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  • Men winched from roof of car stuck in river

    Source: ONE News. Two men were winched off a semi-submerged four wheel drive vehicle in the Rakaia River last night by the Canterbury based Westpac Rescue Helicopter. The pair had been crossing the Rakaia River when they became stuck and could not get to the bank. They were winched off the roof of the vehicle and taken to the riverbank where they were met by Rakaia Fire Service and local ...

  • Air New Zealand forced to dump sharks fin cargo

    The anti-shark's fin campaign is crusading on in Asia Pacific. Air New Zealand has become the latest airline to stop flying shipments of shark's fin to Hong Kong, the shark's fin capital of the world. The decision came about after the New Zealand Shark Alliance revealed the airline's shipments in local media. "Air New Zealand has taken the decision to suspend the ...

  • Top 5 Auckland sales this year

    Car: 5 When this beachfront home was purchased in January it was the second time the house was sold ever. It is over 70 years old and was renovated in 2000. Extra features include a wine cellar, triple garaging and storage and laundry. Real Estate agent Victoria Bidwell says she has sold several beachfront homes in the area and says high end homes are selling a lot faster at the ...

  • Hero of London terrorist attack lived in Auckland

    The heroic woman who confronted one of the terrorists in Thursday's savage attack in London lived in New Zealand for some time and both her children call Auckland their hometown. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett's son, Basil Baradaran, who went to Mt Albert Grammar, said he was "totally awestruck" by her actions. The 48-year-old mother was on a bus when she spotted the butchered body of a soldier on the ...

  • Carry On News for business travellers

    Airbus delivers China-built Sharket A320 China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of the first Sharklet-equipped A320 assembled at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Tianjin. Sharklets are fuel saving wing-tip devices. The A320, powered by IAE V2500 engines, features a two class cabin, seating 158 passengers with eight in business class and 150 in economy. The A320 made its first commercial flight ...

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I Love You, Man [Blu-Ray]

I Love You, Man [Blu-Ray]

The mainstream comedy genre has in recent years become a kind of breeding ground for male arrested development. From the back-to-college frat-jinks of Old School (2003) to the happily single slob hero and his aimless roomies in Knocked Up (2006), the American comedy has ... ...

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  • David Shearer’s Green-free Plan B

    The standard assessment is that the 2014 election is between Labour/Green and National/NZ First. To recap: The theory goes that Labour/Green and National will win about the same vote share, with Winston Peters holding the balance of power. Mr Peters must then choose: Be the third wheel and office junior in a Labour/Green coalition or deputy prime minister, foreign minister and Sir Winston ...

  • NBR TOP PROPERTIES Top five apartment sales

    These are the top five apartment sales of the year thus far, based on data from PropertyIQ, which owns and operates QV.co.nz. All are sales that have settled and have been advised to the ...

  • Christchurch rejects asset sales

    Source: ONE News Politicians may be talking up the benefits of selling Christchurch's family silver for the rebuild but city councillors have already determined it's not going to happen. Mayor Bob Parker said ongoing suggestions that sales of stakes in strategic assets such as Orion New Zealand, Christchurch International Airport and Lyttelton Port Company might be necessary to pay ...

  • Battery farm puppies die in pet stores

    Source: Breakfast Puppies raised in an alleged "battery farm" have been dying in pet stores, prompting an animal welfare group to seek changes in breeding laws. Eleven puppies have died in the past few weeks. All are believed to have been supplied by a single large-scale breeder to The Pet Centre stores in Lower Hutt, Porirua and Upper Hutt. The commercial breeding business in ...

  • Man shot in Auckland overnight

    Photo / File Police are asking for the public's help after a man was shot in Auckland's east last night. Emergency services were called to Coates Crescent in Panmure at around 10.30pm, after reports of a shooting. The man's injuries are not life threatening. Police aren't yet releasing any further details. They are asking anyone who may have seen or heard anything in the ...

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