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Golf - Campbell recovers after shaky start in England
Golfer Michael Campbell fought back from a disastrous double bogey opening hole to birdie three of his closing four holes on the first day of the American Express Championship in London.Campbell carded a two under par 69 on The...

Oil: Price falls as stocks outweigh possible Opec action
NEW YORK - Oil fell on Thursday as growing US inventories outweighed concerns export cartel Opec would cut output to halt a 20 per cent slide in prices over the past two months.US crude CLc1 settled 20 cents lower at US$62.76...

Presbyterian assembly vote on ban

High-flying Nigeria
The flag of Nigeria will fly on Auckland Harbour Bridge on Sunday to celebrate the African nation's independence from Britain in 1960.

Cricket: Inzamam cleared of ball tampering
LONDON - Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been cleared of ball tampering by the International Cricket Council (ICC) but banned for four one-day internationals for bringing the game into disrepute.After a two-day hearing at...

NZ stocks: Sharemarket bolstered by Warehouse funds, offshore gains
The New Zealand sharemarket took its lead from positive performances offshore, and also built on yesterday's activity dominated by The Warehouse.The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 12.5 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 3574.23, on...

Stock takes: Short measure
It's bound to sound a bit churlish - maybe it's just the hangovers kicking in - but there are a few 42 Below shareholders who don't think Geoff Ross has struck such an amazing deal with Bacardi.Ross does deserve to be applauded...

Broadcaster sold for $19b
LOS ANGELES - Univision Communications shareholders yesterday approved selling the Spanish-language broadcaster to a private investor group for US$12.3 billion ($19 billion), the company said.Univision dominates the US Hispanic...

AGL, Origin in line for state sale
SYDNEY - Australian Gas Light (AGL) and Origin Energy, Australia's two biggest energy retailers, have got informal clearance from the competition regulator to buy power and gas retail businesses being sold by the Queensland government.TRUenergy,...

Tennis: Ljubicic downs defiant Becker
BANGKOK - Top tennis seed Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia ground out a 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 victory against German newcomer Benjamin Becker today to reach the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open.Ljubicic served up 16 aces and broke clear at...

Exclusive brethren - sects, secrets and lies
Dargaville couldn't be further from the Beehive, where revelations of Exclusive Brethren political lobbying and espionage are fuelling Parliament's running dog-fight. A rural service town of 4500, the country's kumara capital has...

Cricket: Long run-up for Tuffey
Daryl Tuffey's long road back to international cricket takes another small step in Sydney tomorrow. The former New Zealand test opening bowler, 28, will take the new ball alongside Australian paceman Glenn McGrath for Sydney club...

Australian stocks: Market surges to four-month high
The Australian share market has surged 1.5 per cent to its highest point in more than four months.The ASX 200 is up 77 points to 5,219. The All Ordinaries Index has added 73 points to 5,175.The energy sector was one of...

NZPA chairman resigns
Otago Daily Times proprietor Julian Smith has resigned as Newspaper Publishers' Association president and New Zealand Press Association chairman after a four-year term. Fairfax Group editor-in-chief Peter O'Hara has been elected...

Giving is good for business, study shows
New Zealand businesses want to be more socially responsible but don't know how to form strategic partnerships with community groups, an AUT University study shows.The Business Social Investment Activity in New Zealand report...