'Modern-day pirate' Kim Dotcom's words now used against him
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Prosecutors say Kim Dotcom and his colleagues sometimes reveled in their role as "modern-day pirates," discussed how to thwart the justice system, and joked that a judge...
View ArticleStarz show 'Ash vs Evil Dead' sees return of Bruce Campbell
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 years after the low-budget horror movie "The Evil Dead" was released and became a cult classic, Ash is back and battling deadites. "Ash vs Evil Dead,"...
View ArticleLomu, who revolutionized rugby with size, speed, dies at 40
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More by instinct than choice and off balance after fending off two desperate defenders, Jonah Lomu barreled straight over the top of a crouching Mike Catt, leaving the...
View ArticleA$AP Rocky says he wasn't hurt during fight in New Zealand
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper A$AP Rocky said he came away unhurt after a recent fight inside a hotel elevator in New Zealand. Rocky told The Associated Press on Sunday that he was in a "fist exchange" that...
View ArticleRussell Crowe a leading man at Martin Crowe's funeral
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Actor Russell Crowe was a pallbearer Friday at the funeral of former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe, who died March 3 after a long battle with cancer. Russell...
View ArticleNew Zealand school musical ends with 2 boys in hospital
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A high school musical in New Zealand got a little too real this week when a prop razor used in a throat-slitting scene ended up cutting the necks of two boys and sending...
View ArticleA$AP Rocky says he wasn't hurt during fight in New Zealand
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper A$AP Rocky said he came away unhurt after a recent fight inside a hotel elevator in New Zealand. Rocky told The Associated Press on Sunday that he was in a "fist exchange" that...
View ArticleRussell Crowe a leading man at Martin Crowe's funeral
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Actor Russell Crowe was a pallbearer Friday at the funeral of former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe, who died March 3 after a long battle with cancer. Russell...
View ArticleNew Zealand school musical ends with 2 boys in hospital
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A high school musical in New Zealand got a little too real this week when a prop razor used in a throat-slitting scene ended up cutting the necks of two boys and sending...
View ArticleNew Zealand begins rescue of tourists stranded by earthquake
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Tuesday began a rescue operation involving hundreds of tourists and residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after a powerful...
View ArticleSerena wins opener in Auckland after 4-month layoff
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Serena Williams ended four months on the sideline with flashes of form and occasional bouts of frustration in a 6-3, 6-4 win over Pauline Parmentier on Tuesday in the first...
View ArticleFrustrated Serena Williams loses in 2nd round at Auckland
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Serena Williams lost her second-round match at the ASB Classic and the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, frustrated by swirling winds, didn't leave quietly. "At least I...
View ArticleQatar Airways launches longest flight with Auckland route
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways has launched the world's longest scheduled commercial airline route with the arrival of its flight from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand. The Gulf carrier...
View ArticleAdele: 'I don't know if I will ever tour again'
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Adele fans who didn't catch her on her world tour that's winding down may be out of luck in the future. The New Zealand Herald reports Adele told the audience during Sunday...
View ArticleNew Zealanders evacuated from parts of coast as storm hits
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of people in New Zealand were evacuated from some coastal areas on Thursday as the second major storm in just over a week made landfall near the North Island...
View ArticleTeam New Zealand routs Oracle Team USA to win America's Cup
HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Redemption for a gutty crew of five New Zealanders and one Australian came on the turquoise waters of Bermuda's Great Sound, four years and 3,000 miles removed from one of the...
View ArticleNew Zealand warns against synthetic marijuana after 9 deaths
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand officials on Friday were urging people to stop smoking synthetic marijuana after finding nine people had died after using the drug this month in the nation's...
View ArticleBurst fuel pipe to disrupt New Zealand flights through week
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A rupture in the main pipeline carrying jet fuel to New Zealand's largest airport has disrupted the travel plans of thousands of people and is expected to cause further...
View ArticleNew Zealanders head to polls for neck-and-neck national vote
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders were voting Saturday in a national election that appears to be a close race between conservative Prime Minister Bill English and liberal challenger Jacinda...
View ArticleTop-seeded Jack Sock loses at ASB Classic
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Top-seeded and defending champion Jack Sock bowed out of the ATP Tour's ASB Classic in its second round Wednesday, beaten 6-3, 6-3 by unseeded German Peter Gojowczyk on a...
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