New Truth & TV Extra back issues from May 2004:
Dream team is on track
May 07, 2004 ... SCOTT Dixon's Formula One dream could get even better withspeculation that Jacques Villeneuve is set to make a sensationalFormula One return next season with Williams. There's every likelihood the flying Kiwi could team up with thelegendary Canadian. Villeneuve's manager ...
Spy cameras on the up!
May 07, 2004 ... BIG Brother really IS watching you. You can guarantee your employer has one eye on your performanceand the other on a hidden camera. Thousands of employers are using private investigators to spy ontheir workers. The surge in undercover operations has almost tripled, ...
Big babes are good lot of fat
May 07, 2004 ... SICK males are stuffing their girlfriends with food to make themdependent. The men - known as feeders - encourage their girls to gorgethemselves and become as fat as possible. The bigger they get, the more dependent they are and the easier itis to manipulate them ....
The Porkbone Kid
May 07, 2004 ... "RABBI, help me." "What's wrong?" "My wife is trying to poison me. What should I do?" "Let me talk to your wife first." The next day the rabbi says: "I met your wife and I suggest youtake the poison." NEVER discuss money matters with people who have ...
Down in the mouth
May 07, 2004 ... GOING down may be bad for your health. Boffins are now saying that heading south in a moment of passioncan cause cancer. The oral sex act is being blamed for a tiny percentage of mouthcancer cases. Scientists at France's International Agency for Research on ...
PERVS' NEW LOW; Topless babes snapped as they dressed
May 07, 2004; ... PHONE cameras are letting pervs set a new low. Sick peeping toms can now record their perving and gloat over itthanks to new technology. But one Auckland voyeur has some pics all blokes would like to gettheir hands on. He struck gold when he walked past a changing ...
Fisher lands in hot water
May 07, 2004 ... A FISHERMAN who cooked a freshly caught kahawai may have landedthe big one - a $20,000 clean-up bill. That's what it cost for emergency services who spent almost 15hours battling the bushfire he caused. The Northland man caught his fish at Ahipara beach and decided tocook ...
Little guys say cure stands test
May 07, 2004; ... A KIWI firm is claiming big success with a penis enlargementprogramme. Happy customers have written to the company asking for furtheradvice. They all say they've had a major increase in length and width. But their sizeable success hasn't come easily. The ...
CHAD'S A BIG LAD!; Kiwi hunk plays the fame game
May 07, 2004; ... NEW Zealand rugby star Chad Eagle - who won a date with RebeccaLoos - can soar in the bedroom. Eagle, 32, has jetted back to London after spending a week inSpain with Loos - the woman who claims she bedded English soccer aceDavid Beckham. The two-metre tall rugby lock - who ...
NZ Idol is black versus white
May 07, 2004 ... TRUTH says it was Father Time and ultimately teenagers who cost NZIdol contestant Camillia Temple a place in Monday's grand final. The Hamilton diva is out - leaving an all-male sing-off betweenpimple-faced Taupo teenager Michael Murphy and short-assed westAucklander Ben Lummis ....
TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW
May 07, 2004 ... PERKS buster Rhino Hide has his sights on a new role - deputyprime minister in a government led by Don the Brash. He sees his fight for the Act throne, being vacated by Mad DogPrebs, as the first step up the ladder. The pattern for such a climb was set in 1996 when Winston ...
Getting in a pickle!
May 07, 2004 ... PICKLES can give anything a boost - from pizzas to the humblecheese sandwich. Our test team crunched and munched their way through thisselection. Fragata Banderillas (335gm) $4.29: Yumarama! These little pickleson a party stick are the bomb! They're made in Spain and you ...
New one from Adeaze strikes the right chord
May 07, 2004; ... ADEAZE have followed up their chart-topping single A Life With Youwith their debut album Always & For Real. And the album - released on Monday - is perfect for kicking offNew Zealand Music Month. It's everything you'd expect from the soulful two-piece with asound that's ...
Opening doors!
May 07, 2004; ... EXPECT to hear big things from Paselode this year. The Wellington five-piece-band's debut album The Taming of theWasps hits music stores today. Paselode started up in 1999 and have taken their quirky lyrics andretro sound to packed houses across NZ. The band has held ...
Mike and Ben show
May 07, 2004; ... SO long Camillia - thanks for coming. There's no place for a professional singer in a cut-throatcompetition like NZ Idol. That's what the Kiwi public said when they voted the Hamiltonsinger - who has toured Asia and was last year offered a record dealby Mai Music - off the ...
KIWI'S BIG FIGT FOR BECKS' BABE
May 07, 2004; ... DAVID Beckham's babe Rebecca Loos dated Kiwi rugby star ChadEagle. And he topped the tackle ...
HOLDEN ON TO AMIE
May 07, 2004 ... ALL hail the delicious Amie. The 19-year-old stunner enjoyed a weekend at the track straightafter her appointment in the Truth studio. She zoomed off to Pukekoe to catch a glimps of some hot V8 action. "I love those Holdens," she says. "Greg Murphy is the man ....
PAMMY BARESALL!
May 07, 2004; ... TV's most-loved busty blonde in a bathing suit, sexy PamelaAnderson, gets a load off her ample bosom this week. Former Baywatch star Pammy has had more ups and downs than herfamous cleavage and in Pamela Close Up, Tuesday, 9.30pm TV2, the babespeaks out on some of the rumours and ...
Kiwi Vice Girls in War Zone
May 14, 2004 ... BRAVE Kiwi hookers are heading for war-torn Iraq. They want to do their bit for the boys in uniform ....
WENDY HAS 'EM PANTING
May 14, 2004 ... The 21-year-old business student says the capital is the place tolive. "Wellington is a such a beautiful city and there are plenty ofopportunities in the capital," she says. "But with my study, there's not much time for monkey business." Wendy--a budding actor--is no ...
IDOL NAILS NEWS SPOT
May 14, 2004; ... THIS could just be Idol gossip but it seems TVNZ reckon they havea plan so cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a weasel, asBlackadder would say. It looks like they're doing their damnest to kill off 3 News,which screens TV3, 6pm, nightly. The only flaw in TVNZ's ...
SCHU BEATS THE ODDS
May 14, 2004 ... The six-time world champion suffered a cracked exhaust midwaythrough the race but he was still able to nurse his machine to thechequered flag for the 75th time in his 200th start. It means Schumacher has now gone an incredible 43 races withoutbreaking down. His latest ...
TITLE FIGHT A SNOOZE-FEST
May 14, 2004; ... If that's the case you would have enjoyed watching Anthony Mundinelose his WBA super-middleweight title to Manny Siaca. But I'm no big fan of fights where the shorter guy refuses toengage and dances. There's no way he'll ever score--apart from with potshots. For all ...
You've got to hand it to Doug
May 14, 2004 ... K-1 kickboxer Doug Viney has superb hands. He proved that when he won the recent Oceania super-heavyweightamateur title in Tonga after Angus Shelford was forced to withdrawwith an ear injury. It was a controversial win. Boxing New Zealand chairman KeithWalker was up in arms ...
Team Cameron on hunt
May 14, 2004 ... EVEN with their bread-and-butter Warriors in disarray CullenSports is persisting with a five-card televised deal built aroundheavyweight Shane Cameron. I spotted the Cullen contingent at the Auckland Boxing Associationduring the recent Lee Oti-Norm Graham super-middleweight title ...
Our Soul medal hope
May 14, 2004 ... A NEW Zealand selector I spoke to before the Oceania games gavelight-heavyweight Soulan Pownceby as much chance of gold as I did--zilch. He'd had an average showing against inexperienced Zig Zag Wallaceand had a lucky win at the trials when he was well behind againstLance Bryant ...
They have a lot to answer for!
May 14, 2004; ... HERE are some questions for the Warriors. nHow can a team of championship contenders for the past two yearssuddenly become bumbling, confused, muddling pretenders? nHow can players with sublime ball skills drop it with monotonousregularity? nHow could a team that has ...
Stopping the unstoppable
May 14, 2004; ... I'M all for admiring sporting excellence and I praise those whopursue perfection. But the Formula One championship is taking on such a one-sidedlook that it's in danger of imploding. Ferrari, with the robotic, unstoppable Michael Schumacher behindthe wheel, have become the ...
It's just a joke!
May 14, 2004 ... WHAT a bloody big joke. The Aussie cricketers look set to be in for a cricketingsmorgasboard (i.e. help yourself) on their upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. They'll be playing against a "D" team that won't know thedifference between a yorker and a googly. In fact, very few ...
Don't spit the dummy
May 14, 2004 ... GROW UP. That's my advice to the idiots who continue to put theboot into New Zealand Soccer over the proposed national league. There's been plenty of dummy-spitting and toy throwing from thedisaffected outfits who missed out--i.e. Wellington's Ole Madrids andAuckland's Eastern ...
Anti-sledging plan is ridiculous
May 14, 2004; ... SO what next? An ultimatum delivered to our players that they mustwear only white boots so they are not seen as racist? That's my reaction to the talk of getting a code of conduct drawnup to ban any on-the-field racial sledging. A bit of banter among players is to be expected ...
Super 12 action
May 14, 2004 ... DOUG Golightly looks at the Super 12 semifinals. (Home teamsfirst, likely winners in capitals.)SATURDAYCRUSADERS v Stormers:Red'n'Blacks to win with 14 men--again. (Work it out!)Huge trip forthe Stormers back here. They have got combative forwards but at Fergie McCormick ...
BIG CHIEF!
May 14, 2004; ... In fact during the Super 12 the two flankers have reinforced theirstanding as brilliant, flying tearaways. So brilliant have both been that fans, commentators and a fair fewcritics have speculated that either might have to undergo apositional switch in order for both to be ...
The Porkbone Kid
May 21, 2004 ... HOW old was your husband when he died? asked the undertaker at thefuneral home. The widow replied: "98 - a year older than me." "So you're 97?" "Yeah. Hardly worthwhile going home, is it?" HOSPITAL officials say they will find out what the doctors'demands ...
Killer moved after threats
May 21, 2004 ... LITTLE Coral Burrows' killer, Steven Williams, has been moved toParemoremo maximum security prison because of death threats. The P-addicted child killer has had a $20,000 price tag placed onhis head. In a late-night operation, Williams was moved from Rimutaka prisonnear ...
ISLAND CURSE!; Black magic blamed for star's turn
May 21, 2004; ... A CURSE placed on Celebrity Treasure Island by Fijian witchdoctors could explain the mystery illness that almost cost TV starLana Coc-Kroft her life. Mum-of-two Lana is recovering in Auckland hospital after beingemergency air-lifted from Fiji. Doctors have not yet diagnosed ...
WORLD BEATER!
May 07, 2004; ... HEAVYWEIGHT John Ruiz's nickname is "The Quiet Man". You could just as easily apply the moniker to South AucklanderMaselino Masoe. He's shy, good natured and speaks softly--but he carries a bigstick. Masoe can throw some of the best left rips and hooks seen in ...
NOBODY'S PERFECT!
May 07, 2004; ... FORGET the publicity machine. Sidestep the hype and blatantpromotion. Ignore the rocky lovelife and step back from thedebilitating illness. Just take a moment to look at Jonah Lomu the rugby player. Was he one of our best? Undoubtedly. Is he one of our greatest?No ....
Tough being Jonah
May 07, 2004; ... IT ain't easy being Jonah Lomu. And I'm not talking about thekidney problems. At the launch of the book "Jonah: My Story" the All Black star'slongtime friend Eric Rush gave an intriguing insight into the man. Rush--a teammate in both the All Blacks and national sevens ...
Don't forget John
May 07, 2004; ... IN a week when the sporting world has remembered the 50thanniversary of Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile, I hopeKiwis don't forget the exploits of John Walker. Bannister's effort was "the sporting equivalent of climbing MtEverest", according to Walker. Even so, ...
A huge ask for Michelin Man
May 07, 2004; ... SO David Tua wants to be world champion? My question would be whether that's in sumo wrestling or boxing. David--a likeable bloke--is huge. He's not just big as in Jonahbut he's huge as in Flubber meets The Michelin Man. And there ...
WARRIORS' GREAT HOPE
May 07, 2004; ... PLAYMAKER. Gamebreaker. Sleeping giant--or pivotal matchwinner. The rugby league jury is still out on how to describe SioneFaumuina but there will be a verdict returned soon. There will have to be. That's because the success of this season is resting on ...
Hurricanes are Horrorcanes
May 07, 2004; ... AS a Hurricanes fan, I've had enough. More than enough. And sohave all the other Hurricanes I know. Ex-fans that is. The appalling state the Horrorcanes find themselves in yet againat the business end of the tournament is a lesson to all other NewZealand Super 12 franchises ....
Justin too old to captain top team
May 07, 2004; ... ONCE again the All Blacks captaincy issue is capturing theimagination of fans. The latest debate is centred on Justin Marshall. The gutsy Cantabrian has been mentioned as a player who can fulfilthe role of halfback and leader. I'd doubt that. For starters Marshall is ...
THE CHAMP!
May 07, 2004; ... BOXING sensation Maselino Masoe revealed his ruthless side thisweek. The newly crowned middleweight champion said he won't let anyoneor anything stand in his way as he pursues his boxing dream. He told Truth Sport:"I have to get the best team around me andcontinue to be ...
Gangs mean big business
May 14, 2004 ... GANGS are using liaison officers to make deals with rivals. Black Power, Mongrel Mob and Headhunters have members whose onlyroles are to strike deals with rival ethnic and organised-crimegangs. "Just like police and big corporations use liaison people, thegangs have ...
The Porkbone Kid
May 14, 2004 ... "WHAT'S the matter?" a student asks his flatmate. "I wrote home asking my parents to send money so that I could buya laptop." "So?" "They sent me a laptop." WHAT is half of infinity? Nity. HOW do you stop your husband reading your e-mail? Rename ...
HIGH-BEAMER!; Luxury car drivers have sex appeal
May 14, 2004; ... BMW drivers have huge sex drives. Research has found men who drive BMWs have sex more times a weekthan any other male car owners. Just driving a BMW tells more about a mans' sex life than his workstatus, says a German magazine. And an Auckland dealer said BMW's were ...
Nana speaks out against P
May 14, 2004; ... A GRANDMOTHER whose son and daughter-in-law were hooked on P saysMaori can get treatment while Europeans are left out in the cold. "There are a lot of places set up for whanau. It is not only Maoriwho get hooked on P and by identifying them as the main addictsdoesn't help Maori." ...
KIWI WAR RIDES!; Vice girls will clean up in Iraq
May 14, 2004; ... KIWI hookers are braving the dangers of war-torn Iraq to servicetroops. Two Auckland hookers are heading off to the troubled nation tomake a killing with the coalition troops. The girls want to do their bit for the boys in the firing line. "I'm sure we'll be safe," ...
Treasure chest
May 14, 2004 ... SEXY Truth babe Hayley-Marie Byrnes is looking for treasure. The Penthouse pin-up was chosen to star in the third series ofCelebrity Treasure Island. "I absolutely loved it and would love to do it again," the 22-year-old stunner told Truth. But whether the programme will ...
Morning tea is chocolate treat time
May 14, 2004 ... EVERYONE loves chocolate biscuits. And it's not unusual for a whole packet to be devoured in onesitting by hungry people. Chocky biscuits are a great comfort food for the wet and windywinter days that are on the horizon. Arnotts Tia Maria Tim Tams (65g) $2.67: They ...
Clash is a mystery
May 14, 2004; ... IS anyone else cheesed off that NZ Music Month seems to be asideline to the comedy festival? May is our music month - apart from the odd time it's beenswitched around for other events. But this year there seems to be more hype around the LaughFestival than there is ...
Big award for Hayley
May 14, 2004 ... KIWI singing sensation Hayley Westenra could be the next MandyMoore or Pink. She's set to receive the 2004 Favourite Up And Coming Artist awardat the 12th annual Musicians Spring Benefit Awards in Los Angelesnext month. Her debut album Pure - which has gone 10-times ...
Cops losing war with drug gangs
May 21, 2004; ... A TOP cop fears police are fighting a losing battle againstorganised-crime gangs. The career police officer says gangsters are becoming multi-million-dollar businessman. They are forming companies to launder and redistribute cash gainedmainly from drug dealing. "A ...
Kiwi sheilas vibrator mad
May 21, 2004 ... THREE out of five New Zealand women who walk into an adult storebuy a vibrator. New sales results from the Auckland chain of adult supplies, TheDen, show female Kiwis are world leaders in vibrator ownership. Most of the female customers are aged between 18 and 45. A ...
Eagle soars again
May 21, 2004 ... KIWI rugby star Chad Eagle and Rebecca Loos - the girl who had anaffair with English soccer ace David Beckham - are planning a secretrendezvous. The couple spent four days together in Spain after Eagle - aformer North Harbour player - won a week away with Loos, right, on ...
Chef's saucy phone calls
May 21, 2004 ... FOUL-MOUTHED chef Gordon Ramsay spices up his love life with red-hot phone sex. Ramsay says talking dirty on the phone to his wife is how he keepshis marriage on the boil when he's away from home. Ramsay was in New Zealand last week to judge a cooking contest andadmitted ...
RUCK AND ROLL!; Oz hookers braced for a hard ACT
May 21, 2004; ... CRUSADERS rugby fans are tipped to put the Brumbies' brothels tothe sword. Hookers in the Australian capital Canberra - home of the Brumbies -are bracing themselves for a flood of randy Cantabrians rooting fortheir side tomorrow night. Canberra massage parlours include ...
When the cook's away pizzas rule!
May 21, 2004 ... FROZEN pizzas are great in front of the footy with a beer. Justheat and eat. Leaning Tower Pronto Pizza Combination (650g) $6.79: It'scertainly not flash nosh but after a few beers it'll fill a hole. Rating: 2/5 Basics Hawaiian Pizza (500g) $4.69: Not too bad for a ...
Young Cullum's debut a must-have for collectors
May 21, 2004; ... EXPLODING on to the international jazz and swing scene is JamieCullum. The 24-year-old young Brit's debut album Twentysomething is ascheeky as it is brilliant. He's taken what Robbie Williams started with Swing When You'reWinning and turned the genre into a sound that would ...
Big month for Ben
May 21, 2004; ... OUR newly crowned NZ Idol will either make it or break it nextmonth. Ben Lummis has hit the publicity trail hard with his debut singleThey Can't Take That Away since walking away as the King of KiwiKaraoke last week. You can't turn the radio on without hearing Ben's ...
Marathon of music!
May 21, 2004; ... THANK God NZ Idol is finally over. It may be hard to believe after watching performers sing out ofkey every Sunday for the past 10 weeks - but there are Kiwis outthere who can actually hold a note. These musicians are all going to be given the chance to shine onthe national ...
Super 12 sex shock
May 21, 2004; ... AUSSIE hookers are braced for an invasion by Crusaders fans. They're expecting a rucking hard night when Super 12 ...
Phoenix pools 'em
May 21, 2004 ... And those temperatures skyrocket when she takes her clothes off toplay eight-ball. The 21-year-old stunner is one of the dancers at Auckland's WhiteHouse who is willing to get her clothes off for a good game of pool. Phoenix averages 10 games a week and is willing to take on ...