• Govt moves to restrict party pill drug

    The Government is moving to restrict sales of DMAA, an ingredient in a new generation of party pills.November 7, 2009, 10:59 am

  • Smith cow dung sculpture makes $3080

    A sculpture of ACC and Environment Minister Nick Smith made out of cow manure has sold for $3080 on auction site TradeMe.co.nz.November 7, 2009, 10:58 am

  • Roots rock sideman Rawlings steps into spotlight

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer/guitarist Dave Rawlings has spent the past decade establishing himself as one of the most prominent sidemen in roots music, working in the studio and on the road with the likes of Old Crow Medicine Show, Bright Eyes and his longtime partner Gillian Welch.November 7, 2009, 10:58 am

  • Lebanon's opposition agrees to join Hariri government

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition, including Iranian-backed Hezbollah, agreed on Friday to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.November 7, 2009, 10:57 am

  • UN to pass on alleged war crimes report

    UN chief Ban Ki-moon says that he would soon transmit to the Security Council a report alleging that Israel and the Palestinians committed war crimes.November 7, 2009, 10:50 am

  • Obesity 'increases cancer risk'

    Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published on Friday.November 7, 2009, 10:47 am

  • WHO rejects homeopath concern on flu jab

    The WHO rebuked in unusually strong terms advice by a Swiss homeopathic doctors association that pregnant women should avoid getting vaccinated against H1N1.November 7, 2009, 10:45 am

  • Dinosaur prints found in NZ for first time

    Scientists have found 70-million-year-old dinosaur footprints in northwest Nelson.November 7, 2009, 10:43 am

  • NZ minister sculpted in cow manure

    A sculpture of a New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith crafted from cow manure has sold for $NZ3,080 ($A2,445) on an auction website.November 7, 2009, 10:43 am

  • A&E network unveils Jackson TV show

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cable television network A&E on Friday unveiled plans for a new reality TV show starring four brothers of late pop star Michael Jackson depicting them dealing with his death and rehearsing for an upcoming concert.November 7, 2009, 10:41 am

  • Honduras pact crumbles over unity government

    TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - An agreement to end a four-month political crisis in Honduras collapsed on Friday after two rival leaders failed to form a government of unity to heal the damage from a June coup.November 7, 2009, 10:34 am

  • Asylum seeker spokesman 'a people smuggler'

    Sri Lanka has accused the spokesman for more than 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers still onboard a wooden cargo boat in Western Java of being a people smuggler.November 7, 2009, 10:32 am

  • Yoko Ono looks back on early activism

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years.November 7, 2009, 10:30 am

  • Billboard CD reviews: John Mayer, Morrissey, Blind Boys

    ARTIST: JOHN MAYERNovember 7, 2009, 10:28 am

  • Billboard CD reviews: John Mayer, Morrissey, Blind Boys

    ARTIST: JOHN MAYERNovember 7, 2009, 10:28 am

  • Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.November 7, 2009, 10:26 am

  • Harawira's email freedom of expression

    The Race Relations Commissioner says Hone Harawira may not have broken the Human Rights Act in his racially charged email.November 7, 2009, 10:24 am

  • Dejected Homeister fails narrowly in Breeders' bid

    ARCADIA, California, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Dejected Rosemary Homeister Jr narrowly failed in her bid on Friday to become only the second female jockey ever to win a Breeders' Cup race.November 7, 2009, 10:22 am

  • Good track for Stakes

    The Flemington track is likely to be a Good 3 rating by the time racing starts on Stakes Day, the final day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival...November 7, 2009, 10:20 am

  • Yankees take World Series bash to streets of New York

    NEW YORK (AFP) - The World Series champion New York Yankees paraded through the streets of Manhattan Friday, two days after their six-game series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.November 7, 2009, 10:18 am

  • Yoko Ono looks back on early activism

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years.November 7, 2009, 10:11 am

Opinion

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    Ed's View Nov 11 12:34am
    Is Hone Harawira a racist?

    The Oxford Dictionary defines racism as "1. Belief in the superiority of a particular race; prejudice based on this. 2. Antagonism towards people of other races."Since his expletive laced email tirade Hone Harawira has been called many things.An..Read more

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    Kevin Roberts Nov 20 5:59am
    Entrepreneurial Edge

    It's been shown to me repeatedly that New Zealand is full of edgy, creative, radical, flexible, ideas people. Our future depends on our ability to educate, inspire and export these ideas and help them grow and take on the world. Entrepreneurs will lead ec..Read more

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