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Presley and Slingshot disagree on her resignation
Slingshot founding director Annette Presley is denying claims that she has stepped down from her executive role in the company.CallPlus director Malcolm Dick and chief executive Martin Wylie released a statement this morning stating...

NZ economic growth falling to five year low
New Zealand's economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter, with the annual rate falling to its lowest level in five years, a Reuters poll of economists showed today.The slower growth will back expectations interest rates...

Tuesday's TV highlights
9.30PM, PRIME THE OFFICE Cringe, bury your head in your hands and cry all over again as David Brent tries uber hard to be a hip boss. Tonight, the staff are in training, Dawn splits up with her fiance and Tim decides he is wasting...

Desperate double Cross creates script dilemma
Marcia Cross and her husband, Tom Mahoney, will be welcoming two babies in April. Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry has been thrown into a quandary: Incorporate the pregnancy in the story or hide it?Co-star Eva Longoria...

Armani, Burberry bring cool nostalgia to Milan
MILAN - Retro chic ruled at Milan fashion week yesterday as Giorgio Armani conjured up the serene elegance of a bygone era and Dolce e Gabbana's D&G label picked up screaming colours and clinging hotpants from the 1980s.At Burberry,...

Napier man admits hitting UK rock singer
Former Napier peace activist Christiaan Briggs yesterday pleaded guilty in London to assaulting a rising rock star.Briggs, 30, admitted punching 19-year-old singer Billy Leeson following an argument on a late night bus. Mr...

Soccer: Ronaldo back in Portugal
Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has a lot to prove when he steps out for the Red Devils in a Champions League fixture in Lisbon early tomorrow (NZ time).The unpredictable winger has the potential become the finest player...

Japan's Abe to be confirmed PM
TOKYO - Shinzo Abe, an advocate of tighter military ties with the United States, was set to be elected Japan's prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, confirming him at 52 as the country's youngest leader since World War Two.The...

Swimming: Upset win for Wiegersma
World youth champion Natalie Wiegersma has caused a big upset on the second night of finals at the New Zealand short course swimming championships in Dunedin.16-year-old Wiegersma edged out record holder Helen Norfolk to win the...

Crowe quit film because he 'doesn't do charity work' for studios
Actor Russell Crowe says he quit an epic movie about the Australian outback co-starring Nicole Kidman because he doesn't do "charity work" for major studios.The New Zealand-born Australian actor had been scheduled to star in the...

Hollywood Actors give Julie Andrews lifetime award
LOS ANGELES - The Screen Actors Guild will give Dame Julie Andrews, star of The Sound of Music, its Life Achievement Award when it hands out its annual acting honours next January 28.Andrews, who will turn 71 on October 1, has...

Arrested man declines assistance

Trade deficit ballooning out
New Zealand's trade deficit in August almost hit a billion dollars, Statistics New Zealand reported today.The deficit came in at $961 million, well worse than the $780m economists had forecast.The monthly shortfall pushed...