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  • Family plans Staples Centre memorial for Michael Jackson

    Family plans Staples Centre memorial for Michael Jackson

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Michael Jackson's grieving family will hold a public memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Centre on Tuesday to celebrate the tragic star's life.



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  • Police complaint about Richard Worth withdrawn

    Police complaint about Richard Worth withdrawn

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    A Korean woman who laid a complaint of a sexual nature against former government minister Richard Worth has withdrawn her complaint, police confirmed today.

  • Telephone technicians stage spontaneous protest

    Telephone technicians stage spontaneous protest

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Hundreds of telephone line technicians staged an impromptu protest in Auckland this morning.

  • Crocodile and goat used in Tua vs Cameron fiight promotion

    Crocodile and goat used in Tua vs Cameron fiight promotion

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    David Tua's management came up with a crocodile to plug the boxer's big fight later in the year.

  • Lake Wanaka ski fields all open for 2009 season

    Lake Wanaka ski fields all open for 2009 season

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Lake Wanaka’s 2009 ski season is officially underway with all four fields open for business.

  • Lionel Richie reminisces about his pal Michael Jackson

    Lionel Richie reminisces about his pal Michael Jackson

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Lionel Richie has finally paid tribute to his close friend Michael Jackson, almost a week after the King of Pop's sudden death.

  • Big payday could help Mayweather's money problems

    Big payday could help Mayweather's money problems

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said rumblings about his financial troubles are nothing more than rumours, but public records obtained by The Associated Press show the unbeaten boxer nicknamed "Money" owes about $US6.4 million to the tax man and others.




  • Fear Factory cancel European tour

    Fear Factory cancel European tour

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Fear Factory have cancelled their upcoming European tour amid a legal battle over copyright of the band's name.

  • Good advice: He's giving me mixed messages!

    Good advice: He's giving me mixed messages!

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Rachel Goodchild dispenses more good advice.

  • FBI release new details of Saddam Hussein's life on the run

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Unclassified FBI interviews conducted during Saddam Hussein's incarceration at a US detention centre offered new details today about the late Iraqi dictator's life on the run.

  • Report shows senior doctors low paid, undervalued and dissatisfied

    Report shows senior doctors low paid, undervalued and dissatisfied

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Senior doctors in New Zealand are paid an average of 35 percent less than their Australian counterparts, feel undervalued and are dissatisfied with their working environment, a new report shows.

  • Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter disputes $10m power bill

    Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter disputes $10m power bill

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    The Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter is disputing a $10 million bill for power it did not use for two months late last year after a transformer blew up.

  • Sunrise exclusive: Che Fu performs live

    Sunrise exclusive: Che Fu performs live

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Kiwi hip hop star Che Fu performs exclusively for Sunrise.

  • Juror fails to show at Weatherston trial

    Juror fails to show at Weatherston trial

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    A juror who collapsed in court yesterday, postponing proceedings of the Weatherston murder trial, has failed to turn up today.

  • Lee in the Hunt in Maryland

    Lee in the Hunt in Maryland

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    New Zealand golfer Danny Lee remains in the hunt despite a last blemish knocking him outside the top 10 in the opening round of the AT&T National in the United States today.

  • Simon Pegg preparing for fatherhood

    Simon Pegg preparing for fatherhood

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    British funnyman Simon Pegg is eager to get stuck into his next role - as a doting dad.

  • Sacha McNeil takes maternity leave

    Sacha McNeil takes maternity leave

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Sunrise's long time newsreader Sacha McNeil begins her maternity leave - but not without a proper send off!

  • Anna Paquin 'not engaged' to True Blood co-star

    Anna Paquin 'not engaged' to True Blood co-star

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Anna Paquin has blasted reports she's engaged to her True Blood co-star Stephen Moyer.

  • The Last Airbender trailer

    The Last Airbender trailer

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    The adventures of Aang, a 10-year-old successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.

  • Bomb targeting police kills 2 in Pakistan

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Bombs targeting police and employees of a Pakistani nuclear facility killed two people and wounded scores more today.

  • Pink headlines Lips July releases

    Pink headlines Lips July releases

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Kiwi Pink fans can soon sing-a-long to three of her most popular tracks on the Xbox 360 game Lips.

  • The Jonas Brothers trashed hotel room

    The Jonas Brothers trashed hotel room

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    The Jonas Brothers have ruled out a return to a top London hotel - after they wrecked their room during a stay.

  • Lindsay Lohan paid to attend birthday bash

    Lindsay Lohan paid to attend birthday bash

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Lindsay Lohan received a present she won't forget - she was paid a staggering US$70,000 to host her own birthday bash.

  • Police name forestry worker crushed to death by falling branch

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    A forestry worker who was killed while working alone in the Waikato's Rangitoto Ranges, east of Te Kuiti, last night has been named.

  • NZ sharemarket reacts to US fall

    NZ sharemarket reacts to US fall

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    The New Zealand sharemarket managed to record only moderate losses in early trading, after stock exchanges in the United States and Europe tumbled overnight.

  • Susan Boyle not set for Ugly Betty

    Susan Boyle not set for Ugly Betty

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Ugly Betty TV bosses have shot down reports British singing sensation Susan Boyle will be making a guest appearance on the hit show.

  • Companies pledge more openness about web tracking

    Companies pledge more openness about web tracking

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Companies that track consumer behaviour online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed.

  • Nightline becomes top rated late night news

    Nightline becomes top rated late night news

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Late night news programme Nightline has taken the number one position in late evening news, beating TVNZ competitor Tonight in total audience share.

  • PC makers voluntarily supply web filter in China

    PC makers voluntarily supply web filter in China

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Several PC makers were including controversial internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.

  • Carly's clothes on Friday, July 3

    Fri, 03rd Jul

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    Today my favourite Cybele dress, and Bettina Liano jeans.. Trying to make myself happy for Sacha's last day!