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Slash announces two NZ concerts

Slash announces two NZ concerts

Legendary guitarist Slash - Guns N' Roses lead guitarist and co-founder of supergroup Velvet Revolver - announces two New Zealand concerts in August.

Soldier diary wins children's book award (16 May 2012)
Mobile studio to record Chch's young musicians (16 May 2012)
Disappear in Light to screen at festival (16 May 2012)

National

Free weed workshops back

Northlanders keen to learn more about some of the worst weeds threatening our region - and how best to tackle them - are being urged to register now for one of a series of free workshops.

PM visits Aranui Music Programme (17 May 2012)
Arrests follow trashing of bereaved family's home (17 May 2012)
Tauranga slip stable despite movement (16 May 2012)

Politics

Housing a non-event on National's policy calendar

The Government's Social Housing Unit (SHU) Growth Fund pales in comparison to what the Housing Innovation Fund would have achieved under Labour's stewardship, says Labour's Housing spokesperson Annette King.

Social Housing need: A ticking time bomb - Greens (16 May 2012)
McCully announces embassy closure (16 May 2012)
EEZ Bill 'fails to protect the environment' (16 May 2012)

Business

Job ads fall 2% in April

Summary

- The ANZ New Zealand job advertisement series, which sums newspaper and internet ads, fell 2.0 percent in April (sa), following a 0.9 percent fall in March.

Inaugural winners of DairyNZ 'Prize Pond' awards announced (17 May 2012)
NZD at five-month low against USD (17 May 2012)
Top lineup of speakers for leadership week in Hastings (17 May 2012)

Sport

Figures confirm fans love Super Rugby

New Zealanders are continuing their love affair with rugby according to latest broadcast and game attendance figures released by the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU).

The figures show strong double digit increases after 12 rounds of Investec Super Rugby.

SARU welcomes Rugby World Cup 2015 agreement (17 May 2012)
England must beat West Indies to stay top (17 May 2012)
Paston commits to Phoenix (16 May 2012)

Lifestyle

NASA astronaut to attend Dunedin science festival

NASA astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, a veteran of three space flights who has logged more than 42 days in space, will be making her next touchdown at this year's eighth New Zealand International Science Festival taking place in Dunedin, from 30 June to 8 July 2012.

Winter arrives in Queenstown and Methven (16 May 2012)
Awards recognise youth potential (16 May 2012)
Apprentice chef wins Auckland Regional Youth Skills Final (16 May 2012)

Health

Figures show older people significant portion of society

Figures show older people significant portion of society

Age Concern New Zealand says new figures show the significant portion of society older people make up.

Survey to uncover bowel disease burden (17 May 2012)
Prescription charges rise arguments don't stack up (16 May 2012)
Waikato Hospital tomorrow celebrates the 125th anniversary (16 May 2012)

Technology

Seeby expands internet empire

Seeby expands internet empire

Internet Entrepreneur Seeby Woodhouse has expanded his company Voyager, by acquiring the business of one of New Zealand's biggest hosting and domain name companies, Net24.

PriceMe launches new Android shopping app (16 May 2012)
10 years of Red Hat Enterprise Linux celebrated (16 May 2012)
InternetNZ to organise meeting of ICT NGOs (16 May 2012)
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