Newswire.co.nz News - Week ending July 24, 2009

People split over folic acid debate.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/07/folic-poll/
WELLINGTON people are just as unsure about folic acid being added to bread as the Government, a Newswire street poll has found.

Vic Design students push possible boundaries
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/07/victoria-design/
TELEPATHY, regeneration, editing memories and visiting virtual worlds may sound like science-fiction, but Victoria University design students are helping to bring the future to reality with their project, Virtual Voyage.

Te Papa CEO Seddon Bennington farewelled at museum (with video and photo slideshow)
http://wwwnewswire.co.nz/2009/07/te-papa-chief/
THE sound of conch shells and traditional Maori instruments echoed around Wellington harbour as the body of Te Papa museum chief executive Seddon Bennington was welcomed back this week.

Battle for Manners Mall is not over, say councillors
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/07/manners-battle/
THE Save Manners Mall campaign is far from over, despite Wellington City Councils decision to open it up to buses - and thats according to one of the councillors who voted for it.

New homes cause headaches in Whitby
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/07/whitby-expansion/
NEW housing developments that will add more than 1000 homes to Whitby in the next decade are piecemeal and lack an overall vision, say some residents.

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