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  • Man hospitalised after stabbing

    A man is in a serious condition following a stabbing last night at Snells Beach north of Auckland. Police say that at around 8.30pm police were called to a residential address in Dawson Road, Snells Beach. The male in his late 30s was flown to Auckland City Hospital by helicopter where he currently remains in a serious condition. Detectives are speaking with a number of people ...

  • Embarking on an expected journey

    It is hardly an unexpected journey any more. Actors involved with The Hobbit movie trilogy have returned to Wellington from around the world, with filming for the final two films expected to resume today. Director Sir Peter Jackson could not be reached for comment yesterday, but industry insiders say his Stone Street Studios in Miramar will be working on new scenes for the next 10 ...

  • NZ-US meetings hit the limelight

    The warning from the crew aboard the Air Force 757 before it taxied into Washington's Andrews Air Force Base was that no one on board should attempt to take any photos. "They will be watching," warns one crew member, only half joking. Sensitivities about the presence of the New Zealand Defence Force at US military installations used to go far deeper of course. On ...

  • Second death follows Northland shootings

    A Northland family has been torn apart after a couple were allegedly shot by their nephew, family say. A 44-year-old man, understood to be Ivan Maheno, was killed yesterday morning at a property on Fairburn Rd, about 8 kilometres east of Kaitaia. Carmen Maheno, his wife of two years and mother to their two sons, was believed to be the 38-year-old woman who was critically injured. She ...

  • Northland shooting victim dies

    A 38-year-old woman who was critically injured in a Northland shooting incident yesterday has died, police have confirmed this morning. Police are investigating the double shooting incident were occurred in the far north town of Pamapuria yesterday morning. A 44-year-old man was found dead at a property on Fairburn Road, about eight kilometres east of Kaitaia. The woman, believed to be ...

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The Abyss: Special Edition [DVD]

The Abyss: Special Edition [DVD]

One of the best films of 1989 was a film no one got to see: James Cameron's powerful underwater epic The Abyss. I say no one got to see it even though it was put into wide release in the summer of 1989 because the film people saw on-screen was not what Cameron originally intended. Instead, it was a truncated 140-minute version that sacrificed several subplots, an important thematic element ... ...

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  • Live news updates May 20

    Narmeen Omar, right, wife of Shawki Ahmad Omar, imprisoned in Iraq, and their daughter Zeynap, left, protest demanding his release outside the US Embassy in London. Photo / AP Keep up-to-date with today's news at home and abroad with nzherald.co.nz's news blog, which is updated throughout the day. The blog, compiled daily by the Herald's online staff, will include today's ...

  • Smoking ban in spotlight as judicial review begins

    A former mental health patient, who was denied the right to smoke, believes allowing addicted patients to smoke has far more positives than negatives. A judicial review of a smoking ban in an acute mental health facility is set to begin in the High Court at Auckland this morning. The lead applicant in the review believes the ban is in breach of the Human Rights Act, saying those ...

  • Man stabbed at property in Snells Beach

    A man suffered serious injuries after being stabbed north of Auckland last night. Police said the man in his late 30s was at a Dawson Road property in Snells Beach when he was attacked about 8.30pm. He was flown by Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Auckland Hospital, where he remained in a serious condition. Police said they were speaking with a number of people at the ...

  • Man in serious condition after stabbing

    Source: ONE News Police are investigating a stabbing incident which occured near Warkworth last night. A man in his late 30s was airlifted to Auckland Hospital after he was stabbed at a house on Dawson Road in Snells Beach at around 8.30pm. He remains in a serious condition. Detectives are speaking with people who were at the address at the time, and are not seeking for anyone else in ...

  • Man to appear in court over fatal Northland shooting

    A Northland family has been torn apart after a couple were allegedly shot by a man related to the couple. A 38-year-old man will appear in the Kaitaia District Court today charged with murder, following a double shooting in the far north town of Pamapuria yesterday morning. A 44-year-old man was found dead at a property on Fairburn Road, about eight kilometres east of Kaitaia. While a ...

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