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  • Botham confident about Anderson surpassing him as Englands leading Test wicket-taker

    English legend Sir Ian Botham has said that he is confident that James Anderson will surpass him as England's leading Test wicket-taker after the fast bowler took three more Test wickets against New Zealand to reach 301, 82 short of Botham's England record. Welcoming the Lancashire player to the exclusive 300 club, Botham said that he had told Anderson that his next target should be 384, then ...

  • England v New Zealand – day three live | Andy Bull and Tom Davies

    Good morning Andy will be here shortly with all the play from Lord's as England take on New Zealand. In the meantime, here's what Mike Selvey made of yesterday's ...

  • Three winners share Lotto jackpot

    Source: ONE News Three people have struck lucky in tonight's Lotto draw, sharing the million dollar first division cash prize. The winning tickets were bought in Howick, Manurewa and Lower Hutt and their lucky owners have each won $333,333. The Powerball jackpot was not won though, and has grown to $7 million for next week. The winning numbers were: 3, 8, 22, 33, 35 and 36. The bonus ...

  • Kiwi women capture first sevens series title

    Sevens All Blacks only unbeaten side at Twickers New Zealand women have matched their male counterparts, winning the IRB Women's Sevens World Series in the Netherlands tonight. After tournament wins at Dubai and Guangzhou, the Kiwis secured their title by defeating Spain 14-5 in their quarterfinal at Amsterdam's NRCA Stadium. They came out of Day One pool play undefeated, with ...

  • New technology allows early heart disease detection

    Pets may help cut heart disease risk New technology could hold the key for battling diabetes and heart disease, after the Government pledged $16 million in this week's Budget to the issue. The Counties Manukau DHB has been trialling new testing machines for a month which allow busy patients to find out their risk of heart disease and stroke with a quick and easy finger prick test at the ...

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K-PAX

In K-PAX, Kevin Spacey plays a man who calls himself Prot and may or may not be an extraterrestrial from a planet 1,000 light years away. This is what he claims, at any rate, and it is why the New York authorities immediately put him into a psychiatric ward, eventually turning him over to Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges) at the Psychiatric Institute of Manhattan when no drugs or therapy seem ... ...

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  • Fuel tax to rise after Parliament passes bill

    Petrol price's downward trip could be over Petrol tax will rise by three cents a year for the next three years after Parliament passed a bill this evening. A marathon urgency session finally passed The Customs and Excise Amendment Bill - 67 votes for, to 26 against. The session began on Thursday afternoon to progress five bills, with three going through all stages. The Government ...

  • Sevens glory looms for Kiwi women

    Sevens All Blacks only unbeaten side at Twickers New Zealand women are one win away from matching their male counterparts and winning the IRB Women's Sevens World Series at Amsterdam tonight. After tournament wins at Dubai and Guangzhou, the Kiwis will secure their title if they win their quarterfinal match against Spain (8.30pm NZT). They came out of Day One pool play undefeated, with ...

  • Singers mind ravaged by steroids

    Photo / Thinkstock The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use. U-T San Diego reports that the detail came to light during a hearing for 32-year-old Timothy Lambesis, who has pleaded not guilty to solicitation for murder. A judge at the hearing reduced ...

  • Trade mission eyes up Indonesia opportunities

    A 52-strong trade mission is flying to Indonesia this weekend for two weeks of intensive briefings and meetings. It is being led by Maurice Williamson and Sir Ken Stevens, who's chairman of Export New Zealand. Representatives of the food and beverage, education, geothermal and banking sectors are going, along with a large group from the aviation industry. Sir Ken says there's huge potential for ...

  • Opposition on attack as fuel tax hike set to be agreed

    Opposition MPs have attacked the Government's plans to raise fuel taxes, with the bill set to be passed under urgency this evening. Parliament has taken the unusual step of sitting on a Saturday to approve the measure which will see fuel taxes raised by three cents a litre every year for the next three years. The Government signalled the tax increase in December last year with the ...

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