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Firefighters angry weekend ruined by possible arson
Firefighters in North Otago have said they are angry at having to spend their weekend fighting a blaze they suspect was deliberately lit.Crews were called to the Herbert Forest near Oamaru overnight on Friday to deal with the...

League: Storm seal a Sydney shut-out
Storm 24 Dragons 10 It is enough to make Sydney-siders look for dark places to hide - two out-of-town sides will contest next Sunday's NRL grand final.In what is a promoter's nightmare considering it will be played at Sydney's...

Chow Yun-fat sheds the pounds for epic (AP)

AP - Chow Yun-fat says he slimmed down and rode horses to prepare for his role in the upcoming John Woo historical epic, "The Battle of Red Cliff."

Gibson takes 'Apocalypto' to Oklahoma (AP)

AP - Actor and director Mel Gibson visited two Oklahoma towns this week to attend screenings of his new movie, "Apocalypto."

Greens urge cut in ozone-destroying fumigant
As a 3000km ozone hole passes over New Zealand today the Green Party has called for a reduction in the use of the ozone-destroying chemical methyl bromide.Methyl bromide is used to fumigate a range of imports at ports throughout...

Quake shakes Wellington

Officer hit by bottle at party

Rotorua police investigating hit and run

Hammond takes first steps, says Clarkson

Joseph Hayes, Tony Award-Winning Playwright, Dead at 88 (Playbill)
Playbill - Joseph Hayes, a playwright, novelist and producer who won the 1955 Tony Award for Best Play, for his suspenseful melodrama The Desperate Hours, died Sept. 11 in St. Augustine, FL, according to The New York Times.

Clapton sore throat scuttles Mich. show (AP)

AP - Eric Clapton's concert scheduled for Saturday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills was postponed because the three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has a sore throat.

Teacher persists on Oprah '08 Web site (AP)

AP - Patrick Crowe says he is having a blast promoting talk-show icon Oprah Winfrey for president. Winfrey's lawyers are not.