Greymouth’s Jackie Thomas has been crowned the winner of the first season of The X Factor New Zealand. More than 6000 hopefuls had auditioned to be in the running to win the title, a record contract with Sony and a car.
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Coast fans flock to X Factor star’s show
West Coast X Factor finalist Jackie Thomas is rapt to be back on home turf for a one-off concert in Greymouth. ”I just love the West Coast,” extolled the pint-sized singer after she landed in Hokitika this morning, accompanied by a large television entourage.
Anna finds joy with new guy
A year on from her ex-husband’s acquittal over the murder of her brother, Anna Guy is stepping out in public with a new man.
‘There’s nothing North of North’
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reportedly named their daughter North because they see it as a metaphor for “up”. The high-profile pair welcomed their first child together earlier this month at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills.
That 70s Show actress arrested
That ’70s Show actress Lisa Robin Kelly has been arrested in California on suspicion of drunken driving. The California Highway Patrol says officers noticed signs of possible intoxication when they helped move the 43-year-old actress’ stalled car off Interstate 5 in Burbank late Saturday.
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Auckland gets own Monopoly
No more living in the shadow of London – Auckland is passing go and collecting it’s very own version of Monopoly. The Auckland edition of the iconic board game was launched today at the Viaduct, on the city’s waterfront
Anti-American Protests Flare Beyond the Mideast
The spreading violence comes as outrage grows over an obscure movie made in the United States called “Innocence of Muslims” that mocked Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Anti-American rage that began this week over a video insult to Islam spread to nearly 20 countries across the Middle East and beyond on Friday, with violent and sometimes […]
Protests as Clinton Holds Meetings in Egypt, Some Even Hurling Shoes and Insults at the Former First Lady, Who’s Now Secretary of State
Not everyone in Egypt was happy about the visit from U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. While Clinton’s Motorcade was departing from the newly reopened U.S. Consulate in Alexandria, protesters threw tomatoes and shoes on Sunday and shouted, “Monica, Monica, Monica” , in reference to a Washington scandal during her husbands first term as President of […]
Afghan Woman’s Public Execution Sparks Outrage
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ordered the arrest Monday of any and all participants in the public execution of a woman accused of adultery, the executioners are Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ordered the arrest of all participants and onlookers seen in the video. thought to be Taliban. The arrest was ordered after after the government became aware of an amateur video that […]