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  • Taylor better Test skipper than McCullum says New Zealand media

    The New Zealand media has said that the under the leadership of former captain Ross Taylor, the Black Caps Test team had been making significant progress than they are doing under current skipper Brendon McCullum. Six months after Taylor lost the captaincy, Stuff.co.nz reports that under Taylor, New Zealand enjoyed the first Test win in Australia after 25 years, and the first drawn test series ...

  • Worlds rich get richer – latest wealth report

    Subscribe to NBR Print or NBR ONLINE paid content and be in to win the all-new BMW 320i xDrive Touring valued at $83,800 For the first time in New Zealand, the BMW 3 Series Touring is now available with BMW xDrive, the world's most sophisticated all-wheel drive system. Based on the award winning 3 Series Sedan, the Touring is set to raise the bar once again, starting from just $77,800* ...

  • While you were sleeping optimism lifts equities

    Wall Street advanced amid optimism that US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will reassure investors that the central bank will not pull back its monetary stimulus before it is satisfied with the economic outlook. In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1 percent, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.83 percent and the Nasdaq Composite ...

  • Record numbers of New Zealanders deported

    Source: ONE News A sustained crack down by Australian Immigration officials is resulting in a record number of convicted expatriate New Zealanders being deported. New Zealanders who receive jail sentences that accumulate to 12 months or more are subject to Australia's 'character test'. If they fail the test they are then at the mercy of Australia's Immigration Minister ...

  • Kiwi found dead in Thai hotel

    Source: Close Up Thai police are speculating that a Dunedin-born man found dead in his apartment in the beach resort city of Pattaya may have suffered from an acute medical problem which caused him to collapse. Alan Patrick Mouncey, 38, was carrying a British passport, the Pattaya People newspaper reported. Mouncey was found dead in his third-floor apartment on Monday afternoon. He had booked ...

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Changing Lanes

The title of Changing Lanes comes from a crucial incident that takes place on the FDR expressway in New York: Two men, both of whom are desperate to get to the courthouse for different reasons, change lanes at the same time and crash into each other. One leaves behind the other, who finds that he is holding a crucial file folder that literally holds the first man's life in the balance. And ... ...

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  • Cold snap forecast to set in over South Island

    VIDEOS: Heavy rain causes South Island flooding Residents still grappling with flooding in the South Island are now being warned that a cold snap is about to set in. MetService reports that a "cold southerly outbreak" is likely to set in later today, with heavy snow expected to fall in parts of the South Island and severe gales predicted to hit central areas. Accordingly, a ...

  • Lianne Dalziel to run for Christchurch mayoralty

    Christchurch MP Lianne Dalziel has this morning confirmed speculation that she will stand for the Christchurch mayoralty. "Well its official now - I'm running for the Christchurch Mayoralty," the long-serving MP wrote on Twitter. Dalziel, who will stand as an independent, will resign as Christchurch East MP. The 53-year-old will be challenging current mayor Bob Parker for ...

  • MP confirms tilt at Christchurch mayoralty

    Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has confirmed she'll run for the Christchurch mayoralty. The Christchurch East MP had previously ruled out standing as mayor in the local body elections, due to be held in October. However, after much speculation, she has confirmed this morning she'll run. 'Well it's official now - I'm running for the Christchurch Mayoralty.' she tweeted. ...

  • Police Alcohol may be a factor in fatal Northland crash

    Police believe alcohol may be a factor in a crash which killed a 73-year-old woman in Northland last night. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash on Whangaroa Rd, Kaeo, about 8pm. The vehicle failed to take a sharp bend before crashing down a bank and into a tree. The woman, who was driving, died at the scene. Her passenger, who police said was ...

  • Time of death estimate in Lundy trial unreliable Privy Council hears

    The evidence a pathologist presented at Mark Lundy's trial on the time of death of his wife and daughter was "unreliable" and flawed", the Privy Council has heard. Lundy is appealing his life sentence with a non-parole period of 20 years for the killing of his wife Christine and daughter Amber, 7, in their Palmerston North home in August 2000. On the second day of a hearing ...

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