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Rena's leaser may have 'moral obligation' to pay

October 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

LATEST: The company that leased the Rena will look into providing money towards the clean-up. Mediterranean Shipping Company's (MSC) Phil Abraham said his company was not liable, but could have a moral obligation. "We're working with the authorities." MSC representatives met with Transport Minister Steven Joyce this morning. Abraham said it was a good meeting and constructive. "We ...

All Blacks fans dance in streets after win

October 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

ll Blacks fans are dancing in the streets outside Eden Park, while downhearted Australian fans made a quick escape. Cheering could be heard from the Auckland fan trail after the All Blacks victory over the Wallabies in the do-or-die semi-final match. All Blacks fan Amber Armitage, who watched the game at a house across the road from Eden Park, said there was a party atmosphere in the streets ...

Rena salvage crews start pumping

October 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

Salvage crews have started pumping oil from stricken container ship Rena and will stay onboard overnight to get as much oil off as possible before poor weather returns, possibly by late tomorrow. The 47,230-tonne cargo ship grounded on the Astrolabe Reef on October 5, spilling oil and containers into the sea. Salvage crews have spent the past few days preparing to remove oil from the ship w ...

Student accepts Jobs tribute not original

October 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

A Hong Kong design student's tribute to Steve Jobs that generated a buzz in cyberspace following the death of the co-founder of Apple last week is not original, the teen-ager said Monday. Jonathan Mak, 19, said he was not the first to come up with the design that fits Jobs' silhouette into the bite of the Apple logo. He was speaking after comments surfaced on Twitter that a U.K.-based designer, ...

Gaddafi cash gift confirmed

October 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

The New Zealand government banked $4000 cash handed over at the border by the "playboy" son of deposed Libyan tyrant Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The extraordinary "gift" was passed to a Customs officer at Christchurch Airport last year after a boozy New Year's Eve jaunt by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and his entourage. Saif was living large at the time of the incident, but is now in a fight for survi ...

Christchurch Temporary Central City bus interchange opens 25 October

October 12, 2011 // 0 Comments

Christchurch bus users will enjoy a more streamlined service from the end of October with the opening of Central Station - a new temporary bus interchange. ...