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Eleven months in and it looks like no-one is happy - Amy Adams
The Government has ignored slumping business confidence since it took power but will struggle to explain away signs that ordinary New Zealanders are becoming downhearted after 11 months of this coalition, National’s Finance spokesperson Amy Adams says.

Tahiti's Salmon fined for defaming president
A senior French Polynesian politician has been fined for defaming the president Edouard Fritch during the election campaign in April.

Preston christens his porter with Kurow win
Otago 'local' Donald Preston hammered his big Porter Chev two-seater V8 race car to a well-earned victory in Sunday's Can Am 200, the endurance race that capped a huge weekend of racing at the Southern Dirtfest on Slim Slee's Kurow property.

Maija Vance sustained spine damage from her fall
Waikato jockey Maija Vance suffered damage to five vertebrae in her fall at Rotorua on Sunday. Vance, 27, had a four-hour operation on Monday, to stabilise her spine, and is still in the intensive care unit at Middlemore Hospital, in Auckland.

AP source: 76ers name Elton Brand general manager
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Elton Brand is in charge of the Philadelphia 76ers.A person familiar with the situation says the Sixers have made Brand their new general manager, replacing Bryan Colangelo. Colangelo resigned in June as the...

Raptors GM: Quiet Leonard is happy and healthy
TORONTO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard has yet to address the media in Toronto since his trade to the Raptors, but team president Masai Ujiri said Tuesday that his star acquisition is happy and healthy."He is determined and seems in the right...

Falcons G Levitre (triceps) out for season, 3rd player down
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have lost offensive guard Andy Levitre to a season-ending triceps injury, the third starter to go down in the first two weeks of the season.Levitre left Sunday's victory over the Carolina...

'Principal focus' arrested in Taita fatal assault case
Police have arrested a man seen leaving the scene of a fatal stabbing in Taita.

Child predator Martin Laws' sentence a 'strong deterrent'
A child advocacy group says the sentence given to multi-millionaire sexual offender Martin Henry Laws will act as a firm deterrent to others.

PNG in top ten countries with worst tuberculosis incidence
Papua New Guinea has been ranked among ten countries with the worst tuberculosis incidence in a new report.

Archer signs on to race for Yamaha
The high-profile AmPro Yamaha Race Team in the United States now has another Kiwi to wave their flag.

Comment: What to do when your business can't pay its bills
COMMENT: When a company cannot pay its bills, it's defined as being insolvent. This can be a serious situation for many small business owners which leads to creditors being able to have a receiver or a liquidator appointed and...

NZ annual current account deficit widest in nine years
New Zealand posted its widest annual current account deficit in nine years in the June quarter as foreign-owned firms reaped bigger income from their domestic operations than Kiwi companies did overseas. The annual deficit widened...

Rangers make Sounds decision with Triple-A move to Nashville
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are making a Sounds decision by moving their Triple-A affiliation to Nashville.The Rangers and Triple-A Nashville Sounds announced Tuesday that the organizations have entered into a four-year...

Northland sports facilities to benefit from NRC's new rate
Five regional sporting initiatives in Northland are to receive close to $3.8 million to either kick start or fund planned projects.

Police 'precaution' as armed offenders squad helps with raid
The armed offenders squad has raided a property in central Blenheim.