New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand) back issues from August 2007:
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Aug 01, 2007 ... 2 1 1 SIZE: Land 1/4 share of 847sq m, apartment 69sq m. PRICE INDICATION: $450,000 plus. Auction today at 6pm. INSPECT: Today 12-12.45pm. ON THE WEB: www.open2view.com #158280 SCHOOL ZONES: Ponsonby Primary, ...
Anything but pink.
Aug 01, 2007 ... IN THE makeup world, spring/summer is usually open season for pink. Not this year. Now I'm all for pink - and if you must, it still has a presence - but it's actually rather refreshing to be able to try a whole new world of different colours from soft neutrals through to metallic silvers ...
Sturdy Sealegs Amphibious boat maker Sealegs has increased its annual revenue forecast to $10 million from $9 million for the year ended March 2008...
Aug 01, 2007 ... Sturdy Sealegs Amphibious boat maker Sealegs has increased its annual revenue forecast to $10 million from $9 million for the year ended March 2008. It plans to raise up to $15 million through a rights issue, the company said at its annual meeting yesterday.Sorting out AucklandThe issue of ...
ON THE COVER.
Aug 01, 2007 ... ON THE COVER 6In season Spring fashion 10Foho Cathrin Schaer finds you can't keep a good trend down 18Recipes Amanda Laird enthuses about Roquefort cheese FASHION & BEAUTY5Le Sportif The rise and ...
Passion of a.
Aug 01, 2007 ... WHILE some creative interior decorators may yearn for a mansion to stock with plush couches, paintings and homewares, Bridget Hanley is only too happy with a smaller home. "People often say, 'but your home must be fabulous'," explains Hanley, who runs Mid-Century Design, a Parnell showroom ...
lifetime.
Aug 01, 2007 ... 3My mother's Kenwood mixer. I rescued it just before it headed into the inorganic collection. Memories of many years spent making biscuits and licking the beater after the butter and sugar had been creamed to perfection. They're now being reproduced and probably aren't as noisy as our one ....
Ice menTWO Auckland bartenders will represent New Zealand in next month's Cocktail World Cup after last week winning their regional final. Crow Bar...
Aug 01, 2007 ... Ice menTWO Auckland bartenders will represent New Zealand in next month's Cocktail World Cup after last week winning their regional final. Crow Bar's Tim Etherington-Judge and Simon McGoram from Mea Culpa shook up a storm to join the six-man team. The country's top barista, Carl Sara of ...
Non, je ne regrette rien.
Aug 01, 2007 ... IT WAS the perfect place to meet before our film-festival treat, La Vie en Rose. Les All-Blacks were playing just up the road, cinquante-thousand people wanted taxis, frites, Lion Rouge; we yearned for something with a French accent. Auckland's infrastructure was moving at an ...
BRIGHTON TIME.
Aug 01, 2007 ... ALTHOUGH it's technically winter, spring is instore - so wardrobe decisions must be made even if it means goosebumps in the changing-room. But spring's offerings are really worth it. There are some very graphic florals and patterns around, as neon ...
The rebirthof boho: foho.
Aug 01, 2007 ... IT'S like one of those trashy horror movies where the bad guy never really dies. You know, just when you think it's safe, the virginal heroine has been rescued and you're all taking a deep breath while reaching for the popcorn - bang! - the demented slasher leaps through a window, bursts ...
Westie at heart.
Aug 01, 2007 ... KATRINA Hodge is responsible for all the westie-chic outfits seen on Outrageous Fortune. As the costume designer on the TV series, it's her job to come up with the endless supply of skin-tight gear, jeans and T-shirts the West family is partial to. For her dedication to Westie outfitting, ...
Long live the king.
Aug 01, 2007 ... ROQUEFORT, the majestic king of cheeses, will soon rule in New Zealand. About time, too. Food Safety Authority regulations are changing to allow certain unpasteurised cheeses to be sold - a treat for eager tastebuds. Many people swear that pasteurisation deadens flavour and ...
High fashion It will be a case of "tea, coffee or fashion show?" on Air New Zealand's flight NZ1712 from Sydney to Auckland, due for take-off at 10...
Aug 01, 2007 ... High fashion It will be a case of "tea, coffee or fashion show?" on Air New Zealand's flight NZ1712 from Sydney to Auckland, due for take-off at 10.30am (Sydney time) on Sunday September 16. Passengers will get a sneak preview of some of the fashion Annah Stretton, Carlson, ...
A cause celebreIt is possible to look fashionable and donate to a worthy cause in one fell swoop. Buy this Kingan Jones hoodie and all proceeds wil...
Aug 01, 2007 ... A cause celebreIt is possible to look fashionable and donate to a worthy cause in one fell swoop. Buy this Kingan Jones hoodie and all proceeds will go to the Pink Pilates programme, dedicated to helping women diagnosed with breast cancer "regain their physical strength, rebuild ...
Fortifiedsfight back.
Aug 01, 2007 ... NEW ZEALAND is no stranger to winning international accolades for its wines, but one company's recent success at the United States' largest wine contest came as something of a surprise. Picking up a slew of top awards at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, including Winemaker ...
Sun, surf and fast cars.
Aug 01, 2007 ... MORE than 300,000 people are soon to experience one of Australia's very best annual events. There will be four days from October 18-21, of motorsport action and entertainment. The Lexmark Indy 300, held around a 4.7km street circuit on the Gold Coast, is regarded as one of the "crown ...
Thrown in at the deep end.
Aug 01, 2007 ... The first 90 days in a job is often called the honeymoon period - but statistics show that too many 'marriages' end in an acrimonious divorce within 18 months of signing up to a new role. And it's often because companies throw their new staff in at the deep end with a sink or ...
Keeping the home fires burning.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Describe what you do. About half my time is spent cleaning and sweeping fireplaces. I average six or seven per day. The other half is spent on repairs such as fire door seals, bricks and glass windows and flues. To clean a fireplace I start by putting a drop sheet ...
Quitting Islamstill a matter of life and death.
Aug 01, 2007 ... IN MOST Muslim countries and communities around the world, deserting Islam for another religion is considered one of the greatest sins. It was unprecedented then that last month the Mufti of Cairo, Egypt's second-highest Islamic authority, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, wrote in an article ...
APARTMENT SMART.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Q: We moved from our suburban home into a modern apartment building six months ago and are finding that it's a very noisy place to live, what with the sound of the lift going up and down, people coming and going at all hours, not to mention parties. Is there any legal recourse we can take? ...
Four child-abuse accused plan appealto overturn judge's filming decision.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Four people accused of assaulting 3-year-old Nia Glassie are appealing against a judge's decision to let news services film them in court, saying they fear for their lives. Defence lawyers say two have already been assaulted since their arrest a week ago. One appeared in the ...
Prostitute's 'lucky night' turned scary.
Aug 01, 2007 ... An alleged victim of rape, for which a police recruit is now on trial, has taken the unusual step of asking for her name to be made public. Complainants in sex crime cases receive automatic name suppression. But yesterday, at the Christchurch District Court trial of ...
Bridgecorp: It's worse thanwe thought, say receivers.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Bridgecorp's receivers have found the failed finance company's loan book in far worse shape than indicated by Rod Petricevic and other management before the company collapsed early last month. Colin McLoy of PricewaterhouseCoopers, who yesterday told Bridgecorps' 14,500 ...
Survey points to'nervous optimism'.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Business confidence softened only slightly last month despite higher interest rates and and a sky-high dollar. The National Bank's business outlook survey presents a picture of "nervous optimism", says the bank's chief economist, Cameron Bagrie. A net 39 per cent of ...
All black champ.
Aug 01, 2007 ... AllBlacks. OarBlacks. BlackSox. Blackcaps. Black is beautiful and our teams in black punch way above their weight in virtually every sporting arena winning hearts and minds around the country. And now another Black is proving to be world-beater - the New Zealand-grown ...
Zibubbly of choice.
Aug 01, 2007 ... With aromas of fresh passionfruit and melon, Brown Brothers new sparkling wine, Zibibbo is bursting with bubbles and summer fruit flavours marking every opportunity as an occasion. Whether it's a night out with the girls, to catch up with a long lost friend or to simply pamper ...
Widespreadbacking forcouncil reformLOCAL GOVT.
Aug 01, 2007 ... There is widespread support for minor reform of Auckland's councils to continue until a Royal Commission of Inquiry delves deeper into streamlining local government. The Government has endorsed a minor reform package as a "positive first step". Political and business ...
Bad news for Bridgecorp investors.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Investors in Rod Petricevic's failed Bridgecorp could recover as little as 25c in the dollar and will have to wait six months to receive anything, the company's receivers said yesterday. John Waller and Colin McCloy's initial review of Bridgecorp's finances has revealed it was ...
Broadband often little betterthan dial-up, survey shows.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Many of broadband providers are promising much and delivering little by way of line speed, a survey of Herald website readers has found. In fact, several subscribers are forking out for so-called broadband and being lumbered with not much more than dial-up pace. Last ...
Stabbing can't keep a good dog down.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Police dog Cane is up to his old tricks again, despite being stabbed in the neck and shoulder only a week ago. "He's limping and his shoulder is still sore, but he's certainly not sore in his brain," said his handler, Constable Jason Owen. "He managed to chase a cat in the ...
Anti-pokie submissions signal street-revolt in Manukau City LOCAL ACTION.
Aug 01, 2007 ... A street-level revolt against pokies is under way in South Auckland, as thousands sign up to make sure no more of the machines are brought into their city. More than 6700 people have sent written submissions to the Manukau City Council advocating a moratorium or "sinking lid" ...
Phone users finally getting a choice.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Coming, finally, early next year: the chance - for most at least - to choose your own phone company. Proposed charges for other companies to use Telecom's local network were announced yesterday, allowing competitors to start setting prices for rival services. The ...
Maori cultural find halts bus lane in its tracksTRANSPORT.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Discovery of a Maori heritage site has halted work on part of the North Shore's bus lane system for a month. City Council corridor project manager Graham Nell said yesterday work would not resume until a clearance was received from Historic Places Trust archaeologists. ...
CORRECTIONSSTAFF FIRED.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Two staff at Paremoremo prison have been fired and one has resigned for their role in getting inmates to work on prison employees' homes. The action comes as the spotlight dims on the prison's Corrections Inmate Employment scheme, which has been the subject of several ...
Paremoremo like a holiday camp says guard.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Auckland Prison has been criticised as "a holiday camp" with a maximum-security wing run by the inmates as inept management looks on. A Corrections officer has launched a scathing attack on prison operations after two inmates were charged with assaulting two fellow workers. ...
Councils reassure public ofconsultation before sale.
Aug 01, 2007 ... With foreign investors ready and willing to buy shares in Auckland International Airport, local councils stand poised for a windfall if they sell with "if" being the operative word. The estimated $591 million Auckland City Council could get if it sold its 155 million airport ...
Family abusequeries revealone-in-five tollNATIONAL SCANDAL.
Aug 01, 2007 ... New screening questions in South Auckland clinics are finding that one in every five women has suffered domestic violence in the past year. As revealed in the Herald yesterday, an $11 million programme to ask questions about family violence of all women attending public ...
Brauer 'seen' whenbelieved to be dead.
Aug 01, 2007 ... A defence witness claims to have seen slain German hitchhiker Birgit Brauer on the beach near New Plymouth at a time police say she was already dead and her alleged killer had fled the scene. Richard Baird of Oakura yesterday told the High Court at New Plymouth that he saw a ...
Giving voice to Homer Simpson.
Aug 01, 2007 ... A THIN, balding man sits in the corner of the trendy Villa Sorriso restaurant in Los Angeles. He is one of the guests at a party being thrown by the Fox Network. Stars from all of the network's shows are there. The man, who goes almost unnoticed, is actually one of the ...
Chai - give it a try.
Aug 01, 2007 ... It's the buzz word on everyone's lips, but what is Chai latte? The word Chai means tea and latte means milk. It all began with the tea trade in India and the introduction of the English and their use of milk in tea. Indian tea was simmered in milk with various spices like ...
First Pinot Noir for Clearview Estate.
Aug 01, 2007 ... The team at Clearview Estate Winery in Te Awanga, Hawkes Bay are getting ready for the release of their first-ever Pinot Noir. Situated on the coastline of Hawkes Bay in the Te Awanga sub-region, Clearview Estate Winery produces mainly estate-grown hand crafted wines. ...
NZRL is partial toblindness on coaches.
Aug 01, 2007 ... LEAGUE loves to create statistics and the stat of the week is the whopping 15 applicants lining up for the vacant Kiwi coaching position. Some you will never have heard of. Others are more obscure than that. The Kiwis are boxing on with an undercard. It's a funny ...
Sharp words over decision to cancel gym champs.
Aug 01, 2007 ... New Zealand's budding gymnasts have been dealt a body blow with GymSports New Zealand's decision to cancel this year's national secondary schools championships. The annual event - catering for four disciplines (artistic, rhythmic, aerobics and trampoline) and contested by the ...
BADMINTON.
Aug 01, 2007 ... BADMINTON GREATER AUCKLAND SS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPS (Auckland Badminton Stadium) Finals Girls Junior singles: V. Cheng (Macleans) bt M. Yin (WGHS) 21-13 21-13. Junior doubles: A./A. Pak (WGHS) bt N. Stokes/F. Ong (Macleans) ...
COMING UP.
Aug 01, 2007 ... TODAYBadminton, North Harbour junior girls A/B (North Harbour Badminton Stadium 4pm), Long Bay v WGHS 2, Rangitoto 1 v Rangitoto 2, TGS v Rangitoto 3, WGHS 1 v WGHS 3. Hockey, intercity boys, pool A, AGS 2 v Massey, AGS 7.10pm, Rosehill v WBHS, Pukekohe 6.15pm, Kings v ...
Crash puts Coppins' title race in doubt.
Aug 01, 2007 ... The motocross world championships are suddenly on a knife-edge. New Zealand's Josh Coppins now has a huge fight to win the MX1 title following a crash in the Czech Republic. His shoulder injury is more serious than first thought and he could be out of action for up to ...
COUCHGUIDE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... 7.30PM, TV3 DEAL OR NO DEAL Feel like relaxing in front of the tele? This is not the gameshow for you. In fact, watching as contestants lose big amounts of money, you can practically feel the wheels falling off their marriages. Still, it's entertaining viewing and ...
MANUREWAPolice are hunting this man (pictured above), who they believe robbed two banks in Auckland and Wellington last week.
Aug 01, 2007 ... MANUREWAPolice are hunting this man (pictured above), who they believe robbed two banks in Auckland and Wellington last week. About 11.10am on July 23, the Maori or Pacific Islander walked into the ANZ bank on Great South Rd, Manurewa. After waiting in the queue, the man ...
Life at the Donaldsons.
Aug 01, 2007 ... 1 AORERE STREET, PARNELL.Not often do older houses come to the market in much the same condition as when they were built, and homes that are nearly a century old tend to come in three states: fully modernised with not a lot of character left; messed about so that the charm of their ...
ASK AN EXPERT.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Q: When we bought our 80-year-old house recently we had some money taken off the price of the house because we knew it had some problems with damp. We are now finding that there are other damp problems which were not picked up in the inspection and we wish we had more money taken off the ...
2+.
Aug 01, 2007 ... 2+ 1 1+ SIZE: Land 637sq m, house 110sq m approx. PRICE INDICATION: CV $820,000. Auction August 8. INSPECT: Today 1-1.45pm, Sat/Sun 12-12.45pm, or by appointment. ON THE WEB: www.raywhite.com # RMU10879 ...
Dewar 'satin on sex abusecounselling'.
Aug 01, 2007 ... A sex abuse counsellor told the Hamilton High Court yesterday she was surprised a police officer in charge of a sex abuse case contributed to a session she had with rape complainant Louise Nicholas. That officer was retired Rotorua CIB chief John Dewar. He faces four charges of ...
THE CASE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Former Rotorua CIB chief John Dewar (pictured) faces four charges of attempting to obstruct or defeat the course of justice between 1993 and 1995. Louise Nicholas had alleged she was the victim of ...
National'sstay-homeMPs getGreen blast.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Green MP Nandor Tanczos says it is "outrageous" that National MPs are boycotting a select committee visit to Melbourne next week, saying it is "a major dereliction" of their duties. The justice and electoral committee is in the middle of an inquiry into victims' rights and is ...
Why it's always best to 'fess up from start.
Aug 01, 2007 ... I WAS a dreadful liar as a child and probably as a young man. I lied for the same reasons that most people lie: I had done something wrong, did not want to be found out and was frightened of the consequences if I were. I was a good liar and learned early the power of righteous ...
We've never had it so good.
Aug 01, 2007 ... THERE is an odd disconnect these days between popular perceptions of international relations and the true state of affairs. Americans increasingly see the world as a source of threats, worrying about terrorism, nuclear proliferation or immigration. Non-Americans, meanwhile, see ...
AUSSIES SHOULD KNOW THAT IN PROSPORT EVERYONE'S A GUN FOR HIRE.
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Wallabies fear key tight-five secrets will be exposed with Eddie Jones set to sign on with South Africa for the Rugby World Cup. I stole that line from a wire service report because sometimes you just can't beat the original. Jerry Seinfeld would have trouble ...
Worries about weedTHEIR VIEW.
Aug 01, 2007 ... IT'S difficult for anyone to eat crow, let alone a prestigious medical publication like theLancet. Back in 1995, the journal had pronounced, almost ex cathedra, that marijuana was safe. "The smoking of cannabis, even long term, is not harmful to health," the editors asserted in what turned ...
Why we need the big gunsFRAN O'SULLIVANColumnist.
Aug 01, 2007 ... PRIME Minister Helen Clark needs to ensure the royal commission of inquiry into Auckland's governance has teeth and is armed with the best people to do the job. Right now, the royal commission looks little more than a useful political fig leaf for a government that does not want ...
Grab a goji.
Aug 01, 2007 ... For some time, consumers have been aware of the need to incorporate antioxidant-rich foods in their diet. Antioxidants are substances that retard or prevent damage caused by free radicals (oxidised molecules produced as part of the body's biochemical reactions). In recent years, ...
Otago firms rally for Gilmour.
Aug 01, 2007 ... WHEN rally driver Emma Gilmour powers into the first stage of this weekend's Hawkes Bay event, she will be doing so on the back of financial support from more than 100 Otago businesses. The firms, ranging from car yards to restaurants, sprang to Gilmour's assistance in the weeks ...
HarnessingAuckland'sblessingsOUR VIEW.
Aug 01, 2007 ... GOVERNANCE is not a word to set the pulses racing; it is not even the right word for the subject a royal commission is to study for the improvement of Auckland. The techniques of leading a city are not under discussion, only the power structure. Those who lament the multiplicity ...
Torpedoes,mosquitoesroutine riskfor police.
Aug 01, 2007 ... An unexploded World War II torpedo? Riots? Dengue fever? Suddenly bulging waistlines? All in a day's work for New Zealand and Australian cops on the beat in the Solomons. And that's just the beginning, a National Audit Office report on Australian Federal Police operations in the ...
Bracks sawtime wasright to exitat his peak.
Aug 01, 2007 ... CANBERRA - Are the Methuselah years of Australian politics finally passing? This week, when Steve Bracks followed his resignation as Victorian Premier by quitting state parliament while still astride a peak of popularity, he broke a mould that has shaped leaders during two ...
All aboard for the Hokianga.
Aug 01, 2007 ... A new daily tourist bus service soon to start running into and out of Hokianga will largely restore the area's regular public passenger transport link to the outside world. The Hokianga link was broken two years ago when a private bus operator contracted to InterCity Coachlines ...