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Britney Spears' fiance 'so proud' of her X Factor role

Britney Spears' fiance Jason Trawick has publicly declared his love and support for the singer in a personal video message posted online.

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Derek Round to be farewelled today

Veteran journalist Derek Round, who was murdered in his Whanganui home, will be farewelled in Wellington today.

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VIDEO: Luke Donald back at number one with PGA win

Briton Luke Donald strolled to a seemingly effortless four-stroke victory in the PGA Championship at Wentworth.

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Jesse Sergent finishes third in Giro d'Italia time trial

After 20 days of racing on the Giro d'Italia, Kiwi cyclist Jesse Sergent dug deep to finish third on the final stage's individual time trial.

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England's Tim Bresnan nabs a wicket (Reuters)

VIDEO: West Indies Day 3 collapse sets up Day 4 England win

West Indies' top order crumbled to be 61-6.

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NZOG wants to create a three-to-four well drilling opportunity in New Zealand (file)

NZ Oil and Gas to operate Kaheru

New Zealand Oil and Gas is taking a 60 percent interest in the "highly prospective" Kaheru prospect inshore at Taranaki.

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Endland's captain Andrew Strauss (Reuters)

England all out for 428, leads West Indies by 58

Captain Andrew Strauss was dismissed for 141, caught behind off his West Indies counterpart Darren Sammy after a 303-ball innings.

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Prime Minister John Key says he would support a bill to legalise gay adoption (file)

Prime Minister supports gay adoption

The Prime Minister says he would support a bill looking to legalise gay adoption through its first reading in parliament.

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Global warming winner: Once rare butterfly thrives

Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say.

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Soldiers from the US Army's 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bulldog in eastern Afghanistan (Reuters)

NATO disputes report of casualties in airstrike

The US-led coalition has disputed reports that eight civilians, including children, were killed in a NATO airstrike in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan.

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The Caring Counts report has found carers in residential facilities or providing home care earn an average of $14.50 an hour

Calls for higher pay for aged care workers

The Human Rights Commission is calling for higher pay for aged care workers.

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The New Zealand dollar rose to 75.72 US cents at 8am

NZ dollar rises as Spain eyes ECB finance

The New Zealand dollar has gained on speculation Spain may tap European Central Bank funding to bail out the recently nationalised lender, Bankia SA.

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"We may be on the cusp of some very real disasters that have nothing to do with whether the elephant survives, or a cheetah survives, but if we survive" - Leakey

Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history

Richard Leakey predicts scepticism over evolution will soon be history.

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Triple world champions Eric Murray and Hamish Bond (file pic)

VIDEO: World Cup Gold for rowers with Olympics looming

Triple world champions Eric Murray and Hamish Bond showed they are still the crew to beat at the London Olympics.

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By 2026 more than 45 percent of people aged between 0 and 14 years old will be of Maori and Pacific Island descent (AAP)

Pasifika students at risk - Education Review Office

Pasifika students are still most at risk of not achieving in New Zealand schools according to the Education Review Office.

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Younger members of the National Party are pushing for law reform which would allow gay couples to adopt children (file)

Young Nats support gay adoption

Young members of the National Party are pushing for law reform which would allow gay couples to adopt children.

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The Kokako is officially listed as an endangered species

New Zealand has failed on environmental promises - WWF

A new report released by the World Wildlife Fund claims New Zealand has failed to follow through on key environmental commitments made at the original Earth Summit .

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Government could introduce R plates

Restricted drivers may have to display an R plate in a Government move to reduce the road toll.

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Alex Pledger drives past the defence for the Pirates (Photosport)

VIDEO: Auckland Pirates win Kiwi NBL title

The Auckland Pirates have been crowned national basketball champions for the first time in only their second season as a franchise.

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Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai (Reuters)

Nepal PM calls new elections for November

Nepal's prime minister called new elections for November after the term of the Constituent Assembly expired at midnight Sunday without political leaders completing the task of writing a new constitution.

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Ryan Archibald scored first for the Black Stcks (file pic)

Black Sticks unbeaten, roll Pakistan 3-1

The New Zealand men's hockey team maintained their 100 per cent record at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia with a 3-1 win over Pakistan.

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Iraqi soldiers stand at attention during a ceremony at Shalamcha border crossing, in Iraq's southern province of Basra (Reuters)

Millions in global aid for Iraq sits unspent

Outside the crumbling elementary school, goats feed on trash strewn across the front yard. Inside, the ceiling is rotting, toilets don't work and students scrunch hip-to-hip behind narrow desks.

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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

The Vatican's investigation into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler.

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WWF report 'misleading' - environment minister

The Government says New Zealand can hold its head high at the earch summit this year, despite a critical report

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American Andy Roddick shows frustration and devastation during his first round exit from the French Open (Reuters)

VIDEO: Andy Roddick has shock exit from French Open

Andy Roddick, another major champion, lost 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to Nicolas Mahut.

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Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (Reuters)

Irish PM calls for EU fiscal treaty support

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has made a nationally televised appeal to voters to support the European Union's fiscal treaty in a referendum this week, warning that rejection would send the signal that Ireland was not serious about tackling its deficits and was no longer a secure member of the euro currency.

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Red Bull's Mar Webber out in front (Reuters)

VIDEO: Aussie Webber wins Monaco GP, Alonso takes overall lead

Webber, who started from pole position, is the sixth different driver to win in the opening six races of the season, a first for F1.

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Kolkata Knight Riders are crowned IPL champions (AP)

VIDEO: McCullum dropped for final as Kolkata wins IPL

Manvinder Bisla and Jacques Kallis struck half-centuries to help Kolkata Knight Riders win the Indian Premier League.

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Dario Franchitti after his win (Reuters)

VIDEO: Franchitti wins, Scott Dixon second in Indy 500 after Sato's crash

Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time Sunday after Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap.

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Pearce edges home for Pro-Am win

Otago golfer Mahal Pearce secured his biggest win in a decade in claiming the Victorian Pro-Am by one shot in Melbourne on Sunday.

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Local residents shout slogans during a protest against the NATO forces alleged overnight raid (AAP ONE)

NATO disputes airstrike casualties

The US-led coalition disputes reports that eight civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan.

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Panthers' players celebrate after the upset over Manly (NZN)

Panthers shock Manly 22-4 in NRL

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary hailed his side's 22-4 NRL win over Manly on Sunday as the best of their season.

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Tigers claw Cowboys 26-18 - fifth straight win

The Tigers made a perfect start with Tim Moltzen scoring off a Benji Marshall bomb in the second minute.

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Mystics' Temepara George competes against Tactix's Maree Bowden (Photosport)

VIDEO: Mystics hold off stubborn Tactix in one goal win

Northern Mystics eased to the top of the of the trans-Tasman netball league ladder but looked patchy in holding off Canterbury Tactix 57-56.

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Hurricanes hooker Motu Matu'u (Photosport file)

Matu'u re-signs for Hurricanes

Matu'u featured with some bone-crunching tackles in Saturday's 66-24 annihilation of the Melbourne Rebels in Wellington.

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Tamou could miss Origin II

Tamou has 32 carry over points from a high tackle charge from round five against Canberra and anything worse than a grade two would see him miss Origin Two.

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NZ heptathlete reaches Olympic standard

New Zealand heptathlete Sarah Cowley could take part in the London Olympics.

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Scotland rugby coach lauds Aussie scrum

Scotland rugby coach Andy Robinson has hailed the Wallabies' improvement in scrummaging, declaring it is no longer a weakness.

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Robin Gibb’s cause of death revealed

Robin Gibb's son has opened up about the star's tragic death, calling his passing "peaceful and dignified" and revealing it wasn't cancer that killed his father.

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James Horwill is in doubt with injury (NZN file)

Horwill to miss Wallabies tests

James Horwill is set to be ruled out of next month's Tests against Scotland and Wales.

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Protesters had threatened to intercept Lady Gaga upon arrival in Indonesia (AAP)

Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert

Lady Gaga has cancelled her upcoming concert in Indonesia amid security concerns after weeks of mounting protests from religious groups in the country.

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The quake was centred 10km northeast of Christchurch at a depth of 8km and was felt in Christchurch

Christchurch jolted by 4.4 quake

Christchurch was jolted by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake early this morning.

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Iti and Kemara's lawyers to appeal sentence

Lawyers for two of the Urewera four are expected to file appeals against their clients' prison sentences in the court of appeal today.

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Robert Pattinson fooled by Hunger Games rumours

Robert Pattinson was taken in by rumours he had been offered a role in the next The Hunger Games movie and called his agent to see if the story was true.

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Alec Baldwin makes amends with Harvey Weinstein

Alec Baldwin has made amends with Harvey Weinstein by sending him a handwritten note of apology following a falling out at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

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