The Dunedin City Council has agreed to let bars to stay open
for the first hour of Anzac Day so Aerosmith fans can have a
''nightcap'' after a ''hard day'' of rock'n'roll.
Video posted on YouTube shows the scenes yesterday when
protesters opposed to oil-exploration yesterday caused a
meeting between Shell and mainly business groups in Dunedin
to be abandoned.
Controversial in life, British ex-Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher continued to divide the nation in death, with sombre
plans for a funeral and eulogies rejected by some in favour
of celebrations and parties.
The Danish politician who controversially called powhiri
"uncivilised" and "grotesque" knew exactly what she was going
to see - but may not have read the briefing documents given
to her.
Coaches and parents of players at the Hereweka Junior
Football Club are livid the Portobello Domain is still not in
any condition for games to be played there, with the start of
the season only two days away.
Prime Minister John Key says he forgot about his initial
phone call to public servant Ian Fletcher when asked what
role he played in Mr Fletcher's appointment as New Zealand's
top spy.
A senior member of the Pirates backline says he will not be
playing premier rugby this year, upset at the number of games
not being played on Saturday afternoon.
