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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 ...

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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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  • Queenstown industrial property in recovery

    Queenstown’s industrial market enjoyed increased in activity in recent months, with leasing of several long-vacant premises. There have also been more buoyant land sales, according to Colliers in its annual review of the Queenstown market. Vacant land sales predominantly in the Shotover Park industrial area have historically shown growth, with land values rising from $150-$250/m2 in ...

  • New Zealand Football confirm Jordan clash

    Source: Neil Emblem New Zealand Football has confirmed that a New Zealand selection coached by Neil Emblen will play Jordan at North Harbour Stadium on June 4. Jordan - ranked 77 in the world - is set to play Australia in an Asian World Cup qualifier in Melbourne on June 11, and will use the match against New Zealand 'A' at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland as preparation for the ...

  • Council backs living wage

    Hamilton City Council's lowest-paid staff could receive an extra $100 a week after a decision to lift workers' minimum pay rates. The council is set to become the first city in the country to adopt a living wage policy guaranteeing its staff an hourly wage of at least $18.40. In a fiercely debated decision the council voted to introduce a minimum living wage for all staff, ...

  • Teen breaks neck at judo tournament

    Source: ONE News A Japanese exchange student suffered a life-changing injury in one of the worst accidents seen at a New Zealand judo tournament. Taradale High School student Yuichi Tanimura broke his neck because he didn't turn his head far enough while attacking his opponent at a tournament in Wellington this month. The mistake meant the teen celebrated his 17th birthday in Burwood ...

  • Urewera dawn raids IPCA report to be released today

    Photo / File The Independent Police Conduct Authority will release its report today into the behaviour of police in the Urewera dawn raids. During the police operation in October 2007, 18 people were arrested in the Bay of Plenty, Auckland and Wellington. The Crown said those arrested were involved in militia-style training camps based in the Urewera National Park. Four of those arrested, ...

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