is Chikungunya, a...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Breaking NewsThere has been public outrage in the Solomon Islands since the announcement of Solomon MPs having tax-free entitlements and rise in salaries. The decision by the Parliamentary Entitlement Commission (PEC) was actioned on 1 April, this ye...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from KHNL - National - HeadlineFederal prosecutors brought charges Friday against three former allies of Gov. Chris Christie - but not Christie himself - in the George Washington Bridge traffic scandal, easing the legal threat that has hung over his...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Eric Haurupma - EM TV, Port Moresby The Australian Queens Council, Paul Maritimos, has encouraged upcoming lawyers to uphold their professional code of conduct in office. Mr Maritimos revealed this in his presentation titled ‘Co...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/Today is International Labour Day and every year, Vanuatu marks the significance of this day in the national calendar.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Eric Haurupma - EM TV, Port Moresby Settlers of 9 mile, Kukipi Block, outside of Port Moresby will remain on the land despite eviction notices served by police. A restraining order sought by local MP, Labi Amaiu, has guaranteed ...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The only spacecraft ever to orbit Mercury ended its four-year tour with a crash landing Thursday
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsKATHMANDU, Nepal — The 15-year-old boy had been buried alive under the rubble of this quake-stricken capital for five days, listening to bulldozers clearing mountains of debris, fearful the incessant aftershocks might finally collapse th...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Civil Beat
The U.S. House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans, on Thursday passed a Republican budget “that would boost defense spending, slash social welfare programs and target ObamaCare, in what GOP leaders cast as a vic... - Friday, May 1, 2015 from Civil Beat
After listening to nearly four hours of testimony, members of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees voted Thursday to rescind their 2009 vote to support building the Thirty Meter Telescope near the summit of Mauna Kea. However... - Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsIncreasing sea temperatures, westerly winds and other factors are pointing to a strengthening El Nino.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsConstruction of the $22.3 million Pahoa District Park, once paused due to the June 27 lava flow, restarted last week, Hawaii County officials said.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from KHON2 » National
Obama and his foundation are expected to officially announce the winner within the next few weeks. - Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby EM TV Online Dr Sandra Tarte, a Director of Politics and International Affairs at the University of South Pacific, says Fiji not attending the Pacific Islands Forum will weaken the solidarity of the forum. “It’s not ...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Hawaii Reporter
Lt to right: Row 1: Gov. Rep. Ryan Yamane, Gov Ige, Sen. Pres. Kim Row 2: Sen. Kalani English, Rep. Feki Pouha, Rep. Tom Brower, Sen. Laura Thielen Row 3: Ray Soon, Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Lea Hong Trust for ... - Friday, May 1, 2015 from Talamua On-linePolice Superintendent Su’a Muliaga Tiumalu talking to the reporters yesterday By Lagi Keresoma APIA: THURSDAY 30 APRIL 2015: The death of a 48 year old man from what appeared to be a well-planned suicide is of serious concern to the Poli...
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Local NewsPolice are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian in Kapolei Friday morning.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Civil Beat
Lawmakers, activists and parents of children with autism celebrated at the Capitol on Friday morning after a conference committee passed “Luke’s Law,” a bill that would require insurance companies to cover the diagnosis... - Friday, May 1, 2015 from Civil Beat
A bill to rezone land in West Oahu for 11,750 new homes has cleared a major hurdle. The Honolulu City Council Zoning and Planning Committee voted to approve the measure Thursday after hours of debate and public testimony. Developer D.R. ... - Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU (AP) — Federal, state and city officials broke ground for a new joint traffic management center that was supposed to be completed in 2012.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Shane Saroya – EM TV Sports, Port Moresby A win by the reigning champions, Hekari United, will guarantee a ten consecutive minor premiership title for the club, and a ticket to the OFC Champions League next year. Strikers, Joach...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsA gift? Isn’t caregiving a burden?
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsA bill requiring a greater commitment to farming in order to receive substantial property tax benefits will be back before the County Council Finance Committee on Tuesday.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Local NewsHawaii's Marcus Mariota was selected by Tennessee in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday.
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Breaking Newsby Lorraine Genia - EM TV Sports, Port Moresby The Puma Energy Pukpuk Sevens squad released and announced yesterday for the Pacific Games, has seen several new inclusions to the national team. The team is a gel of overseas and provincial...
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Local NewsNorth Shore resort also settles lawsuit with hotel workers union
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is still waiting for confirmation from the Papua New Guinea government on the status of Vanuatu students selected to study in there under a PNG government
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU (AP) — As the number of shark attacks in Maui continues to climb, researchers at the University of Hawaii are trying to figure out the reason.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Fiji Sun » NEWSSODELPA has denied any links to the formation of two so-called “autonomous Christian states” in Fiji. SODELPA secretary Pio Tabaiwalu also dismissed reports that some SODELPA senior supporters were behind
- Saturday, May 2, 2015 from Vanuatu Daily Post - news,news/A 32-year-old father has been sentenced to 4 years and 3 months imprisonment for sexually abusing two under-age sisters for a period of 7 years.
- The Te Mato Vai water education programme currently being delivered to all but one school on Rarotonga has reached the end of its second week, said Te Mato Vai representative Jaewynn McKay.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from KHON2 » National
Anthony Simoneau, 46, was sentenced to 11 years in prison at the El Cajon Courthouse in San Diego. - Friday, May 1, 2015 from NewsHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s second largest airline, Island Air, says that after June 1 it will no longer fly to Kauai and will reduce the number of flights to Lanai by more than half.
- Friday, May 1, 2015 from Talamua On-lineThe Tiavi Falls that neighbours Siumu farmlands By Lagi Keresoma APIA: FRIDAY 01 MAY 2015: A farmer who went missing two days ago at Siumu was found this morning while a fisherman from Falealupo is still missing after three months. The f...
