Israeli 'spies' drop passport fraud appeals
08.02.05
By KEVIN TAYLOR
Two suspected Israeli spies found guilty of passport fraud in New Zealand are dropping their appeal against the convictions, raising Government hopes it may yet receive the apology it has sought from Israel.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10009982
Dunedin flooded in 20min downpour
08.02.05 7.35am
Flash flooding which ripped through Dunedin last evening left retailers and emergency services mopping up through the night.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10009984
Cooling boost for wildlife as heat blankets country
08.02.05
By ANNE GIBSON
A water-cooling system has been cranked up for the sharks at Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World - and the giraffes at Auckland Zoo have been given carrot iceblocks to nibble as hot, humid weather blankets the country.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10009964
KINDLY note the growing season in New Zealand and Australia is ruined. Not to mention South Africa and Israel. Any place getting flooding conditions have no crops to sustain them this year.
Bay farmers offered more flood help
Farmers affected by the floods in December are also able to access the Agricultural Recovery Package. Picture / Alan Gibson
08.02.05
Bay of Plenty farmers hit by floods last July and December will be able to get help, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton announced yesterday.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10009943
Southern seas' Stonehenge
08.02.05
Nobel laureate Professor Alan MacDiarmid, 77, will officially open New Zealand's version of Stonehenge - or at least a full-size replica - on Saturday.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10009972
Renaissance dancing on back of iPod
08.02.05
IT company Renaissance has reported a 72 per cent increase in net profit last year.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10009936
Philippa Stevenson: Wetland wars well worth fighting
08.02.05
Waitangi may have been largely free of protest on Sunday, but Waikato was not.
It was an orderly sort of gathering and the voices pleading the case for indigenous rights were measured, possibly a tad weary, and almost drowned out by the traffic whizzing by on State Highway 1.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=466&ObjectID=10009894
Editorial: Political taint poisons tree replacement
08.02.05
It is more than 10 years since an angry young man stole up the slopes of One Tree Hill with a chainsaw and did the ultimately fatal damage to an Auckland landmark. Until that morning the elegant solitary pine that had featured on so many depictions of the city had been free of any political associations. But from the moment it was vandalised in the name of Maori protest its fate, and eventually the matter of its replacement, acquired an unfortunate and quite unnecessary political taint. So it did again this weekend when it was discovered that some individual or group had gone quietly up the hill and planted a pohutukawa sapling at the summit.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=466&ObjectID=10009906
The weather in New Zealand (Crystal Wind Chime) is:
Major Centres
Auckland
A few showers
23.0°
18.0°
Wellington
Some cloud
24.0°
15.0°
Christchurch
Some cloud
24.0°
15.0°
Hamilton
A few showers
24.0°
16.0°
Dunedin
Some cloud
21.0°
14.0°
Updated Friday 11 Feb 12:00AM
National Summary
Updated Tuesday 08 Feb 7:59AM
From Northland to Taranaki, also for Taupo:
A few showers but fine breaks developing during the day.
For Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and northern Hawkes Bay:
Occasional rain but just a few showers about the Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty after midday.
From Taihape and Wanganui to Wellington, and from Napier south to the Wairarapa:
Clearing to mostly fine this morning. However, isolated afternoon or evening showers about the ranges.
For Marlborough and Canterbury:
Mainly fine but scattered showers developing in the afternoon, with thunderstorms possible in Marlborough.
For Nelson, Buller, Westland and Fiordland:
Cloudy at times, with a few showers.
For Otago and Southland:
Fine, apart from some cloud, and isolated showers developing this afternoon.
For Chatham Islands:
Fine weather.
National Long Range Forecast
Updated Monday 07 Feb 1:59PM
Wednesday
North Island, fine or becoming fine in most places, but some heavy afternoon showers are likely about the ranges of Gisborne and northern Hawkes Bay. South Island, widespread rain developing in Fiordland and drizzle in South Westland and Stewart Island, but mainly fine elsewhere.
Thursday
North Island, fine, just some cloud in the north and west, especially Taranaki to Wellington. South Island, rain in the west with some heavy falls and scattered rain in Otago and Southland. Increasing high cloud elsewhere.
Friday
North Island, rain spreading to most places, but remaining fine and warm in Gisborne and Hawkes Bay. South Island, rain in the north and west followed by showers. Showers elsewhere.
The weather in Antarctica (Crystal Ice Chime) is:
Scott Base
Cloudy
-8.0°
Updated Tuesday 08 Feb 9:59AM
The weather at Glacier Bay National Park (Crystal Wind Chime) is:
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT....
TODAY...
RAIN AND SNOW.
NOT AS COLD.
NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONUP TO 1 INCH.
HIGHS AROUND 37.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
27 °F / -3 °C
Overcast
with
Windchill:
19 °F / -7 °C
Humidity:
93%
Dew Point:
25 °F / -4 °C
Wind:
7 mph / 11 km/h from the NNW
Pressure:
29.95 in / 1014 hPa
Visibility:
1.5 miles / 2.4 kilometers
UV:
0 out of 12
Clouds (AGL):
Scattered Clouds 100 ft / 30 m
Overcast 997 ft / 304 m
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