
Farewell to little "Pumpkin" - we wish her well in her new life with her Grandma in China.

New Zealand police make a grisly discovery in the boot of a car in Auckland...
The body of little "Pumpkin's" mother has been found stashed in the boot of a car outside the family home.

Source: BBC News
Crows have shown that two tools are better than one when it comes to problem solving, scientists say.

Source: nzherald.co.nz
An elderly Mangawhai woman fought off a knife-wielding intruder who tried to sexually assault her.

Source: infonews.co.nz
A court decision to clear a man who shot an armed intruder in his gun shop is worrying some lawyers and police as shopkeepers are warned not to keep loaded guns for protection in New Zealand.

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After the released of their previous self-titled EP, Motocade is back in action with their current EP, "Into the Fall EP".

Source: healthandlifestyle.co.nz
How to train for multiple marathons in a year.

Source: nzherald.co.nz
The Auckland City Council - frustrated at the lack of action by the private sector - is planning a 100km fibre network to provide faster and cheaper broadband across the city.

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people can't afford to live in auckland - future boom in provinces loom -

Source: nzherald.co.nz
Free internet access will be available throughout all 17 Auckland City Libraries from Thursday 26 April.

Source: eventfinder.co.nz
Christina Aguilera is coming to New Zealand for the first time in July with her Back To Basics 2007 Tour.
Tickets are going on sale at 9am on Wednesday 2nd May.

Source: eventfinder.co.nz
14 years after their last performance here, rockers Guns N Roses have announced a one-off New Zealand concert.
They are set to return to our shores as part of their Chinese Democracy World Tour, playing at Auckland's Vector Arena on June 29th.

Source: no1guide.co.nz
This years New Zealand's Auckland Royal Easter Show is promised to have a taste of Hollywood with many acts and performances such as Over the Hedge, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and SKY's Nickelodeon TV stars Cosmo and Wanda being the main acts for this event.

Source: nzherald.co.nz
A high school science experiment by two 14-year-old girls has embarrassed the world's second-largest food and pharmaceutical company.
GlaxoSmithKline will appear in Auckland District Court on Tuesday to face charges alleging 15 breaches of the Fair Trading Act.

Source: AOL
"Someone is responsible for my son Stuart's death at Michael Barrymore's former home in Roydon Essex. Someone is hiding the truth." Terry Lubbock.

Source: allblacks.com
All Blacks wing Doug Howlett was king of Eden Park in the Blues' 41-14 win over the Lions when scoring two tries to reach 57 and equal Joe Roff's record as scorer of most tries in Rebel Sport Super 14 rugby.

The Auckland International Street Performers Festival ran for a week in early Feb.
What is Busking? It's street performance or performance in public places that is sustained primarily or exclusively through its audiences appreciation.

Source: stuff.co.nz
Extra the kitten has been aptly named by her owners - she has 26 toes that give her a distinct advantage over her naturally climbing moggie mates.

Source: nzherald.co.nz
A smelly "fart bomb" had postal staff and firefighters holding their breath today when it burst at a postal sorting centre on Auckland's North Shore.

Source: New Zealand Herald
Hmm. One was a 3.7 (6km deep), the other 4.5 (15km deep). I felt both quite significantly since I live only about 15km from the epicenter -- my desk decided to have a re-arranging party.

Source: nzherald.co.nz
March of the penguin? Right up the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Source: nzherald.co.nz
OK ... only 8 lives to go kitty-kitty!

Source: New Zealand Herald
The odds of this happening are about three million to one. Not this ladies lucky day!

Source: Bloomberg.com
The toss-up between the world's biggets shipping line calling either Tauranga or Auckland has now been decided and - as has been suspected for some time - Auckland has won out.

Source: stuff.co.nz
New Zealand could be a world leader with an environmentally friendly stadium if Auckland's proposed waterfront project is given the go-ahead, a design consultants says.