The Jets bagged a 83-78 win over the Taranaki Airs, while the Nuggets had to come back to beat the Southland Sharks 86-79.

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04 May: Emergency services are responding to reports of a crash on a rural property near Gore in Southland

04 May: A 60-minute performance is the aim of the Southern Steel against the Northern Stars in this afternoon's ANZ Premiership netball clash in Invercargill

02 May: A neighbour who helped search for three-year-old Lachlan Jones has told an Invercargill Coroner's inquest, she trusts his mother's version of events

27 Apr: Five people have been rescued, after getting lost on the Makarewa Falls track, in Southland's Hokonui Hills

24 Apr: Otago University students are being urged to secure properties from thieves

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Britney Spears is said to be home and "safe" after she was seen wandering topless in a blanket after reportedly being involved in a bust-up with her rumoured ex-boyfriend 12:45

Law and Order:
Police are still hunting a person suspected of shooting a man dead on Auckland's Ponsonby Road about 10.15 last night 12:27

Entertainment:
Alec Baldwin has admitted he once called Sir Paul McCartney an "a-hole" 12:15

Business:
Westpac New Zealand is reporting a net profit of 477-million dollar for the six months to March 11:57

Soccer:
The Phoenix will play the Victory in the A-League's two-leg football semi-final 11:47

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Ozzy Osbourne is desperate to win an Oscar for his music 11:45

International:
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