MERRIMAN WINS NSW ENDURO SERIES

WR450F mounted Stefan Merriman certainly didn’t have it all his own way though after his team-mate, Jarrod Bewley took over the lead of Saturdays round in the final moto special tests at Dungog showgrounds, late that afternoon. [...]

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BRIDGESTONE AND KAWASAKI UNITE

31 August 2009Bridgestone and Kawasaki UniteBridgestone is proud to announce the addition of Kawasaki’s FLY Team Green to the Bridgestone Off-road Motor sport Family. Both the Junior and Senior teams will be running Bridgestone [...]

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Is Twitter account owner lying to media over Bradford death threats? update: apparently so - Henk van Helmond responds in commentsThe man who owns the Twitter account that had this threat addressed to Sue Bradfords [...]

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Sue Bradford a candidate for assassinationOn Twitter, someone recently wrote this@suebr is STILL a good candidate for NZ's first political assassination. (watch sue run to the Police because of a death threat, stupid cow). The person who wrote this [...]

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Not much from me in the next weekOff to Auckland in the weekend, back Thursday. Things to do in the real wor [...]

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2 x STUNT RIDERS NEEDED

WILDCARD ENTERTAINMENT - HIRING NOWNewly formed with two Holden utes fully worked to perform drift stunts Wildcard Entertainment are looking for Motorcycle stunt riders to join the stunt team riding supplied stunt machines [...]

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New Zealand WeekEvery Friday I wake up and read The New Zealand week . It's a good wrap up of the news and events of the preceding week and the URL gets delivered straight to my inbox as a reminder. There's always something in there that I have missed.I [...]

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Priyanka Chopra not allowed to wear jeans

Mumbai, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who made a style statement with her hot pants and halter tops in “Dostana”, wasn’t allowed to wear a pair of jeans at home.The 27-year-old actress, who was brought up in Bareilly, [...]

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Ken Ghosh’s next is finally titled ‘Chance Pe Dance’

Mumbai, After a musical chair of titles that ranged from “Star” to “Yahoo”, director Ken Ghosh’s next film, which has Shahid Kapoor in the lead, has finally been titled “Chance Pe Dance”.“Yes, my film would be called ‘Chance [...]

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No Hrithik or Abhishek yet for ‘Agneepath’ remake: Karan Johar

Mumbai, There have been speculations about who will play the male lead in the remake of the 1990 hit “Agneepath”. While the names of Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan popped up, filmmaker Karan Johar clarifies that no [...]

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Bollywood on self-healing path with four hits

New Delhi, Energetic openings to Bollywood’s four recent releases, “New York”, “Kambakkht Ishq”, “Love Aaj Kal” and “Kaminey”, have succeeded in getting the business perk up. Wounded by a long strike earlier this year, the [...]

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John Key to be interviewed on Big NewsPrime Minister John Key is going to sell New Zealand to the blogosphere when he is interviewed by top political blog Big News next month.Mr Key is booked for a mid-September blog post while he is in Auckland to speak [...]

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Political question of the dayWho was the first Maori woman to become a minister in the New Zealand parliament?Too easy? Answer this, th [...]

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Dictator dicatates to the dictatedWell, by now you`ll all know that Herr Key has decreed that National will not support Acts smacking bill, which was drawn out of the ballot today. John Boscawen should postpone the debate [...]

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Telecom injusticeTelecom boss Paul Reynolds is getting paid $5 million salary, after Telecom profit dropped 43.9%, while Telecom workers - the people who actually work for their living for Telecom - are facing a terrible choice between lay-offs with [...]

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Another child diesWhen is it going to end? Story here TV clip here. Sue Bradford too busy posting pics of protests on Facebook to comment.An interview of the neighbour will be on TV3 news tonight. Update Looks like it may be a premature newborn. [...]

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Kareena Kapoor yet again on ‘Filmfare’ covers

Size zero girl Kareena Kapoor is the reigning fashion diva of Bollywood. So, it does not come as a surprise when we find glossy magazine covers repeating the pretty lass over and over again. This is the third time Kareena [...]

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Rani & Shahid promote ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ on TV

Rani Mukherjee will be back on silver screen with ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ after a long time, her last being ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’. She has taken special efforts in getting a toned body and flaunting it in a bikini. Nevertheless, [...]

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Ajay Devgan’s unique proposal to Bipasha Basu

After the underwater proposal made by Akshay Kumar to Kareena Kapoor in ‘Kambakkht Ishq’, Ajay Devgan is all set to propose Bipasha Basu from mid-air in director Rohit Shetty’s upcoming comedy ‘All The Best’. The scene has [...]

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Elesh shouldn’t be known as my husband: Rakhi Sawant

Mumbai, They got engaged amid much fanfare on national television but item girl Rakhi Sawant is worried about her Toronto-based fiance Elesh Parujanwala.She is worried about him accepting her sexy image, his financial independence [...]

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Toronto girl is crowned new Miss India-Canada

Toronto, In the biggest South Asian beauty pageant in North America, 25-year-old Aanchal Dogra was crowned Miss India-Canada 2009 here Sunday night.Hailing from Mississauga on the outskirts of Toronto, Dogra was also the [...]

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Shahid Kapoor: superstar on the ascendant

New Delhi, It’s all about Shahid Kapoor these days. His portrayal of the morally-incompatible twins – the ruffian with the endearing lisp and the simpleton who stammers – in “Kaminey” has catapulted the chocolate hero into [...]

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Meet the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. iPhone 3GS features video recording, Voice Control, up to 32GB of storage, and more.The Fastest iPhone EverThe first thing you’ll notice about iPhone 3GS is how quickly you can [...]

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I find it quite ironic that quite a few two-faced Act supporters are annoyed at John Key's undemocratic stance in ignoring the smacking referendum, but are quite happy for Rodney Hide to run roughshod over the select committee [...]

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Cabinet has agreed to ask police not to uphold the lawCabinet has agreed to ask police and Child Youth and Family to review their procedures to ensure good parents were treated as Parliament intended with regards to smacking legislation.But if the [...]

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REED WINS CHAMPIONSHIP - CODY COOPER CURRENTLY 8th

22 becomes 1 - Chad Reed AMA Motocross ChampionAustralia’s Chad Reed delivered another dominant performance at Saturday’s Budd’s Creek round to wrap up the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship with four motos still [...]

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Visit John Keys Facebook pageJohn Key has a public Facebook site here. In the past day or so nearly 80 people have left messages urging him to reconsider his position on smacking. Not one supports his stan [...]

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Katrina Kaif floored by young fan

Mumbai, Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif got a little more attention than she bargained for while interacting with fans at the Indian Independence Day parade in Houston. A boy actually knocked her down while trying to reach [...]

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If you break the law we`ll make sure you don't get prosecutedThis is what I think John Key will tell Cabinet tomorrow.He will advise that the law surrounding smacking should not be changed. Instead he will instruct police and CYFS not to prosecute or [...]

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Who said this. And whenThe way to send a strong message on child abuse is to make the law clear and precise and then to police it strongly and vigilantly. This bill as it stands does the opposite. For me, a result that sees the criminalisation of parents [...]

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Rani, Priyanka join Playboy founder as Toronto film fest guests

Toronto, Bollywood directors Ashutosh Gowariker and Anurag Singh and stars Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra, Lisa Ray and Harman Baweja will rub shoulders with George Clooney, Demi Moore, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and talk [...]

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My show starts with Salman, ends with Shah Rukh: Farah Khan

New Delhi, Bollywood choreographer-director Farah Khan says it was a conscious decision to start her new television chat show with actor Salman Khan and his mother Salma, who has never given an interview before. And interestingly, [...]

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A half-year of hell in New Zealand - Sue Bradford's legacy Its all outlined here.. Go read [...]

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Maori are not listening to Maori Party over smackingThose in the Maori electorates are more opposed to smacking being a criminal offence in New Zealand , on average, than those in the general electorates, despite the Maori Party's stance on the issueThe [...]

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A lot of people voted NOpost has been updatedA lot of people voted NO in the referendum this month. In fact more people 1,420,959 - voted No than those who party voted all parliamentary parties other than Labour in the 2008 election, and for all [...]

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Legal opinion on pay equity tells us nothing we don't already know The Human Rights Commission has released legal opinion [PDF] on pay equity and EEO ( equal employment opportunities) reviews All the reviews except one found gender pay gaps that varied [...]

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Boo-hoo SueSue Bradford is already commenting on the results of the smacking referendum before results are even announced. Feedback I've received from the public over the last few weeks tells me a lot of people feel pretty angry at the confused nature [...]

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BAYLISS TO V8s

Troy Bayliss confirmed to co-drive with Dean Fiore at Phillip Island and Bathurst For Immediate Release: Thursday August 20, 2009. Fluid PR is pleased to announce that current and three-time World Superbike Champion, Troy [...]

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Rodney Hide to resign over Maori seats post has been updatedRodney Hide says he will have to resign as minister if Auckland gets Maori seats on the super council, as it is fundamentally against the culture of New Zealand. He even said it won't threaten [...]

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BIRCH ROMANIACS RUNNER UP

Words: Todd SutherlandThe final day proved brutal with Kiwi Chris Birch unable to beat BMW hotshot Andreas Lettenbithler. The German a surprise winner.Birch did well to recover from having to remove a wheel and disc earlier in the event. The KTM300 performed [...]

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Is he a jolly Goodfellow?Stuff reports that National Party president Peter Goodfellow will not be resigning. Does that mean that National considers their president a jolly Goodfell [...]

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TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE BAGS NET AWARD

Motorcycle.com awards.Motorcycle.com has just announced their 'Bikes of the year' awards: Triumphs Street Triple 'R' took out the overall 'Bike of the Year' award."Triumphs Street Triple R is a fantastically versatile sporting [...]

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BIRCH DROPS TO 3RD ON 3RD DAY

Words: Todd SKTM's Chris Birch has dropped to 3rd place in the Red Bull Romaniacs extreme enduro. Birch suffered after having to dismantle his bikes wheel assembley when a cable is understood to have become entangled.Frenchman Cyril Despres now leads,with [...]

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AORC: NOT GOOD FOR MERRIMAN

Words & Pics - Yamaha.AORC Series Rounds 7 and 8 in Qld were not good for Yamaha’s Stefan Merriman, but he still holds the outright lead, with just the final 2 rounds to go!After blitzing rounds 5 and 6 in South Australia, Merriman was stuck for [...]

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Shah Rukh’s questioning talk of India Day parade in US

New York, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s questioning at Newark Liberty International Airport by immigration officials was the talk of the annual India Day parade here. The parade is held to celebrate India’s independence.Even [...]

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A must read I don't very often do " must reads" - but this is a must read.Bryce Edwards recently spoke at Dunedin's Drinking Liberally and has put the speech notes - more like a chapter - on his blog.. It's a longish read for a blog post but it [...]

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Political question of the day IIOkay, that first question was a little too easy for some of you. This one may be a little more difficult.What was the first legislative action that aimed to provide Maori with the franchise? UPDATE Too hard, h [...]

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KIWI BIRCH LEADS RED BULL ROMANIACS

words: Todd SChris Birch is leading after the first day at the Red Bull Romaniacs with off road legend Cyril Despres in second. Follow Birch's progress on his KTM300 via the attached li [...]

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