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  • Kiwi Everest climber Edmund Hillary hailed as a great Briton

    Sir Edmund Hillary - the first person ever to scale Mount Everest summit - has been called one of "those great Britons" by a conservative British newspaper. Britian's Daily Telegraph bestowed the dubious title upon Auckland-born Hillary, who conquered Mt Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay about 60 years ago, Stuff.co.nz reported. The new nationality was given to Hillary in a small editorial on ...

  • Daniel Vettori set for NZ Test return this week

    New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori is set to return to action in the second Test against England this week after Bruce Martin was ruled out of the rest of the tour with a calf injury. Vettori has not played for the Black Caps for almost a year because of a hamstring injury and was left out of the squad for the two-Test series in England. But with Martin sidelined by the injury that prevented ...

  • Indian-origin men in New Zealand face gang-rape charges

    A woman has given evidence in a court in New Zealand implicating four men of Indian origin of raping her in turns in April 2011. Amir Chand, 25, Harvinder Singh, 22, Kamaljeet Singh, 27, and Sumit Vermani, 26, are defending the charges in the high court in Hamilton, Fairfax NZ News reported Tuesday. The woman has claimed that the four men raped her in the course of an evening during the ...

  • Ian Bell to recover in time for second test against New Zealand

    England middle order batsman Ian Bell is expected to recover from tonsillitis and play against New Zealand in the second test match starting from Friday. Bell's illness got him a score of 31 runs for 133 balls during the second innings at Lord's, and England's medical team is confident that there will not be a relapse this time. The Independent reports that once Bell is fit, there won't be any ...

  • Police search for owner of stolen trailer

    Police are looking for the owner of a trailer that was recovered after it was stolen in March.Paihia Police stopped a stolen vehicle as it was heading north from Whangrei and discovered the trailer was also stolen along with the motorbike on the back of the trailer.The motorbike and car have been returned to their owners. However, Police have been unable to locate the owner of the ...

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The River [DVD]

The River [DVD]

Jean Renoir's The River is one of the most fascinating multinational productions of its era. An independently financed American film directed by a French expatriate about British colonists shot entirely in India (then a strangely exotic and relatively unknown country in the West), The Ri ... ...

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  • PSA calls on all councils to follow Hamilton’s lead

    Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 11:18 am Press Release: PSA PSA Media Release Header22 May 2013PSA calls on all councils to follow Hamilton's Living Wage leadThe Public Service Association is calling on councils around the country to follow Hamilton's lead and adopt the Living Wage.The PSA is the largest union in local government and is welcoming news that the Hamilton City Council has ...

  • First DHB Signs Pledge to Improve Patient Safety

    Tairawhiti District Health's decision to become the first district health board in New Zealand to sign a certificate pledging support for the new national patient safety campaign has been welcomed by Associate Health Minister Jo Goodhew. "I am delighted that Tairawhiti DHB has become the first in the country to formally sign up to the Open for better care campaign, which aims to ...

  • Point Resolution Bridge reopens

    Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 11:07 am Press Release: Auckland Council Media release22 May 2013 Point Resolution Bridge reopens Point Resolution Bridge, which connects Parnell to Tamaki Drive, reopened yesterday (21 May) after a major rebuild project. The iconic footbridge, which has served commuters, local residents, Parnell Baths users and people enjoying the inner city waterfront area for ...

  • Cows Fly At Cool Dairy Awards Contest

    About 70 over-sized cow balloons will rise in Wellington on Friday (May 24), as the 34 finalists in the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards compete in a treasure hunt, amazing race style event.The finalists are in Wellington to contest the New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year, New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year and New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year competitions. The ...

  • Focus On Wait Times For Diagnostic Tests

    Health Minister Tony Ryall has told district health boards (DHBs) to focus on improving waiting times for diagnostic tests.Mr Ryall said even though thousands more diagnostic tests, such as MRI and CT scans, are being performed under this Government - people in some parts of the country are waiting too long."We want shorter waits for diagnostic tests. These tests help determine if ...

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