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Death in Muriwai smash
A man has died as a result of injuries he received in a car crash near Auckland this afternoon. The 23-year-old, along with three other people, two females and a male, were taken to Auckland Hospital with serious injuries. Police say it happened about
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:09A
Meet a political rookie - sort of
Michael 'Mike' Murphy laughs at the irony of it all: "A 53-year-old advertising himself as an agent for change." Yet that is precisely what the well-known personal injury lawyer and former cabinet minister in the previous Liberal government of Shawn
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:08A
Custom cars and bikes require safety certification
Taking your car for its annual safety inspection might seem like a pain for most car owners, but the process can be far more complicated for those who build, modify and restore cars, trucks and motorcycles from the wheels up.
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:08A
Teen driver blamed for accident that closes Route 4
The crash happened shortly after 7 am on Route 4 at Spring Hill Road. Police closed the highway for more than 3½ hours. Ian Nicholson, Harwinton's resident state trooper, said Walsh was on his way to Oliver Wolcott Vocational Technical School in
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:08A
Wrestler Randy Savage dies in crash
Police said he may have suffered a "medical event" before the accident, but the report did not elaborate, and it said officials would need to perform an autopsy to know for sure. The report said a woman in the vehicle, identified as Barbara L. Poffo,
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:08A
Sandilands hurt as Dockers crash Port
Fremantle have inflicted a third consecutive win over Port Adelaide for the first time ever with a comfortable 52-point victory at AAMI Stadium today. But their 21.16 (142) to 14.6 (90) win may have come at a big cost with dominant ruckman Aaron
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:08A
Quality Market on East Jackson Street closes
With its owners bogged down in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Quality Market's future is uncertain at best. A member of the Mulhollen Family, which owns the market, said the closure is temporary, but didn't state when the doors would be unlocked.
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:08A
For a Cheap and Calm Commute, Bicycling Works
Another view of the Orange Street bike lane. Rising gasoline prices and energy-draining cubicles have many locals opting for pedal-powered transportation to work. “As gas goes up, more people come in,” says
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:08A
It's a Halifax mystery: Metallica, MacKay and money
Those failures led him to shut down his company, Power Promotional Events Inc., last fall and walk away without declaring bankruptcy or creating a plan to repay suppliers. "There is nothing left. There are no assets. There is nothing but me and my
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:08A
Lawyer: Air Canada barred ex-detainee at US behest
Dennis Edney, who represents Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, had invited Moazzam Begg to speak at a conference Saturday on fear and justice and building bridges between Muslims and other communities. Begg, a British man who was released from
Updated: 05/21/2011 05:07A
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