New Zealand all-rounder McCullum joins Glamorgan
CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) - New Zealand all-rounder Nathan McCullum is to play for Glamorgan in this year's English domestic Twenty20 competition.The 32-year-old off-spinner is currently playing...
View ArticleKiwi cyclist admits to using painkillers given by sports scientist during rides
In a new twist to the doping controversy surrounding international sports, especially cycling, a New Zealand cyclist has admitted that he uses painkillers to aid his performance, adding that he knows...
View ArticleAnderson replaces Elliott in New Zealand squad
Left-handed batsman Corey Anderson will replace Grant Elliot in New Zealand's ICC Champions Trophy squad. Elliott exacerbated an injury to his left calf during a training session here Saturday. New...
View ArticleNew Zealand put England in before rain delays start
New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl against England in a crucial Group A match at the Champions Trophy here Sunday. Rain, however, followed the toss, delaying the start of the match. Teams:...
View ArticleJoyce visiting EU to boost science education links
Joyce visiting EU to boost science, education links Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce arrives in Europe tonight to strengthen New Zealand's science, innovation and international education...
View ArticleDrink-drive accused crashes into building
An alleged drunk driver fleeing from police was caught after crashing his car into a Mount Maunganui building this morning. A 30-year-old man will be appearing in Tauranga District Court on June 20...
View ArticleMother of three dies in road accident days before birthday
A woman who died after being hit by two vehicles in Wanganui on Friday night would have celebrated her 27th birthday today. Mother of three Ngawaiata Czarina Taurerewa was struck by a car in the suburb...
View ArticleUndercover investigators harrowing story
Daniel Walker became an undercover investigator to save women and children from being sold into sex slavery. His mission ended in a failure that destroyed his marriage and made him question his...
View ArticleTeen stabbed at out-of-control party
A 15-year-old was stabbed after a party got out of control in a Napier suburb at the weekend. The teenager is in a stable condition in Hawke's Bay Regional Hospital after undergoing surgery yesterday...
View ArticleApartment fall survivor improves
The young man who fell 13 storeys from an Auckland apartment building didn't pause as he climbed over the balcony and fell "like paper", says the woman who tried to cling to him.The man, aged in his...
View ArticleLiam Dann US rebound brings new problems
The Japanese stock market plunged 6 per cent in morning trading last Thursday - it closed down 5 per cent. Photo / AP It is becoming clear that the resumption of normal service in the United States...
View ArticleDeborah Hill-Cone Better to blend in than be tempting target
I'm not quite Germaine Greer (pictured), who in her 50s decided gardening was better than casual sex, but at 45, perhaps not far off. Photo / Derek Flynn I've been reading my kids a book called Maude...
View ArticleJulie Fairey Govt rides roughshod on poker machines
The Gambling Act 2003 states clearly that no new casino licences will be granted in New Zealand. Photo / Thinkstock Aucklanders don't want another casino, and that's effectively what the Government has...
View ArticleWoman killed in landslip named
Woman 'ejected' from house in landslip (1:04) A 63-year-old woman who died after a house was flattened when torrential rain caused a landslip in the Tasman region has been named. Jude Hivon was killed...
View ArticleNZ come up short when it counts
Their best chance of a get-out for New Zealand came in the 20th over of their innings. Five balls before the match became legitimate, and Duckworth Lewis would come into effect in the event of rain,...
View ArticleWorld week ahead finally the Fed meets – clues awaited
The clear focus this week is on the US Federal Reserve and any clues on its plans for the future of its monthly bond-buying programme. The Federal Open Market Committee starts a two-day meeting on June...
View ArticleKiwi little changed as traders weigh local growth prospects US stimulus
The New Zealand dollar was little changed as traders weigh growth prospects for the local economy with the possible tapering of stimulus in the US. The kiwi recently traded at 80.44 US cents, from...
View ArticleEconomy likely grew 0.6 in Q1 on construction manufacturing
New Zealand's economy probably grew at a slower pace in the first three months of the year, after expanding at the fastest clip in three years in the fourth quarter of 2012, led by construction and...
View ArticleMcGeoch to head new MediaWorks company
Former Sky City chairman Rod McGeoch has confirmed he will chair a new company that intends to buy the businesses of MediaWorks NZ. It was announced today that MediaWorks NZ Limited funders have...
View ArticleKaiteriteri landslide victim named
Monday, 17 June 2013, 9:35 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Kaiteriteri landslide victim namedPolice have released the name of the woman who died when a landslide engulfed her home near Kaiteriteri...
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