Midnight motocross ride ends in tragedy
Source: Wellington Dominion
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 20:22:45 -0700 | travel-news
His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police say emergency services were called to the incident at around 9.45pm last night. Constable Phil Woods of Culverden Police says initial enquiries indicate the two men had been attending a party...
Team New Zealand in the America's Cup: Kiwis arrive in San Francisco Bay with Larry Ellison's Oracle ...
Source: Willow Glen Resident
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 19:09:45 -0700 | sports-news
Sailing is a national pastime in New Zealand, where moms pack their kids off with sandwiches for a day on the water and dads run the committee boats for the dinghy races. So perhaps no country was more elated when...
Gillard to end in-game gambling promos
Source: New Zealand Infotech Weekly
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 17:42:04 -0700 | sports-news
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dramatically intervened in the sports betting debate, demanding that TV and radio networks ban the promotion of live odds during sporting matches. The Prime Minister's intervention comes after months of public anger about the...
Injured Vettori scores lucrative deal
Source: New Zealand Herald
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 17:41:50 -0700 | sports-news
Daniel Vettori missed the opportunity to return to the New Zealand test side against England but can take solace with what's expected to be a US$100,000 plus pay day for a month's cricket in the Caribbean. Vettori and fellow New...
Kraftwerk: Daft punks ahead of their time
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 17:38:21 -0700 | entertainment-news
While everyone swoons over the new Daft Punk album, Chris Schulz revisits eccentric German electro pioneers Kraftwerk...But we're not talking about the new Daft Punk album, Random Access Memories , an epic electronica trip spanning multiple genres that is rightly...
Kuranui College Principal urges synthetic cannabis clamp-down (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 19:15:03 -0700 | political-news
Kuranui College Principal urges synthetic cannabis clamp-down Promote Communications Ltd, Fuseworks May 26, 2013, 10:20 am Kuranui Principal Geoff Shepherd is urging the community to work together to encourage all retail outlets to stop selling harmful synthetic cannaboid substances. "The...
Wellington barista reaches world final (NZ Newswire)
Source: Xtra News
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 16:38:11 -0700 | political-news
Wellington barista reaches world final NZ Newswire May 26, 2013, 10:23 am A young Wellington coffee shop owner has made it through to the top six of the World Barista Champs, with the champion yet to be crowned. Nick Clark,...
Wayward aircraft investigated (NZ Newswire)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 16:37:52 -0700 | travel-news
Wayward aircraft investigated NZ Newswire May 26, 2013, 11:28 am The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is investigating an incident on the runway at Auckland Airport involving an Airbus A340 last weekend. The safety regulator says the runway excursion, an incident...
Invisible Ink: No 174 - Jennifer Dawson
Source: The Independent
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 16:24:01 -0700 | sports-news
Suggested Topics Call it the Marcel Proust Syndrome; there are plenty of writers who managed to carve out brilliant careers despite suffering poor health. In particular, mental problems crop up so frequently that they sometimes seem almost a prerequisite for...
Naidu, Rao to play for Blues
Source: Fiji Times
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 15:45:02 -0700 | sports-news
The Blues will feature at 1pm in the first match of the Fiji Sun/GP Batteries double-header at the ANZ Stadium. "It's nice to have them back," Lautoka football president Shalend Prasad said yesterday. "Naidu is back from New Zealand and...
Captain Mannering: my style won't change
Source: Wellington Dominion
Wellington :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 15:27:50 -0700 | sports-news
Warriors skipper Simon Mannering has defended his captaincy style, with critics continuing to claim the tough second rower isn't vocal enough on the field. Mannering is into his fourth year as Warriors captain, having led the first-grade side to the...
Push for 'waka-jumping' law in Parliament (Newstalk ZB)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 15:23:37 -0700 | political-news
Push for 'waka-jumping' law in Parliament Newstalk ZB Staff, Newstalk ZB May 26, 2013, 9:29 am There is a push among National Party members for a new 'waka-jumping' law, which would force rogue list MPs out of Parliament. It's coming...
Man faces charges after Tokoroa assault (NZ Newswire)
Source: Xtra News
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 19:15:05 -0700 | political-news
Man faces charges after Tokoroa assault NZ Newswire May 26, 2013, 10:04 am A man has been arrested on a driving charge after a woman was seriously injured when she was dragged by a car in Waikato on Saturday. The...
Kiwi film fest filled with treasures
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 14:31:13 -0700 | entertainment-news
Rialto Channel gives NZ movies a well-deserved airing, writes Nick Grant Screenwriter William Goldman's famous rubric that "nobody knows anything" is Hollywood shorthand for how hard it is to predict a film's success at the box office. Even after the...
Shifting sands for Castle's stars
Source: New Zealand Herald
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-25 13:27:53 -0700 | entertainment-news
Yes, the two stars finally do get together and Nick Grant finds the storyline is all the better for it As last year's final episode of Castle came to a close, Nathan Fillion's eponymous mystery novelist/amateur sleuth was about to...
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