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August 28 in history 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
489 Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy. 1189 Third Crusade: the Crusaders began the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan. 1349 6,0...
Word of the day 27 Aug 2013 | 12:57 pm
Cervicalgia – in the neck. Filed under: language Tagged: cervicalgia
Fonterra ups payout another 30c 27 Aug 2013 | 10:11 am
Fonterra has announced a second increase in its forecast payout. Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today lifted its Forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the FY14 season by 30 cents to $7.80 per kgMS. ...
Rural round-up 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
Salmonella kills hundreds of sheep: Hundreds of sheep in Otago and Southland have died following an outbreak of Salmonella. The bacteria causes pregnant ewes to abort their foetuses and may cause th...
Employing Kiwis first 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Why do we need immigrant workers when there are so many New Zealanders unemployed? One answer to that question is that sometimes immigrants are better than locals. Immigration Minister Michael Woodh...
NZ needs more mothertruckers 27 Aug 2013 | 03:15 am
Facebook post of the day: Paula Bennett MP I made it into the truck and driver magazine arguing women are great drivers and good workers – NZ needs more mother truckers! Filed under: employment, po...
Lifting achievement in schools 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the Government is investing $27 million in education initiatives targeted at priority children. Ms Parata says the initiatives are targeted at children w...
Tax and spend harms not helps 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
New Zealand is coming through the Global Financial Crisis better than most other countries for several reasons. One of those are policies put in place by previous governments which have made us a rel...
Winning left isn’t enough 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Labour’s leadership contest is getting lots of attention. Whoever wins will almost certainly get a honeymoon period, helped by the opportunity for more publicity with the Christchurch East by-electio...
August 27 in history 26 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
479 BC Persian forces led by Mardonius were routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea. 410 The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ended after three days. 66...
