Articles by Brian Ashby
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World
‘Best minds in the world’ working on Baltimore bridge clean-up plans
Friday, 29 March 2024, 9:46AMMassive barges carrying cranes streamed toward Baltimore to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete in...
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World
Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 9:17AMKate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said Friday in a stunning announcement that followed...
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Lifestyle
'I occasionally experiment with editing': Kate apologises for family photo fail
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 7:14AMKate, Princess of Wales, has apologised for “confusion” caused by her editing of a family photo released by the palace -...
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World
Rare white giraffes killed by poachers at Kenyan wildlife sanctuary
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 2:23PMThey were among the rarest giraffes to walk the planet, and now they are gone. The remains of two stunning white giraffes...
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Business
Colgate launches first vegan toothpaste and recyclable tube
Thursday, 16 January 2020, 3:27PMColgate wants to give you another reason to smile and not just to show off your teeth The oral-care brand is launching what...
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Entertainment
Sacha Baron Cohen: Social media 'the greatest propaganda machine in history'
Sunday, 24 November 2019, 4:03PMSacha Baron Cohen has had it with social media. Speaking at the Anti Defamation League's International Leadership summit...
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Business
US states launch antitrust investigation into Google
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 3:38PMA group of 50 attorneys general from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico unveiled a major antitrust investigation...
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World
$250m defamation lawsuit filed by MAGA hat boy dismissed
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 10:27AMA very significant ruling in the media law world came Friday: A federal judge in Kentucky dismissed a $250 million defamation...
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World
Watch: US Coast Guard boards moving submarine in high seas drugs bust
Sunday, 14 July 2019, 10:57AMThe US Coast Guard released a video on Thursday that showed exactly how one might intercept a fast-moving narco-sub on the...
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Sport
Breakdancing closer than ever to becoming an Olympic sport
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 4:07PMB-boys and b-girls rejoice: the Olympics may soon be ready to get down. The International Olympic Committee voted on Tuesday...
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World
Black bear in US euthanised for being too friendly with humans
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 1:45PMWildlife officials say they were forced to euthanize a friendly young black bear after it grew too familiar with people who...
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Entertainment
How Avengers and Thrones conquered their universes
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 3:39PMTwo pop-culture juggernauts, "Avengers: Endgame" and "Game of Thrones," nearly collided this weekend -- the first with a...
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World
Mocking MAGA students 'performed haka' - Native American witness
Monday, 21 January 2019, 9:29AMStudents at a Kentucky Catholic school who mocked Native Americans in Washington, performed the haka, according to a member...
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Opinion
Brian Gaynor: Who are the real Bonus Bonds winners?
Saturday, 8 September 2018, 7:02PMCOMMENT: The recently released Bonus Bonds annual report shows that the scheme continues to be, in this columnist's view,...
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Opinion
Brian Rudman: Farmers should cope with bug on their own
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 8:41AMLet me get this straight. For years, 70 per cent of farmers have thumbed their noses at the National Animal Identification...
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Sport
Brian Ashby: Seven years on, where is Christchurch's new stadium?
Tuesday, 27 March 2018, 4:00PMIt has been a weird week or two in Christchurch. New Zealand's second biggest city has been a little empty, and as this week...
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Opinion
Brian Ashby: My alternative Halberg awards
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 12:25PMI've gone on about it for years. I'm not a fan of the Halberg Awards. What should be a celebration of New Zealand sporting...
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Opinion
Brian Ashby: Blame it on Rio
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 1:01PMWe have a long history of trashing the high achievers when they stumble on the sports field. A verbal and vocal equivalent...
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Opinion
Brian Ashby: Structural overhaul could save Super Rugby
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 11:57AMTry as I may, I just can't find the love. The Super Rugby Conference system just doesn't spin my wheels. The fact is, the...
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Opinion
Brian Ashby: Drop the paddles, grab the goggles
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 10:43AMIt's a question that triathletes often get asked: "did you do the Coast to Coast this year?" Then comes the polite explanation...
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Opinion
Brian Ashby: Quake damage has lingered long
Monday, 22 February 2016, 2:27PMFebruary 22nd 2011 was a nice day. Not much wind, and clear blue skies. It was just a typical busy day doing sport. I left...
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Opinion
Brian Ashby: The world's best backyard cricketer
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 1:12PMThere is not a lot of middle ground with Brendon McCullum. I don't get it- people either love or hate him, although as time...
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Opinion
Brian Ashby: Of course Ko is a Kiwi
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 7:26AMI'm loving the new New Zealand. The world is a much better place when I see it through the eyes of my children. They are...
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Opinion
Brian Ashby: All Blacks announcement over the top
Monday, 31 August 2015, 10:22AMTake a deep breath. Take a step back. If ever a team was set up for a fall, it would have to be the All Blacks 2015 World...