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New Zealand Rugby are open to early kickoff times and other initiatives to get fans through the gate

Next year's Italy test in Wellington will start at 5.10pm, compared to the a 7.10pm kickoff for home matches against Italy and Australia. NZR general manager of professional rugby Chris Lendrum ...
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Australia wants to be a critical minerals superpower – but processing is messy and dangerous

Cleaner processing technologies such as improved solvent extraction and closed-loop systems do exist, but they remain ...
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Many aesthetic changes to buildings will no longer need consents - under the Government's Resource Management Act shake-up

The replacement Planning and Natural Environment Bills are being introduced to Parliament today - and will pass next year. RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop says planners won't be able to block ...
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Officials are opening State Highway 47 - with restrictions - after a large fire in Tongariro National Park was fully contained

One fire crew will be the ground overnight to monitor the fire, while a drone crew will search for hotspots. Incident Controller Renee Potae says the highway will have speed restrictions, and ...
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Two Akaroa King Salmon products are being recalled - with fears they could contain Listeria

The recall covers 100 gram packs of Manuka Cold Smoked Slices and 500 gram packs of Manuka Cold Smoked Trim - with a December 29 use-by date. NZ Food Safety says the bacteria causes serious illness, ...
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Frank Sinatra was very well-endowed, according to Paul Anka

Speaking to the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column, Paul shared: "Yeah, it was huge. "I don't know what that does for you!" Paul and Frank used to use saunas together, and he's now joked about ...
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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos "had the best Thanksgiving ever" in London

The 55-year-old TV star said on Live with Kelly and Mark: "I'm going to brag. "We had the best Thanksgiving ever. We got out of town. We went to London to visit our daughter. And ...
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Sienna Miller is pregnant

Sienna - who began her career as a model, before switching her focus to acting - hasn't made any public comment about her latest pregnancy. However, the actress previously revealed that she froze her ...
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Trump laments he 'can't appoint anybody' as handpicked prosecutor Alina Habba quits unlawful tenure

In Virginia, a judge dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on the grounds the interim US attorney who filed the charges, Lindsey ...
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Michelle Monaghan no longer takes her heels off during movie scenes

The 49-year-old actress used to make a compromise during her younger years, so that she wouldn't tower over some of her male co-stars - but Michelle now insists she is "not going to take [her] shoes ...
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Megan Thee Stallion has won a defamation case against blogger Milagro Gramz

The 30-year-old rap star previously filed a lawsuit against the blogger - whose real name is Milagro Cooper - after it was alleged that she was "a paid surrogate" for Tory Lanez. A federal panel of ...
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New Zealand will have a new test wicketkeeper for the second match of their series against the West Indies - starting tomorrow at Wellington

Mitch Hay replaces Tom Blundell, whose hamstring tear has not healed in time. The Cantabrian will earn cap 292. Black Caps captain Tom Latham says he will relinquish the gloves, after standing in at ...