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The first inquiry, http://hdlns.com/g7zf254za44936694/NZ+dollar+slips+after+overnight+gains The New Zealand dollar rose to an eight-week high against the greenback, as the United States currency fell against higher-yielding currencies after the Federal Reserve's commitment to low interest rates yesterday prompted investors to seek higher http://hdlns.com/g7zf254za44936703/NZ+questioned+at+UN+on+social+class+discrimination New Zealand was questioned during its session with the United Nations Human Rights Committee in New York over the past few days why social class as a prohibited ground of discrimination was not included in New Zealand's human rights law. http://hdlns.com/g7zf254za44936689/Post+Doctoral+position+in+Geodesy+-+Dunedin%2C+New+Zealand Extract not available. http://hdlns.com/g7zf254za44936698/Teen+jailed+for+mother+of+three%27s+manslaughter File photo / NZ Herald Shrink File photo / NZ Herald A 19-year-old has been sentenced to two years in jail for the manslaughter of a mother of three who was burned to death in her south Auckland home. The teenager, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty http://hdlns.com/g7zf254za44936693/Pay+rise+for+Wellington+city+councillors Wellington's four lowest-ranked councillors could be in for a $2000 a year raise. The Remuneration Authority has recommended no change in the pool available for councillor salaries, but has specified that it all be spent on salaries. It has also requ http://hdlns.com/g7zf254za44936702/NZ+Software+Association+steps+up The New Zealand Software Association has become the country's representative body in the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO). Established in 1984, ASOCIO has 20 members representing major Asian and Pacific based IT nations and sev