New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand) back issues from October 2007:
THE CLASS OF 1990.
Oct 19, 2007 ... AUCKLAND'S undefeated national championship side of 1990 continues to rate as one of New Zealand's finest. Not only did the Gary Whetton-led side cruise through a 10-match championship campaign, they also defeated Australia mid-season and swept aside Fiji, Queensland, New South ...
History can repeat in a Whiz for comeback trotter.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Rating Our Sunny Whiz's chances of a comeback win at Alexandra Park tonight is easy - simply look at last year's results. The electrifying Kumeu trotter finds herself in almost exactly the same position tonight as she did when starting last season. On that occasion ...
SCENIC DREAMS FOR CUP VISITOR.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Western Australia trainer Daniel Morton says a genuine pace will enhance the chances of Scenic Shot overcoming a poor draw and testing the short-priced favourite Maldivian in Saturday's Caulfield Cup. Morton, 35, son of respected Perth trainer Len Morton who trained the mare ...
Don't like the rules?then make your own.
Oct 19, 2007 ... I am the founder of a software technologies company called Cogita and that makes me an entrepreneur. I am fortunate because a short, sharp episode of focused effort between 1987 and 1994 allowed me to choose semi-retirement in 1994. When I think about my background, I ...
environment that I had not created. But if I created the environment, I could create the rules - in fact I could eliminate most, if not all, of the...
Oct 19, 2007 ... environment that I had not created. But if I created the environment, I could create the rules - in fact I could eliminate most, if not all, of the rules; and I was sure that there would be plenty of rebels who would join me if I started my own venture. Fortunately this has ...
Heard makes way forreturn of Mealamu.
Oct 19, 2007 ... SPARE a thought for Chris Heard. The Auckland prop played in 10 of Auckland's 12 matches this season but has been dropped for tomorrow night's provincial final against Wellington to make room for All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu. Coach Pat Lam named the same starting line-up that ...
Constitution talk rocksPacific forum.
Oct 19, 2007 ... The Pacific summit agreement reached about Fiji was turned on its head yesterday when interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama warned he could change the constitution. That was contrary to the understanding of his agreement with other leaders as supported by forum chairman, ...
Life looking upin the regions.
Oct 19, 2007 ... A state of the nation report has revealed that life in the regions is getting better - and we can still beat our cousins across the Tasman on some scores. As the table above shows, gaps between rich and poor New Zealanders have closed in the past five years, largely on the ...
Airlines underpressure to maketravel greener.
Oct 19, 2007 ... CONTROVERSY over aircraft emissions has escalated over recent weeks, with disagreement between the European Union (EU) and most of the world's airlines. Closer to home, competition has emerged between airlines pursuing alternative fuel solutions, although it appears to be a ...
Awards' sweet Mint flavour.
Oct 19, 2007 ... They built their reputation on outrageous on-stage antics, but last night The Mint Chicks proved they have the goods to back it up, winning three Tuis at the New Zealand Music Awards. The punk rockers were the big winners of the night, claiming the Best Group award and winning ...
WINNERS.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Album of the year: The Mint Chicks - Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! Single of the Year: Evermore - Light Surrounding You Vodafone People's Choice Award: Opshop Best Group: The Mint Chicks - Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! Best Male Solo Artist: Tim Finn - Imaginary ...
JIM HOPKINSClean, green Ureweras tapinto new tourism market.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Terror Swoop Nabs 17 - News Item Fears Terror Swoop Will Hit Tourist Numbers - News Item 2 MORNING, Osama," said Mrs Osama, carefully moving the goat so the dawn sun could penetrate the narrow entrance of the cave. "This place is a tip!" bellowed her ...
Mystery surrounds bail refusal for two suspects.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Two more people at the centre of Monday's police raids were refused bail at a closed session in Rotorua District Court yesterday, but they have no idea why. Judge James Rota told counsel he would release his reasoning "as soon as practicable" to the accused, and it is ...
Rickert's towering display just the ticketBreakers 116Adelaide 36ers 109.
Oct 19, 2007 ... THE Breakers will head on their three-match road trip buoyed by a morale-boosting second victory after seeing off Adelaide at the North Shore Events centre last night. The Breakers now head to Singapore for their first away assignment of the season and they will do so with their ...
Brockovichforces NZfirm to drop'sexist' ad.
Oct 19, 2007 ... American campaigner Erin Brockovich, famous for her victory over a US power company, has forced a New Zealand retailer to scrap a sexist advertisement after branding it insulting to women. Brockovich was outraged by a Bond and Bond advertisement that said: "Government says ...
BLACK CAPS SQUAD.
Oct 19, 2007 ... For warm-up matches and two tests in South Africa: Daniel Vettori (Northern Districts) captain, Shane Bond (Canterbury), Craig Cumming (Otago), Stephen Fleming (Wellington), Mark Gillespie (Auckland), Chris Martin (Auckland), Michael Mason ...
ITINERARY.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Oct 25-28: v South Africa A, Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein. Nov 1-4: v South Africa A, Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom. Nov 8-12: 1st test, New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Nov 16-20: 2nd test, SuperSport Park, ...
Winger with a wallop.
Oct 19, 2007 ... WELLINGTON'S backs can probably be forgiven if they have the odd sideways peak at Eden Park tomorrow night. If they spot Auckland left wing Benson Stanley zeroing in on them, expect to see some rapid evasive action. If they don't spot him, expect to see some carnage. ...
BEST 6ofthe.
Oct 19, 2007 ... SOUTH Africa and England meet for the 30th time, and the sixth in a year, in Sunday's World Cup final at the Stade de France. Here are six of the best of their previous encounters since they first played in 1906. 1969 ENGLAND 11 SOUTH AFRICA 8 Twickenham: England had never ...
Similarly, film director Steven Spielberg and Formula One entrepreneur Bernie Ecclestone owe their success to strategies they developed to cope wit...
Oct 19, 2007 ... Similarly, film director Steven Spielberg and Formula One entrepreneur Bernie Ecclestone owe their success to strategies they developed to cope with bullies. In Spielberg's case, he got his photography badge at Scouts by making a movie in which he cleverly cast the school bully, ...
Who wants to be abillionaire?COVER STORY.
Oct 19, 2007 ... SO, YOU had a happy childhood, you topped your class in school, you enjoy team sports, you're a great networker and you've got healthy self-esteem. Congratulations, you're a success. But, if Brent Taylor is correct, you're never going to be seriously wealthy. Well, not in the ...
Australian shock at discovery of child's body in suitcase.
Oct 19, 2007 ... SYDNEY - It was a grisly discovery that left even hardened homicide detectives close to tears. Stuffed inside a tartan suitcase, the naked body of a boy possibly as young as 4 had been floating on a suburban duck pond for several days. When curiosity finally got the ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITORBusiness sponsorship of the arts shows how New Zealand has moved on.
Oct 19, 2007 ... As a corporate supporter and sponsor of the arts, I was somewhat taken aback by the article by Deborah Hill Cone headlined "Marriage of two halves? My arts" (The Business, October 5). While I would not normally comment on an article which is only one person's opinion, it is of concern that ...
NEW ERASTART OF A.
Oct 19, 2007 ... HEADING off to South Africa on the biggest challenge of his cricketing life, Daniel Vettori will have no qualms about giving himself an early spell at the bowling crease if the situation so demands. The 77-test veteran is about to break new ground in picking up the test ...
JACKPOT FORCHRISTCHURCH.
Oct 19, 2007 ... World Bowls will be held next year at three clubs in Christchurch: Burnside (headquarters), Fendalton and Papanui, from January 12-27. The men's pairs and triples and the women's singles and fours will be played from January 12-19, the men's singles and fours and women's pairs ...
Teen star on aROLL.
Oct 19, 2007 ... BEFORE she sends down her first bowl at the World Bowls Championships in Christchurch in January, Kelsey Cottrell is assured of superstar status. But for the tardiness of selectors on this side of the Tasman, the talented 17-year-old could have been playing in black rather than Australia's ...
Brockovich forces 'sexist' ad off air.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Continued from A1 Mr Dutkiewicz said the incident had been embarrassing for Noel Leeming Group, but wouldn't damage its relationship with Brockovich. "We agreed that Erin could say what she wanted and she has come out and told us that in her opinion the ad had gone ...
That's Life.
Oct 19, 2007 ... I've recently been attending grief-counselling sessions. I perversely enjoy giving touchy-feely experts the opportunity to probe my disturbed thoughts with their leading questions, such as "What's on your mind?" or "How can I help you achieve your life goals, in spite of the ...
Gas cylinder raises suspicionafter severe railway delayTRANSPORT.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Police are investigating the possibility that a gas cylinder, perhaps left on railway lines on purpose, caused yesterday's "severe" delays to thousands of Auckland rail commuters. A city-bound train which left Papakura carrying 200 people stopped dead on the tracks, blocking the ...
Gas cylinder raises suspicionafter severe railway delay.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Police are investigating the possibility that a gas cylinder, perhaps left on railway lines on purpose, caused yesterday's "severe" delays to thousands of Auckland rail commuters. A city-bound train which left Papakura with 200 people on board stopped dead on the tracks, ...
Poverty - figures show gaps are finally closing.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Gaps between rich and poor New Zealanders have finally started to close. Ethnic groups and regions that have lagged behind for years are starting to share in economic growth. The Ministry of Social Development's annual Social Report shows shrinking gaps between Maori ...
Drivingage lookscertain to rise.
Oct 19, 2007 ... The driving age appears certain to rise after MPs last night threw their weight behind a measure they argued would cut the number of teenage deaths on the roads. A bill that puts it up from 15 to 16 easily passed its first reading. United Future leader Peter Dunne, ...
Hawkes Bay RI.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Hawkes Bay RI Weather overcast, track dead. Penetrometer: 3.3 1BRYAN HUTCHINSON DISTANCE, $6000, 2000m 4-5 Diamonds Flo (4) 57 car 54 J McDonald 1 9-9 I'm De De (8) 55.5 T Angland 2 3-4 My Game (10) 54 car 52 S Collett 3 Scr: River Lyn. Also (in finish order): 2-2 ...
Henry got it right.
Oct 19, 2007 ... about the game, but there it is. That's what getting to a World Cup final does for you. "The magnificent threequarters of the past who played this game, guys like the Ellas, Maso, David Duckham, Barry John, Gerald Davies etc they are all consigned to history. It's frightening. ...
The final irony is that.
Oct 19, 2007 ... THE irony is biting. In Paris on Sunday morning a rugby coach, whom his country was allegedly seeking to replace four weeks ago, will sit in the Stade de France watching his team attempt to become world champions. In faraway New Zealand, another coach who was feted as the likely ...
Cold blast calls for aerial rescue.
Oct 19, 2007 ... While the rest of us were looking forward to a holiday weekend, staff of Auckland's Heletranz joined up to 100 other helicopter pilots providing frost protection for the grapes that will become next year's vintage. Managing director Tony Monk dispatched two aircraft to ...
Correction.
Oct 19, 2007 ... In last week's issue of The Business, in the story "Ratings to the Rescue?", quotemarks were incorrectly inserted in several places. This meant quotes were wrongly attributed to Hanover Finance CEO Sam Stubbs, Axis Ratings head Ron Keene, Victoria University finance ...
COUCHGUIDE.
Oct 19, 2007 ... 7.30PM, TV ONE HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED Michelle Gower was once a sex siren but now wears frumpy clothes fit more for a man than a woman. Will she get her sex appeal back? 7.30PM, TV3 AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL You may be beautiful but ...
Business scribes a lot of write-offs.
Oct 19, 2007 ... I AM a fraud. Actually, so are most business journalists. Our job is to tell punters what to do with their jack. But frankly, none of us are exactly investing prodigies. I have known many business journalists and I know most of them don't have a share certificate to their name, let alone ...
Modest, brass-tacks TV that gets the job done.
Oct 19, 2007 ... TWO groups of school-leavers know certainty. The high flyers will storm the professions and the glittering worlds; movies, television, and IT. We will read about them in the business news and entertainment sections. Others are destined, perhaps doomed, to struggle. Unemployment ...
working and humble. Their potential is enormous, and I don't think we've seen the best of it yet, but there's still 80 minutes to go," said Jones.
Oct 19, 2007 ... working and humble. Their potential is enormous, and I don't think we've seen the best of it yet, but there's still 80 minutes to go," said Jones. It had been a special time for Jones who said one day - 2011 was probably too soon - he ...
JONES HAS THELAST LAUGH.
Oct 19, 2007 ... YOU could imagine a pre-occupied Eddie Jones opening his wardrobe full of tracksuits and taking stock before muttering to himself: "Ah Saturday night, World Cup final in Paris, it must be the green and white of the Springboks." He is a coaching nomad, the hired help whose ...
30,000 lost faith in Hubbard.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Nearly 30,000 voters deserted Auckland City Mayor Dick Hubbard between 2004 and 2007, final voting figures show. Mr Hubbard achieved a landslide win over John Banks in 2004 with 65,167 votes. This was 51.2 per cent of the vote and represented about 25 per cent support among ...
At $18, it's too early to flee Coup.
Oct 19, 2007 ... If they ran tomorrow's A$2.5 million ($3 million) Caulfield Cup in lanes New Zealand mare Princess Coup would be an awful lot shorter than the $18 you can currently get in Australia. The $2 million Kelt Capital winner has been unbackable since drawing barrier No19 on Wednesday. ...
Rain won't stop Veloce Bella at Rotorua.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Veloce Bella finished 1.6 lengths behind Princess Coup in the $2 million Kelt Capital Stakes at Hastings. Taking a line through Princess Coup being one of the fancied runners in tomorrow's A$2.5 million ($3 million) Caulfield Cup, you have to assume Veloce Bella is a strong ...
Leaky homes: stop thechat and just fix them.
Oct 19, 2007 ... IT IS too easy to run off the figure of 80,000 people trapped in unresolved and unremedied leaky homes without pausing to appreciate the real magnitude of this number. These are 80,000 New Zealanders, people like us. You may even be one of them. They have suffered now through ...
Packing a deadly punch.
Oct 19, 2007 ... IN France interest in the World Cup final remains high although neither the hosts nor the people's favourite team - the All Blacks - made the cut. Most locals shrug their shoulders when asked how England has returned from a 36-0 beating by South Africa to having a real chance of ...
Beer giants buddy up to beat Budweiser.
Oct 19, 2007 ... THE ordinary beer-drinking Joe may still be a touchstone of opinion in America but his thirst is not what it was. On October 9, SABMiller, one of the world's bigger brewers and America's second largest, announced a joint venture in the US (and Puerto Rico) with Molson Coors, the country's ...
Nuclear hopes under a cloud.
Oct 19, 2007 ... LAST week was a big one in the British Government's attempt to rehabilitate nuclear energy. Eight months after a court ruled that its first public consultation on whether to build more reactors had been misleading and unfair, its second attempt finished on October 10. For a Government with ...
School buildings a lesson in great designARCHITECTURE.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Education buildings scooped a string of honours last night when the Institute of Architects announced award winners for the northern area. The institute made 27 awards - many for houses - but refurbishments and new developments in the education sector were prominent features of ...
School buildings a lesson in great design.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Education buildings scooped a string of honours last night when the Institute of Architects announced award winners for the northern area. The institute made 27 awards - many for houses - but refurbishments and new developments in the education sector were prominent features of ...
Cup hopes rest on Power surge.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Power Of Tara's New Zealand Cup campaign hangs in the balance at Alexandra Park tonight. Not because senior trainer Barry Purdon isn't still keen to start the leggy pacer in the great race but it is getting to the stage he may not have much say in the matter. Power ...
Auckland driversface more painat petrol pumps.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Motorists feeling the pinch of rising petrol prices look set for another increase, through a regional fuel tax of up to 10c a litre that has enough political support to pass its first legislative hurdle. The Land Transport Management Amendment Bill sets up a framework under ...
Aucklanddrivers facemore pain at pumps.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Motorists feeling the pinch of rising petrol prices should get ready for another increase, through a regional fuel tax of up to 10c a litre that has enough political support to pass its first legislative hurdle. The Land Transport Management Amendment Bill sets up a framework ...
Poverty- gapsfinallyclosing.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Gaps between rich and poor New Zealanders have finally started to close. Ethnic groups and regions that have lagged behind for years are starting to share in economic growth. The Ministry of Social Development's annual Social Report shows shrinking gaps between Maori ...
PRICES SAFE BUT NOT FOR LONG.
Oct 19, 2007 ... It was a yo-yo day of fuel prices yesterday as two major petrol companies reversed increases they had imposed this week. On Wednesday, BP raised its prices by 3c a litre, taking them to 163.9c a litre for 91-octane petrol and 168.9c for 95-octane. Caltex and Mobil followed suit ...
GOLDGOING FOR.
Oct 19, 2007 ... FULLBACK Sam Perrett is the most likely to receive a call-up from the Kiwis provided he plays well for the All Golds against the Northern Union side at Warrington on Sunday. The 22-year-old Auckland-born wing was moved to fullback at the Roosters to cover for Anthony Minichiello ...
TAKING THE FIELD.
Oct 19, 2007 ... ALL GOLDSSam Perrett (Roosters 0 tests), Tame Tupou (Bradford 1), Nigel Vagana (Rabbitohs 38), Clinton Toopi (Leeds 18), Francis Meli (St Helens 15), Chase Stanley (St George 0), Stacey Jones (Catalans 46), Ruben Wiki (Warriors 55, c), Thomas Leuluai (Wigan 8), Steve Price (Warriors 11), ...
Fund will get wrecked businesses up and running.
Oct 19, 2007 ... The acres of concrete pads in downtown Nuku'alofa may soon be buzzing with reconstruction with the establishment of an $11 million fund to support building loans for business premises destroyed in last year's riots. New Zealand has given $5 million and Australia $6 million for ...
Estate agent hits back as 'Keystone Kops' charge dropped.
Oct 19, 2007 ... The Joneses real estate company yesterday attacked the Real Estate Institute for making it face a disciplinary charge, saying the move was a complete waste of members' money. The institute yesterday abandoned its case against The Joneses, and said it would not take any further ...
Case study: the rebel who made good.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Ulu Aiono (above) is not quite in the billionaire stakes, but the founder of specialist software company Cogita has still done very well for himself against overwhelming odds. In fact, he is living proof of Brent Taylor's theory that outsiders make the best entrepreneurs. Born ...
KERRY CHARLESWORTH.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Age: 13 Born: South Africa. Raised: Johannesburg, Cape Town, London, Auckland. School: Rangitoto College. Status: Pole vaulting prodigy. Potential: The sky is the limit. Identity: "Our family has ...
POLE POSITION.
Oct 19, 2007 ... THERE it was, buried in last weekend's Auckland athletics results from Mt Smart Stadium like a mysterious code. W16, W17, W18, W19. Maybe it was a keyboard with a stutter. Or maybe it was a typo (newspaper jargon for a stuff-up). But no. What ...
Replace taxcredits withtax cutsOUR VIEW.
Oct 19, 2007 ... MICHAEL CULLEN, who seems to regard tax cuts as religious heresy, has become well-practised at resisting transtasman comparisons. The latest, the Howard Government's desperate bid for re-election next month, causes our Finance Minister no qualms at all. We cannot afford tax cuts ...
Infratil was keen on airport bid.
Oct 19, 2007 ... Infratil's Lloyd Morrison, who will seek a seat on the Auckland Airport board next month, expressed an interest in buying the airport when initial sale talks were held this year. The Business Herald understands Morrison was involved in the sale process of the airport around the ...