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Golf - Furyk slams Ryder Cup performance
American golfer and world number 3 Jim Furyk today hit out at suggestions that the US team did not take the Ryder Cup seriously enough and went on to describe their performance as "horrendous".Speaking at a news conference for...

Umaga has sympathy for Nonu
It has been a tough week for Wellington midfielder Ma'a Nonu.Nonu was one of several Wellington players guilty of missing one on one tackles in last week's big Air New Zealand Cup loss to Waikato, and has copped a bit of criticism...

League: Big stage for Whangarei lad
Adam Blair is living proof that big dreams come true, but only if you are prepared to hammer yourself to get there.Especially if it is a rugby league goal that you aspire too.The 20-year-old from Whangarei is set to step out...

Australia and US our top investment partners
Australia and the United States continue to be New Zealand's top two investment partners, Statistics New Zealand said today.Together, they accounted for $49 billion (46.9 per cent) of New Zealand's total investment abroad and...

Ken, 69, muscles in on the bodybuilders

Car accident victim baffles police

Man who hacked into bank goes free

Farmers to block Transpower access

Connell rejects absentee MP allegations

Bodies to be removed from home

Maori Party turned down $250,000 offer

Cause of big Hastings fire 'undetermined'

Thief steals town's petrol

Censor weighing survivors' opinions on Aramoana film

Children's fears linked to media

Methane emissions soar as China booms
The explosive growth of the Chinese economy over the past seven years has been linked with a rise in emissions of man-made methane, a study has found.Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas and, molecule for molecule,...

Super weevils set to save native trees
Weevils don't exactly have the greatest reputation but that may be about to change thanks to work being done by scientists in Rotorua.Usually associated with infestations of grain and other foods and the destruction of various...

Soccer: Call to scrap penalties for World Cup finals
ZURICH - Fifa president Sepp Blatter believes future World Cup finals should not be decided by penalties and said changes could be in place for the showpiece tournament in South Africa in four years.Italy's win over France on...

Soccer: Hat-trick for Drogba in Champions League
A Didier Drogba hat-trick guided Chelsea to a convincing 3-1 win over Levski Sofia in Champions League first-round action in Bulgaria this morning.Drogba, who had earlier hit the crossbar, started out by volleying home a loose...

William Hill halts US gaming
LONDON - British bookmaker William Hill said today it had stopped its gaming business in the United States, pending clarification of the scope and enforceability of state and federal gaming laws.William Hill said it had taken...

Ford says Jaguar and Volvo not for sale
PARIS - Ford Motor Company said today that none of its European premium brand car businesses was for sale at this stage except Aston Martin, but added it would continue to examine all its options."For the moment Jaguar, Volvo...

Arrests imminent in drive-by paintball attacks

Easy on the eye may mean easy on the brain
TORONTO - When someone is "easy on the eye," it could also be because they are easy on the brain, according to a joint New Zealand-US study.Scientists analysed previous studies and conducted new research to find that attractiveness...