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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 ...

  • Auckland City again crowned Oceania kings

    Auckland City have continued their domination in Oceania with a 2-1 win in the OFC Champions League final over local rivals Waitakere United to be crowned for the third successive ...

  • All Blacks rivals room-mates have homework to do

    video After knocking the stuffing out of each other in the past 48 hours in derby games, All Blacks hopefuls came together today in Mt Maunganui. The Blues and Crusaders were forced to travel together to the first of two three-day camps, just hours after the red-and-blacks broke the Aucklanders in Christchurch. "It's quite funny, actually," says Crusaders lock Dominic Bird. ...

  • Government and Greens battle over oil exploration

    The Green Party is at loggerheads with the Government over deep-sea oil exploration off the coast, which it says is a threat to the country's beaches. The party launched its anti-drilling campaign 'Kiwi Bid' this afternoon at Piha. It aims to gather support to submit its own bid for the areas the Government has opened up for oil exploration in order to protect them, rather than ...

  • Budget 2013 $2m for ‘New Zealand Story’ project

    Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today announced $2 million in new funding to launch the New Zealand Story project – an initiative to help New Zealand companies gain a competitive advantage from the use of the New Zealand brand in international markets. The funding forms part of the $400 million internationally focused growth package which is a centrepiece of Budget 2013. The ...

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Silent Running [DVD]

Some three decades after its unsuccessful theatrical release and later elevation to cult status, Douglas Trumbull's Silent Running is terribly dated, but still intriguing didactic science fiction. Taking place in the early years of the 21st century, it posits a time in which all plant life on earth has been destroyed, and the only remaining traces of vegetation are in carefully nurtured for ... ...

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  • Auckland City retain O-League title

    Auckland City have held off a gallant finish by 10-man Waitakere United to win the Oceania Champions League soccer final 2-1 and claim the title for a record third consecutive time.Auckland's victory over their arch-rivals on Sunday booked them a place in the Club World Cup in Morocco in December, as well as prize-money of $US500,000 ($NZ610,000).Waitakere, bidding for a season sweep of ...

  • Man rescued after Cable Bay fall

    A 64-year-old man was airlifted to Nelson Hospital after falling from the Cable Bay walkway today. The man was seen to fall around 4.30pm this afternoon by other track users, they raised the alarm and cared for him until the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter arrived. The man was treated at the scene by the onboard paramedic before being flown to Nelson Hospital where he is reportedly in a ...

  • Soccer Auckland make it three in a row

    They may have been second-best all season in the Super City rivalry, but Auckland City today won the one that really mattered to earn another trip to the Club World Cup. Auckland won their third Oceania Champions League title in a row, edging old sparring partner Waitakere United 2-1 at Arena 2 at Mt Smart Stadium today. Having lost four of six matches against Waitakere this season, Auckland ...

  • 4G speed speed thrills

    I've been using Vodafone's new 4G/LTE network for the past couple of weeks on an iPhone 5 (4G stands for "Fourth Generation", as opposed to the slower 3G or "Third Generation" mobile networks that cover most of the country today. LTE stands for Long Term Evolution. Yes, it is ...

  • Man dead woman critically injured after shooting

    Source: ONE News A man has been found dead and a woman critically injured after a shooting in Northland. The man's body was found at a rural address in Fairburn, just outside Kaitaia. The woman was found close by and taken to Whangarei Hospital in a critical condition with a gunshot wound. A 38-year-old man has handed himself in at the Kaitaia police station and is helping ...

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