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Pasifika students in business enterprise
With $37,000 worth of tertiary scholarships up for grabs, Counties Manukau's top Pasifika students are preparing to showcase their entrepreneurial endeavour at a business enterprise showdown.This Friday, nine teams of Year 12...

Squash: NZ women cruise into semis
New Zealand has cruised into the quarterfinals at the women's world team squash championships in Canada.The sixth-seeded kiwi team beat 11th seeded USA 3-0 in the final round of pool play, to finish with two wins and a loss.All...

Monday's TV highlights
7PM, TV2 SHORTLAND STREET Libby and Alice both catch Philip's eye, Huia decides to cut her losses and Mark takes a risk for Justine.7.30PM, TV2 MY HOUSE, MY CASTLE Meet the city dwellers who want an idyllic life in the...

BBC says to postpone Top Gear
LONDON - The BBC is to postpone the new series of Top Gear until presenter Richard Hammond has recovered from the brain injuries he suffered in a high-speed crash.The next series had been due to begin in the United Kingdom on...

Honda unveils radical new diesel system
HAGA-GUN, Japan - Japan's Honda Motor Company has done it again.The car maker that floored the world in the 1970s with the first petrol engine to meet United States clean air guidelines without a catalytic converter said it has...

Russia holds out olive branch to Shell
Russia attempted to defuse the growing diplomatic crisis over its threats to strip Shell of its licence to operate the US$20bn Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project yesterday, insisting it was a "long way" from breaking the deal it struck...

Golf - Lehman applauds European play and cup spirit
STRAFFAN, Ireland - US Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman paid tribute to Ian Woosnam's triumphant Europeans after their record-equalling performance at the K Club this morning.Holders Europe romped home by 18-1/2 points to 9-1/2, matching...

Back to business for Harbour after party time
After recovering today from partying into the early hours at winger Jonah Lomu's house, North Harbour's players will put their Ranfurly Shield rugby celebrations behind them and go back to business tomorrow.North Harbour meet...

All Black Lauaki in trouble again [+audio]
All Black and Chiefs loose forward Sione Lauaki has been involved in another fight, the Waikato rugby union said today.Waikato rugby union chief executive Gary Dawson said the fight happened outside a bar in Auckland nine days...

$10m boredom battle in south Auckland

In the women's mags: Brent on his Todd and Terri's hat-trick
This week's New Idea has the skinny on the big man.Former league larrikin Brent Todd tells New Idea in its cover story how his children, Jessica, 10, and six-year-old Ethan, got him through his darkest days, which culminated...

'Devil Wears Prada' star can't wear the shoes
PARIS - Meryl Streep, who plays a tyrannical fashion magazine editor in the film "The Devil Wears Prada," does not wear shoes by the Italian fashion house."I own one pair of Prada shoes. They make my feet hurt," the American actress...

Russell Crowe wants to play Steve Irwin
Oscar-winning New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe wants to play Steve Irwin in a film based on the life of the late Crocodile Hunter.The multi-millionaire actor, who now calls Australia his home, has repeatedly spoken of his...

Howard under fire over Telstra appointment
The federal opposition in Australia has attacked the government for nominating the former head of Optus Vision, Geoffrey Cousins, to the Telstra board.On Friday, the Federal Government announced it is backing Mr Cousins to be...

Swimming: New record for Norfolk
Helen Norfolk has broken a long standing national swim record to spark the opening night of the national spring short course championships in Dunedin.Norfolk won the 400 metres freestyle final, breaking the 12-year-old record...