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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