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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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Knocked Up

Knocked Up

Writer/director Judd Apatow has a special comedic gift: He can mix bawdiness and tenderness with such a surprisingly deft touch that you can't sense the point at which one ends and the other begins. His two features, 2005's The 40-Year-Old Virgin and his most ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • Minister insists public can still trust police

    The Police Minister is insisting the public can still trust the force after an Auckland officer was arrested on drugs charges. Constable Peter Pakau, 36, was arrested yesterday morning and faces 27 charges, including using the police computer system for dishonest purposes, conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine and supplying methamphetamine. Despite the high profile arrest, Anne Tolley told ...

  • Sir Mark Todd dedicates honour to departed dad

    The smile on his face betrayed little of the bittersweetness Sir Mark Todd must have felt, as he received his knighthood at Buckingham Palace today. Sir Mark was rewarded for his services to equestrian sport. "I get called all sorts - Sir Todd, Sir Toddy, Sir Mark, but mostly just Mark," he ...

  • Petrol tax should be invested in public transport

    Saturday, 18 May 2013, 5:27 pm Press Release: Green Party 18 May 2013 Petrol tax should be invested in public transport The Green Party is urging the Government to invest revenue, raised by their increase in petrol tax, on public transport in light of evidence that car traffic volumes are decreasing. "The petrol tax is being increased because people are using their cars less, ...

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