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Road-toll heat on drink drivers
Police are widening the scope of their fight against fatal drink-driving accidents by almost doubling the number of booze buses patrolling roads. Four more buses will be introduced next month, boosting the national breath-testing fleet - which ACC provides to police - to nine. The road-based campaign will work in tandem with the Land Transport Safety Authority's shock advertising, aimed at combating drink-driving, excessive speed and failure to wear seatbelts. The authority spends about $7 million...
Pepper spray: we played it straight say police
Police know how an
intellectually disabled man died after being pepper-sprayed
in Hamilton, but last night said they were unable to release
details...
Inner-city Auckland retailers say they are being targeted by a group of animal rights activists who have issued death threats, cut phone lines...
New Zealand News
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Douglas Myers, Craig Heatley mansions touted to foreigners• Police admit picking up Limerick from Murdoch's house
• Stalemate in University student fee row
• Man charged over spate of Hamilton fires
• Drugs theme in disappearance of Philip Cowan
• Troops not harmed by N-tests says report
• Rugby heaven despite Whakatane Marist's 16th defeat
World News
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Lawyer rejects political motive in Scott-Scrivener killings• India, Pakistan summit tries to end 54 years of enmity
• Condit takes own lie-detector test
• Serbian leader angry at aid delay
• Northern Ireland peace deal still possible, say PMs
• Narrow special election lead boosts Australian Liberals
• Kyoto pact needs last-minute reprieve
Business News
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Oil hopes raised for Anzon relisting• Bee-killing mite spreads further south
• Global web law a thorny issue
• O'Sullivan: Montana race is one solely for winning
• Varroa mite takes buzz out of Waikato's beehives
• Rural delivery: Record growth, but hard to keep it up
IT News
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Global web law a thorny issue• Injunction could be end of the line for Napster
• Web pirates give 'Snatch' top billing on downloads
• Online education firms run into difficulties
• Microsoft to allow PC makers to alter Windows
• Back Orifice virus victims helped by accused: witness
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