Newswire Digest: Latest Stories August 14, 200
Newswire Digest: Latest Stories August 14, 2009
A selection of this week's news from www.newswire.co.nz - the Whitireia Journalism School Website:
August 14, 2009
Recession triggers drink spiking for theft, not
sex
DRINKS are being spiked in Wellington bars for
robbery rather than sexual assault, say some Wellington
ambulance officers.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/08/recession-triggers/
New Zealand telcos on the lookout for sexy cell phone
invader
NEW Zealand mobile phone companies and
anti-virus experts are down-playing the world’s first text
message “worm” - one saying that people face a greater
risk of dropping their phone or having it stolen.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/08/kiwi-telcos/
Lower tries bus-stop vibe to grate on young ears
BARRY MANILOW and Bach are blaring at the central Lower
Hutt bus stops in a bid by the mall, city council and police
to limit the number of young people hanging out there.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/07/mall%E2%80%99s-bach/
Skaters amped at ramps's tough new surface
TWO
Wellington skateboard ramps have been revamped at a cost of
about $80,000, but the use of a new hard coating means the
surfaces will last much longer.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/08/skaters-amped/
Newtown's great wall of paint a master work
MOTORISTS honk and pedestrians weave through buckets,
brushes and paint-splattered limbs.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/08/great-wall/
Lower Hutt student's fundraising pays off
THIRD world countries are $13,396.66 better off thanks
to tireless fundraising efforts by a Lower Hutt secondary
student.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/08/world-vision/
Family stores no longer awash with cheap goods
THE recession has put pressure on the Salvation Army’s
Family Stores across the Wellington region, amid increased
demand for second-hand clothing and furniture.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/08/family-stores/
Stokes Valley gets its long-awaited church
DANCING, children playing, indoor bowling, Samoan
singing – and worshipping.
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/08/long-awaited-church/
9/11 supporters to import leading US supporter
WAS 9/11 really an inside job – or is the small group
of Wellingtonians who think so just a fringe group who
should be ignored?
http://www.newswire.co.nz/2009/08/911-sceptics/
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