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She may not be able to walk down the aisle but Stacey Reeves is not letting it stop her marrying the man she loves.

Soft and uneven ground was not enough to slow a disciplined Caversham No 1 team from a record-breaking performance in the cross-country relays on Saturday.

Te Puke caregiver Molly Skudder could not help herself yesterday waiting for that Mother's Day call from her son Harold, even though she knew it would not come.

It was mate against mate, and brother against brother, in an intense Lovelock Relay in Dunedin on Saturday.

More Memphis residents were being told today to flee their homes for higher ground as the mighty Mississippi River edged toward the city, threatening to bring more flooding to parts of an area already soaked.

Knowing there would be disbelievers, the US says it used convincing means to confirm Osama bin Laden's identity during and after the firefight that killed him. But the mystique that surrounded the terrorist chieftain in life is persisting in death.

Following a turbulent and eventful start to the three-day South Island championships at St Clair, conditions settled to favour some top action on Saturday and yesterday.

One woman's vision to offer grieving families a place of comfort was realised last week at the official opening of Wanaka's new baby memorial wall.

Expecting the unexpected was the key to Norman Dunroy winning his second Three Peaks mountain challenge title yesterday.

For New Zealand's 2008 slimmer of the year, yesterday's 26.5km Three Peaks mountain race was just a walk in the park.

It was fourth time lucky for Hayden Peter, of Winton, at the weekend.

Des Wilson, a young Oamaru journalist who arrived in London in 1960 with 5 in his pocket, went on to become probably the most famous and effective campaigner for the public good in Britain. Not bad for a chap who left Waitaki Boys' High School aged 15, with school certificate.

Motivated by the season-ending injury to its inspirational captain, Sharelle McMahon, the Melbourne Vixens dispelled the Southern Steel 42-33 in Melbourne yesterday.

Chris Bisley made use of lessons learned from the national championships in Wellington two weeks ago to successfully defend his Otago triathlon title yesterday.