OUR POLLS: Split vote on SAS in Afghanistan
Wellingtonians are evenly split over whether the SAS should be withdrawn from Afghanistan.
But a clear majority thinks the Kiwi reconstruction team should stay in Bamiyan Province, according to four NewsWire polls conducted over the past three weeks.
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Lower Hutt can tab collectors up to 38,600 and they’re still counting
Chilton St James School students know how to count to 38,600 – that’s how many aluminium drink can tabs they have, reports ANITA DE MUTH.
Whitireia Independent Students Association – how saga unfolded
NewsWire has carried detailed coverage of the events surrounding revelations that the Whitireia Independent Students’ Association’s financial affairs got into a mess last year.
Turn to this page to get links to our stories:
# Auditor: student body books ‘a big mess’.
# Polytech says it’s there to help students.
# Problems with NZ student groups common.
# Onus on association to be transparent.
# Whitireia head yet to see student accounts.
# We want our money back, say aggrieved students.
# Student body mess a ‘tragedy’ for Whitireia.
# No milk, no sugar…no hope.
# Student association inquiry may take months.
# Acting president not giving up on crippled association.
# Student exec member felt ‘out of the loop’.
Kadine the Kiwi ‘birthday present’ a gift to the nation
Patty Kilpatrick thought finding a birthday present for husband John’s 50th would be hard – he wanted a kiwi, reports KATE MELZER.
Wellington buses trialling NZ developed ‘green’ diesel
Four city buses have no black smoke coming out their back ends, all because of a new kind of fuel developed in the Hutt, reports KATE MELZER.
The anatomy of a Saturday late night suburban car crash
‘His parking needs some work,’ the fireman said to JOSIE GLASSON after her neighbourhood peace was broken by a crash.
Vocal crowd debates search, surveillance bill Campaign against the bill will carry on, say organisers.
Capital’s quaint corners kept for posterity Council rolls out plan to preserve older parts of Wellington.
Cars need to give way to walkers in city Councillor – ‘without walking, we’ll have dead, dangerous places.’
Cost of train delays piles up on city businesses Commuters late on job just part of working week in capital.
Unwelcome visitors’ trail of evidence at Bank Wellington arcade gets more than its fair share of tagging.
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