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Warm weather to continue for next three months

Climate scientists expect the warm weather to continue for the next three months, with a good chance of average or above average temperatures from October to December. But the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) says despite the warmer weather, frosts may still occur in some areas. NIWA says there's a 50% chance temperatures will be above average in the east of the North Island and the north of the South Island over the period. The institute says rainfall is most likely to be at, or near, normal levels around the country, although there could be more rain in the north of the North Island.
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International education a big earner

International education brought in $2.6 billion and generated 28,000 jobs during the last financial year. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said that was a $100 million increase on 2008. "This is despite a fall in international student enrolments in New Zealand over that period due to the impacts of the global financial crisis and the Christchurch earthquakes," he said today. Auckland was the most popular destination for international students and the city's economy reaped $1.65b. That was followed by $195M for Canterbury, $177M for Wellington, $165M for Otago and $152M for Waikato.
Source: NZN

Seeing static means you missed the switch

TESSA JOHNSTONE
If all you have got is static when you switch on your TV today, that's because the change to digital has finally arrived. Going Digital national manager Greg Harford said technicians essentially "pushed the button" about 3am yesterday, meaning analogue televisions in the lower North Island would no longer pick up a signal. Viewers now need a Freeview box or an in-built UHF aerial set-up to get free-to-air channels, but Mr Harford said many people had already made the change. "The proportion of unconverted actually don't watch much TV and they'll lose access to it, but in our experience those people will get themselves digital at some point." The South Island and Hawke's Bay have already gone digital, while the upper North Island will change on December 1.
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Wellington schools to go solar

Sixteen Wellington schools will get solar panels installed over the next three years in a bid to build young people's understanding of energy efficiency and climate change. Wellington City Council and Genesis Energy are splitting the cost of the $288,000 project, which will see 16 primary and intermediate schools kitted out with solar photovoltaic panels over the next three years and supported with an education programme called Schoolgen. Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said the project would help reduce schools' costs and encourage more people to take up solar power.
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Female astronaut in Chch next week

NICOLE MATHEWSON
A female astronaut who has been on five space shuttle missions will be talking in Christchurch next week. Marsha Ivins, who has recently retired after travelling almost 27 million miles in space over more than 55 days, will be the star speaker at Tekapo's inaugural starlight festival on from October 11 to 13. Ahead of this she will be in Christchurch to give a public talk at Canterbury University on October 9. The Starlight Festival is being held to celebrate the creation of the International Dark Sky Reserve in the Aoraki-Mackenzie area. The area was approved as a dark sky reserve by the International Dark Sky Association last year, recognising its pristine skies and freedom from light pollution. It is the biggest dark-sky reserve in the world and the first to be "gold-rated", meaning the darkness of its night skies is almost unbeatable.
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Bird of the Year voting begins

Competition could be fierce for the title of 2013's Bird of the Year. Voting opens on Monday in the poll to find New Zealand's favourite native bird. The Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand says celebrity power may decide the winner.
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Greens alarmed over tenders for platinum search

The Green Party is alarmed about new tenders for platinum exploration involving nearly 400,000 hectares in the South Island. The tenders include more than 1100 square km on the West Coast as well as another 2600 square km in the Tasman area and 300 square km in Southland. But Greens mining spokesperson Catherine Delahunty says the tenders involve areas with high conservation and recreational values. In the tender document, the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment says companies submitting tenders must operate in an environmentally responsible way. But Ms Delahunty says platinum extraction is extremely toxic and would involve new roads and dumping sites, in areas previously protected from logging. Forest and Bird says it believes the public will oppose any bid to explore for platinum and gold in conservation areas in Westland and the Tasman region.
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Calls for stricter food labelling

Renewed calls are being made for stricter food labelling and regulation. Concerns have been raised around New Zealand's food safety and labelling systems this year following controversies involving meat, milk powder and most recently apples. Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei told Q&A New Zealand simply couldn't afford to be slack about food issues. "In New Zealand we know after the last few scares how important food safety is, both to our own community and overseas, how important our clean, green image is in food safety," she said. "We can't afford to take any risks." Ms Turei said it was important New Zealand took a stand on tougher labelling requirements.
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Rugby - Hard work but All Blacks get past the Pumas

LIAM NAPIER IN LA PLATA
It was never going to be easy - that's the nature of Los Pumas. But after slugging it out for 50 minutes the All Blacks showed their class to claim a 33-15 win and a crucial bonus point to keep the defence of their Rugby Championship crown on track in La Plata today. There are concerning issues for Steve Hansen's men, particularly at scrum time, but they will be satisfied to fly out to Johannesburg tomorrow having banked five points in their ninth consecutive win of the year. Three second-half tries saw the All Blacks put away the gutsy yet limited Pumas, who never gave up. It seemed a long wait but the final 30 minutes featured the now customary black wave enveloping everything in sight. With the Springboks having pummelled the Wallabies 28-8 hours early in Cape Town, but failing to score four tries, the All Blacks went five points clear of their closest rivals. The tournament will be decided in a mouth-watering clash at Ellis Park next week. The Boks need to win with a bonus point and ensure the All Blacks don't finish within seven points to have any chance a claiming the title.
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Cook Islands PM in Auckland hospital

The Cook Islands' Prime Minister has been flown to New Zealand for treatment following concerns about his health. Henry Puna, 64, arrived in Auckland on Friday afternoon and was admitted to Middlemore Hospital straight away. He has since been transferred to Auckland Hospital where he will undergo cardiac tests. The Prime Minister's advisor, Trevor Pitt, says Mr Puna could be in New Zealand for a further two weeks while he receives treatment for angina. During the his absence, his portfolios will be handled by finance minister, Mark Brown.
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Economic recovery beating Australia: economist

New Zealand is on the road to economic recovery and is outstripping Australia, according to ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie. He told delegates at the NZ Property Investors Federation conference in Wellington yesterday that it's not just the Christchurch rebuild and the Auckland property market. A lot of little things are going right. The economy was in a phase of expansion that began about nine months ago, Mr Bagrie said. Businesses particularly had cleaned up their act. New Zealand had traditionally been seen as the junior partner trying to keep up with Australia, but that is changing, Mr Bagrie said. The next three to four years looks more healthy for New Zealand than Australia, he said.
Source: NZN

NZ to open High Commission in Barbados

New Zealand is opening a new high commission in Bridgetown, Barbados to increase its diplomatic presence in the Caribbean. Prime Minister John Key announced the move after a meeting with foreign ministers of the Caribbean community at the UN General Assembly in New York. New Zealand's honorary consul network in the Caribbean region is also being extended.
3News

Christchurch trams back on track

Christchurch's famous trams will soon be back on their tracks, after suffering damage in the 2011 earthquake. One of the historic tram cars was hit by falling debris in the quake, while others suffered exposure damage while they were stuck in the cordoned-off CBD. Repairs have been underway at a Ferrymead workshop and in a few weeks three trams will be operating again.
Source: ONE News

Prostate cancer research: human trials next

By WILMA MCCORKINDALE
A breakthrough in research into No 1 cancer killer of New Zealand men has buoyed this year's Blue September for the University of Otago's Dr Elspeth Gold. The anatomy department lecturer and prostate cancer researcher and her team are about to begin human trials to test breakthrough treatment for men with aggressive prostate cancer. The findings, which are being collated for publication, are the byproduct of three years of research out of Gold's medical sciences department lab. "If we can get really good quality end-stage therapies then there is absolutely no reason that a man need die of it, Gold said. One in 10 New Zealand men develop prostate cancer and more than 550 die every year.
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Local winner takes top WOW honour

Two Christchurch sisters have taken out the supreme World of Wearable Art award. Tatyanna and Natasha Meharry's entry "The Exchange" won the overall award at the 25th World of Wearable Arts show in Wellington. It is the first time in four years a New Zealand entry has won the supreme award. The sisters describe their entry as a portrait of an historical exchange of gifts, adorned with ceramic feathers and coins. Natasha Meharry says it was amazing to win and they did not go into the competition expecting to do so. "You don't really ever think you're going to win I don't think, you just hope that it looks great and everybody likes it," she says. "There's so many amazing garments, so many talented people." The women say the design took them about six months to make and they worked on it every day.
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Asylum seekers drown in sinking

At least 22 people are dead and dozens are missing after an asylum seeker boat sank south of Indonesia. The boat sank in big waves off Argabinta on the south coast of West Java on Friday but Indonesian rescue authorities do not have the capability to search at night or in big seas. Rescuers have since found 25 people alive but 22 bodies have been recovered from the water, the ABC reports. The survivors have been taken to a local school for shelter but it is expected they will be moved to an immigration detention centre on Saturday. The sinking comes amid a continuing diplomatic row over Australia's plans to turn back asylum boats, with Indonesia saying the policy is in breach of international law. Meanwhile, Australia is trying to return a second group of asylum seekers to Indonesia after rescuing them at sea.
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