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  • 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 ...

  • Clarke not worried by Englands winning performance against Kiwis in first Test

    Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that he is not worried by the fact that England's highly rated swing and seam bowlers demolished New Zealand for just 68 this week. England opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad were almost invincible as 14 wickets fell on the scheduled fourth day of the first Test, in which New Zealand, which was chasing 239 for victory in a low-scoring ...

  • Kiwi keeper Watling ruled out of Headingley Test with knee injury

    New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling has been ruled out of the second and final Test against England at Headingley starting from Friday because of a knee injury. Watling injured his knee during New Zealand's 170-run first Test defeat at Lord's last week, News.com.au reports. Following Watling's injury, Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum, who deputised behind the stumps at Lord's, will keep at ...

  • Kiwis warn starry-eyed Root not to get carried away by adulation and familiarity at debut Headingley Test

    Upcoming England batsman Joe Root has been warned to expect a fiery attack by the New Zealand side in the middle as they look to ruin his first homecoming at Headingley. Although Root is out to etch his name into Yorkshire cricketing folklore on his debut Test, however, Kiwi pace bowler Neil Wagner is of the opinion that all the adulation and familiarity of home could backfire on the youngster ...

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A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

See you in the fourth, Neil Patrick Harris winks to Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) about midway through their third absurdist odyssey A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, essentially summarizing just how far we have come since 2004 whe ... ...

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  • Sir Don McKinnon wins World Class New Zealand Award

    Source: ONE News New Zealand's longest serving Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister has won the supreme award at the Kea World Class New Zealand Awards. Sir Don McKinnon, who has also been the Commonwealth Secretary General, received his award at a gala dinner in Auckland. "It's always good to get something from your own country where your own peers and own country are judging ...

  • Innovations Centre brings to life Kiwi can-do attitude

    Thursday, 23 May 2013, 9:19 pm Press Release: National Fieldays DATE - 23 May 2013 Fieldays Innovations Centre brings to life Kiwi can-do attitude. The Fieldays Innovation Centre Competition is the perfect forum for inventors to introduce their primary industry themed, 'homegrown' designs to a local and global audience. By creating an opportunity for inventors to showcase ...

  • Vote for runway resource consent positive news

    Thursday, 23 May 2013, 9:13 pm Press Release: Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce Media Release23 May 2013Vote for runway resource consent positive newsThe news that Wellington City Council is to vote to put $1 million towards the cost of resource consent to extend the airport runway is positive, says Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Raewyn ...

  • Hutt Valley Police cordon off Wainuiomata address

    Thursday, 23 May 2013, 9:11 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Hutt Valley Police cordon off Wainuiomata addressAt around 3.30pm today Police were informed that a 16-year-old male was planning to take what was believed to be a .22 calibre rifle and threaten a local Wainuiomata resident.Police established a cordon around a Coniston Street address and the 16-year-old male was arrested ...

  • Maori ABs going to North America

    The Maori All Blacks will play against Canada and the United States in a two-match North American tour this November, it was announced on Thursday. The team takes on Canada in Toronto on 3 November and the USA Eagles in Philadelphia on 9 November.New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Steve Tew said the matches represented an exciting opportunity to take a special New Zealand team to North ...

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