The Press - 2012-12-26

• Tavern hits back after hours cut
• Santa fails to deliver beach weather
• Shoppers expected to be out in force
• German tourist dies on tramp near Wanaka
• Swimmer drowns as his brother watches
• Shotgun raid traumatise­s bar staff
• Dismay as endangered gull chicks slaughtere­d
• Google Maps shift spells fait accompli
• A sweet is Libby’s Christmas dinner
• Police locate driver in fatal crash at home
• Stacks of space for summer events at city site
• Right gear could have saved more
• Plenty of cheer at communal lunch
• Comedy, good company for last hurrah
• Judge convinces man accused of attacking police officer to accept legal help
• ‘We will be the ones who will or won’t stay’
• Fewer Kiwis migrating to Australia
• Once-foul Waimakarir­i River declared pollution-free
• Surgical snips rise as Kiwis balloon
• Iwi seeks partners to work with settlement
• Officer in conflict zone calls his family at home
• Tour opens window on movie prop makers
• ACC forced to remove loophole in contracts
• Ban on smoking queried
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• In today’s nasty world, even toys for dogs carry warnings
• Developing a taste for the big cheese
• Tait gets consent for buildings
• All the gadgets – but not connected
• Villa owner challenges replacemen­t cost ruling
• Securities watchdog finds cracks in Glass Earth’s figures
• Mt Cook flight popular
• Education head needs to be a New Zealander
• Shining some light
• Boomerang bike that would not die
• Simon Sweetman: music critic, blogger and author
• Firemen lured to deaths
• Users sue after Instagram changes photo-sharing rules
• Support humbles Queen
• GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
• REGULARS
• Call grows for new constituti­on
• Things look rosy, says 1914 letter of Christmas truce
• ‘Lost tribe’ back home from India
• General Assembly backs fresh talks on arms-trade treaty
• Arrest follows tweet
• Mood turns sour in former Euro-star
• Neighbour edgy over power plant
• Activist exposes plight of stateless in the Gulf
• ‘If your earlobes freeze up, don’t touch them. They might snap off’
• Turkey removes Nato block to Israel
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• SEA, AIR, RAIL
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• Hansen dividends reaped in first year
• Makers and Breakers of ANBL silence their critics
• Rennie moulds pack to be proud of
• Canterbury maintain NPC domination with fifth title
• Black Caps go for series win
• Reasoned accolades for those most meritoriou­s in sport
• Wizards’ hired gun pulls out
• Australia puts left-armer in cotton wool before 2nd test
• Rikki’s rookies unfazed

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