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Vai alla Scheda Paese »People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.
— Edmund Hillary
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CuriousCity: The factory that still operates on a Bata economy
Bata Bullets are not really a New Zealand shoe, and gumboots are not made from gum.
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Stories of hardship and frustration inspire big-name drug summit
Arguments for cannabis law reform, and calls for politicians to stop "running scared", are expected at a drug summit in Wellington to be chaired by broadcaster Ali Mau.
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PM has massive ‘conflict of interest’, ‘lied five times in 24 hours’ – Simon Busuttil
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has a massive “conflict of interest” in his capacity as Prime Minister while being under a magisterial inquiry into allegations that Egrant Inc, a company named in the Panama Papers scandal, belongs to his wife.He reiterated calls for the Prime ...
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Editorial: A show about teenage suicide must go to the censor before screening
No liberal can be comfortable with censorship. The New Zealand censor, however, and the law which guides him, is sensible and censors only the most extreme works. A fundamentalist censor who tried to ban the teenage novel Into the River last year was quickly overturned and then later left the ...
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Wellington Saints tape over NBL logo in protest at Josh Duinker decision
The Wellington Saints have taped over the National Basketball League logo on their singlets as a protest at the Josh Duinker import ruling.
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Shoppers flock to Wellington stores for last of Easter sales
Car parks and trolleys were difficult to come by as shops reopened after Easter Sunday.
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Police arrest seven more people in day two of major Porirua and Wellington meth sting
More suspects caught in raids targeting the methamphetamine trade have appeared in court after armed police swooped on the Wellington suburb of Newlands.
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Three years' jail for a man who drove over his partner, who only wanted to help
Drunk and angry, Mark David Stevens drove over his partner of 16 years who had been trying to stop him going out onto a Wellington road intoxicated for the sixth time.
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Wellington Saints forward Josh Duinker disappointed by Basketball New Zealand's import decision
When is a New Zealander not a New Zealander?
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Wellington store launches 'Adopt a Video' scheme to stay running
A Wellington video store has come up with a creative solution to help keep its doors open - adoption. The Aro St Video Shop last week introduced an Adopt-a-Video scheme, where the public can exclusively sponsor any film in its more than 23,000 strong collection, or help buy a proposed new acquisition ...
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Massive Helen Clark portrait found at Wellington dump
An enormous portrait of Helen Clark has wound up on Trade Me after it mysteriously appeared at the tip in Wellington.
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Kim Dotcom announces Bitcoin system for payments to content uploaders
Controversial New Zealand-based internet mogul Kim Dotcom plans to launch a bitcoin payment system for users to sell files and video streaming as he fights extradition to the United States for criminal copyright charges. The German-born entrepreneur, who is wanted by U.S. law enforcement on allegations of copyright infringement and ...
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Q&A: Wellington business mentor Kate Taylor
Self-described ninja Kate Taylor has spent time in recruitment, finance, real estate and business and now she's sharing her lessons.
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Phil&teds plug gap in seat hire market left by children's charity Plunket
A Wellington baby product business is launching a car seat rental programme to help plug the gap left by Plunket.
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Jem Traylen: Stepping into the light - a trans' story
OPINION: The last time I wrote for this publication I was a man, now I'm a woman. At least that's how the world sees it. Back then I was Mr Jeremy Traylen, an earnest young man teaching economics at Vic and extolling the dangers to the world of Japan's bubble economy. Now I'm ...
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New Zealand's boom towns revealed
Regional GDP growth is up across 12 out of New Zealand's 15 regions, according to the latest data from Statistics NZ.The results show the GDP statistics in the financial year to March 2016.Bay of Plenty tops the country's growth...
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A letter to China
We are a group of students from Macleans College. We are working on a business project and hoping to take the opportunity of Premier Li Keqiang’s visit in New Zealand to get support from China. May you help us to publish this letter to Premier Li through your media stream ...
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Plans to expand Wellington business Tomboy, as 'Rude Cakes' popularity grows
From penis-shaped sausage rolls, to break-up cakes, there's nothing Kate Marinkovich won't try.
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Konrad Mizzi’s Panamanian company still open, despite pledge
The much-maligned Panamanian company owned by Minister Konrad Mizzi is still open, despite the minister’s pledge to close it down once the audit into his financial affairs was completed.The company, Hearnville Inc., has not been closed down and is still an active entity according to information from the Panamanian Registry ...
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Russian Laundromat: four Malta-based companies received USD3 million in laundered funds
Four Maltese companies received close to USD3 million in laundered Russian funds according to research published by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project this week.The transfer of the funds all occurred between August 2013 and January 2014. The largest share of laundered funds went to a firm named ASAP ...
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Wellington City Council set to sign MOU to establish 'partnership relationship' with iwi
Iwi will work closely with Wellington City Council on Shelly Bay's development as the two move to create stronger ties under a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed this week.