New Zealand Herald

Friday, 13 July 2001, 10:43 am
Article: Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

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Auckland facing $30m cut to health services

New Zealand's largest hospital operator is planning to slash services for patients because of an expected $62 million shortfall in Government income. The Auckland District Health Board yesterday unveiled its plan to cut services by $30 million over the...

Murdoch found on Northern Territory cattle station

All Black mystery man Keith Murdoch has been found working on a remote Northern Territory cattle station by Australian police.

Ransom paid to free student

Five masked men kidnapped a foreign student at gunpoint from his New Lynn home and held him hostage for thousands of dollars in ransom.

New Zealand News

• Auckland shivers as big chill hits
• Slow boat leads to banana rationing
• Painting still on top after robbery damage repaired
• Air NZ Boeing aborts landing
• Hamilton suburb in fear of cat killers
• Migrant teacher sick of rejections
• Environment Waikato tries to save rail link
• David Dougherty - Locked up in a nightmare
World News

• FBI predicts major US terrorist attack
• Srebrenica massacre horror revisited
• FBI agent turned spy begins tell-all debriefing
• Nasa mission aims to capture sun
• Order restored in Jamaica as death toll reaches 25
• Documents show US plan to break missile treaty
Business News

• Kiwi Share loss under scrutiny
• TSO
provisions worry carriers
• Takeovers panel faces market ire for probe delay
• No broker backers for Merrill trade ban
• Merge with Qantas: ex-Air NZ man
• Dialogue: Bonn chance for the Kyoto protocol
• Growers to step up protests
IT News

• Microsoft to allow PC makers to alter Windows
• Back Orifice virus victims helped by accused: witness
• New Zealand trailing in world e-commerce race
• Internet providers get legal protection against vigilantes
• Gloves off as big two get mobile
• Real-time scrap for control of struggling giant
• Welsh court NZ high-tech firms with cash carrot
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