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Police investigate arson on Victorian defence company as 'far-left terror"
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (579+ words) By defence and national security correspondent Tom Lowrey and foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic An arson attack on a Victorian defence manufacturer last year is being investigated as an act of far-left terror. Lovitt Industries, based in Melbourne's north-east, was…...
Upper Hutt mayor wants Trentham race course turned into high-density housing
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (432+ words) The mayor of Upper Hutt is already eyeing the marked-for-closure Trentham race course for high density housing. Trentham is one of seven tracks proposed to be shut down as part of a masterplan to keep the horse racing industry afloat,…...
Aussie tourists start a fight after man urinates in public, waves his genitals around
1+ week, 1+ day ago (543+ words) Two Aussie tourists took it upon themselves to get justice after seeing a man urinating and waving his genitals in front of their female friends. Nirvan Lane and Asher Ghannoum began fighting the unknown man outside a bar in Queenstown…...
Solomon Islands leaders balance China and US ties
1+ week, 4+ day ago (325+ words) Two recent official trips by Solomon Islands' leaders leave no clues as to where their preference currently leans: China or the West. A visit by Solomons Prime Minister Matthew Wale to Washington DC wraps up this week, off the back…...
Bullets in wool bales in Hawke's Bay 'deeply shocking"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (432+ words) The discovery of rifle ammunition and a shotgun cartridge at a wool processing plant is prompting an urgent safety warning to the wool industry. The unusual find was made at the Woolworks scouring factory in Hawke's Bay when the bales…...
High rise housing near CRL station could be slashed
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (243+ words) A planning botch-up means areas earmarked for high rise housing around Auckland's new Maungawhau CRL station are likely to be slashed. Council rules allow the most intensive housing, up to 15 stories, within an 800 metre radius of the station. But the…...
Solomon Islands PM says 'growing consensus' in support of regional security agreement
4+ week, 2+ day ago (914+ words) Exclusive by Fiji reporter Lice Movono and foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic, ABC The Solomon Islands Prime Minister says the Pacific cannot continue to "naively fumble" defence issues, and says there's a "growing consensus" in support of his idea for…...
The search for New Zealand's next opera star begins
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (776+ words) Twelve opera stars of the future compete in New Zealand’s most prestigious singing competition this weekend, among them three brothers from the Fonoti-Fuimaono family. Faamanu Fonoti-Fuimaono will be in good company when he competes in the semi-finals of the Kiri…...
Kim Dotcom's legal battle to stay in NZ and avoid extradition to the US: A timeline | RNZ
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1786+ words) Former filesharing mogul Kim Dotcom this week lost his latest bid to avoid extradition to the US. German-born Dotcom's arrest in 2012 sparked international headlines and made him a household name in New Zealand. He has faced a series of legal…...
Court of Appeal dismisses Kim Dotcom challenge to US extradition
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1157+ words) Kim Dotcom has lost his latest bid to challenge his extradition to the United States. In a decision released on Wednesday, the Court of Appeal dismissed the internet mogul's appeal and ordered him to pay costs after his lawyer filed…...