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Police has referred the matter of data collection from Wi-Fi networks by Google Street View back to the office of the Privacy Commissioner.
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Police are urging email users to stop and think before sending on hoax emails.
The advice follows yet more urban 'myths' or legends that  ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:11:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gonville CafÃ© Library opens on Saturdays (Wanganui District Council)</title><link>http://www.wanganui.govt.nz/news/showNews.asp?id=1943</link><description/><pubDate>Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Police arrest woman in possession of Class A and B drugs at Wellington Airport (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25272.html</link><description>
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A 54 year-old woman is in Police custody after she was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and other drugs at Wellington Airport  ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:27:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Changes to Immediate Skill Shortage List (ISSL) and Long Term Skill Shortage List (LTSSL) (Department of Labour)</title><link>http://www.dol.govt.nz/News/Media/2010/skill-shortages.asp</link><description>The bi-annual review of the Immediate Skill Shortage List (ISSL) and the Long Term Skill Shortage List (LTSSL), administered by the Department of Labour,  ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 1 Sep 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ideas splash in water-savings discussion pool (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4104</link><description>A free, Council-backed plumbing service, installation of grey water and rainwater collection systems, grants or subsidies to help pay for low-flow toilets  ... </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:47:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mangrove management fund opens (Northland Regional Council)</title><link>http://www.nrc.govt.nz/News/Mangrove-management-fund-opens-/</link><description>Northland communities keen to better manage mangroves in their areas are being urged to apply for a share of a $135,000 local authority fund.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:26:24-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wellington dairy employee attacked with hammer (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25269.html</link><description>
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Police are investigating an incident in Wellington last night where a dairy store employee was bashed with a hammer during a robbery.
Detective  ... </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:02:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Historic day for Wanganui Harbour  Port: Council signs $2.75m deal to take back $14m asset (Wanganui District Council)</title><link>http://www.wanganui.govt.nz/news/showNews.asp?id=1942</link><description/><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Council adopts ground breaking policy on antisocial neighbours (Wanganui District Council)</title><link>http://www.wanganui.govt.nz/news/showNews.asp?id=1941</link><description/><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>School boys' burglary ring busted (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25266.html</link><description>
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Hamilton Police are urging people to contact them if they see something suspicious after the breaking up of a juvenile burglary ring in  ... </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:53:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New legislation enables Hamilton Police to intervene in domestic, sieze gun and discover drugs (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25264.html</link><description>
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30 August 2010
Hamilton Police are highlighting the value of recently introduced new domestic violence legislation after their intervention  ... </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:01:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Team Manager: Customer  System Support (Fixed Term). (Tauranga City Council)</title><link>http://www.tauranga.govt.nz/vacancy/tabid/1879/aid/13005/tctl/4018_ViewAnnouncement/Default.aspx</link><description>Are you ready for a change?</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Willow Street and Masonic Car Park Open. (Tauranga City Council)</title><link>http://www.tauranga.govt.nz/news-article/tabid/857/aid/12997/tctl/1809_ViewAnnouncement/Default.aspx</link><description>Willow Street between Wharf and Hamilton Streets and the Masonic Park car park are now reopen after the major roadworks in the area have been completed. </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Newtown Roadworks Begin (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4103</link><description>Council contractors are about to carry out footpath repairs and road resurfacing along the entire length of Constable Street. They will start work on  ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:19:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Draft Water Policy (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4102</link><description>The end of a long, wet, winter may not sound like the most auspicious time to discuss drought and water conservation - however Wellingtonians face a number  ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:08:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trolley Bus Work (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4101</link><description>Work on the overhead trolley network will start in the central city next week so trolley buses can use the more direct Golden Mile bus route under construction  ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:55:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sir Patrick O'Dea (State Services Commission)</title><link>http://www.ssc.govt.nz/display/document.asp?DocID=7837</link><description>State Services Commission, 31 August 2010.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:10:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>AOS Callout In Glenfield (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25257.html</link><description>
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North Shore Police are at an address in the suburb of Glenfield where they are continuing their enquiries into an alleged firearms incident  ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:35:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Council uplifts dog responsible for two attacks over the weekend (Wanganui District Council)</title><link>http://www.wanganui.govt.nz/news/showNews.asp?id=1939</link><description/><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>'Local issues, local solutions, regional cooperation' (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25255.html</link><description>
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The annual meeting of the 39th Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) was held in Brisbane, Australia on 24 - 26 August 2010.  The theme for  ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:53:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Body of missing man found (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25254.html</link><description>
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Police have recovered the body of a missing Bay of Islands man.
Ronald Earle Rasion (known as Earle), aged 48 years, went missing on Friday  ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:46:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Literacy and Numeracy Research and Evaluation (Department of Labour)</title><link>http://www.dol.govt.nz/services/LMI/research-programme/lln/</link><description>The Department of Labour, in partnership with the Tertiary Education Commission and the Ministry of Education, is responsible for a programme of research  ... </description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Annual Water Mains Flushing. (Tauranga City Council)</title><link>http://www.tauranga.govt.nz/news-article/tabid/857/aid/12978/tctl/1809_ViewAnnouncement/Default.aspx</link><description>As of Monday 30th August 2010, for a period of 2 weeks, flushing in Maungatapu, Poike, Pyes Pa, The Lakes, Greerton and Gate Pa.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WDC needs to commit to sewerage upgrade - Commissioners (Northland Regional Council)</title><link>http://www.nrc.govt.nz/Util/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fNews%2fWDC-needs-to-commit-to-sewerage-upgrade---Commissioners%2f</link><description>Whangarei District Council has effectively been given until early February to adopt a comprehensive upgrade programme for its Whangarei Wastewater Treatment  ... </description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:25:23-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New regulations for measuring and reporting water takes (Ministry for the Environment)</title><link>http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/central/measuring-reporting-water-takes.html</link><description>The Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations come into effect on 10 November 2010. The new regulations require water  ... </description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:09:28-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Search fails to find any trace of missing Wellington man (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25252.html</link><description>
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A large search operation over the weekend involving over 60 Wellington Police Search and Rescue personnel has failed to find any trace  ... </description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:01:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Search underway for missing Wellington man (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25249.html</link><description>
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A search is underway in Wellington for a missing 51 year-old man.
Police Search and Rescue and Wellington Land Search and Rescue are searching  ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:14:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Constable Street to get end-to-end reseal (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4100</link><description>The entire length of Constable Street in Newtown is due to be resurfaced, and work is expected to start in the second week of September. Contractors will  ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:49:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Further search for missing Northland man (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25248.html</link><description>
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Police carried out a further search yesterday for a Bay of Islands man who may have drowned after he went missing two weeks ago.
Earl Raison,  ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:42:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayor says successor â€œmust articulate policies and how to achieve them" (Wanganui District Council)</title><link>http://www.wanganui.govt.nz/news/showNews.asp?id=1938</link><description/><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rest and Meal Breaks Amendments to the Employment Act 2000 (Department of Labour)</title><link>http://www.dol.govt.nz/publications/research/rest-meal-breaks/</link><description>This research was carried out between October 2009 and May 2010 by Department of Labour researchers to identify to what extent the intended policy objectives  ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meet the Candidates Evenings. (Tauranga City Council)</title><link>http://www.tauranga.govt.nz/news-article/tabid/857/aid/12956/tctl/1809_ViewAnnouncement/Default.aspx</link><description>Would you like to meet the Candidates for your ward, those standing At Large, or those running for Mayor?</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nemo Honoured by City and Man She Saved (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4099</link><description>The doctor who saved the life of a Rugby Sevens fan while dressed as the movie fish Nemo has been honoured with an award by Mayor Kerry Prendergast.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:02:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mayor Laws: There is campaign of harassment against my family, friends (Wanganui District Council)</title><link>http://www.wanganui.govt.nz/news/showNews.asp?id=1936</link><description/><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Council taking legal action re threat to Mayor and family (Wanganui District Council)</title><link>http://www.wanganui.govt.nz/news/showNews.asp?id=1937</link><description/><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Youth Committee endorse Youth Access to Alcohol message (Wanganui District Council)</title><link>http://www.wanganui.govt.nz/news/showNews.asp?id=1935</link><description/><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Successful end to medals investigation (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25217.html</link><description>
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On Sunday, December 2, 2007, 96 medals, including 2 George Crosses, an Albert Medal and 9 Victoria Crosses, were stolen from the Waiouru  ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:10:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lower Hutt Police investigate reports of gunfire last night (New Zealand Police)</title><link>http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/25213.html</link><description>
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Lower Hutt Police are investigating an incident last night, where residents have reported what appear to be sounds of gunfire.
Detective  ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:02:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Temporary Trading Opportunities. (Tauranga City Council)</title><link>http://www.tauranga.govt.nz/news-article/tabid/857/aid/12932/tctl/1809_ViewAnnouncement/Default.aspx</link><description>Apart from the normal mobile shop, stall and sale of food by non-profit organisations, Tauranga City Council manages a range of temporary trading opportunities...</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>RC15148 - Resource Consent - 3 Westminster Drive. (Tauranga City Council)</title><link>http://www.tauranga.govt.nz/tabid/787/aid/12916/tctl/1846_ViewAnnouncement/Default.aspx</link><description>To establish and operate an office within a purpose built two storey building with a total approximate floor area of 1062m2 in the Residential A zone. </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Consultation on revision of the Approved Code of Practice for Training Operators and Instructors of Powered Industrial ... (Department of Labour)</title><link>http://www.dol.govt.nz/consultation/acop/forklifts-acop.asp</link><description>The Department of Labour is seeking input on proposed amendments to the Approved Code of Practice for Training Operators and Instructors of Powered Industrial  ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:00:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Class of 2010: emergency volunteers graduate (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4098</link><description>The first class from WellingtonÃ‚â€™s new civil-defence volunteer training course is scheduled to graduate in a ceremony tomorrow night (Thursday 26 August,  ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:27:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Penguin protectors win community award (Wellington City Council)</title><link>http://www.wellington.govt.nz/news/display-item.php?id=4097</link><description>A project to protect WellingtonÃ‚â€™s little blue penguins is the Supreme Winner of the 2010 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:19:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>article: Aug 25 2010 - Sharp earthquake rocks Whanganui (Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited)</title><link>http://www.geonet.org.nz/news/article-aug-25-2010-sharp-earthquake-rocks-whanganui.html</link><description>A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck at 10:17 this morning, 20 km south-west of the city of Whanganui.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:04:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How New Zealanders access public services (State Services Commission)</title><link>http://www.ssc.govt.nz/display/document.asp?DocID=7788</link><description>State Services Commission, July 2010, ISBN 978-0-478-36110-0.
This work is Crown copyright, and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New  ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:21:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>NZDF: Defence Force shakes up Supplies contract (New Zealand Defence Force)</title><link>http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/media-releases/20100826-dfsusc.htm</link><description>Defence Force shakes up Supplies contractThe New Zealand Defence Force has replaced its single supplier of industrial consumables with six category specialists  ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:45:00-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>NZDF: Change of command for Navy frigate (New Zealand Defence Force)</title><link>http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/media-releases/20100826-cocfnf.htm</link><description>Change of command for Navy frigateA ceremony to mark the official change of Commanding Officer of the Navyâ€™s Anzac-class Frigate, HMNZS TE MANA will  ... </description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:15:27-04:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
