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  • Accused in Indian-origin New Zealanders murder owed money

    One of the two men accused of burning alive an Indian-origin man in New Zealand Jan 30 this year owed the victim money, the police report on the case has revealed. Bryan Pelmar, 20, and Shivneel Shahil Kumar, 18, have been charged with the murder of Shalvin Prasad, 21, whose burnt body was recovered from the side of a rural road in south Auckland, Fairfax NZ News reported Monday. Prasad was ...

  • All Blacks get on the same page

    After a weekend of Super Rugby dominated by local derbies, the All Blacks have gathered for their first training camp. Four of the six New Zealand teams faced off against each other in Round 14 of Super Rugby action, with the Chiefs beating the Hurricanes 17-12 and the Crusaders getting the better of the Blues 23-3. The Chiefs and Crusaders will also be meeting on Friday.While emotions may ...

  • Read braced for All Blacks June Tests

    The return of All Blacks No. 8 Kieran Read provided the Crusaders with a timely boost, with the inspirational skipper leading them to an emphatic 34-15 win over the Blues on Saturday night. Having come back following seven weeks out with a toe injury, Read slotted straight back in to his playing groove and is now back among the All Blacks' wider training group, as he prepares for one of ...

  • All Blacks reclaim Bledisloe Cup from Wallabies

    AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Australia lost the Bledisloe Cup Saturday at Eden Park but it won back pride after a demoralizing thrashing by the All Blacks in Sydney last month -- and the knowledge it can compete with New Zealand at the World Cup. Doug Howlett scored two tries as New Zealand capped an unbeaten Tri-Nations campaign with a tough 21-17 win over Australia and regained the Bledisloe ...

  • Struggling Lomu left out by Wellington

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Jonah Lomu's struggle to revive his rugby career while suffering chronic kidney disease stalled Thursday when Wellington left him off the team for the first round of the National Championship. The All Blacks wing, undergoing dialysis three times a week while awaiting a kidney transplant, was unable to train in the leadup to Saturday's match against ...

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The Rules of the Game (Le Règle du jeu) [DVD]

The Rules of the Game (Le Règle du jeu) [DVD]

Franois Truffaut called Jean Renoirs The Rules of the Game (Le Rgle du jeu) the credo of film lovers, the film of films. Indeed, having been ranked as one of the 10 greatest films ever made on Sight & Sounds influential International Critics Poll list since its inception in 1952, the intensity with which this film is now admired and revered is matched only by the vitriol and ... ...

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  • Rugby All Blacks unchanged for Wallabies clash

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Eddie Jones' Wallabies will face the identical All Black team that beat them 50-21 in Sydney three weeks ago in the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup rugby union test at Auckland on Saturday. Jones' New Zealand opposite John Mitchell Wednesday named the run-on 15 which trounced Australia by a record score at Stadium Australia for a match that marks the ...

  • Chinas top political advisor starts official good-will visit to New Zealand

    CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived in Christchurch of southern New Zealand Sunday morning for a 4-day official good-will visit, at the invitation of the government of New Zealand.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand. The bilateral relations achieved ...

  • Anti-royalist fined They did not ask permission

    A man who was arrested before he could throw horse manure at the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall says he was protesting because the royals did not ask permission to spend New Zealanders' money on a visit. Sam Bracanov, 77, was today found guilty in the Auckland District Court of preparing to commit a crime against Prince Charles and Camilla during their visit in November. Yugoslavia-born ...

  • Black market trade claims over honey

    Honey on the black market (1:57) There are claims the health benefits of honey are leading to a lucrative black market trade. It is believed the high value of the manuka variety is behind one man's alleged supermarket stealing spree. Its perceived medicinal benefits have made manuka honey the 'wonder honey' and it is in big demand overseas. But with the high global demand and a ...

  • Alleged killers bought petrol on night of murder

    Shalvin Prasad. Photo / Supplied Two men accused of setting Auckland man Shalvin Prasad on fire allegedly filled two containers of petrol on the night of the murder, according to police. Bryne Permal and Shivneel Kumar are charged with the murder of Mr Prasad, who was found burnt to death in a rural area of south Auckland earlier this year. They appeared via audio-visual link at ...

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