New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand) back issues from May 2008:
Four-door Aston Martin steers Rapide line on circuit.
May 01, 2008 ... This is the best picture yet of the new Aston Martin Rapide, the exciting four-door that has the forthcoming Porsche Panamera firmly in its sights. Spy agency Automedia captured the Rapide testing at Germany's Nurburgring circuit. The V12-powered saloon is set to be one of the ...
Audi tempts off-road tastebuds.
May 01, 2008 ... Audi is expected to load its Q5 sports utility vehicle with all sorts of goodies in an effort to lure buyers away from models like the Land Rover Freelander and BMW X5. The new model will go on sale in New Zealand early next year chockablock with standard and optional features ...
Gizmos that fool with physics.
May 01, 2008 ... The upcoming all-wheel-drive BMW X6 is chockablock with technology that challenges the laws of physics, technology so smart it improves the dynamics of a high-riding 2.2-tonne vehicle to the point where it takes on the balancing-act characteristics of a much smaller vehicle. The ...
Electric car is being charged for the Olympics.
May 01, 2008 ... An electric commuter car is on the way from Renault, and the company is working flat-out to have it ready for the London 2012 Olympics. The eco-vehicle will rely on battery power and be charged up overnight. And it will be a bespoke machine, designed and engineered from the ...
High-tech direction needed to aid buyers.
May 01, 2008 ... Carmakers need to form some consensus on the technology they will use to improve fuel economy, says a US research company. And they will need to do a better of explaining those options if they want to hang on to customers. "It is imperative that consumers believe ...
Fuel hike catches US firms napping.
May 01, 2008 ... Car buyers in the US are turning their backs on sports utility vehicles and pick-up trucks in favor of smaller crossovers and cars. The trend also is showing up globally and could rival the industry upheaval that followed the last big oil price shock in 1980. That ...
Holden upgrades its Astra hatchback to HSV status.
May 01, 2008 ... Holden Special Vehicles is about to add a European-sourced four-cylinder hatchback to its range of go-fast Commodore-based models. Holden's high-performance arm will this month introduce into New Zealand the re-badged Vauxhall Astra VXR, a front-drive three-door powered by a ...
Lexus gears up for track debut.
May 01, 2008 ... Lexus has boldly shown that it intends to go head-to-head with its German go-fast rivals by confirming that its LF-A supercar concept will run in this month's Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race. The luxury Japanese carmaker says it will use the famed day-long event, "as a test ...
Drivers are weak link in the electronic braking chain.
May 01, 2008 ... Drivers are the weakest link when it comes to using the advantages of vehicle safety systems, says an executive from electronic specialist Robert Bosch. Jason Forcier, regional president of Bosch's electronics division, told the SAE conference in Detroit that "multiple warning ...
New Mercedes-Benz E-Class comes out of hiding.
May 01, 2008 ... Automedia photographers have captured the clearest pictures yet of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Externally, the saloon takes its cues from the recently launched C-Class, with a steeply rising waistline and distinctive character lines. At the front are bold ...
Cross-country Mini takes shape.
May 01, 2008 ... The Mini name game is on again now that a stretched and beefed-up all-wheel-drive version of the Clubman is being developed. Mini parent BMW reportedly hasn't settled on a handle for the new model, although reports in Europe say Crossman is the favourite so far. ...
Nissan trots out go-faster variant of the GT-R supercar.
May 01, 2008 ... Japanese carmaker Nissan is testing the V-Spec version of the GT-R supercar, the go-faster model it pretty much promised to build all along. Picture spy agency Automedia grabbed shots of the hot newcomer last week as test drivers put it through its paces around the Nurburgring ...
Nissan seeks to ease the pain for older drivers.
May 01, 2008 ... Carmaker Nissan is planning to ease the way for older drivers. It is using a specialised driver's suit and goggles to simulate the bad balance, stiff joints, weaker eyesight and extra weight that might plague senior citizens. Associate chief designer Etsuhiro Watanabe ...
Peugeot goes for French flair.
May 01, 2008 ... Peugeot has promised to keep the wow factor of its racy 308 RC-Z concept car alive when the production version is unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show next year. The French carmaker confirmed at the Lisbon motor show last week that the 308 coupe study it showed last year at ...
Porsche springs Cayenne surprise.
May 01, 2008 ... Porsche is working on something its chief executive Dr Wendelin Wiedeking once said it would never do - a turbodiesel model. In this case it's an oil-burning Cayenne spotted cold weather testing in Sweden. A photographer from spy agency Automedia couldn't his eyes - or ears - ...
Enter the Renault 'dragonfly'.
May 01, 2008 ... The coupe is making something of a revial, if a line-up of two-door models from big European carmakers is anything to go by. Volkswagen has just revealed its Scirocco, Peugeot has confirmed its 308 RC Z concept will go into production (See P3), Ford has hinted at a new Capri and ...
Car camouflagers are driven to distraction.
May 01, 2008 ... Camouflage and disguise are crucial when new model prototypes first leave the well-protected confines of the design studio or workshop and head out on to the test track or open road. Although a great deal of today's vehicle proving can be conducted in advance by computer ...
'Toyobaru' risks reputations.
May 01, 2008 ... The "Toyobaru" rear-drive sports car Toyota and Subaru will jointly develop for sale in 2011 risks diluting Subaru's reputation as an all-wheel-drive specialist. That's the opinion of Mat Nagato, head of global sales at Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries, who believes the new ...
Luck and planning for tough times: GM.
May 01, 2008 ... Toyota took the global sales lead from General Motors in the first quarter, capitalising on growth in China and Europe as GM saw its North American sales drag down gains in other markets. Toyota says it sold 2.41 million vehicles in the January-March period, compared with GM's ...
'Tiny tots' get clean and green.
May 01, 2008 ... The advertising copywriters are calling them the modern-day people's cars. One is the Volkswagen up!, the most significant model in the company's history since the Beetle. The other is the Fiat 500, more specifically the petrol-electric variant. Both ...
z IN BRIEF Junior doctor strike talks fail.
May 01, 2008 ... Further strike action by junior doctors on May 7 and 8 looks unavoidable after negotiations with district health boards broke down by midday yesterday. The doctors walked off the job for two days last week in support of a pay rise of 10 per cent a year for the next three years. The ...
Jury hears Kahui reject call to confess.
May 01, 2008 ... Chris Kahui was urged by police to reveal what happened to his twin sons - but he never confessed, instead telling detectives: "I've never laid a hand on my kids." Shortly before he was arrested and charged with murdering his 3-month-old sons, Kahui had a lengthy interview with ...
ARTNEWS.
May 01, 2008 ... Park lifeThe Auckland Regional Council has set up an attractive residency programme, offering artists the chance to live in an ARC park for a month and develop work influenced by the experience. The new programme has been kicked off by Auckland-born, Nelson-based Nic Moon. Moon, whose ...
Motorway bus lanes off beaten track for tourists.
May 01, 2008 ... I was on the pedestrian bridge crossing from Akoranga bus station to the AUT campus when I noticed three tour company buses in the southbound motorway lanes. This was 8am on a weekday, and the traffic was bumper to bumper. I was curious as to why these buses were not using bus lanes, as ...
Travelling treasure trove brings 'cosmic city' to life.
May 01, 2008 ... THE city has been all things to all men. To Jews, whose ancestors had been taken in captivity from Jerusalem in 586BC by King Nebuchadnezzar II, the rivers of Babylon were where they sat down and wept. Genesis claims that these Jews went on to build the Tower of Babel, although ...
BIG WEDNESDAYDraw Number:132Coin Toss22 27 29 30 31 45Tails.
May 01, 2008 ... BIG WEDNESDAYDraw Number:132Coin Toss22 27 29 30 31 45Tails There are no Division One winners this draw. Division One:No winners 0Division Two:No winners 0Division Three:$81967Division Four:$212,488Division Five: ...
TAKING A STAND FOR SAFETY.
May 01, 2008 ... It was a victory for cabbie power. For more than 12 hours hundreds of taxi drivers and their vehicles blockaded one of Melbourne's busiest junctions, causing traffic chaos yesterday. One of their own had been viciously stabbed and they were not leaving until the ...
Hope springs eternal for battered Blues.
May 01, 2008 ... And then there were four. Benson Stanley's run as the solitary back to start every Super 14 match has ended leaving a quartet of forwards who have played every game for the Blues. Stanley has made way for Isaia Toeava in the only change to the Blues for tomorrow's match with the ...
AA defends BP 'rewards' deal.
May 01, 2008 ... BP's leadership of the latest fuel price hikes has raised questions about its inclusion in the Automobile Association shopping "rewards" scheme. Herald readers have challenged the AA's credibility as an independent motorists' organisation while encouraging them to earn retail ...
War criminals namedFormer SS doctor Aribert Heim is the most-wanted suspected Nazi war criminal on a list of hundreds who the Simon Wiesenthal Cent...
May 01, 2008 ... War criminals namedFormer SS doctor Aribert Heim is the most-wanted suspected Nazi war criminal on a list of hundreds who the Simon Wiesenthal Centre estimates are still free. It released a list last night of its 10 most wanted Nazis which includes a Perth man fighting extradition to ...
US$1 salary for Yahoo chiefYahoo paid chief executive officer Jerry Yang US$1 last year. Susan Decker, who is president, had total compensation of ...
May 01, 2008 ... US$1 salary for Yahoo chiefYahoo paid chief executive officer Jerry Yang US$1 last year. Susan Decker, who is president, had total compensation of US$14.8 million, Yahoo said in a regulatory filing. Confidence edges upBusiness confidence improved a little in the National Bank's ...
Victim gives rescuers helping hand.
May 01, 2008 ... Lying in a coma after a train smash which nearly killed him, Ray Burgess saw a white light and thought he was going to die. But the sound of his wife's voice and a vision of deceased loved ones at the top of a staircase snapped him out of his two-week slumber. The ...
Smile and wave from murder accused.
May 01, 2008 ... Murder accused Nai Yin Xue seemed in good spirits when he appeared briefly in the Auckland District Court yesterday. The former fugitive, who was arrested in the United States after an international manhunt, even managed a smile and a wave for someone in the back of the court as ...
Firm fined after 'green' road seal ran into stream POLLUTION.
May 01, 2008 ... A major civil contracting company has been fined $750 after an attempt to use an environmentally friendly road-sealing product in the Waitakere Ranges came unstuck. Run-off from the new product drained into a stream in the sensitive Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area when sealing ...
'Shocking' report calls for sacking of trustees.
May 01, 2008 ... Education authorities want a Maori immersion school's board of trustees to be dissolved and a commissioner appointed. An Education Review Office report on Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Kaikohe details numerous issues at the school, including allegations of bullying, cheating and ...
Starship children's hospital gets teeth into oral health HEALTH.
May 01, 2008 ... Little Brandon Ieremia loves to brush his teeth, often reminding his mum and younger sister of "toothbrush time". The 2-year-old from Manurewa - who has type one diabetes - was yesterday the first patient at Auckland's Starship to get a free toothbrush and toothpaste. He is the ...
Toll project wants more Govt money INFRASTRUCTURE.
May 01, 2008 ... Transit NZ is seeking more Government money to complete its $365 million toll road between Orewa and Puhoi. It confirmed last night that a new application for $26 million was on top of a grant of $180 million already approved as a direct Government contribution to the 7.5km ...
One-man party makes airbase an election issue TRANSPORT.
May 01, 2008 ... The prospect of East Coast Bays voters having a No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai Airbase Party to choose from in this year's general election has upset an established anti-airport lobby group. The group has disclaimed any association with Toby Hutton, a 19-year-old Browns Bay ...
The dangers in doing the splits Brian Fallow ECONOMICS.
May 01, 2008 ... IN THESE times when it has become popular to look for tax breaks as a cure for whatever ails us, the idea of income splitting to relieve some pressure on families with children may appeal. But it would be a third-best solution. It is telling that it has taken 21/2 years for ...
Big bid for parent drives Contact up.
May 01, 2008 ... Contact Energy shares soared to an all-time high yesterday on market speculation of a buy-out after an unsolicited offer for its majority shareholder Origin Energy. It emerged yesterday that BG Group, Britain's third-largest natural gas producer, had offered A$14.70 a share for ...
Propane used at one of Icepak's Waikato plants.
May 01, 2008 ... The coolstore company at the centre of a series of investigations after a fatal explosion at its Tamahere operation has confirmed it is using propane as a refrigerant at one of its Waikato plants. Icepak managing director Wayne Grattan told the Herald the flammable refrigerant ...
COUCHGUIDE.
May 01, 2008 ... 7.30PM, TV3BIGGEST LOSER For three months, they've slimmed, trimmed and toned as much as they can. The final contestants head to the set of Days of Our Lives for the finishing touches to their makeovers 8PM, TV2POLICE TEN 7 Police are called in to deal with some local ...
Deficit sends the dollar spinning.
May 01, 2008 ... A surprise $50 million trade deficit has pushed the dollar to a three-month low but commentators are divided over whether it signals the beginning of a long-term drop-off in its value. The dollar dipped to US77.3c on Tuesday night, continuing on from a slide which saw it hit a ...
Close encounter with an alien land.
May 01, 2008 ... MEG CRANSTON: HOT PANTS IN A COLD COLD WORLD: WORKS 1987-2007(Artspace & Clouds $75)Reviewed by Richard DaleTo anyone looking in - especially from this area of the world - the Los Angeles art scene can be: a) daunting, b) too exclusive and c) too cool to do anything but make you feel like ...
Time to be vigilant with your fire precautions.
May 01, 2008 ... Winter is the most dangerous time of the year for fires in the home. Its onset means an increase in the use of heating appliances, solid fuel and gas burning fires and things like electric blankets. Not only are there potential dangers present from combustible ...
Another global emergency to keep angst levels rising Garth George.
May 01, 2008 ... SO NOW it seems that while we sit on the heights and watch the seas rise inexorably, and mop our brows in the unaccustomed heat, we're going to be hungry as well. As this millennium got into gear, first it was international terrorism and the Iraq war that scared half the world ...
Mark my words: Oil will not hit US$200.
May 01, 2008 ... LAST week Hamish McRae, one of the world's best economic journalists, declared in the Independent that "Hardly anyone a year ago successfully predicted the rise in the oil price to US$120 a barrel - in fact I have not found a single forecast of that." Regular readers of this column may ...
When collectors go mad for modernism.
May 01, 2008 ... LAST month offered an insight into the mind of the private art collector, with sales at Webb's of art from the collections of Titirangi writer Maurice Shadbolt and South Islanders Richard and Rhoda Potton attracting strong interest. This month, it is the turn of those interested ...
Writing wrong stuff about sport.
May 01, 2008 ... NEW Zealand sports news reporting is out of date. With the debate raging in the media about Daniel Carter, contracts and the New Zealand Rugby Union's failings, it's perhaps timely to suggest that our sports media have got it all wrong - wrong so far as the age group actually playing sport ...
Coffee house chain donates.
May 01, 2008 ... Esquires coffee houses is celebrating Fairtrade fortnight by donating 10 cents of every cup of coffee sold during the fortnight to the impoverished in East Timor, where the majority of Esquires beans are sourced from. The money will help sponsor a project and aid families in this area. ...
Handcrafted jewellery out of Africa.
May 01, 2008 ... Ginga Squid jewellery designs make funky, fun and fabulous statements using Fairtrade African Kazuri beads, Fairtrade Hill Tribes silver from Thailand and other organic materials such as fossils, sea urchin spines and rare and unique gemstones. Each piece is individually ...
Chocolate from the rainforests.
May 01, 2008 ... Green & Black's was launched in 1991 when Craig Sams, founder of Whole Earth Foods, and his wife, journalist and confirmed chocoholic Josephine Fairley, founded the world's first organic chocolate brand. They launched with a high-quality, bittersweet Dark Organic chocolate bar, ...
Nature Spot opts for eco-fashion.
May 01, 2008 ... Armed with Fairtrade certification, Nature Spot continues to expand its range of exclusive, organic, Fairtrade fashion clothing. What started as a range of baby basics has now grown to include a huge range of designer baby items, including rompers and hooded cardigans, and adult ...
On their bikes to help out PO Box holders.
May 01, 2008 ... PO Box holders can now forget the hassle of clearing their PO Box each and every morning. PO Box Couriers, an Auckland-based courier company, specialises in delivering businesses' private box mail straight to their office. By using only cyclist couriers and delivering ...
Supermarket shoppers change the world.
May 01, 2008 ... JUST by being selective about what kind of coffee, tea or chocolate you put in your supermarket trolley can play a part in improving the lives of workers and growers in the developing world. The concept is simple. Fairtrade producer groups sell directly to Fairtrade traders at a ...
Warm fuzzies in the workplace.
May 01, 2008 ... MAKING Fairtrade products available in your staff canteen or workplace is one of the best ways to show your company is serious about corporate social responsibility. A wide variety of over 50 different organisations across New Zealand are now Fairtrade workplaces. These include ...
Home is where the hearth is.
May 01, 2008 ... wood cutting to be done, the materials are easily stored and no drying is required. They are generally a low-cost form of heating (pellet costs do vary regionally, but generally accepted as a fairly low cost form of heating). The disadvantages are that the fires will not work without power ...
Roles that pack a powerful punch.
May 01, 2008 ... SOME 38 years after it was published, Germaine Greer's feminist polemic, The Female Eunuch, still packs a punch. Just ask Brooke Williams, who stars in the Auckland Theatre Company's comedy The Female of the Species. The play, written by Australian Joanna Murray-Smith, was ...
Identity thieves sharpen their act.
May 01, 2008 ... The people tasked with keeping our online institutions safe say attacks on internet users are increasingly sophisticated as online bankers, Facebook members and Trade Me users come under attack from fraudsters, bullies and identity thieves. In the last year, 900 reports of ...
Support for FTA with China rising says poll.
May 01, 2008 ... Support for the Government's high profile free trade agreement with China is increasing, with a Herald -DigiPoll survey showing some people have moved from having no firm view on the deal to backing it since more details emerged. The poll puts support for the Chinese deal at ...
Rodent killing project delayed.
May 01, 2008 ... A major rodent eradication project which the Department of Conservation hoped to start on islands in the eastern Bay of Islands this winter has been delayed by a year. Project Island Song, a community-led effort to restore native bird and plant life on the seven islands of the ...
Family hat caps off achievement.
May 01, 2008 ... A ceremonial hat is a key part of graduating - but for Tabitha Frazer the experience will be extra special. She will be the latest member in a long line of the Frazer family to wear the trencher when she crosses the stage as one of more than 5500 students graduating with about ...
It's curtains for the winter chill.
May 01, 2008 ... With winter having arrived, it's the time of year when being warm and cosy in our homes becomes a priority. One of those things that are often overlooked in heating solutions are curtains and blinds, yet they can be effective. Val Armstrong, owner of In House Interiors in ...
Making a case for gas.
May 01, 2008 ... With electricity prices seemingly spiraling upwards, and increasing doubts about continuity of supply, now is the right time to think about gas as a domestic energy source, Rinnai New Zealand sales and marketing manager David Waters says. The advantages of gas are well ...
Home is where the hearth is.
May 01, 2008 ... We've had a long, hot summer - but now there is a chill in the air, particularly at night. Winter is approaching and it's time to consider how we will keep warm, dry and well during the cold months. If you found that your heating last year was especially costly or ineffective, ...