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Robin shots are two-a-penny but they are still the number one target for me whenever it snows. I like the low point of view on this one, making the subject ‘pop’ against the snowy backdrop

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Two bodies have been found at a house owned by a man who appeared in court this afternoon charged with murder, and police strongly suspect one is missing woman Tisha Lowry.

The bodies of the two women were found under the house at the corner of Wainoni Road and Hampshire Street in Christchurch.

Detective Inspector Tom Fitzgerald told a media conference this afternoon it had not been possible to identify the bodies but suspected that one was Ms Lowry who went missing on September 25 last year.

Both bodies are still at the scene, under the house, and are likely to be for a few days, police said.

The other is believed to be a 35-year-old woman who was reported missing on Sunday. Mr Fitzgerald described the find as “an horrific crime”. An extensive scene examination is taking place.

Meanwhile a Christchurch man was given name suppression after appearing in court this afternoon charged with the murder of the 35-year-old woman, believed to be his wife.

The accused lived two doors down from missing woman Tisha Lowry. He had reported her missing, police said.

Mr Fitzgerald says that while he cannot confirm the identities it would be “silly not to draw a connection with Tisha Lowry” whose family was advised of the development earlier today. .No causes of death have yet been established.”The families are trying to cope with the possibilities at this time,” he said.Identification may take “days rather than hours”, Mr Fitzgerald said.Identification may take “days rather than hours”, Mr Fitzgerald said.The bodies had been taken through the manhole before being buried “fairly close together”.Police gained access under the house through a manhole and he described the bodies as “well covered”.The accused had been spoken to as a neighbour in the very early stages of the Lowry inquiry “as were hundreds of others throughout that inquiry”.Mr Fitzgerald said the gruesome discovery was the result of “good detective work” when talking to the accused yesterday.Mr Fitzgerald confirmed the accused alerted the police about the disappearance of his partner on Sunday.Police had no reason to suspect him at that time.He was confident there were only two bodies under the house.”After speaking to the male yesterday afternoon, we began a scene examination yesterday evening,” he said.Mr Fitzgerald indicated there had been “some commotion” at the property on Sunday morning.He dismissed suggestions that missing sex worker Mallory Manning might also be connected to the Wainoni Road discovery, saying that was “pure speculation”.

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The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Indonesia, which killed at least 42 people and forced thousands to flee buildings, is likely to rise.

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The 7.0 magnitude quake shook buildings in the capital Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon (local time) and flattened homes in villages closer to the epicentre in West Java.

The Ministry had received no other calls for assistance or reports of missing New Zealanders.

A spokesman for New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said only one New Zealander was registered as being in the earthquake zone and had since been confirmed safe.

reporters at the scene early on Thursday morning saw many damaged houses, as well as makeshift tents and shelters on the streets and in fields.

The New Zealand embassy in Indonesia would continue to make enquiries, the spokesman said.”They have taken refuge not only because their houses were ruined, but also because they fear there will be aftershocks,” said local official Obar Sobarna.At least 42 people were killed and more than 300 people injured, the government said. There were about 5000 people taking refuge in the area, he added.Another 42 people were missing, presumed dead, after the quake triggered a landslide in the district of Cianjur, about100km south of Jakarta, said Priyadi Kardono, spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Officials said about 1300 houses were damaged although local media put the number at 3500. Some areas close to the epicentre could not be contacted for several hours, and communications were slow to recover.Kardono told the death toll could be much higher as scores of houses and offices had collapsed or suffered severe damage.”Communications with the coastal areas were completely cut, so we don’t know the conditions there,” Kardono said.”Communications with the coastal areas were completely cut, so we don’t know the conditions there,” Kardono said.”The health ministry said it was sending medical teams to the affected areas in West Java. It’s possible the death toll could grow higher.

. State news agency Antara reported that villagers were clearing rubble from collapsed buildings to try to find survivors and bodies

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The woman at the centre of “moustache-gate” says Breakfast host Paul Henry “still doesn’t seem to have got the point” about the outrage his comments sparked.

Stephanie Mills, who appeared on the TVNZ show in March to talk about compensation for people suffering the health effects of nuclear testing, says Henry got it wrong focusing on her appearance.

“I think of the wonderful, good-hearted and courageous people who have struggled with their own illnesses, the death of their children, and intimidation from the French government to fight for what they knew was right – compensation for the effects of nuclear testing at Mururoa – and it saddens me that we’re still talking about Paul Henry, not about them. Despite attempts by his co-host to move on to a new topic, Henry continued.”

After Mills’ appearance on Breakfast, Henry read aloud viewer feedback commenting on the guest’s “enormous moustache”.

A flurry of complaints to TVNZ followed, and one formal complaint was lodged with the Broadcasting Standards Authority. “That is a moustache on a lady,” he said.

On Wednesday, the authority issued a decision saying Henry’s behaviour was a blatant breach of broadcasting standards. . It agreed with an earlier decision by TVNZ to uphold a complaint under the fairness standard, and decided not to uphold a complaint that the broadcaster’s response, which included counselling for Henry, was insufficient..

But last week Mills said the issue was “never me and my feelings . it was about his failure to deal fairly and professionally with the compensation story”..

“People are still dying of leukaemia and children are still being born with genetic disorders in Tahiti.

“People are still dying of leukaemia and children are still being born with genetic disorders in Tahiti.”

. If Paul spoke out on their behalf as loudly as he does on his own, that would really be news

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Cabinet is set to make a decision about Maori seats on a new Auckland super city today – likely ruling them out and averting a ministerial resignation.

Prime Minister John Key this morning confirmed Cabinet would make a decision today. His stated preference has been that Maori issues would be best dealt with by an advisory board to the council, rather than separate seats.

The Maori Party has been lobbying to overturn the Government’s decision and a compromise was on the cards.

The Royal Commission which reported on Auckland’s local government structure recommended reserved Maori seats but the Government scrapped that when it set out its plans for the city.

Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples said resigning was not an option for him or co-leader Tariana Turia at this point. However that was derailed by Local Government Minister and ACT leader Rodney Hide, who is in charge of super city legislation, who said he would resign if the seats went ahead.

“Do we throw the baby out with the bathwater now? Or do we stay in the tent?” he told Radio New Zealand.”

Dr Sharples said Auckland Maori would see a rejection of seats as a “rebuke” which might affect decisions by Maori landowners.

“That’s something we will decide when we meet after but we’re not putting it up as an option at this stage.

“Does (Mr Key) really want to have Rodney Hide’s resignation? That’s one thing he’s got to consider.

He hoped Cabinet might still decide to go ahead with the seats but believed Mr Hide’s ultimatum would have an effect.”

While Dr Sharples respected Mr Hide’s view he disagreed with his resignation threat over a small part of the super city proposal that was important to Maori. On the other hand, he has created a first for New Zealand, with National and the Maori Party, just achieving so much together in good partnership – does he want to affect that relationship?

“So, you know, it is a hard decision for him to ponder over, but at the end of the day I’m hoping that it will be decided by Cabinet.

One option proposed but rejected by Mr Hide was that the seats be set up via an amendment that he could vote against.

One option proposed but rejected by Mr Hide was that the seats be set up via an amendment that he could vote against.

“I didn’t think it would end in one of them throwing their toys away.”

Dr Sharples said the Maori Party and ACT were always expected to have differences but did not think Mr Hide would have held the Government to ransom.

“I guess it’s a matter of principle for him.”

Mr Key was unruffled by Mr Hide’s ultimatum, which followed the prime minister sounding him out about the possibility of a changed position on the seats. . . . I haven’t lost respect for him for it.”

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Thousands of people welcomed the terminally-ill Lockerbie bomber at Tripoli’s airport as Libya celebrated his release from a Scottish prison.

The Associated Press reported a festive atmosphere at a military airport in Tripoli, with loudspeakers blaring patriotic music and some wearing T-shirts depicting Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.

Relatives of the American victims, most of whom are convinced of Megrahi’s guilt, said he should die in jail, while British families believe the Libyan is innocent and supported his release.

Megrahi, 57,was the only man convicted of the 1988 atrocity in which 270 people died when Pan Am Flight 103 crashed on the town of Lockerbie, south-west Scotland, as a result of a terrorist bomb. .

Scenes of jubilation in Tripoli will further infuriate the US Government, which had pleaded with Scotland not to free Megrahi. Medical experts said he had less than three months to live. Megrahi has terminal cancer and asked to return home.

“Megrahi now faces a sentence imposed by a higher power.

At a news conference in Edinburgh on Thursday, Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill said: ”Our beliefs dictate that justice be served and compassion be shown. He is going to die.

“It is terminal, final and irrevocable.

“We’re now in contact with the Libyan Government and want to make sure that if, in fact, this transfer has taken place, that he’s not welcomed back in some way, but instead, should be under house arrest.”

US President Barack Obama said: “We have been in contact with the Scottish Government, indicating that we objected to this, and we thought it was a mistake”.

“A large gathering is planned in Green Square, in the heart of Tripoli, and Megrahi should be there alongside Seif al-Islam,” the source said.”

A source close to the Libyan delegation that accompanied Megrahi said Seif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was travelling with him.

He lost an appeal against his conviction in 2002.

Megrahi was sentenced to 27 years in prison in 2001 after a trial held under Scots law at a special court in the Netherlands.

.However, a Scottish review of his case ruled in 2007 that the case may have been a miscarriage of justice

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Paying by credit card could soon become more expensive with retailers being given the green light to pass on transaction costs to customers by the Commerce Commission.

The commission has reached an out of court settlement against credit card giant Visa for its part in a price-fixing agreement also involving MasterCard, the main banks and the Warehouse Financial Services.6 million towards the commission’s costs of bringing the action.

Visa will pay $2.

Merchants paid up to 1.

The commission alleged the parties agreed to fix the fee paid by merchants on transactions, known as the interchange fee.

Credit card company rules prevent merchants from passing on the transaction cost.8 per cent of the value of a purchase in interchange fee.

Under the agreement the banks, as the credit card issuers, will be able to individually set the fee charged to merchants, subject to a maximum rate determined by Visa. Instead the cost is spread across all customers regardless of how they pay for goods or services.

Merchants will be able to add the transaction fee to the cost of a purchase when the agreement takes effect by April 17 next year. The fees will be publicly disclosed.

Retail and Wholesale Merchants Association chief executive John Albertson said the agreement was “a step in the right direction”, but retailers would not be able to start passing on credit card fees till after the remaining proceedings had been dealt with.

Commission chairman Mark Berry said the changes “will, over time, improve competition between companies that provide credit card services to retailers”. .

However, the rule is already widely ignored by some merchants, including taxi operators, airlines and florists.

The Reserve Bank of Australia regulated the level of interchange fees in 2003 to reduce them from 0.

Similar action has been taken by regulators around the world including Britain and the United States.50 per cent.95 per cent of a transaction’s value to 0.