454-The judge presiding over John Goodman's DUI-manslaughter case has called a Wednesday morning hearing to address under what conditions the Wellington polo mogul can be released from jail while he appeals his conviction and 16-year prison sentence. One condition of release prosecutors and the defense agree on is a 24-hour-security detail of off-duty law enforcement officers monitoring Goodman - a costly prospect the wealthy Goodman could easily afford.

426-AAP Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan says he is disappointed by the NRL club's horror schedule during the State of Origin period, but is hopeful they can come out the other end a better team for it. The Sharks have been dealt the harshest of runs, one of just three teams to not get a bye during the eight-week Origin period, and are expected to have to do without star pair Paul Gallen and Todd Carney for three crucial matches.

459-Om het belang van planten en plantenonderzoek voor alle leven op aarde te benadrukken, roept EPSO, een overkoepelende organisatie van meer dan 200 onderzoeksinstellingen, de Internationale Dag van de Plantenfascinatie in het leven. "Planten vormen de basis voor een gezonde en aangename leefomgeving, aangezien ze zorgen voor diensten als zuurstof, voedsel, medicatie, kledij, decoratie en waterzuivering", klinkt het bij de Nationale Plantentuin van België.

112-Frosne ærter solgt i supermarkeder over hele landet indeholder mere, end hvad de fleste kan tænke sig at spise

98-Publicatiedatum: 16-05-2012 | Uiterste datum: 14-06-2012 | Document: Aankondiging van een opdracht

373-AN informant in China, seeking a reward, tipped off Westpac about millions being stolen from a New Zealand account, a court has heard. The Crown alleges that more than $NZ6 million ($4.68 million) Hui (Leo) Gao transferred offshore was gained from a misplaced decimal point which resulted in the $NZ100,000 Westpac overdraft he was granted being increased to $NZ10 million.

399-THEY do things different across the ditch. It's a crazy story so here are the details: Kiwi pig midwife - it's a thing - embraces Dutch courage, in the form of a beer, for a bride competition. These are facts. But it wasn't all fun and games; the Taranaki Daily News found itself caught up in a storm of controversy over its decision to publish the photo of the beer-swilling bride on its frontpage.

449-The judge presiding over John Goodman's DUI-manslaughter case has called a Wednesday morning hearing to address under what conditions the Wellington polo mogul can be released from jail while he appeals his conviction and 16-year prison sentence. One condition of release prosecutors and the defense agree on is a 24-security detail of off-duty law enforcement officers monitoring Goodman - a costly prospect the wealthy Goodman could easily afford.

431-Australia's dollar declined to its weakest level this year as Greece's failure to form a new government spurred speculation it may leave the euro area, sapping demand for riskier assets. The so-called Aussie was near a four-month low against the yen as Asian stocks fell for a sixth-straight day, extending a global equities rout. The New Zealand dollar dropped for a fourth day after Auckland-based Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd.

424-THE NZ First party wants a total ban on synthetic cannabis and says products are still being sold despite government moves to stamp them out. Health spokeswoman Barbara Stewart says as one chemical is banned a new one is developed and sold under a different name."Police have discovered synthetic cannabis products are still being sold in Dunedin dairies, it's unlikely this is a localised or one-off event," she said today.

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434-Dit is 525 kilometer puur genieten Een beetje gewichtig voelt het wel; we gaan iets doen op de fiets waar de Romeinse keizers al van droomden per boot. Zij zochten naar mogelijkheden om van de Atlantische ­Oceaan naar de Middellandse Zee te varen. Dwars door Frankrijk. De grootste struikelblokken waren echter het hoogteverschil en de watertoevoer. Het zou tot halverwege de negentiende eeuw duren voor de verbinding tot stand kwam.

491-May 15, 2012 Tuesday     IT'S a pretty simple equation that pays off for New Zealand. GNS Science gives oil exploration companies all the information they need to find productive oil fields with a minimum of fuss, if they strike oil it gets extracted and a lot of money goes to the public purse. For instance, the Tui Field off Taranaki was discovered in 2003 and was a "modest-sized" field of about 50 million barrels, GNS Science source rock and petroleum geochemist, Richard Sykes says.

222-Wellington (RPO). Föhns, Haarschneider und Bargeld: Mehrere Pakete, die in den vergangenen zwei Wochen in Haushalten in Neuseeland angekommen sind, haben für Verwirrung gesorgt und sogar die Polizei auf den Plan gerufen.

444-Voor het originele format van De MeesterBakker, The Great British Bake Off, was het vorige week feest: het bakprogramma haalde een Gouden Roos in de categorie lifestyle binnen. Maar ook in de volgende aflevering van onze eigen Vlaamse De MeesterBakker, op woensdag 16 mei 2012, is het vanaf 21.25 feest: het feestgevoel van een zondags ontbijt met koffiekoeken en een nostalgisch vieruurtje met éénmanstaartjes staan centraal in aflevering 7.

327-AAP The Warriors' front-row rotation was a major part of their run to the NRL grand final last year and the four props involved are reunited for the first time this week. Kiwis Ben Matulino and Russell Packer, who have appeared in every match this season, have been named to start against West Tigers in Sydney on Friday night.