Missing in action: Players injured and unavailable for the Champions Trophy

By New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 14, 2025

ICYMI: India are without their bowling spearhead, Australia are without their entire first-choice pace attack
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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
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Trio evacuated from Antarctica August 6, 2025
Three people were airlifted from McMurdo base to Christchurch for treatment. Photo: Defence Force Three people have been evacuated from a US station in Antarctica for medical care.
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Dunedin show for Dave Dobbyn on latest tour August 5, 2025
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Scathing report finds Titan sub disaster was preventable August 5, 2025
The Titan submersible imploded on a voyage to the Titanic in 2023, killing all five on board. Photo: OceanGate Expeditions via Reuters The catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people in 2023 could have been prevented, a US Coast Guard investigative board has found, calling the vessel’s safety culture and operational practices “critically flawed.”
Protester claims mine worker fired shotgun to scare him August 5, 2025

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