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- Entertainment
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Lost for seven years, Josh Holloway is back in the driver's seat
'I'm super sappy and goofy, but people have an image of me as, like, this cool guy,' Holloway says. 'I can lean into that cliché, but who I am is actually the other guy.' Photo / James Van Evers, Max The Lost actor returns to the small screen as a swaggering wheelman in the throwback thriller Duster. Josh Holloway was stranded in a Hollywood wasteland five years ago when the phone rang. It was J.J. Abrams, and he was offering a route out of the figurative desert – by way
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34 minutes ago
- Sport
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Duncan Garner: Run it straight isn't a sport - it's insanity
Duncan Garner: 'I found run it straight sickening and I worry for the blokes who are hard-up and are tempted by the cash.' So, the government says it can't ban 'run it straight' competitions but urges people to use their brains and exercise personal responsibility when considering taking part in or promoting our newest combat sport. For those of you who missed the week's headlines, I'll catch you up. Run it straight has
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34 minutes ago
- Health
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Waiorua: Mental health facility opens in Hastings to ease pressure on emergency departments
A mental health crisis respite facility has officially opened in Hastings, aiming to ease the pressure on emergency departments in the region. The high number of , and Tukituki MP Catherine Wedd said the
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34 minutes ago
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Men's mental health: Festival of Rugby League returning to Rotorua for second year
A rugby league event created to raise awareness about men's mental health will return to Rotorua for its second year. The inaugural League Legends event took place in October, when 21 former NRL and Kiwi players played three matches in support of Māori and Pasifika men's mental health. This year,
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- Sport
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Home-schooled athletes denied medals to cycle 800km to Parliament seeking sports rule change
'Not asking for favours, just a fair go.' That is the premise of a petition created after home-schooled athletes were denied medals at a mountain biking competition. Amelia Twiss, from Tauranga, and George Fisher, from Taupō, will carry the petition, cycling 800km off-road from the Grassroots Trust Velodrome in
