Top Stories: London, Nov 24 : Rachel Weisz has confessed that having close girlfriends has helped her get through the trials and tribulations of motherhood. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:26 -0500Wellington (New Zealand), Nov 24 (DPA) A Swiss yachtsman making a solo attempt to sail around the world was rescued from his crippled boat Tuesday, 800 km west of New Zealand's Stewart Island, the Rescue Coordination Centre said. IANS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:01 -0500Send us an event report At 08:52:10hrs GMT/UTC (02:52:10hrs local time Tuesday 24th) after 15 days 19 hrs 22 mins 10 secs on course Safran co-skippered by France's Marc Guillemot and Charles Caudreli... Yachts And Yachting Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:55:57 -0500Send us an event report Leg 5 gets underway Preparations start for Leg 6 and the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race Forty-two British forces service personnel have set off from Perth in WA on three 67f... Yachts And Yachting Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:55:55 -0500Education Minister Anne Tolley has decided Prime Minister John Key's former primary school in Christchurch will close.The Aorangi School board has been fighting to keep the decile three school open. I... NZ City Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:32:16 -0500Send us an event report Welcome to the Fourth Purple Tuesday Of November 2009. Only 5 weeks to Christmas! Two more great gift ideas this week including the Crewsaver Shield Buoyancy Aid for adu... Yachts And Yachting Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:12:38 -0500News of an improved dairy payout has not translated to positive action in the rural property market.First National's quarterly rural report shows grazing and lifestyle blocks have been the main seller... NZ City Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:49:35 -0500Wellington fullback Cory Jane is hoping to get a chance to show the French how much he has improved since facing them in June.He is in a three way race with Zac Guildford and Sitiveni Sivivatu for the... NZ City Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:49:34 -0500Closing arguments have finished at the John Rowe murder trial at the High Court in Rotorua.Eighteen-year-old Courtney Churchward and a 15-year-old girl who has name suppression, have pleaded not guilt... NZ City Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:27:29 -0500New Zealand batsmen Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor have rescued the innings on the opening day of the first cricket test against Pakistan in Dunedin.At tea the Black Caps were 171/3, with Taylor on 85... NZ City Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:27:28 -0500SkyCity is selling off its core cinema businesses in New Zealand, including its joint venture interests in the Rialto group and in Fiji.Together they represent some three percent of the SkyCity Group'... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:04:41 -0500AYRE Challenge presented today in Denia its project to take part in the next three editions of the Volvo Ocean Race, all of which will start in the Spanish port of Alicante. The presentation of this 1... Sailing News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:54:10 -0500Greenpeace is mounting a public protest against what it is calling Fonterra's "climate crime" at the dairy giant's corporate headquarters in Auckland today.Protesters have piled sacks labelled 'Fonter... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:22 -0500More than a thousand early childhood teachers and staff are getting a pay rise, after the settlement and ratification of their collective agreement.The Early Childhood Education Collective Agreement r... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:21 -0500Scuttlebutt is published each weekday with the support of its sponsors, providing a digest of major sailing news, commentary, opinions, features and dock talk . . . with a North American focus. Scutt... Scuttlebutt Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:14:20 -0500Structural analysis of the damage and observations made on site by composite specialists, confirm that it will indeed take a week's work before Groupama 3 can head out to sea again, bound for Brest, f... Sailing News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:32:10 -0500Porirua police are using CCTV footage to track down an armed robber.The man robbed the Cannons Creek Mobil on Sunday night, making off with a small amount of cash and cigarettes.He was armed with a kn... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:12:36 -0500The Commerce Commission has issued a formal warning to Contact Energy and TrustPower for alleged anti-competitive behaviour.They have been reprimanded for their contact during the purchase by tender o... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:12:35 -0500The preliminary results of the post-mortem examination on Rotoiti man Hawea Vercoe indicate that he died after sustaining a brain injury.The 36-year-old Environment Bay of Plenty councillor and school... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:12:34 -0500HOME venue proved to be of no advantage to three Terengganu teams on the first day of the Malaysian Match Racing Championships at Ri-Yaz Heritage Resort and Spa in Pulau Duyong yesterday. State-spon... New Straits Times Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:32:08 -0500The 2009-10 ISAF Sailing World Cup is set to start on 14 December and Melbourne is bracing itself to welcome one of the world's most prestigious sailing events. ... [... Sailing News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:48:40 -0500Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. At Royal Cape Yacht Club, surveyors have been assessing the damage this morning and the work will start on Cork this afternoon. The damage will be relatively ... Sailing News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:48:40 -0500Extreme Sailing Series Asia - With four wins in five races, the European Extreme Sailing Series Champion skipper Pete Cumming on Masirah was pleased with their performance today. The final day of raci... Sailing News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:48:39 -0500Ongoing problems on Wellington's rail network have seen passenger numbers slump and created a massive blowout in costs.Greater Wellington Regional Council's rail operations expenditure is forecast to ... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:28:07 -0500The separated conjoined twins in Melbourne have celebrated another milestone.Trishna and Krishna have been moved from the intensive care unit to an ordinary ward after their marathon operation at the ... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:28:06 -0500Criminal lawyer Peter Williams says the Supreme Court's decision over the Gwaze case amounts to double jeopardy.The Supreme Court has given the Crown permission to appeal the case of George Gwaze, the... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:24 -0500The Government is extending its youth job scheme by another 2,000 places.Social Development and Employment Minister Paula Bennett says the Job Ops scheme creates work opportunities for young people wi... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:23 -0500The All Blacks have held a light training session in Marseille to kick off the build up to their test with France.The squad trained on artificial turf, with concerns surrounding the standard of the gr... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:21 -0500BOR 90 is sailing in San Diego Bay today as there is very little wind outside. Lick on the link and you can watch it live on the Fox 5 San Diego Webcam ... [... Sailing News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:41:42 -0500A former head of the Medical Association is describing District Health Board league tables as completely pointless.Christchurch GP Pippa MacKay says the Government's move to publish performance result... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:59 -0500Greyhound Racing New Zealand believe they have little to gain in a suggested unification with harness and thoroughbred racing.A task force report suggests thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing sh... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:58 -0500The Federation of Budgeting Services is welcoming changes to the Government's 'Welcome Home Loan' scheme.As signaled in August, the amount that can be borrowed under the Crown-funded mortgage insuranc... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:57 -0500The Prime Minister's heading to Ohakea Air Force Base this afternoon to attend the funeral for Flight Sergeant Andrew Forster.The 46-year-old airman was killed last week in Waiouru when an old artille... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:55 -0500The Greens claim the deal the Government has cut with the Maori Party to get the Emissions Trading Scheme bill passed into law will not help today's young Maori.In a deal which will last for 70 years,... NZ City Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:20:54 -0500Posted on: Monday, 23 November 2009, 10:15 CST Over one hundred Antarctic icebergs are moving towards New Zealand in an extraordinary happening that has raised a shipping warning, officials announc... RedOrbit Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:42:32 -0500At the 2009 Grenada Round-the-Island Race (GRIR), the trimaran Horizon Region Guadeloupe shattered the race course record, slashing more than an hour off the previous record by crossing the finish lin... Caribbean Racing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:35:31 -0500A week of strong northeast winds propelled the 54 sailboats in the 20th Anniversary Caribbean 1500 fleet from Hampton VA to Tortola, BVI. In as few as six days, the boats hugged the rhumb line and sai... Caribbean Racing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:35:30 -0500Having opened a further 15 miles on Groupe Bel, there was an element of relief in the voice of Safran skipper Marc Guillemot this morning. While his co-skipper Charles Caudrelier snatched some well de... Yachting World Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:51:52 -0500Yachting World's fortnightly podcasts are available every fortnight. Shoretalk is produced in association with Jive Talking, the Volvo sailing podcast... Yachting World Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:51:48 -0500Send us an event report The ninth British Classic Yacht Club (BCYC) Cowes Regatta will join the prestigious Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge Circuit (PCYC) from 2010 as part of a three-year sponsor... Yachts And Yachting Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:06:53 -0500Send us an event report Close to the finish Having opened a further 15 miles on Groupe Bel which has pursued them hard more than the last week, there was an element of relief in the voice of Safra... Yachts And Yachting Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:06:51 -0500The last boat is now home in the Solidaire du Chocolat, a 5,000 mile double-handed race from France to Mexico. During the fifth week at sea in La Solidaire du Chocolat, the closeness of the finishes w... Sailing News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:02:21 -0500 | 
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