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An Air New Zealand flight from Wellington to Australia was diverted to Auckland this afternoon because of an engine problem
Flight NZ249 to Sydney experienced the problem and hour into its flight, and landed safely in Auckland at 5:20. Air New Zealand flight operations head Hugh Pearce says the problem with the Airbus A320 ...
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England have won the opening cricket test against New Zealand in Christchurch comprehensively, by eight wickets
A post-lunch flurry saw England chase the 104 required in 12.4 overs. Any conservative technical formalities were thrust aside as debutant Jacob Bethell with 50, Ben Duckett with 27 and Joe Root with ...
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A new at-home testing kit that confirms a pregnancy has ended after a medical abortion is being funded by Pharmac from today
Urine test kit CheckToP detects the level of hormones in the body through a urine sample. Pharmac spokesperson Alexandra Compton, says over 9,000 people will benefit from access to these tests in the ...
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Several fire appliances are responding to a blaze near a Hawke's bay refuse centre
Fire and Emergency New Zealand, says eleven vehicles initially attended the blaze behind Redclyffe Transfer Station, after receiving a call at 1:45pm. A spokesperson says it has contained a grass fire ...
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The Breakers are desperate to bounce back from a big midweek defeat by beating the Wildcats in Perth this evening
Coach Petteri Koponen is hopeful of better cohesion as they integrate giant new centre Tacko Fall into the line-up The match tips off in 25 minutes. BASKETBALL WITH BK's NEW KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN.
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Syria's insurgents seize Aleppo in first victory against Assad regime in a decade, as civil war changes overnight
Assad's regime is known for rampant human rights abuses and its crackdown on the Arab Spring protests in 2011, which turned into a civil war that swept across Syria and has killed an estimated ...
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Two people have been injured in a serious crash in Otago, closing State Highway One near Waihola
Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash around 2.40 this afternoon. One person in a serious condition has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital. Another person with moderate injuries ...
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Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier's dropped three places into a share of 16th early in his final round at the Australian Open in Melbourne
Kazuma Kobori is up four places into a tie for 35th with two holes left in his round. Josh Geary is in a tie for 39th with seven holes to play...while Nick Vokes rose three places after an even par 72 ...
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Laos police arrest three more hostel staff despite government document pointing to factory as source of methanol poisoning
A Laos government document obtained by the ABC suggests the source of a methanol poisoning outbreak that killed six tourists is a rundown factory outside the capital, Vientiane, that was making vodka ...
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Northern Districts are on target to maintain top spot on the Plunket Shield table, with three wins from three matches
ND's making light work of the chase for 168 to beat Otago in Hamilton. Central Districts need 167 to beat Wellington in Napier. The Auckland-Canterbury rain-hit match on Eden Park's outer oval is ...
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Icelandic volcano eruption forces closure of Blue Lagoon tourist destination as wall of lava cuts off roads
A satellite image published by NASA's Earth Observatory earlier this week showed the extent of the lava flow, which spilled over roads and encircled the Blue Lagoon, one of the island's most popular ...