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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 ...

  • DCs licence to attack from anywhere

    Fly-half Dan Carter says the All Blacks are developing a more attacking game plan in the hope of confounding opponents' analysis and holding on to their number one world ranking. Speaking after a three-day training camp ahead of next month's three-test series against France, Carter said he had been given authority to launch attacks from anywhere on the field. He said the All Blacks ...

  • Legal fraternity shattered by sudden death of senior judge

    Justice Robert Chambers in 2000. Photo / Paul Estcourt The legal fraternity has been "shattered" by the sudden death of one of the country's most senior judges. Justice Robert Chambers sat on the Supreme Court and died peacefully in his sleep last night at his home in Wellington aged 59. A good friend - Auckland Crown Solicitor Simon Moore QC - described Justice ...

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Flight [Blu-Ray]

Flight [Blu-Ray]

Flight marks the return to live-action drama for director Robert Zemeckis, who has spent the past decade making motion-capture computer-animated films, none of which really worked due to both the limitations of the technology and its tendency to lure filmmakers into bombast and overkill. Th ... ...

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  • ChCh Businesses Respond To Demand For Variety and Quality

    Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 6:59 pm Press Release: Sandvich Media Release For Immediate ReleaseChCh Businesses Respond To Growing Demand For Variety and QualityRebuild Visitors Encourage Growth In Niche Markets The post-earthquake creative energy in Christchurch is not limited to gap-filler projects. A number of small businesses are using their talent and creativity to respond to the ...

  • Return of the Champions

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  • Statement on the Honourable Justice Robert Chambers

    Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 6:45 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government 22 May 2013Media Statement Statement on the Honourable Justice Robert Chambers Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson has expressed his shock and sorrow at the death of Supreme Court Judge, the Honourable Justice Robert Chambers. "Justice Chambers had an outstanding career as a servant of the law, ultimately ...

  • Market close shares rise - Ryman resumes climb Fletcher finds base

    New Zealand shares rose as Ryman Healthcare climbed to a new record, bouncing back from a decline that may have been triggered by a rival's stock selldown, while Fletcher Building halted its slide after a presentation in Australia. The NZX 50 Index gained 19.34 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4610.18. Within the index, 23 stocks rose, 16 fell and 11 were unchanged. Turnover was $187 million, ...

  • Lodge owners threatened after turning away lesbian couple

    The owners of a Whangarei lodge say they have had death threats made against them since their decision not to allow a lesbian couple to share a bed at their establishment went public earlier this month. Karen and Michael Ruskin, who own Pilgrim Planet Lodge have called in the police over what they say have been threats made against them and their business. The couple came to prominence earlier ...

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