Newswire Digest: Latest Stories September 11, 2009

New This Week On Newswire

What’s new on NewsWire.co.nz, the website of Whitireia Community Polytechnic’s Journalism School

Tomorrow:
• Government cuts start to squeeze services for gays
• Polytechs face disconnection from their communities

Airport expansion in ‘the age of stupid’
Wellington airport’s operator must focus on carbon-emissions reduction, the city council insists in its conditional support for a major airport extension. But as DANIEL SIMMONS RITCHIE reports, one councillor says this jeopardises the city’s carbon-neutral hopes.
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Punked up and ready for Europe
Wellington punk rockers The Outsiders are finishing an album ahead of a four-week tour of Germany, the Netherlands, UK and Ireland, reports REUBEN McDOUGALL.
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Book buyers support work for city’s worst-off
Downtown Community Ministry replenishes its kitty with a massive weekend fund-raiser – the annual second-hand book fair. ADAM GOSNEY reports.
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Cultural learning more than skin deep
New frontier for both tattooist and tattoo’ed: Why a palagi chose to get a traditional Samoan tatau. By FETU TAMAPEAU.

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Central Park gets a makeover
Some say Central Park is a jewel in the crown of Wellington parks. TASHA BLACK reports on the million-dollar renovation of this feature of Brooklyn.

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Sports centre debate won’t go away
Local opposition to Kilbirnie’s indoor sports centre persists – long after Wellington City Council gave final approval. PENELOPE SCOTT investigates.
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Move over for Rover on the buses
NewsWire’s KARA LOK asks commuters how they would fare with dogs on public transport. It’s not an idle question – dog owners want to use buses to take their pets to exercise areas.

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