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NZ have reason to hope ahead of first Test
Sydney Morning Herald
And there's no prizes for guessing their most damning stat - New Zealand have not won a Test in Australia since 1985. But captain Ross Taylor is hoping all changes this summer after they impressed in their drawn four-day clash with Australia A which ...
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Brownlie a late bloomer for NZ
Stuff.co.nz
He was good enough to represent his state at age-group cricket levels. But he just couldn't give up his football. Eventually it came time to concentrate on one. He sniffed a cricketing chance in New Zealand. "I didn't want any regrets so I thought I'd ...
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As it happened: Election 2011 Aftermath
TVNZ
Slater refers to Peters' statement about some parties spending "4000 times whatNZ First spent in this campaign". "The Electoral Commission sets the broadcasting allocations," he says. "Both Labour and National had $1179600. If Winston Peters told the ...
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50 things to do this summer
NEWS.com.au
Summer brings a new aspect to the rugged west coast of New Zealand's South Island, hemmed between the Tasman Sea and the imposing Southern Alps. Here you'll find Franz Josef Glacier, in the stunning Westland National Park. This is a great time of year ...
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Battling immunisation ignorance
The Dominion Post
"As we move into summer and have a chance to take stock, it may be that other parts of the country get to that trigger point." Asked if he believes the $200 million vaccination campaign from 2004-08 to quell New Zealand's meningococcal B epidemic was ...
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The Dominion Post
Election 2011: National soars as Labour sinks
New Zealand Herald
He is expected to announce to the caucus on Tuesday that he will step down, but in a managed leadership handover that will probably not take effect till the MPs return from their summer holidays. * Winston Peters and NZ First - shamed and ousted just ...
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Florence + The Machine come to NZ
Stuff.co.nz
Last month Florence and The Machine released their sophomore album Ceremonials which climbed instantly to the top of the New Zealand album charts. "This is the first time I've made a record with a sort of overarching, cohesive sound" frontwoman ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Mitchell Johnson faces surgery, may be out for summer
Adelaide Now
AUSTRALIAN cricket has been rocked with five injured players ruled out of next week's Gabba Test against New Zealand. Now 50 Tests and 200 wickets look a long way away. Johnson's injury has made life much easier for the new selection panel of chairman ...
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Broom sweeps aside setbacks
Stuff.co.nz
... which the Brisbane game was a part of, his domestic form last summer had also been good, with a first-class average creeping above 40 for the first time. Yet, with only 25 more runs in his five other innings for New Zealand A in the tournament, ...
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Sir Peter Blake's message lives on
New Zealand Herald
In New Zealand this week, she told me that despite what happened she only has happy memories about that Amazon trip. "I was there to spend time with Peter and to paint," she says. "I had a romantic vision of the Amazon and was just amazed that I was ...
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Special silver for local lawyer
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
11, when Ciravolo competed in the International Triathlon Union World Championship (ITU Worlds) held in Beijing, China, at a triathlon course previously used during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ciravolo put together a solid effort, coming home with a ...
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Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Brothers Ready For Summer Sizzler
Thedogs.com.au
In scooping victory Saturday, Zipping Malfoy defeated gallant New Zealand visitor Thrilling Quest, with joint race favourites Key To Eden and Granduer finishing third and fourth respectively, qualifying for this week's final also. In the opening heat, ...
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Thedogs.com.au
Townley returns to motocross
Stuff.co.nz
He intends to spend a decent amount of time racing in New Zealand, and plans to become a mentor for riders coming through the grades. His first outing on a new Honda CRF450 bike will be in next month's Summer Cross event in Whakatane....
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The Gold Ace is a superstar in the making
Harnesslink
The Halls were hoping that New Zealand trainer Steven Reid would leave The Gold Ace in Perth to contest the feature events at the coming summer carnival, including the Fremantle Cup and WA Pacing Cup. However, Reid has decided to map out a New Zealand ...
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Kayaker Ben Brown just going with the flow
Stuff.co.nz
BROWN, A whitewater kayaker with a Red Bull helmet on his head, is back in New Zealand for a couple of months. The 33-year-old, who proudly calls Hamilton home, is back in New Zealand between expeditions – one in California, "a real beauty", ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Brit Gran Aged 102 Emigrates To New Zealand
Sky News
Having been to New Zealand before, Mrs Sydes said she was looking forward to nature walks, eating local lamb and experiencing her first summertime Christmas. "And it's her birthday on Boxing Day, so it's going to be a special one this year," her ...
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Sky News
Spike action bound for TECT Arena
SunLive
Politics: tales of old ring true - Old Version: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summeraway ...
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Boosting our track record
Irish Independent
At the time he was aware of the bitter feuding that was threatening to rip Irish athletics apart from within. That didn't necessarily put him off, just that in hindsight four years in the relative tranquillity of New Zealand might have been, ...
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Creative Financing Deals May Cost City $68 Million
New York Times
The company chosen to insure the lease payments, Assured Guaranty Ltd., is now “on the cusp of falling below the thresholds under the lease,” according to a memo this summer by Debra Johnson, the acting executive director of the transit agency....
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Critics split by gamble on dynamo
Sydney Morning Herald
There's no doubt, however, with Matthew Wade and Tim Paine, when fit - both quality keeper-batsmen hot on his heels - he will need to have a good summer with the bat and gloves. TG: Yes, but only if he performs well against New Zealand in the first two ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Arab Spring powers Islamist party to election victory in Morocco
Ha'aretz
It was the first time it had topped 10 percent of the total vote. "This is an historic night for the Green Party in New Zealand and around the planet," coleader Russel Norman told supporters. But the big winner of the night was New Zealand First, ...
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Ha'aretz
Johnson could miss entire summer
Fox Sports
With Johnson, Pat Cummins and Ryan Harris all out injured, the selectors have been forced to construct a whole new bowling attack around Peter Siddle for the first Test of the summer against New Zealand. Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or ...
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Classy knock of little use for Cowan
Sydney Morning Herald
Cowan took 5½ hours to reach three figures against New Zealandover the space of two days. He scratched around for time on Friday but got a serious move-along yesterday, registering the remaining 40 runs for his century in only 52 balls and opening the ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
ARIA Awards 2011 at Allphones Arena begins with battle of the red carpet
NEWS.com.au
New Zealand-born Kimbra Johnson, who sang on Gotye's Singer of the year "Somebody That I Used To Know", was awarded the Female Artist of the year from the likes of Washington, Adalita, Clare Bowditch and Kasey Chambers. "Wow thank you so much ARIA. ...
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Chalmers takes Australian PGA in playoff
iseekgolf.com
And so three of the four much hyped and significant events of the Australiansummer are over. The PGA Tour of Australasia heads to New Zealand next week for the New Zealand Open at Clearwater Resort followed by a one week break and then the JB Were ...
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Volvo Ocean Race - Telefonica victorious in Cape Town + Finish Video
Sail World
Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand were around 200 nm behind the winners, with an ETA of Sunday morning. Groupama sailing team were around 825 nm behind and expected in on Tuesday. Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, Team Sanya and Puma Ocean Racing powered by ...
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Sail World
Hyeronimus gets all the credit as Zara dances to line
Sydney Morning Herald
Yulalona is heading to the Christmas and Summer Cup with Lee keen to talk to Wallace and Zara Dancer's owner before making a decision on where to go next. You're the only person reading this now. Tell your friends First - time thrill . . . apprentice ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Nothing to be gained from sacking Punter
Sydney Morning Herald
Before the opening ball has been bowled against NZ we already have a new opening combination, with Watson in the sick bay discussing a drop down the order. Our opening combination doesn't appear to be too solid to me. 4. Does Hughes deserve to have ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Rob Andrew: rugby's Teflon Don under siege
The Guardian
The England captain of 2003 was the new manager, but could not go on the England tour to New Zealand that summer. Andrew knew all about filling hissummer months with tours and went instead. It was a short, two-Test trip, but was blighted by scandal, ...
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Profile: Liz Lynch
Scotland on Sunday
Picture: SNS IT SEEMS barely credible that the harrowed face that stared out of our television screens last week after she was cleared of assaulting her estranged husband belonged to the same Liz Lynch who, 25 years ago, lit up a drab Scottish summer ...
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Scotland on Sunday
Vics smash it around
Sportal.com.au
The chunky right-hander found the boundary eight times through a mixture of elegant deflections and powerful drives to notch his first 50 of the summer. Tasmania have used six bowlers so far with spinners Doherty (0-16 from five overs) and Krejza (1-31 ...
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The man who connects Larwood and D'Oliveira
ESPNcricinfo.com
It was a family vacation in London and a whirlwind of sightseeing on hot summer days had ensued - enough museum walks and tower climbs to instigate rebellion in a 12-year-old nursing sore feet. Then, a fortuitous escape from the tourist's tedium: down ...
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ESPNcricinfo.com
Toby Flood turns Leicester tide into a torrent against Gloucester
The Guardian
On Saturday they were ahead until 13 minutes from time, but again paid the price of not getting enough points for their efforts. Mind you, the match started with more action in the first 10 minutes than England managed in any half in New Zealand. ...
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The Guardian
Arthur will have to overcome "cultural issues" while coaching Aussies, says ...
bettor.com (blog)
The Queenslander, who is New Zealand's director of cricket these days, said that since he is going to be the first ever foreign coach of the Australian national cricket team, he would have to be very careful while making decisions in his new role as ...
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Michael Barrymore charged with cocaine possession
The Independent
Since Lubbock's death, Barrymore has flitted in and out of the spotlight, moving for a time to New Zealand and then returning to the public eye during a stint in the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2006, for which he was reportedly paid £150000, ...
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Dubai to feel force of an Atomic snub
Adelaide Now
"Then we'll go across to New Zealand and have a look at the Railway Handicap, which is set weights and penalties, and then we might stay for the Telegraph or we'll come back for the Magic Millions." Watt said Atomic Force would not run in the autumn ...
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