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New Zealand Olympic silver medallist Nick Willis will run a handicap two-mile race on a grass track at Christ's College in Christchurch next month in an event described as a "step back in time''.

You can get away with quite a few things in rugby, even in the professional era, but former New Zealand Maori player Willie Ripia has learned to his cost that stealing from your teammates, as he is alleged to have done at the Western Force, is not one of them.

Eighth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber is making a habit of three-set victories at Stanley St this week when he fought his way past American wildcard 4-6 6-4 6-3.

A 71-year-old man remains in Waikato Hospital after an alleged assault in the Putaruru Hotel.

To those who knew him, Shaun FitzPatrick was affectionately known as "Mop' , willing to do anything for friends and family.

Two people have been rescued after a boat sank at Patea, on the Taranaki coast.

A 25-year-old woman suffered back and stomach injuries when her quad bike rolled on a farm station near Tuai, 50km north of Wairoa, this morning.

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition at Hawke's Bay District Hospital after he crashed into a barrier near the Mohaka Viaduct.

Ben Campbell and Vaughan McCall have made a solid start to the Australian Master of the Amateurs at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

A female Hawke's Bay lawyer will appear in court next week charged with committing an indecent act with intent to assault a police officer in Napier on New Year's Eve.