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Premier League Clubs Pre-Season Tour

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Daniel Lormans

The English Premier League season is kicking off this weekend, and the teams have been busy in the transfer market in an effort to improve on their position from last season. In preparation for the 2015–16 season, many of the teams embarked on what has now become standard practice — an Read more...

Opinion: The Art of Sport

Posted 12:14pm Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Daniel Lormans

With the theme of this week’s issue in mind, I spent some time thinking about whether or not sports can be considered as art. Art is a very subjective concept to define properly, but I see it as an expressive form of human creativity, skill and imagination that combine to produce a work/text Read more...

News in Briefs | Issue 18

Posted 11:47am Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Magnus Whyte

World Watch Transylvania, Romania A music festival is taking inspiration from the world’s most famous vampire and offering free or discounted tickets to people who give blood. The Untold festival takes place at the end of July, and organisers are hoping their “pay with blood” Read more...

Opinion: The Comeback of Judith Collins

Posted 11:41am Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Henry Napier

Former minister Judith Collins’ journey back to political significance is one of the most interesting undercurrents of New Zealand politics right now. It would be surprising if there was a backbench MP in history who had as much influence as Collins does today. Last year, Collins was forced Read more...

Labour Poll Sees Little Change

Posted 11:38am Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Henry Napier

Last week, 3 News released a political poll showing support for the Labour Party was unchanged as a result of recent controversy surrounding Chinese house buyers. The poll showed Labour at 31.1 percent, a mere 0.7 percent increase from previous polls. The party has come under fire in recent weeks Read more...

Craig Hands Out Accusatory Pamphlets

Posted 11:35am Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Henry Napier

Former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig is back in the media after announcing intentions to sue for defamation.  Craig has made claims that John Stringer, Cameron Slater and Jordan Williams all publicly made false allegations against him. These include recent allegations of sexual Read more...

Foul Play Suspected in Sandra Bland Death

Posted 11:28am Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Oliver Gaskell

African-American woman Sandra Bland, who was arrested for assault on a public servant on 10 July, has been found dead in her Texas jail cell three days after her arrest. Authorities claim the death was a suicide, but activists suspecting foul play have led to an investigation by Texas Read more...

Cinema Shooting Kills Two

Posted 11:23am Sunday 2nd August 2015 by India Leishman

The lives of two women have been cut short after a second cinema shooting took place in Lafayette, Louisiana, on 23 July. Jillian Johnson, 33, and Mayci Breaux, 21, were fatally shot during an evening screening of Trainwreck. The shooting left three dead, including gunman John Russell Houser, and Read more...

Cannabis Petition Lights Up Debate

Posted 11:21am Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Oliver Gaskell

A petition calling for the legalisation of cannabis in the United Kingdom has amassed over 150,000 signatures, making it likely to receive serious consideration in parliament. The online petition asks the government to allow the sale, production and recreational use of marijuana, citing Read more...

Tobacco Tax Could Save $3.87 Billion

Posted 11:18am Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Joe Higham

Research conducted at the University of Otago shows the continuation of yearly 10 percent tax increases on tobacco will have multiple benefits for society.  The research, directed by Professor Tony Blakely, looks at the outcome of the government’s yearly 10 percent tax increase on Read more...