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  • 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 ...

  • Accused in Indian-origin New Zealanders murder owed money

    One of the two men accused of burning alive an Indian-origin man in New Zealand Jan 30 this year owed the victim money, the police report on the case has revealed. Bryan Pelmar, 20, and Shivneel Shahil Kumar, 18, have been charged with the murder of Shalvin Prasad, 21, whose burnt body was recovered from the side of a rural road in south Auckland, Fairfax NZ News reported Monday. Prasad was ...

  • Defence Force letters insulting and insensitive

    Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 6:36 pm Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party 21 May 2013 MEDIA STATEMENTDefence Force letters insulting and insensitive Defence Force letters sent to personnel being made redundant under the Government's botched civilianisation project were insensitive and insulting, says Phil Goff, Labour's Defence spokesperson. Mr Goff today released copies of the ...

  • Henry blasts match officials

    Blues assistant coach Sir Graham Henry has criticised the match officials following his side's loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch. With the Auckland-based franchise's boss Sir John Kirwan absent, Henry answered questions from the media and made no secret of his unhappiness with some of the match officials' decisions from the match which the Crusaders won 23-3.The former All ...

  • Solid Energy based failed strategy on non-existent analysis

    The ambitious growth strategy that has imperiled Solid Energy was developed on a far more optimistic outlook for oil and coal prices than its industry peers, but it had no analysis to back those views, Treasury papers released today under the Official Information Act show. The plans, which included converting low-grade Southland coal to fertiliser and diesel, first appeared seven years ...

Movie Review

Blowup

Blowup

Michelangelo Antonioni's "Blowup" is an important film of the sixties that has not aged well. It seems to have been made with the intention of exploring the lack of morality and responsibility in "Swinging London" of the mid-sixties, but for better or worse, the culture of the nineties has sunk far below that level, and at this point, the film looks mostly tame. Inspired by a short story by Julio ... ...

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  • Goodyear to sell NZ retail businesses to locals for undisclosed sum

    Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres, the local unit of the biggest US tyre maker, plans to sell its New Zealand retail business for an undisclosed sum to locally-owned Beau Ideal. If closed, the deal is expected to settle before the end of next month, and would see Goodyear's 52 Beaurepaires retail stores and 180 employees shift to Beau Ideal, owned by TyreLine Distributors' founder Grant ...

  • Market close shares fall - Mainfreight Diligent decline

    New Zealand shares fell on concern prices have run up ahead of earnings and profit downgrades in Australia weighed on companies with businesses across the Tasman, including Mainfreight, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Westpac Banking Corp and AMP. The NZX 50 Index fell 7.816 points, or 0.2 percent, to 4590.839. Within the index, 25 stocks fell, 15 rose and 10 were unchanged. ...

  • Long-serving Army staff told they had low commitment

    Labour says it has obtained letters that show long serving defence personnel were told they had low potential and low commitment to service as they were made redundant from their uniformed positions. Former defence minister Phil Goff says the Government owes the 315 soldiers, sailors and airmen who received the letter an apology. The personnel were made redundant following Government orders to ...

  • Kiwi Womens Sevens champs eye Moscow World Cup

    The triumphant New Zealand Women's Sevens team has returned home after securing the inaugural IRB Women's World Sevens Series with a win at the final tournament in Amsterdam. There will be little time for the players to rest on their laurels with the squad due to get back together in just over a week for a camp in lead up to next month's World Cup in Moscow. Coach Sean Horan is ...

  • Waterspouts seen in Auckland

    Two small waterspouts have been spotted off the Auckland coast but appear to have caused little or no damage.Weather Watch says it warned Civil Defence on Tuesday afternoon of a "low to moderate" risk of isolated small tornadoes, and shortly afterwards the waterspouts - like a tornado over water - were seen on Manukau Harbour.It has also warned of a similar risk of tornadoes and ...

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