New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand) back issues from December 2006:
Murali I'm aiming to spin out career for years yet.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Richard Boock YOU COULD almost feel the collective shudder sweep through the world batting fraternitythis week as Muttiah Muralitharan declared his intention to continue playing after next year's World Cup-- and possibly until he tops the 800-test-wicket mark. ...
Winning all about getting the runs, says Jayawardene.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- Richard Boock MAHELA Jayawardene reckons New Zealand is the one place thatmakes a lie of that old adageabout bowlers winning testmatches. The Sri Lankan skipper believes scoring heavily in New Zealand is the critical element for any team hoping to push for ...
Batting break means the gloves are off.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- Richard Boock DON'T be surprised if Kumar Sangakkara isn't required to keep wicket in the upcoming two tests against New Zealand. The high-quality Sri Lankankeeper has played as a specialistbatsman in his team's past two tests and seems odds-onto continue in ...
Could it get any Fowler?(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- Wynne Gray ON A day when horror stories overwhelmed hot scoring, former champion Peter Fowler bagged an unwanted distinction at the New Zealand Open. When the former champion eventually sent the ball to the bottom of the cup on the 11th he signed for an ...
Moseley's rest cure.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- Wynne Gray TOURING professional Jarrod Moseley and golf were troubled companions this year. So much so that the 34-year-old Australian put his career on hold for three months. ''I needed a rest, I was angry with the game, I did not enjoy it, I did not need to chase ...
Christie back at the races.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- Bob Pearce A COACHING session on Avondale Racecourse from a former pro helped Christchurch professional Tony Christie to a one-under 70 during the worstconditions yesterday. Starting on the 10th hole just before 9am, Christie birdied three of his first ...
Bad day at the office, dear?(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: David Leggat THE IMAGE remains in the mind; the rangy, slightly self-effacing Kiwi stepping up to lift one of golf'smost sought-after trophies. Four years ago, Craig Perks won the Players Championship in Marchat the Sawgrass course in Ponte Vedra, Florida ....
City slicker hitches ride to Ellerslie.(FRONT PAGE)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- James Ihaka A possum with a taste for inner-city living has continued his adventures by hitching a ride to an accounting conference and then bedding down in an Ellerslie garage for the night. The possum was photographed casually moseying around the Gore St ...
Govt overrules war-crimes arrest order.(FRONT PAGE)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: David Eames and Ruth Berry Attorney-General Michael Cullen has over-ruled a District Court judge's decision to issue an arrest warrant against a visiting former Israeli general the judge believed was answerable for Middle East war crimes. Auckland District ...
Business leaders champ at the bit to run Auckland their way.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... JUST TWO months ago, Auckland's Big Four mayors, egged on by the millionaires' front group ''Champions for Auckland'', hatched a plot to consign the Auckland Regional Council and it's leftie chairmanMike Lee to the political scrapheap. ''In our opinion,'' they harrumphed, the ARC''is not ...
Police want bylaw to control boy racers.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Wayne Thompson Auckland's councils may have to get the law changed to make it easier for the police to deal with groups of up to 250 vehicles gathering for illegal street races. Councils lack the power to make bylaws that allow the police to issue ...
Blind man, best friend besieged.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: James Ihaka A mauling from a pitbull has left Leo the guide dog nursing his wounds and his blind owner too scared to leave his home. The great dane-pointer cross guide dog and his owner Petrus Tuerlings were set upon by a red-nosed pitbull in Massey -- the ...
Key's vow makes National anti-nuke.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Mike Houlahan New National leader John Key continued to stamp his authority on the party yesterday, announcing his unswerving support for New Zealand's anti-nuclear legislation. Mr Key's endorsement of a law which has kept nuclear-powered and -armed warships ...
Kiwis choosing to stay in Suva.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Angela Gregory Most New Zealanders living in Suva appear to be staying put despite the voluntary evacuations by Australians as the threat of another coup hangs over Fiji. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Wellington estimates that between 2000 and 3000 New ...
Eden Park puts case for upgrade approval.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bernard Orsman Concerns about the $385 million pricetag of preparing Eden Park for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and fears it will become a white elephant were rejected by Eden Park Trust Board chief executive John Alexander yesterday. At the start of a resource ...
Iwi wrangle takes new turn.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Chris Barton The Auckland land wars are set to reignite with a ruling from the Waitangi Tribunal that allows three tribes to contest the Crown's proposed $90 million settlement with Ngati Whatua o Orakei. The hearing set down for March will examine whether the ...
Contributing to future main aim.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: GRANT HAWKE TREATY settlements in Auckland are always going to attract significant interest-- afterall, the city is the jewel in the crown. As theprimary economic driver, and with high commercial andresidential land values , central Auckland is a prize for whichmany ...
Brash had little choice but to quit Parliament.(POLITICS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Mike Houlahan Former National leader Don Brash has resigned as an MP, having failed to convince new leader John Key he should have a job in his new line-up. Dr Brash has spent a week contemplating his political future after standing down as National's leader ...
Williamson big winner in front-bench reshuffle.(POLITICS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Ruth Berry deputy political editor Pakuranga MP Maurice Williamson (right) is set to be the primary winner out of National's reshuffle, gaining the front bench spot left open by Don Brash's resignation. Mr Williamson, in his 19th year in Parliament, is a ...
Doctor: Loss of blood tests increases disability risk.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Martin Johnston health reporter A lack of blood testing during the laboratory workers' strike is increasing the risk of permanent disability for hospital patients, says a top surgeon. Dr John Cullen's claims follows an earlier warning on the patient health ...
Lab chief considers Aussie pay option.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Martin Johnston Laboratory scientist Grant Moore admits to looking longingly at the A$80,000 ($92,000) he says he could earn in Australia. A 46-year-old with 23 years' medical laboratory experience and an honours degree, Mr Moore is paid around $58,500 a year ...
DIY adventure tops dumb things to do.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- OAMARU MAIL Search and rescue volunteer Lex Cochrane has seen plenty of dumb things in his time but the actions of three German tourists who took a homemade raft out on the Waitaki River tops them all. The three men, who were 23, 29 and 33, were lucky to ...
Murder accused was 'defending brothers'.(NEWS)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: David Eames A Manurewa man accused of a midnight killing on a South Auckland street told police he was only trying to defend his younger brothers. Police alleged Jio-Pene Sauaki, 20, was walking along Mahia Rd, Manurewa, on the night of July 8 when he got into ...
Easy cure for health walk-outs.(PERSPECTIVES)
Dec 01, 2006 ... ONCE, health workers thought long and hard about whether they were ethically entitled to strike. They worried about conflicting obligations and, at a practical level, the use of sick people as bargaining chips. Not any more, it seems. This year, junior doctors, radiographers, radiation ...
Boxing for chance to go to champs.(PERSPECTIVES)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Considerable interest is centred on the forthcoming carnival, promoted by the Northern Boxing Association, and to take place in His Majesty's Theatre on December 17 next; the object being to raise funds to assist the New Zealand Boxing Council to send a lightweight boxer to England next ...
The bumbling bunch should be gone by lunchtime.(PERSPECTIVES)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Ann Ominous-Sauce Notorious Whistleblower and Qantas Leak of the Year IT IS not a question of if but a question of when -- that's the inside word from long-time veteran Beehive watchers. ''It won't happen overnight,'' said one typewriter today, in an ...
Maori Television aims to unite.(PERSPECTIVES)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Jim Mather TO HAKA or not to haka? Should a stadium be built on the Auckland waterfront? Will Judy Bailey win another Qantas Award with Maori Television? Should the Maori Party have dinner with the Leader of the National Party? Will a Pacific Islander win the Maorioke ...
Action plan to fight climate change.(PERSPECTIVES)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Reviewed by Brian Fallow THE ISSUE of climate change and what to do about it has lately moved from the back roads of the political landscape to the highway. That imparts an extra timeliness to this collection of 29 contributions to a two-day conference held at ...
Stop reading and grab some chicken skin.(THE BACK PAGE)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: TE RADAR ONE OF thelast things I want is for my putrefying colon to descend through my prolapsed rectum and fall in a puddle onto the floor next to where my feet would have been had they not been removed because of the deleterious effect of diabetes. Not that ...
Side Swipe.(THE BACK PAGE)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Ana Samways RUSSIAN cosmonauts earn less than $1179 per month and the Government-run programme is having a hard time attracting would-be space-farers. Theamount isfar less than what they could attract in the private sector. So the rocket company Energia has allowed ...
MALIKI: THE WHITE HOUSE VERDICT.(WORLD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... ''Maliki. . . impressed me as a leader who wantedto be strong but was having difficultyfiguring out how to do so. His intentions seem good when he talks to the Americans, and sensitive reporting suggests he is trying to stand up to the Shiite hierarchy and force positive change. But the ...
Mighty rock gets better of tourist.(WORLD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- Nick Squires SYDNEY -- A British tourist who tried to climb Ayers Rock barefoot has become the latest visitor to underestimate the rigours of the Outback. The 38-year-old Londoner tried to scale Uluru wearing a pair of plastic sandals. When the shoes ...
Poms . . . you whinge some, you lose some.(WORLD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Nick Squires Herald correspondent, in Sydney As thousands of England's Barmy Army cricket fans gear up for the start of the second Ashes Test today, a British expatriate group is calling for the word Pom to be banned on the grounds that it is a deeply offensive racist ...
Trio takes solace in the Bay life.(THE GUIDE)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Rebecca Barry IF Jakob was a guy, he'd be a quietly spoken artist who gets along with almost everyone. But Jakob is a band, of course, a Napier trio comprising guitarist Jeff Boyle, drummer Jason Johnston and bass player Maurice Beckett. Despite making music for nine ...
Monstrous movie tops bill.(THE GUIDE)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Joanna Hunkin WHAT do a mutant tadpole, a Korean superstar and Prime Minister Helen Clark have in common? They're all part of the 2006 Korean Film Festival, which starts tonight in Waitakere, where it will be opened by Helen Clark. The second ...
EU butter deal to melt quota hold.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Stephen Ward agriculture editor The Government has struck a compromise deal on New Zealand's $250 million-plus a year quota butter trade with Europe, which allows Fonterra to keep a large slice of the trade while giving European importers a chunk. The ...
Tower holds back on dividends.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Adam Bennett Tower shareholders have again been told dividends are at least several months away, despite a 55 per cent rise in the company's underlying net profit. The insurance and financial services firm's New Zealand and Australian operations became ...
Government wheels out big guns for launch of export drive.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Owen Hembry The Government rolled out its big guns in Auckland yesterday to unveil a cash boost for companies wanting to develop exports. Prime Minister Helen Clark, flanked by Foreign Minister Winston Peters, Trade Minister Phil Goff and Economic Development ...
Telecom comes a-knockin' as rivals suffer connection woes.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Jenny Keown telecommunications writer Telecom sales staff are knocking on doors around the country to poach broadband customers from ihug and Slingshot, even though the telco giant has admitted causing some of the network problems that have affected them. ...
MARKET LEAKS.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Liam Dann Off-the-record gossip gets a bad rap because of its potential to damage markets. That's fair enough when it means some shareholders miss out on important information -- but it can have its upsides when leaks are handled well. For ...
RISKS REMAIN.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Liam Dann The Telecom split also failed to fire up analysts -- none of whom has felt inspired to alter their valuations or recommendations on the stock. Given that most were already taking a pretty grim view, that isn't really surprising. The note put out by ...
GIVE IT A TWEAK.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Liam Dann As the deadline for the Independent Liquor bids draws near (it's tipped to be December 6) the spin is coming faster than a Shane Warne flipper on the fifth day. As noted last week someone (from a bidding camp other than Lion Nathan) has been ...
DO IT YOURSELF.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Liam Dann It's been all quiet on The Warehouse front for a couple of weeks now and Stephen Tindall's tone at the AGM certainly indicated he is in no hurry to solve the ownership stand-off that has eventuated with both Woolworths and Foodstuffs holding 10 per cent. ...
GOOD BET.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Liam Dann SkyCity has been oversold on concerns about ''a lack of short-term earnings growth momentum'', writes ABN Amro's Carolyn Holmes. Even though ABN has downgraded its operating forecast (they have previously been too optimistic, Holmes notes) the stock ...
SANTA STAYS GRUMPY.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Liam Dann The word on the street in Wellington is that the finance and expenditure select committee will report back to Parliamentnext week with recommendations on changes to the law covering tax on foreign investments. GPG shareholders should be happy as it is ...
NO WATERFRONT STADIUM? NO PROBLEM!(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Liam Dann So Fletcher Building won't get the so-called ''blank cheque'' from the Government to build foundations for a new waterfront stadium. That doesn't seem to have bothered investors. News of the potential waterfront contract pushed shares through the ...
Appetite for innovation at Subway NZ.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- John Drinnan Subway New Zealand has launched an electronic prepay card and loyalty system, proving once again that this country is an excellent testing ground for the international fast-food business. Last week, Burger King's New Zealand operator said that ...
Growers urged not to take up offer.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Stephen Ward agriculture editor A group of disaffected Wool Equities shareholders plans to run newspaper ads around the country today urging farmers and other investors not to sell to a new offer. The offer from BioPacific Ventures -- indirectly owned by ...
Passenger numbers continue to climb.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Liam Dann aviation writer Latest passenger numbers for Auckland International Airport show a positive trend emerging for the tourism sector, its chief financial officer says. Robert Sinclair said yesterday international visitor arrivals for October were up 3 ...
Farmers warned on interest rates and dollar's value.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Stephen Ward agriculture editor The National Bank is holding its forecasts for product prices paid to farmers but warns that interest rates and the dollar are now expected to drop much later than earlier thought. Its latest Rural Report released yesterday ...
NZ set for $400m trade boost with China.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Helen Twose Trade agreements with China have opened up a lucrative market to New Zealand companies, a Chinese official told the China Business Forum in Auckland yesterday. Zhao Yanbo, charge d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy, encouraged New Zealand companies ...
Brewers call time on council.(BUSINESS HERALD)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: -- Stephen Ward DB Breweries is disappointed Lion Nathan has decided to pull out of the Beer, Wine and Spirits Council. The Wellington-based research and lobbying organisation acted for the two big brewers on ''noncommercial'' issues, such as alcohol policy ...
Strange in driving seat after late surge.(SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: David Leggat West Australian Scott Strange roared in with a late charge just before the rubbish bins went out and the lights were switched off to nab the opening round lead at the New Zealand Open last night. The 29-year-old from Perth whistled in birdiesat ...
SPECTATORS' CONTEST.(SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... A public hole in one competition is on each day during the Open. Spectators making a donation to the First Tee programme, which encourages young people into the game, can shoot at a simulated hole,with daily prizes aswell as a trip on Emirates ...
Early tee time helps amateurs.(SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Bob Pearce An early tee time paid off for two of New Zealand's leading amateurs at the New Zealand Open yesterday. Starting in comparatively calm conditions, Aucklander Leighton James and James Gill (Waikato) recorded two-over 73s, the best amateur scores of ...
Yousuf breaks Richards' record.(SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf yesterday broke West Indian Vivian Richards' 30-year-old record for the most test cricket runs scored in a calendar year. The stylish right-hander drove a four to mid-on in his second innings in the third test against the West Indies in Karachi, ...
Rain hampers opener.(SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Sri Lanka were 141 for three at stumps on a rain-affectedopening day of their four-day cricket tour match against Otago at the University Oval in Dunedin yesterday. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in cool and blustery conditions in what is their only warm-up game ...
Mason in pub incident.(SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Willie Mason is at it again-- this time allegedly tearing his shirt off and challenging pub patrons to a fight at the weekend. The giant Kangaroos prop celebrated his side's 16-12 extra time win overthe Kiwis with an all-day bender on Sunday at various Sydney pubs, the Daily ...
Bonus for course record.(SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... A record-breaking bonus is on offer for both the men and women in next year's Rotorua Marathon if the winner breaks thecourse record. As well as winning the first prize of $4000 each, they will win an additional $25,000 each if in the men's section the record of ...
8 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Terry Maddaford CONFIRMING Young Heart Manawatu's future in the New Zealand Football Championship was no surprise. But in again hinting there could be changes in the make-up of future competitions, the national body has stirred up a can of worms. Not long ago ...
Put your shirt on Ronaldinho and co.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Here is the line-up for the World Club Championship, which kicks off with Auckland v Al Ahly on December 10. Asian Football Confederation Jeonbuk Motors (South Korea) The first East Asian side to win the AFC Champions league. They beat Syria's Al Karama 3-2 over two legs in ...
Benny the ball.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Terry Maddaford SHANE Rufer has seen players of all abilities so when he singles out Benjamin Totori as the hottest property in Oceania football you are inclined to bow to his better judgment. Naturally, with Totori playing in the YoungHeart Manawatu team ...
NZ FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Byline: Compiled by Terry Maddaford English Park, Christchurch, tomorrow 3pm Referee: Michael Brock Prediction: Canterbury snapped their long winless streak last week and will be looking for more of the same. They beat Waitakere 2-1 twice last season and ...
IMPETUOS YOUTH: 10 OF SPORT'S GREATEST PRODIGIES.(SUPER SPORT)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The Original: Born October 23, 1940, Pele made his senior soccer debut for Santos at 15, won his first cap for Brazil at 16-- and was a World Cup winner at 17. Brazil's all-time top scorer and won three World Cups. Now an ambassador for the Beautiful Game. Swam to three gold ...
Waterfront for the PEOPLE.(REVIEW)
Dec 02, 2006 ... Byline: Geoff Cumming THE BLUEPRINT for prising open Auckland's waterfront for its people is frustratingly vague, the timetable elusive. Waterfront Vision 2040 gives priority to redeveloping the western reclamation -- the vast industrial swathe between the Viaduct ...