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When U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte hosted a town hall meeting in Weyers Cave last week to discuss ideas for the next Congress, he could speak in a way that looked past the election.

Lines company Orion says it's nearing the end of getting all its customers in Christchurch back on the power grid.From having around 1000 homes cut off last night, Orion Chief Executive Roger Sutton s...

The head of South Korea's Kia Motors has resigned, taking responsibility for mass vehicle recalls caused by defective electrical wiring.Chung Sung-Eun, who is also a vice chairman of the Hyundai-Kia A...

Canterbury schools and early childhood centres will be closed until Monday.The Ministry of Education has advised that schools within the boundaries of Christchurch City Council, Waimakariri District C...

hired former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd to be its new company co-president as well as a member of its board of directors. Hurd will report directly to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and serve alongside e...

The man who murdered a young boy and attacked his brother and father in their Napier home, is going to be spending more time in the community, despite being assessed as having a medium-to-high risk of...

Prime Minister John Key has presented a Ministerial statement to Parliament this afternoon on the devastating earthquake in Canterbury. In the statement, he described the moment of the quake, the exte...

The Christchurch City Council has released details of where to find water supplies and toilet facilities. Residents are being advised to keep following public health advice regarding water use and san...

A new survey indicates employers are holding off on growth plans.The Manpower survey of over 640 New Zealand businesses indicates hiring intentions for the next three months have stalled.General Manag...

Indian officials say they have delivered proof that all of the sporting venues are safe to operate for the Commonwealth Games.Only nine days remain before thousands of athletes start arriving to New D...

Kevin Pietersen was fined an "undisclosed amount" by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Monday for his foul-mouthed Twitter tirade after being dropped from the England squad.Pietersen, never befor...

Wayne Rooney will start against Switzerland in England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite the problems engulfing his private life, manager Fabio Capello confirmed on Monday.As lurid reports of Rooney's lia...

Leading local driver John McIntyre will join forces with V8 Supercars' leading Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen for the endurance events on the calendar.

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When Gideon Kliger selected Eran Sela to replace longtime partner Udi Gal at the end of last year, some sailing officials wondered how Sela - a windsurfer from Sdot Yam - would work with one from Hapo...

Queenslanders cheering on NSW bad boy Greg Bird? It's something that the Blues enforcer thought he would never see.Then again, Bird would not have predicted much of the unlikely journey that now has h...

Injured centres Greg Inglis and Brett Morris have both been named in the Kangaroos Four Nations train on squad despite saying they'll undergo surgery.

New Zealand's campaign at the world basketball championships in Turkey has come to an end.The Tall Blacks have been outclassed 78-56 by Russia in their round of 16 playoff in Istanbul.New Zealand led ...

Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year because of her extreme dieting.The ‘Bad Romance’ singer’s former tour manager, David Ciemny, claims she would binge on junk food such as cakes and ...

Jennifer Aniston is reportedly dating Lindsay Lohan’s ex-boyfriend.The 41-year-old actress was spotted enjoying a romantic date with a mystery man earlier this week and it has now been revealed he i...