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Murder – More Murder – Dollar – Petrol Prices – Drugs Billionaire – East Timor – Fisheries Commission – Fiji – Philippines – Dargaville Stabbing – Head Found In Fish
MURDER: The CEO of the Hospitality Association says violence against his members is increasing. An Auckland liquor store owner was murdered yesterday.
MORE MURDER: Police are continuing investigations into two other homicides. In Christchurch a badly burnt body was found on Godly Head. In Taumaranui a middle aged woman has been found dead.
DOLLAR: The chief economist of the National Bank says that offshore factors have caused a dip in the value of the Kiwi overnight which is now trading at 42.9 cents. The National Bank’s business confidence survey shows business confidence continuing to recover.
PETROL PRICES: Three major oil companies are holding off following a petrol price rise unveiled by Caltex yesterday. Caltex raised prices by 4 cents yesterday. Petrol has gone up by 42 cents a litre since July last year.
DRUGS BILLIONAIRE: The Criminal Bar Association says that lifting of name suppression for an American Billionaire drug smuggler will make judges more careful about granting suppression.
EAST TIMOR: Australian armed forces have exchanged fire with militiamen on the East/West Timor border.
FISHERIES COMMISSION: Tribal and urban Maori authorities have told the new Maori Fisheries Commission they are ready to negotiate an end to disputes over asset allocation.
FIJI: The Great Council of Chiefs meets in Fiji today to set terms of reference for the establishment of a new constitution.
PHILIPPINES: Six western hostages have flown to Libya after being released by hostage takers in the Philippines to thank the Libyans for their role.
DARGAVILLE STABBING: A 16-year-old Dargaville student is under arrest after a fight with a 17-year-old in which the latter youth received stab wounds.
HEAD FOUND IN
FISH: Staff at a sea-food factory in Queensland have found
the complete head of a human in the belly of a fish.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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