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Rocket launch in US ushers in cheap space flight
NEW MEXICO - A rocket packed with cargo is set to blast off into space from a desert launch range in New Mexico, an event backers say will usher in a new era of cheap public access to space.UP Aerospace plans to launch the SpaceLoft...

PM seeks more info on Marsden Fund

School arson shocks families

Crackdown on cameras at gymnastics champs

Contact raises power, gas prices again

Labour strikes back at sect

Marae in Tauranga set on fire

Police want to know more about scream for help

Taser fears for mentally ill

Peters leaves door open for paying back election spending

Cyclist's sentence for bashing elderly woman delayed
A cyclist who bashed an 81-year-old motorist in the face with his fist during a fit of road rage was today further remanded for pre-sentence and victim impact reports.George Frires, 21, unemployed, made another brief appearance...

Don't You Love Farce? MI's BoarsHead Will Stage 'Unnecessary' Premiere, Complete With Doors (Playbill)
Playbill - The noise expected in central lower Michigan come Oct. 25 will be the sound of slamming doors, indicating a fast and furious new farce at The BoarsHead Theatre in Lansing.

MTV launches bilingual music channel (Reuters)

Reuters - With original programming, its own VJs and an ambitious distribution plan, MTV Tr3s -- formerly known as MTV Espanol -- aims to be more than just MTV in Spanish.

'Jackass' sequel wins weekend box office (AP)

AP - Johnny Knoxville and his pals pulled another prank on Hollywood as their sequel of crazy stunts, "Jackass Number Two," beat a rush of serious movies to take the top spot at the weekend box office.

Sinking of frigate opposed by DoC
A plan to sink the former navy frigate HMNZ Canterbury off the Bay of Islands has hit rough water with the Department of Conservation opposing the scheme.The Bay of Islands Canterbury Charitable Trust has been given the frigate...

Marsden funding claims dismissed

Poll has National well ahead of Labour

Peter Montgomery in cancer scare

Signs of better farm prices on the way

Chomsky book still tops sales after plug by Chavez at UN (AFP)

AFP - Author Noam Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance" remained perched atop of Amazon.com's bestseller list, after its plug last week by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a fiery UN speech condemning US President George W. Bush.

Farm Aid show comes to tough N.J. city (AP)

AP - It's hard to find enough green space here for a soccer field, let alone a farm. So why is Farm Aid coming to this concrete-covered city known for crime, poverty and political corruption rather than a place known for corn, beans and hogs?