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Golf - Another Perks collapse on PGA Tour
Craig Perks has totally fallen apart in his latest tournament on the US PGA golf tour.Perks is 13 over par and stone cold last after his first round at the Southern Farm Classic in Mississippi.His round included a triple bogey...

NZ grows at slowest pace in 5 years
New Zealand's annual growth rate has fallen to its lowest level in five years, with growth in the June quarter slightly down on economists' predictions.Data published by Statistics New Zealand today showed the country's Gross...

The dish: Ramsay moves inn
Britain's richest chef, Gordon Ramsay, is planning on becoming a publican.He has decided against increasing his haul of seven Michelin stars by opening new restaurants in Britain - instead he wants to open a chain of country pubs.His...

Just don't ask John Mayer about his personal life
US soul singer John Mayer is fed up with being asked about his personal life, especially his rumoured relationship with Jessica Simpson, not long divorced from Nick Lachey. "Do you get fired if you don't ask it?" Mayer said to...

Pete Doherty to follow Moss into fashion design
PARIS - Rocker Pete Doherty is following in the steps of model girlfriend Kate Moss and is close to sealing a deal to design clothes for trendy Manchester label Gio-Goi.The deal, which sources close to the matter said could be...

Horror on Harrington Rd

Man arrested after Napier stabbing

15-year-olds not ready to drive says expert

Too many cats under one hot tin roof

Man dies after pharmacy gives him six-times methadone dose
A 27-year-old Dunedin man died from a drug overdose after a pharmacist mistook him for another man and handed over six times his usual methadone dose, it was reported today.Christopher Owen Wilson was found dead in his bedroom...

HP scandal claims fourth scalp
WASHINGTON - United States lawmakers said Hewlett-Packard relied on scant legal backing to obtain private telephone records in a probe of boardroom leaks, as three former executives refused to testify on Thursday about the company...

Fonterra faces credit downgrade
Credit rating firm Standard & Poor's today put dairy giant Fonterra on notice of a credit rating downgrade.S&P said that it had placed its AA-minus rating on Fonterra Co-operative Group on CreditWatch with negative implications.The...

Friday's TV highlights
7.30PM, TV2 LESS THAN PERFECT Sparks fly between Claude and Carl after happy hour at their favourite bar, and they try to keep their attraction secret from everyone at work.8PM, TV ONE TEN YEARS YOUNGER IN TEN DAYS Caroline...

Leibovitz calls Suri photo shoot 'challenging'
Photographer Annie Leibovitz says it was a challenge to shoot the first images of baby Suri Cruise."It's very difficult when the baby is that small," Leibovitz, 56, said about taking the first shots of the baby.Leibovitz spent...

Elton weighs in on celebrities' lives
Elton John weighs in on a variety of subjects in an Access Hollywood interview, including Whitney Houston and Clay Aiken.On Houston, who is divorcing Bobby Brown after 14 years of marriage, John says, "Bobby's not good for her,...

Windflow formally signs deal on Manawatu wind farm

S&P puts Fonterra on notice of credit downgrade

CHH sells Chinese timber products unit - Wall Street Journal

Value of building consents up 9.7pc in Aug from year ago

Stanlake murder accused remanded for three months

Electricity bonanza turns sour as cheques stolen

Cash offer to Maori Party 'not illegal'

Jackson brings another bonanza

Baby died in car while parents at party - coroner

Brethren lobbied NZ First to support Nats

Mallard blames NZ's shape for low infrastructure rank

'System failed' drowned boy

Police to put the pressure on bad drivers in 10-week blitz

Mud and stones spill causes motorway chaos
A spill of mud and stones on Auckland's Southern Motorway is expected to cause considerable delays.The incident happened southbound under the bridge at the East Tamaki interchange. One motorway lane was open, police said....