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Grapes
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 The Australian 
Sour grapes in New Zealand fruit-picking scheme
| AS Australia plans to import Pacific island fruit pickers, it has been dealt a cautionary tale that workers in a similar scheme in New Zealand were allegedly mistreated, given little work and underp... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, center, celebrates with McLaren team director Ron Dennis, jsa1
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 BBC News 
Hamilton takes cautious approach
| McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton says he is prepared to take a cautious approach to winning the Formula One title as the season moves towards its climax. | Hamilton said second place on Sunday in Valen... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno)
sharemarket, forex, economy , finance                            NZ Herald 
NZ stocks: Market lower in quiet session
| The New Zealand sharemarket closed a fairly quiet session lower as the profit reporting season continued. | The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 2.48 points at 3318.52. There were 45 rises and 32... (photo: Creative Commons)
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Telekom malaysia payphone, publicphone.  TVNZ 
Pay phone use plummets
Aug 27, 2008 3:53 PM | Telecom says it has no plans to abandon its public pay phones, despite the huge rise in mobile phone use in the past five years. | In 2003 the number of pay phone calls in New Z... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
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Phone Booth NZ Herald
Pay phone use plummets as cellphones surge
| Photo / Martin Sykes | Telecom says it has no plans to abandon its public pay phones, despite the huge rise in mobile phone use in the past five years. | In 2003 the nu... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Business   Network   Photos   Technology   Telecom  
Wind Farm TVNZ
Board to consider Contact wind farm
Aug 27, 2008 10:58 AM | Environment Minister Trevor Mallard says he intends to call in Contact Energy's proposal for a 180-turbine wind farm near Raglan to be considered ... (photo: GFDL)
Energy   Environment   New Zealand   Photos   Wind  
Dreamworks TVNZ
DreamWorks in Bollywood deal
Aug 27, 2008 11:14 AM | Indian media company Reliance ADA Group's expected deal to finance a new incarnation of the DreamWorks film studio signals broader changes for Bol... (photo: GFDL)
Bollywood   Dreamworks   India   Photos   Reliance  
Air New Zealand NZ Herald
Air New Zealand braces for headwinds
| Air New Zealand chairman John Palmer (L) and CEO Rob Fyfe announce the annual results yesterday. Photo / Brett Phibbs | Air New Zealand faces a tough haul to make a pro... (photo: Public Domain Photo / Arpingstone)
Airline   Energy   New Zealand   Photos   Prices  
Father and Son NZ Herald
Fathers getting a piece of the parenthood action
| Men are hungry for information about fatherhood, say experts. Photo / Martin Sykes Related nzherald links: | Dads have finally broken into one of the last bastions of m... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Fatherhood   Information   Parenthood   Photos   Social  
 Britain´s Lewis Hamilton of the McLaren team gives thumbs up at the pit, prior to the last practice session ahead of the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, Saturday Sept. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wij Sporting Life
Lewis Fully Focused On Title Bid
| Lewis Hamilton is confident he can cap his second season in Formula One with the world title. | The Brit believes he proved last year during his battle with Fernando Al... (photo: AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
F1   Motor Sport   Photos   Sports   Star  
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- NZ Shares: Small lift in early trading
- Greens say Waterview project a 'financial drain'
- ING Medical blames market as revaluations hammer profit
- Hurricane news boosts oil
- Construction industry looks to build its ranks in the West
- Currency: NZ dollar on the rise
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Currency: NZ dollar on the rise
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Fiji's military commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama center, in Suva, Fiji, Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 arrives at the Great Council of Chiefs meeting to address the council over the tensions between the military and the government. Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase also attended the council meeting to outline the governments stance on the situat
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- An artist's palate
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- Goldie portrait fetches $355,000
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- Lewis Hamilton makes steady progress in his title ambitions
- Croatian film wins Sarajevo festival
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- Virus hits Dunedin Hospital again
- Historic heart operation in NZ
- Norovirus hits Dunedin hospital wards again
- Historic heart operation to take place in Hamilton today
- The Dish: Spring Outing
- ING Medical blames market as revaluations hammer profit
Father and Son
Fathers getting a piece of the parenthood action
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Travel & Tourism Sport
- Sour grapes in New Zealand fruit-picking scheme
- Spin doctor has no place in FA's grand plan
- Crunch time ahead for Air New Zealand
- Air NZ earnings cut as jet fuel price rockets
- Air New Zealand normalised profit falls 24 per cent
- Air NZ earnings down
Grapes
Sour grapes in New Zealand fruit-picking scheme
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- Rugby: Rokocoko back for Auckland
- Hirvonen tipped to take Rally crown
- Rugby: Weepu set to continue at first five
- Team all smiles at airport homecoming
- Mushtaq calls it quits
- New Zealand driver Scott Dixon closing in on second champion
McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, center, celebrates with McLaren team director Ron Dennis, jsa1
Hamilton takes cautious approach
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Internet & Education Entertainment / Film
- Tots' education improving: ministry
- My job: Oral Health Educator
- College sport: Schoolboy finals put the men to shame
- Hamilton school bus routes
- Area schools earn higher marks Hamilton regains effective ra
- Student ordered to pay up
 John Densmore of The Doors performs at Book Soup in West Hollywood, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006. Densmore signed autographs and read poetry at Book Soup formerly the site of the Cinematheque 16 movie house where Morrison read poetry and performed Doo
Poetry in motion
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- Q Theatre funding drama almost over
- Screen queen cues up change of focus
- Thank you for smoking
- DVD for students brings Treaty's history to life
- Indian Ink's sights on Asia
- Review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Aotea Centre
Madonna's concert in London, Wembley arena, summer 2006.
Madonna, at 50, to kick off world tour
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