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NZ poll : Helen Clark concedes Defeat

" The main opposition party in New Zealand looks set to end the Labour Party's nine years in power after a strong showing in the general election. With 90% of the vote counted, officials say the centre-right...

Oram helps New Zealand to victory

Bangladesh beat New Zealand by seven wicket in the opening game in Dhaka on Thursday. The third and final match will be played in Chittagong on Tuesday.   " All-rounder Jacob Oram struck an unbeaten 75 from 62 balls then took two cheap wickets to help New Zealand to...

Wana live long ,practice celibacy:105-year-old virgin

  Well this is not a news from any top class university reserch, but a practical example from Britain.This lady says to remain celibate for life is the secret of my long life. " Britain's oldest virgin...

Single shot amongst many killed Officer

" Undercover policeman Don Wilkinson died in a hail of shots from a .22 calibre air rifle, post-mortem examination results released yesterday show.Wilkinson was shot dead on Thursday while trying to install a...

Roulston creates NZ cycling history

  Ashburton's Hayden Roulston rode into New Zealand cycling immortality at the Laoshan Velodrome when he became the the first Kiwi to win two track cycling medals at one Olympics. " Roulston added a bronze with the team pursuit late Monday night to the individual...

Olympic high speed train Beijing-Tianjin opening for soccer game

" China Draw 1-1 with New Zealand in Men's Soccer 2008-08-07 21:47:37     Xinhua Chinese men's Olympic soccer team win their first point and score their first goal in Olympic Games and World...

MySpace kills Web page of convicted murderer

A notorious New Zeland killer, Antonie Dixon, has been barred from MySpace. His web page has been removed after his conviction. "According to the jail officials, Dixon did not have access to the Internet and had...

Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

Biofuels company ditches NZ

    Leading United Kingdom biofuel producer Argent Energy is shelving plans to invest more than $100 million in New Zealand. " Dickon Posnett, managing director of Argent Energy's NZ subsidiary, says New Zealand's proposed legislation in the Biofuels Bill makes...

42 injured after cruise liner hit by storm

The vessel's crew reported that 42 passengers have received medical attention after the vessel was hit by the severe weather conditions and suffered a sudden heavy roll around 8pm last night. The vessel, carrying...

NZ a 'transit lounge' for immigrants to Australia

The number of New Zealanders moving to Australia has hit a 10 year high.In the past 12 months, 35,000 kiwis called it quits in the land of the long white cloud, 32,000 of them, came here.But it's the exodus of the...

New Zealand begins worldwide search for national coach

    New Zealand is regularly ranked in the top four teams in limited-overs cricket but has never made the final of the World Cup, the showpiece event in the 50-over format, despite making the semifinals in five of the nine editions. " New Zealand has begun...

New Zealand on alert for abducted child

Five-year-old Cina Ma, also known as Xin Xin, was abducted from outside her Auckland family home last week." New Zealand, July 16 (UPI) -- New Zealand police say they have put the border on high alert as they continue to look for an abducted child. The girl's parents are...

More than 30 Indian youths disappear in New Zealand

  More than 30 Indian youths have disappeared in New Zealand, where they were in transit to go to Sydney for World Youth Day. " All were billeted with church members in Auckland under a so-called Days in the Diocese programme before going to Australia, where Pope...

NZealand teen mastermind walks free over global cyber crime

" A New Zealand teenager who confessed to a central role in a global cyber-crime ring which caused millions of dollars in losses walked free from court Tuesday with police wanting to secure his skills. Owen Thor...

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