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Racing: Cup contenders test Winter Star

apn.co.nz     11 hrs ago          

One of the most telling factors for punters is that tonight's major race at Addington could well be a vastly different event in November. The $14,000 feature pace brings together unbeaten (10 wins) rising talent Ohoka...                    

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Marinos slams Sanzar judiciary

sportal.com.au     8 hrs ago          

South Africa team manager Andy Marinos slammed the Sanzar disciplinary process on Thursday with prop CJ van der Linde still waiting for the report on the four-week suspension handed down earlier this week. The Springboks...                    

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apn.co.nz: The slip that brought down over two tons of rock onto this Sunshine Bay house near Eastbourne, Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell apn.co.nz

Owner escapes as boulder demolishes house (+photos)

apn.co.nz     3 hrs ago   6 related          

A New Zealand couple escaped their home below a cliff Friday, moments before a car-sized boulder smashed into a wall, demolishing their bathroom. Owner Robin Webley said he was awakened by gravel from the cliff banging...                    

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Brian Rudman : Funding bill a victory for fairness

apn.co.nz     11 hrs ago          

The sun's been shining for two days, our Olympic medallists are home all aglow and the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Bill has sailed into law, 113 votes to seven in favour. Everything seems so right with the world...                    

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Australia Post expensive for ink

towersystems.com.au     7 hrs ago          

I should be grumpy at Australia Post continuing to ignore the provisions of the Act under which it operates - the latest catalogue shows the Government owned organisation selling items way outside its charter. What chess...                    

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Australia ‘A’ to arrive today

hindu.com     6 hrs ago          

Bangalore: The Australia ‘A’ team, led by Simon Katich, will arrive in the City on Friday. The team is scheduled to play two three-day matches against India ‘A’ at Bangalore and Hyderabad and later a triangular series that...                    

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Naren confident

hindu.com     6 hrs ago          

KOCHI: Team Sidvin India’s V.R. Naren Kumar is determined to put behind the disappointment of Finland and finish among the points in the Rally of New Zealand which begins in Hamilton on Friday. “The team has worked on the...                    

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Fears grow of ABC collapse

news.com.au     6 hrs ago          

SPECULATION continues to grow that Australia's largest childcare provider is poised to collapse, but parents have been urged not to panic. But parents of children attending debt-laden ABC Learning Centres have been urged...                    

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Death knell sounded for 'burbs

news.com.au     6 hrs ago          

Architects want property focus back on inner cities AUSTRALIA'S big cities are being urged to ban outer suburban housing estates to cut urban sprawl and be more like London and Rome. The nation's peak architectural body...                    

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Trinny and Susannah facing the axe in UK (AAP)

yahoo.com     5 hrs ago          

Could style queens Trinny and Susannah be going out of fashion? Ratings for their Undress the Nation primetime series on British commercial broadcaster ITV have slumped, prompting speculation that their contract might...                    

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