Hayden Meikle

Kingdom worth the flight

Don't believe everything you read about a game. Despite what the gaming scribes say, this ain't no dud.

Merit in movie spinoff

In which our intrepid reviewer overcomes his ignorance of all things Narnian...

Indy gets Lego treatment

He's small, yellow and made of plastic. Who am I talking about? Indiana Jones, of course...

Ice hockey: Brawl may result in disciplinary action

Ice hockey teams at Otago Boys High School and King High School could face disciplinary action after being involved in a brawl in a game on Wednesday night.

All Black could face charge

An All Black may be charged by police for his role in an assault that left a Dunedin man concussed and with facial injuries.

grid_operator_taken_to_task_4c1b28f1b3.JPG Don't look at the speedometer. Just hit the gas. This driving game is another winner from Codemasters. Race Driver: GRIDCodemastersPlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Review by Hayden Meikle 4 stars (out of 5)

Rugby: Donnelly misses late call-up

Chris Masoe has been handed a lifeline but Otago lock Tom Donnelly may have to wait for the end-of-year tour to realise his All Black dream.

Taekwondo: Martial art takes technological turn

Danny Cartledge (left) battles with fellow Christchurch fighter Alan Brian. Photo by Craig Baxter.

Taekwondo: Martial art takes technological turn

Taekwondo has embraced the electronic age to make its sport simpler.

Rugby: New faces for Otago

There is a changing of the guard in Otago rugby, with up to seven new faces set to debut for the province next month.

Rugby: Injuries affect trial selections

Otago coach Steve Martin has had to be liberal with the red ink on his team sheets for the trial in Balclutha today.

Hayden Meikle: Pain and gain in the Garden City

Things I like about Christchurch:

Hayden Meikle: Outlook fair for ABs after solid start

A mid-term report on the All Blacks at the conclusion of the one-off Irish test and the two-game series against England

Rugby: Pressure on All Blacks as sterner challenge looms

They have played excellent wet-weather rugby to pip Ireland and have crushed England in two entertaining but one-sided tests.

Rugby: Thomson happy to cover for captain against 'Boks

Adam Thomson fancies a run for University A this weekend and is quite prepared to be wearing No 7 against the Springboks after that.

Rugby: 'Genghis' joins All Black pack

John Walker remembers the looks on the faces of the young Chinese rugby players when the long-limbed, dreadlocked Otago University star walked by.

Rugby: 'Brook sold out but still some tickets

Rugby: 'Brook sold out but still some tickets

Carisbrook's first All Black test in three years is officially a sell-out but there will be one last chance today for fans to get a ticket.

Hayden Meikle: Something special brewing in the midfield

All Black midfielders Conrad Smith (left) and Ma'a Nonu. Photo by NZPA.

Hayden Meikle: Something special brewing in the midfield

Whisper it quietly but the All Blacks may just have solved one of their most pressing problems.

Rugby: Scrum barb adds spice to series

All Black second five-eight Ma'a Nonu fends off England first five-eight Charlie Hodgson during...

Rugby: Scrum barb adds spice to series

Graham Henry added a dash of spice to the test series when he accused England of cynical scrummaging tactics at Eden Park on Saturday night.

Rugby: Upsy-downsy Topsy

AUCKLAND: He was, as they say, a right mixed bag but Topsy Ojo still had reason to celebrate his test debut on Saturday night.

Rugby: All Blacks class above in test win

It was the little moments in this test that exposed the huge disparity in class between the All Blacks and England.

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