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    The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there

    The quarter-finals are set at the world darts championship - and for the first time in a non-Covid year since 2012 Michael van Gerwen won't be there


    The Dutch three-time world champion has been ousted by two-time winner, Gary 'The Flying Scotsman' Anderson 4-1.

    Anderson says it was a match where both players battled to get going...



    2024 champ Luke Humphries also though - the quarter-finals are all Friday morning after London's Alexandra Palace gets a New Year's Eve rest.
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     Today's News

    International:
    Australian soldier fighting for Ukraine 'killed week before wedding' 8:57

    Politics:
    Israel banning dozens of aid organisations from operating in Gaza 8:36

    Business:
    New agreements take effect today - for a strategic coal reserve stockpile at Huntly Power Station 8:16

    Politics:
    New dog-walking restrictions in Auckland start today 8:16

    Auckland:
    A person's been found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway - State Highway 16 - at Makarau, north-west of Auckland 8:06

    Environment:
    A wet start to the New Year for the top of the South Island 7:56

    Politics:
    Countries adopting 'new year's resolutions' with health, economy and internet laws 7:46

    Law and Order:
    The hired chauffeur of the vehicle involved in the accident that injured former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and killed two of the fighter's friends on a highway in Nigeria could face prosecution for reckless driving 7:46

    Motoring:
    A person's died in an early morning single vehicle crash on the Hauraki Plains south of Paeroa, - the fifth confirmed death of the summer road toll period 7:36

    Politics:
    Enrolling in this year's General Election is different this year, from last time, in 2023 7:26


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