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Vodafone Warriors NRL rugby league star Brett Seymour is leaving the club with a court conviction after he fled from the police and was caught drink-driving at twice the legal limit. The 27-year-old was seen by police driving erratically on Church St, near his Onehunga home, and sped up when he … [Read more...]
All Black Zac Guildford has arrived back in New Zealand after being smuggled aboard a Pacific Blue flight from Rarotonga to Auckland by All Blacks mentalist, Gilbert Enoka. On his return to New Zealand, Enoka sign the MAF form that he was carrying no harmful pests but did not have his bags … [Read more...]
Footage of French centre Aurelien Rougerie apparently gouging All Blacks captain Richie McCaw's eye has been released after the All Blacks captain played down the incident. McCaw said yesterday that he got "a poke in the eye" in the World Cup final but is not sure if it was deliberate … [Read more...]
Jonah Lomu's ongoing kidney disease means he has been forced to withdraw from the Fight for Life charity boxing event next month. The 36-year-old had been training hard for the fight but has now ended up on dialysis and the future of his transplanted kidney appears bleak. At last night's IRB … [Read more...]
The French rugby captain's role in an alleged eye-gouging incident against All Blacks counterpart Richie McCaw during Sunday's final has been questioned by commentator Keith Quinn. Quinn told Radio New Zealand there was an attempt to gouge the All Blacks captain's eye during a ruck towards the … [Read more...]
The All Blacks, who have made no changes to the starting team to contest the Rugby World Cup Final against France on Sunday. The side to be captained by Richie McCaw features just one change on the reserve bench from the team who beat Australia 20-6 in the semifinals, with Adam Thomson recovered … [Read more...]
The captain of the stricken container vessel MV Rena has been arrested and charged overnight and will appear in the Tauranga District Court this morning and faces a charge under section 65 of the Maritime Transport Act. The charge under section 65 carries a maximum penalty of $10,000, or a … [Read more...]
The crew of the stricken ship MV Rena have been evacuated by helicopter following a mayday call, as 3m swells pound the Tauranga coast where the 47,000 tonne cargo ship has been aground on the Astrolobe Reef since last Wednesday. As much as 350 tonnes of oil had escaped the ship this morning … [Read more...]
A Tui billboard that apparently pokes fun at the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs is an unfortunate coincidence, the brewery says - but it won't be coming down until Monday. One of the offending billboards - which reads "Job's done. Yeah Right." - is visible to thousands of commuters on … [Read more...]
Dangerous items are understood to be aboard a container ship which has grounded on a reef near Tauranga Harbour in New Zealand. Maritime New Zealand last night said that some dangerous goods were aboard the 236m cargo vessel MV Rena, which prompted an emergency response after it struck Astrolabe … [Read more...]
Royal newlyweds Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall have been caught on camera this morning in Dunedin, New Zealand. Zara Phillips arrived in Dunedin yesterday only a week after tabloid allegations of her new husband getting up close and friendly with a female patron at a Queenstown bar last … [Read more...]
Wellington businessman Terry Serepisos has lost control of A-League football club, the Wellington Phoenix. The future of Wellington Phoenix football club will be revealed at noon today at a hastily organised media conference to be held by Football Federation Australia. The meeting, at the … [Read more...]
A fisherman from New Zealand has landed a monster bluefin tuna worth up to $80,000 Japan while fishing off a charter boat off the West Coast of the South Island. Jeremy Walker from Te Awamutu landed the 305.8kg fish at 2.00am on Sunday morning with the help of the other four men onboard. … [Read more...]
One man believed to be part of an international ticket-fraud ring has been deported to Africa in the past few days and another six people have been refused entry to New Zealand as authorities clamp down Rugby World Cup tickets purchased with stolen credit cards. Rugby New Zealand 2011 spokesman … [Read more...]
An 8-year-old girl - one of 35 children injured - remains in a critical condition in Auckland's Starship hospital after an empty logging truck slammed into the back of a school bus 20km south of Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty yesterday afternoon. The collision propelled the truck cab and bus 100m … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola has said it will invest $2bn in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country. Part of the … [Read More...]
Sri Lanka has blocked five news websites because they committed character assassination and insulted people including key political leaders, officials … [Read More...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is free of cancer after returning from Cuba for health checks following four cycles of … [Read More...]
A suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in central Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead and at least 13 injured, Brazilian officials say. … [Read More...]
A surprise inspection in a prison in Mexico has revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, and 100 … [Read More...]
A tropical depression storm pounding Central America has triggered floods and landslides that have left at least 18 people dead, officials say. In … [Read More...]
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain is trying hard to lose the … [Read More and View]
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