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Fiat
Fiat is back in the USA with the award-winning Fiat 500 making its debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show
heralding the return of Fiat to North America.
New Zealand Police
Emergency services are currently attending an incident at the Pike River Coal Processing Plant in Atarau which is about
half way between Greymouth and Reefton.
New Zealand Police
Specialist gas testing equipment has been flown in from Australia this morning to help with the rescue operation at the
Pike River coal mine between Greymouth and Reefton where 29 men remain trapped underground.
New Zealand Police
Specialist search and mine rescue staff are prepared to enter the Pike River coal mine once the air and gas levels are
sufficiently clear to safely do so.
Telecom New Zealand
Telecom has offered any help and resources it can provide to assist the Pike River Mine explosion rescue effort.
Pacific Media Centre
Key Asia-Pacific, Australian and New Zealand investigative journalists and researchers will gather at AUT University
next month for a media “conversation” that will feature diverse issues such as war reporting, scams and global warming
probes.
The Scoop Team
Former TVNZ political reporter Kris Faafoi is Labour’s newest MP after winning the Mana by-election today.
United Nations
The newly-created United Nations trust fund to support victims of human trafficking is gaining steady international
support with pledges having been received from six governments and one private sector donor during the past two weeks,
the UN Office ...
New Zealand Police
Two miners have emerged from the Pike River Mine near Greymouth on New Zealand's West Coast. Police say one of the pair
is the loader driver who was discovered by the electrician who entered the mine to investigate a power outage. The two
miners ...
New Zealand Police
Rescuers are concerned about air quality at the site of today's Pike River coal mine explosion on the west coast of the
South Island. Police said tonight that two miners who walked to the surface earlier this evening are being treated for
moderate injuries ...
BusinessDesk
Nov. 19 (BusinessDesk) – Tragedy has struck at the Pike River Coal Ltd. mine, inland from Greymouth, with more than 35
miners and management staff unaccounted for in the mine after an explosion at about 5 p.m.
United Nations
The top United Nations envoy in Haiti has called on demonstrators to stop blocking roads, bridges and airports so that
vital humanitarian assistance can reach the thousands of people affected by the cholera outbreak.
NZ Red Cross
Last night, at the request of police, New Zealand Red Cross set up a welfare centre at the Red Cross First Aid training
centre, 100 Tainui Road, Greymouth, to assist families involved in the Pike River mining incident.
New Zealand Government
Phil Twyford’s detective work has once again shown him to be inept in his efforts to paint the new Auckland Council as a
failure, Minister of Local Government Rodney Hide said today.
This Way of Life
A small Kiwi film with a big heart is one of just 15 documentaries in the world to be shortlisted for next year’s
Academy Awards.
New Zealand Labour Party
Labour Leader Phil Goff has expressed grave concern at news of an explosion at the Pike River mine this afternoon, which
has resulted in up to 30 miners being trapped underground. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the miners, their families
who ...
IG Markets
Across Asia, regional markets are mixed despite the very strong set of leads from US markets. The Nikkei 225 and Kospi
are the best performers, up 0.1% and 0.4% respectively while on the downside, the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite are
1.5% and 1.3% weaker ...
Reserve Bank
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New Zealand Police
Two miners have emerged from the Pike River Mine near Greymouth on New Zealand's West Coast.
New Zealand Police
A welfare centre has been set up tonight for the families of miners trapped by the underground explosion at the Pike
River coal mine 50km north east of Greymouth.
New Zealand Police
Police and other emergency services are responding to a possible explosion at a West Coast, New Zealand, coal mine.
New Zealand Police
Two miners have emerged from the Pike River Mine near Greymouth on New Zealand's West Coast. Police say one of the pair
is the loader driver who was discovered by the electrician who entered the mine to investigate a power outage.
New Zealand Government
Biosecurity Minister David Carter has tonight welcomed strong support from kiwifruit growers for a government/industry
plan to fight Psa disease. The Government is committing $25 million in a dollar-for-dollar partnership with the
kiwifruit industry to fund ...
Bomber's Blog
Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury delivers his weekly current affairs expose, the war on news! The show broadcasts weekly on
Triangle/Stratos TV and on Scoop. Bomber also posts on the Tumeke! blog and Scoop.
YMCA
Once again YMCA associations are turning out to support White Ribbon Day on 25 November to raise awareness of the
effects of violence towards women. White Ribbon Day, held each year on 25 November, is an international day of action
and awareness when people ...
New Zealand Police
Police have released the nationalities of the 29 miners tripped underground at the Pike River coal mine.
United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Babatunde Osotimehin, a professor and former minister from Nigeria, as the
new head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
New Zealand Government
The Government stands ready to offer whatever assistance it can as events unfold at Pike River mine on the West Coast,
says the Minister of Energy and Resources, Gerry Brownlee.
Zespri
With strong support by growers across the industry, the kiwifruit Industry Advisory Council tonight supported the
aggressive management of Psa in New Zealand and authorised $25 million of industry funding to support the management
strategy.
NHNZ
International television production company NHNZ‘s new purpose-built premises in Dunedin have been officially opened by
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, during a function attended by television industry representatives from New Zealand,
Australia, ...
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