Friday 12th March, 2010
Australia secure Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with six-wicket Auckland win
New Zealand News.NetAustralia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday with a six-wicket win against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international played here.
Clarke's decision to leave New Zealand not a 'last-minute' move
New Zealand News.NetAustralian vice-captain Michael Clarke's decision to leave New Zealand in the middle of a tour over the drama surrounding his fiancee, Lara Bingle, is not as last-minute as it was portrayed, and it is believed that he had made his decision at least 48 hours before he packed his bags.
Australia-New Zealand film festival holding "Rani Mukherjee Retrospective"
New Zealand News.Net"Indian Film Festival 2010" in Australia and New Zealand is holding special "Rani Mukherjee Retrospective".
Unfair if Clarke's captaincy aspirations harmed by personal reasons: Waugh
New Zealand News.NetFormer Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said it would be unfair if Michael Clarke's captaincy aspirations are harmed by his decision to return home from the tour of New Zealand for personal reasons.
Clarke desperate to return to Test side
New Zealand News.NetMichael Clarke, who abandoned the ODI series in New Zealand to return to Sydney and decide whether or not to continue his relationship with fiancee Lara Bingle, is expected to rejoin his Australian teammates on Saturday for the Test series against the Kiwis
Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini's murderer hid badly injured leg before escape
New Zealand News.NetThe man suspected of killing an Indian-born Auckland taxi driver, Hiren Mohini, reportedly told his flatmates in the days following the murder that a badly injured leg was caused by a game of basketball.
Oz team sympathetic towards Clarke
New Zealand News.NetAustralian vice captain Michael Clarke has got the sympathetic backing of his teammates over abandoning the ODI series in New Zealand to return to Sydney and decide whether or not to continue his relationship with fiancee Lara Bingle.
60-year-old woman helps nab burglars
New Zealand News.NetA 60-year-old woman who helped police nab burglars at her home in New Zealand said that she was furious like a mother angry at her child on seeing the thieves, a media report said.
The Warehouse Delivers 17pc Profit Rise
StuffThe Warehouse has reported a half-year net profit of $57.4 million, an increase of 17 per cent year on year. Revenue for the six months ending January dipped 0.5 per cent to $918.92m. The re...
Banks Accused Of Profit Gouging
StuffThe Reserve Bank of Australia has indirectly accused Australia's major banks of profiteering on interest rates, saying the recent series of ''super-sized'' rate rises had outpaced increases in the ban...
Kiwi Loiters Around Us70c
StuffThe New Zealand dollar was bobbling around the US70c mark at 8am today, having dropped to about US69.65c a few hours earlier, its lowest point after tumbling yesterday on the Reserve Bank's no change ...
Wall St Dragged Down By China Inflation Fears
StuffUS stocks edged lower in early trading as China inflation data raised worries about reduced demand from one of the world's largest economies, but gains in big-cap technology shares limited losses. ...
Oil Slips Below Us$82
StuffOil slipped below US$82 a barrel overnight, retreating from an eight-week high hit the previous session, as a spike in Chinese inflation fed concern that potential monetary tightening could dent energ...
Attempted Rape At Wellington Train Station
StuffLATEST: Pomare train station on Wellington's Hutt Valley line was closed to the public this morning after an attempted rape. A police spokesman said the attempted rape happened around 7am. T...
European Shares Fall As Data Fails To Cheer
StuffEuropean shares slipped from a seven-week high to end lower overnight as economic numbers failed to impress investors and a spike in Chinese inflation raised the prospects of interest rate hikes in th...
Former Children's Commissioner Due In Court
StuffFormer National MP and Children's Commissioner Roger McClay is due in court today accused of fraud. McClay, 65, will appear in Auckland District Court facing more than 50 offences of using a docu...
Website For Taking A Bet On Getting The Odds Right
StuffOPINION: We all like a bit of a flutter, a chance to test our acumen against the odds. But spare a thought for the Australian economics enthusiast who lost A$30,000 (NZ$38,990) betting that the Reserv...
Mystery Over Hamilton Injured Man
StuffThe mystery of a badly hurt man found semi-conscious in Hamilton yesterday was unlikely to be resolved until he had been interviewed, say police. The man was found by police in a pool of blood ou...
Airport's Decision To Appeal 'bloody-minded'
StuffChristchurch International Airport's appeal against a decision allowing residential property development 13 kilometres away is "bloody- minded", Waimakariri Labour MP Clayton Cosgrove says. The a...
Suspicious Minds Expose Elvis Fake
StuffAn Elvis Presley record thought to have been signed by the King himself has been revealed as a forgery after it was realised the LP was signed eight years after the singer died. Elvis Sings Count...
Canterbury Irrigation Schemes Recognised
StuffTwo controversial Canterbury irrigation schemes have come out winners in a competition for projects judged to have the potential to make $1 billion each in sales within 20 years. Two other projec...
Public Sector On Notice For Budget
StuffThe public sector will need to deal with a budget increase which will include only $1.1 billion of new money compared to more than double that in previous years, Finance Minister Bill English says. ...
Omana To Host Fun Day For Kids
StuffCHALLENGE: Beachlands locals Rose Dudley, 7, her brother Thomas, 5, at front, and James Parker, 9, from Papakura, in the thick of one of their Children’s Day fun activities.
Marac First In Approval For Extension
StuffMarac Finance says it has been approved under the extended Crown retail deposit guarantee scheme. Marac is a subsidiary of listed Christchurch firm Pyne Gould Corp. The extended scheme covers dep...
Bad Feeling Over Maggot In Mcdonald's Burger Box
StuffAn Auckland grandmother and health carer is vowing never to eat at McDonald's again after finding a maggot in a burger box she bought. Linda MacDonald, 59, said she was disgusted when the found t...
Talks On Overhaul Of Us Markets Collapse
StuffChances of a broad overhaul of US financial regulation this year dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, the top Democratic...
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