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![<i>Peter Bills</i>: Yen for our game hurts the ordinary punter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Peter Bills</i>: Yen for our game hurts the ordinary punter
The 2019 Rugby World Cup which is to be staged in Japan will produce eye-watering ticket prices, writes Peter Bills.
![<i>Audrey Young:</i> Key plans pitch on free trade deal to Japanese](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Audrey Young:</i> Key plans pitch on free trade deal to Japanese
John Key will make a bold pitch for a free-trade agreement between Japan and New Zealand tonight.
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Rugby: Smith dropped to Aussie bench
The Wallabies are ringing in the changes ahead of Saturday's Bledisloe Cup test in Tokyo.
![Bridgestone to shut NZ plant, 275 jobs to go](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bridgestone to shut NZ plant, 275 jobs to go
Bridgestone's Japanese owners blame tougher global competition for the closure. They are also shutting a plant in Adelaide.
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Turning Japanese with perfect timing
At the age of 38, Tim Williams already has a CV that would make Sir Richard Branson proud.
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NZ ranked 20th in UN quality of life survey
New Zealand has been named the 20th best country for quality of life by a UN report on migration and development.