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  • Exhausted Vettori faces black cloud over Test future after Leeds Test pull out

    According to the New Zealand media, master spinner Daniel Vettori has a black cloud hovering over his Test-playing future after he pulled out of the second test against England at Leeds, fearing that his body cannot cope with the strenuous exertion in the five days that will follow. According to Stuff.co.nz, although the former captain was poised to overtake Stephen Fleming for a record 112th ...

  • Ryder makes low-key gym comeback away from prying eyes following bar assault

    New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder has reportedly made a comeback to the gym, days after he was attacked outside a Christchurch bar that left him in a coma for two days, although he is keeping the process very low key. According to Stuff.co.nz, Ryder has been seen coming and going from Exodus gym in Wellington, although sources said that he is careful to keep himself from working out too hard, ...

  • Warriors in big comeback to beat Knights

    The Warriors have produced a remarkable turnaround, beating Newcastle 28-12 in Auckland on Sunday to climb off the bottom of the NRL table.The victory came eight days after the biggest defeat in the club's history when they were thrashed by 62-6 by Penrith.In a seesawing battle, the Warriors showed far more commitment than against the Panthers to bring up just their third win of the ...

  • Auckland mayor stands firm against urban sprawl

    Len Brown: Seeking 'an Auckland' solution (1:38) Auckland's mayor is standing firm against urban sprawl in the face of calls for development outwards to help cope with population growth. Auckland Council's Draft Unitary Plan emphasises creating high density housing with apartments, rather than building new suburbs in outer areas. The plan has been driven by projections that ...

  • UFC Tough day for Kiwi fighters

    New Zealand mixed martial arts fighters Mark Hunt and James Te Huna were both defeated at UFC 160 in Las Vegas today. Hunt, who was on a four-fight win streak heading in to the event, was knocked out in the third round by a vicious spinning wheel kick from Brazilian heavyweight Junior dos Santos. It was only the second time in Hunt's 17-fight MMA career that he had been knocked out and after ...

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Dancer in the Dark [DVD]

Dancer in the Dark [DVD]

After its premier at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, where it eventually won the coveted Palm d'or, Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark was met equally with intense celebratory applause and boos of vociferous condemnation. It has since divided audiences and critics straight down the middle: either you love it or you hate it. Von Trier is either a boundary-pushing genius or he is a ego-m ... ...

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  • BlackBerry in NZ comeback bid with Z10 backed by Telecom Vodafone

    BlackBerry is making a comeback bid in the NZ market, with a launch for its iPhone-like Z10 on June 4. Telecom and Vodafone tell NBR they will carry the Z10. The more convention Q10 - which has a more traditional BlackBerry designed incorporating a hard keypad - is still being assessed. 2degrees has never supported BlackBerry servers, which are needed to take full advantage of the ...

  • Man slashed in glass attack

    Police said the group had drunk too much alcohol before a fight broke out between a few of them. Photo / File A man's ear was torn in half and his face and neck were slashed when he was attacked with a glass at a Coromandel pub early this morning. The 23-year-old man was part of a group from Pukekohe who had been on a social club outing at the Tui Lodge in Coromandel ...

  • Freezing weather on the way

    Photo / Paul Taylor Freezing weather is due to hit the South Island and parts of the North Island, WeatherWatch warns. Snow is due to fall to low levels in Southland and Otago today and tomorrow, which will see temperatures plummet, analyst Richard Green said. "It'll be close to the freezing mark for some places in the south tomorrow and Tuesday." "Icy winds combined with ...

  • Freezing weather on the way

    Freezing weather is due to hit the South Island and parts of the North Island, WeatherWatch warns. Snow is due to fall to low levels in Southland and Otago today and tomorrow, which will see temperatures plummet, analyst Richard Green said. "It'll be close to the freezing mark for some places in the south tomorrow and Tuesday. ""Icy winds combined with sleety snow showers will make roads ...

  • Freezing weather on the way

    Freezing weather is due to hit the South Island and parts of the North Island, WeatherWatch warns. Snow is due to fall to low levels in Southland and Otago today and tomorrow, which will see temperatures plummet, analyst Richard Green said. "It'll be close to the freezing mark for some places in the south tomorrow and Tuesday. ""Icy winds combined with sleety snow showers will make roads ...

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