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  •   Home > News > Sports

    Briton Nikora is the latest Kiwis international to put his hand up for State of Origin duty

    Briton Nikora is the latest Kiwis international to put his hand up for State of Origin duty


    Nikora would be eligible to play for Queensland under the new rule, having moved to the Gold Coast with his family well before his 13th birthday.

    He says he's keen but there's a lot of water to go under the bridge...



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     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Ted Danson has revealed Cheers was almost cancelled during its first season 18:57

    Business:
    The Reserve Bank says inflation's too high, but it's actually worried it could soon end up too low 18:57

    Health & Safety:
    Pharmac's being urged to give blood cancer patients assurance on what treatments are being funded in the coming years 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Savannah Guthrie dec lared "it's never too late to do the next right thing" as she made a fresh appeal for her mother's safe return 18:27

    International:
    Equal time rule leads CBS to pull Stephen Colbert's James Talarico interview 18:17

    Rugby League:
    Tiger Woods could be a contender for the US Ryder Cup golf captaincy next year 18:07

    Entertainment:
    Wiz Khalifa has been left devastated by his father's "sudden" death after he "decided not to wake up" 17:57

    Business:
    The Reserve Bank's kept the OCR unchanged at 2.25 percent - and expects it'll stay there for most of this year 17:27

    Entertainment:
    Glen Powell and Joe Jonas faked an arrest to prank his sister Leslie 17:27

    Business:
    Disagreement within the Reserve Bank, on how soon to again raise the Official Cash Rate 16:57


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