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  • Duo plead not guilty to murdering Indian in New Zealand

    Two men accused of murdering an Indian-origin man in New Zealand in January have pleaded not guilty and are now headed for trial. Bryne Pelmar, 20, and Shivneel Shahil Kumar, 18, have been charged with burning alive 21-year-old Shalvin Prasad Jan 30 in south Auckland. The two appeared in the Auckland High Court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the charge, media reports said. Both the ...

  • Hesson concerned over Vettoris career hampering Achilles tendon problem

    New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has admitted concern over injured veteran Daniel Vettori and said there were some serious medical discussions to be had over his future. Vettori was a huge asset in the UK during the ICC Champions Trophy but struggled through with an Achilles tendon problem that has hampered him for nearly a year, and raises concern over his international career, Stuff.co.nz ...

  • Carter and Ranger start for All Blacks

    The All Blacks have made five changes to their team that will face France this Saturday, with Piri Weepu and Dan Carter reunited at half-back. Weepu gets a start with Tawera Kerr-Barlow coming onto the bench. A fit-again Carter comes in for Aaron Cruden who is getting a rest.Rene Ranger gets his first start of the series after two cameos off the bench, with Charles Piutau coming into the 23 ...

  • New Zealand law permits low risk designer drugs

    Stoners, pill-poppers and drug regulators everywhere: turn your eyes to New Zealand. The country looks set to adopt new laws permitting the limited sale of some designer drugs for recreational purposes. The legislation is the first in the world to regulate new recreational drugs based on scientific evidence of their risk of ...

  • All Blacks reclaim Bledisloe Cup from Wallabies

    AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Australia lost the Bledisloe Cup Saturday at Eden Park but it won back pride after a demoralizing thrashing by the All Blacks in Sydney last month -- and the knowledge it can compete with New Zealand at the World Cup. Doug Howlett scored two tries as New Zealand capped an unbeaten Tri-Nations campaign with a tough 21-17 win over Australia and regained the Bledisloe ...

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Bedazzled

In Harold Ramis' remake of Bedazzled, sultry siren Elizabeth Hurley plays the Devil, exchanging the well-groomed suits and Ray-Ban sunglasses favored by Peter Cook in the 1967 British original for a variety of outfits ranging from a skin-tight red leather suit, to a skin-tight police woman's uniform, to a skin-tight angel's costume. The operative phrase being here, of course, skin-tight ... ...

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  • Struggling Lomu left out by Wellington

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Jonah Lomu's struggle to revive his rugby career while suffering chronic kidney disease stalled Thursday when Wellington left him off the team for the first round of the National Championship. The All Blacks wing, undergoing dialysis three times a week while awaiting a kidney transplant, was unable to train in the leadup to Saturday's match against ...

  • Rugby All Blacks unchanged for Wallabies clash

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Eddie Jones' Wallabies will face the identical All Black team that beat them 50-21 in Sydney three weeks ago in the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup rugby union test at Auckland on Saturday. Jones' New Zealand opposite John Mitchell Wednesday named the run-on 15 which trounced Australia by a record score at Stadium Australia for a match that marks the ...

  • Chinas top political advisor starts official good-will visit to New Zealand

    CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin arrived in Christchurch of southern New Zealand Sunday morning for a 4-day official good-will visit, at the invitation of the government of New Zealand.This year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand. The bilateral relations achieved ...

  • Danger on roads as snow hits the South Island

    The big chill's on its way (4:07) About 20 cars became stuck tonight on State Highway 6 in Southland tonight and six others slid off the road as the big freeze hit the South Island. Senior Sergeant Dave Raynes told ONE News that police have closed SH 6 from Queenstown to Lumsden and from Mossburn to Five Rivers at 6pm tonight due to heavy snow and freezing conditions. Snow has already ...

  • Driver was preparing to eat spaghetti before fatal crash - coroner

    Two killed in Marlborough crash Preparing to eat a snack of spaghetti while driving is believed to have cost two young tourists their lives after they were involved in a car crash en route to Nelson last year. The Coroner has released his findings into the deaths of German tourist Onur Gulmez and French visitor Paul Joubert, 23. The pair had travelled to New Zealand independently and met in ...

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