Sunday, September 23, 2012

Animal instinct: How to avoid being eaten


Cameron Street and mall, scene of a young man's serious assault. Photo / John Stone Quickread

Updated 6 min ago

Throat slit teen 'lucky'

A young man is lucky to be alive after a vicious knife attack in central Whangarei left him with his throat slashed from one side to the other. Police are describing? ?

Teen slashed in throat

Updated 1 hour ago

Arrest a 'morale boost'

Lance Corporal Pralli Durrer and Lance Corporal Rory Malone.
Photo / Supplied Quickread

The grandfather of a Kiwi soldier killed in Afghanistan has welcomed the arrest of a senior Taliban member connected to the attack.

Fallen NZ soldiers in Afghanistan

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Raw video: NZ soldiers' bodies arrive home

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KiwiRail holds talks on future job cuts

Photo / Thinkstock Quickread

KiwiRail will this week meet staff around the country to discuss changes in its infrastructure and engineering division as cuts loom to 158 jobs.

Updated 13 sec ago

Super Fund bids for major UK airport

Budget carrier Ryanair accounts for almost 70 per cent of traffic through Stansted Airport. Photo / AP Quickread

The $19.7b NZ Superannuation Fund and Wellington-based asset manager Morrison & Co have teamed up to bid for the UK's third-largest airport.

PM welcomes standards debate

Prime Minister John Key. Photo / Mark Mitchell Quickread

Prime Minister John Key says he welcomes the debate generated by the publication of national standards data.

Cardboard cathedral foundations laid

An artist's impression of the cardboard cathedral planned for Christchurch. Image / Supplied Quickread

The laying of concrete foundations for Christchurch's temporary "cardboard cathedral" has started this morning. Concrete trucks have been on the Transitional Christ?

Miners march to Parliament

Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) delegate Trevor Bolderson. Photo / Ross Setford Quickread

Miners facing the axe at Solid Energy's Spring Creek and Huntly East operations say a march on Parliament tomorrow is about more than saving their jobs.

Cricket: Taylor demotion costly

Pakistan's bowler Umar Gul, middle, celebrates with teammate Shahid Afridi, left, and captain Mohammad Hafeez after taking the wicket of Brendon McCullum. Photo / AP Quickread

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor might need to lessen the tactical burdens on his mind and rely more on his renowned cricketing instinct.

ACC pays for shark injuries

One claimant said they were out on the water fishing and "a shark bit my middle finger." Photo / Kelly Tarltons Quickread

Twenty people have received ACC payouts for injuries by sharks so far this year - a drop in the ocean compared to other animal-related injury claims.

Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10836123&ref=rss

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