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  • Veteran Vettori set for positive Test comeback against England

    All signs are pointing to veteran left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori playing his first test for New Zealand after a gap of ten months. According to Kiwi fast bowler Neil Wagner, the return of 112-Test veteran Vettori to the first eleven is being seen within the team as massive. Wagner described Vettori as a seasoned and experienced campaigner and a player who brings a lot to the team. He said ...

  • Oz pace attack shaking in their boots after ominous English swing against Kiwis at Lords

    Australia's much-vaunted pace attack had to sit up straight and take notice of England's prowess with the swing and seam bowling at the first day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's. Although captain Michael Clarke does not want his team losing focus and getting too engaged in England's series with New Zealand, but Stuart Broad's ominous second-innings spell in the first Test ...

  • Indian-origin actor honoured in New Zealand

    Indian-origin actor Jacob Rajan has been made a member of New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to theatre. Rajan was honoured Thursday at an investiture ceremony by New Zealand Governor General Sir Jerry Mataparae at Government House here, local media reported. Rajan is a founding partner of the Indian Ink theatre company. He is known for collaborating with his partner in Indian ...

  • Man dies in north Canterbury crash

    Source: ONE News A man has died after the vehicle he was in rolled north Canterbury this afternoon. The 41-year-old was driving when he lost control after clipping a truck while overtaking. The crash occurred around 2.45pm on Gressons Rd near Waikuku. Two children, who were passengers in the vehicle, have been taken to hospital with moderate injuries. Police said there was no indication that ...

  • 5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern California- Powerful earthquake rocks Russias Far East

    GREENVILLE, Calif. – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California Thursday night that was widely felt across the region, but there were no reports of serious damage. The temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in far northeastern California, said Rafael Abreu, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National ...

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

As a Southern-fried tale of teary mother-daughter redemption, Callie Khouri's Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood strikes a few resounding notes of truth. Unfortunately, those notes of truth, however moving, are otherwise submerged in a generally hackneyed comedic melodrama full of eccentric caricatures and forced plot devices that make you want to roll your eyes. ...

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  • Owner of car found down bank comes forward

    Police are speaking to the owner of a car found crashed down a bank on Paekakariki Hill Rd north of Wellington this morning. There had been concerns for the wellbeing of Blair Coleman after a member of the public discovered the vehicle down the bank after what looked like a recent crash. Emergency services discovered markings indicating the driver had climbed up the bank after a crash. A search ...

  • Ben Henry out for the season to add to New Zealand Warriors lengthening injury list

    New Zealand Ben Henry is the third Warriors player to succumb to a season-ending knee injury after he was hurt in training for Sunday's NRL match against Newcastle.A bad week for young Warrior Ben Henry has got worse after scans revealed that his NRL season is over after a training ground injury. The 21-year-old centre/second rower ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee ...

  • Team NZ put through their paces on SF Bay

    For the first time in this America's Cup campaign, three AC72s took to the water on San Francisco Bay, with Team New Zealand making their debut six weeks after leaving Auckland. The Kiwis adopted a softly-softly approach to their first day, mindful of the alterations that have been maed to the giant catamaran. "Oracle's out, Prada was out there," observed TNZ boss Grant ...

  • Sideline Champs File your own live match report with Rate my Game

    We're up and running again this weekend with the new Rate my Game application, allowing you to write your own match report on your kids' Saturday morning sports games - and from this week, the best reports will win prizes. Rate my Game allows you to quickly and easily file a match report on any game, big or small. You can send it live from the sideline on your smartphone, or when you get home to ...

  • Tauranga dairy bows to public outcry over synthetic cannabis

    A Tauranga dairy has bowed to public pressure and stopped selling synthetic cannabis. News of the decision came as Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne announced he was pushing his Psychoactive Substances Bill through Parliament quicker than planned to have legislation regulating synthetic cannabis in place by July. Raj Singh, of Matua Dairy, said although he had people ...

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