News Archive

New Zealand's under-17 footballers are being treated to a taste of fame in football-mad Nigeria.November 2, 2009, 10:59 am

Here are some of our expert's tips for the $5.5 million Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington, which is run at noon (WA time) on Tuesday.November 2, 2009, 10:57 am

The Aussie harness assault on the $1 million New Zealand Cup next week has been confirmed, with three top Australian pacers to fly into Christchurch on Wednesday morning.November 2, 2009, 10:56 am

English raider Basaltico will win bookie and co-owner Matt Tripp up to $5 million if he wins Tuesday's Melbourne Cup in Flemington.November 2, 2009, 10:54 am

A committal date has been set for a Waikato horse breeder charged with murdering his wife.November 2, 2009, 10:54 am

Murder charges have been reduced to manslaughter against two men over the death of Shaun Martin William Philip Finnerty-Gallagher in a Christchurch park last year.November 2, 2009, 10:53 am

National Australia Bank has completed the takeover of 80.1 per cent of Goldman Sachs JBWere's private wealth management business in Australia and New Zealand.November 2, 2009, 10:51 am

The rate of inflation fell in October, but a strong case remains for the Reserve Bank of Australia to lift interest rates at tomorrow's board meeting, an analyst says.November 2, 2009, 10:49 am

* Defense holds Denver to one touchdownNovember 2, 2009, 10:47 am

Manufacturing activity grew slowly for the third consecutive month in October, after falling employment and soft exports put pressure on the sector, a survey shows.November 2, 2009, 10:47 am

Maryjoy Mimis recalls her first encounter with kimchi when she arrived in South Korea from the Philippines in 2003 to marry a local man.November 2, 2009, 10:46 am

UPDATED: Punters have flocked to Viewed with the 2008 winner assuming outright favouritism to give Bart Cummings a 13th Melbourne Cup.November 2, 2009, 10:36 am

WASHINGTON (AFP) - CIT Group, one of the largest small-business lenders in the United States, filed for bankruptcy Sunday with its board approving a "prepackaged" restructuring plan to shed 10 billion dollars in debt.November 2, 2009, 10:36 am

LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga was cut to one point over Real Madrid after the champions were held to a 1-1 draw at Osasuna.November 2, 2009, 10:28 am

Presidents Shimon Peres of Israel, Mahmud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela are all planning visits to Argentina.November 2, 2009, 10:27 am

Bookmaker and punter Matt Tripp is so convinced Basaltico can go all the way in tomorrow's Melbourne Cup that he has backed the English raider to win up to $5 million.November 2, 2009, 10:24 am

Australian Paralympian Kurt Fearnley has claimed his fourth New York Marathon title in a row in a photo finish.November 2, 2009, 10:24 am

A New Zealand government limousine that carried the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh has been sold at auction for a price well above its reserve.November 2, 2009, 10:22 am

Three children and their father have discovered the lower half of a man's body at the bottom of a creek on the New South Wales mid-north coast.November 2, 2009, 10:19 am

A New Zealand Army patrol have come under fire from a group of insurgents in Afghanistan.November 2, 2009, 10:18 am

Every generation gets a label: Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y.November 2, 2009, 10:15 am