Springboks salvage pride with win over Wallabies
Springboks salvage pride with win over Wallabies
The Springboks turned in another brutal performance to salvage some pride and claim a 31-8 win over the Wallabies in Pretoria.
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ABs find best form against Pumas
ABs find best form against Pumas
Too fast, too strong, too clinical and just too good. That sums up the All Blacks' win over a spirited Argentina side as they bagged seven tries to run out 54-15 winners in La Plata.
All Blacks crush Argentinian dreams
All Blacks crush Argentinian dreams
The trophy cabinet in Wellington must be full to capacity now after the All Blacks secured yet another piece of silverware to add to their extensive collection.
Angus biography sheds light on discussion
Angus biography sheds light on discussion
The advertising for <i>Rita and Douglas</i> evokes a famous image of an artist whose work has raised a few questions in the past. The performance is a cross between concert, play and art show and is the creation of the playwright Dave Armstrong.
Stock manager seething over dog attack
Stock manager seething over dog attack
Another dog attack on sheep at an Albert Town farm has stock manager Alistair McLeod seeing red.
Last week, at least 11 lambs at rural property "Riverrun" - between the older residential part of Albert Town and the Cardrona River - were killed and several ewes badly mauled by a dog, in an identical fashion to two other attacks on the same mob in June.
Duathlon: Good Samaritan a champion bloke
Duathlon: Good Samaritan a champion bloke
A selfless act by Dunedin competitor Rob Creasy had its own rewards at the national duathlon championships in Taupo yesterday.
Otago come out on wrong side in kickfest
Otago come out on wrong side in kickfest
After last week's tryscoring clinics displayed by both Hawkes Bay and Otago, it came as a great surprise that neither team managed to cross the white chalk in at McLean Park in Napier, Hawkes Bay outkicking Otago to win by 21-15.
Multisport: Menzies aiming to win national title
Multisport: Menzies aiming to win national title
Dunedin's Katie Menzies will be aiming to stand atop the podium at the national duathlon championships in Taupo tomorrow.
No coroner's inquiry
No coroner's inquiry
A Poolburn man who was found dead inside his vehicle, which was submerged in the Poolburn dam in March, died of natural causes, a coroner has found.
Stabilisation work continues
Stabilisation work continues
Abseilers armed with crowbars and using machinery brave dangerous terrain high above State Highway 6 near Makarora yesterday, as stabilisation work continues on a slip which will take weeks to fix.
Police celebrate station news
Police celebrate station news
The mood was buoyant at the Wanaka police station yesterday as staff celebrated news they will soon be bidding farewell to their ageing Helwick St headquarters.
Cold comfort at Treble Cone
Cold comfort at Treble Cone
Being adventurous provides some "pretty cool" photo opportunities, Wanaka man Tom Akass says.
Compensation, rates relief called for
Compensation, rates relief called for
The Westland District Council's plans to restrict development along the Alpine faultline will render land and businesses in the zone "worthless" and property owners should be compensated for relocating, objectors say.
Rugby: Otago's victory over Tasman a vital one
Rugby: Otago's victory over Tasman a vital one
After Otago's marvellous show-piece of attacking rugby last Tuesday night against North Harbour, fans showed up hoping to witness more of the same in their team's clash against Tasman on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Rugby: McCaw deserves his break
Rugby: McCaw deserves his break
Arguably the greatest rugby player of the professional era has announced he will take a six month sabbatical from rugby at the beginning of 2013. In doing so, Richie McCaw will miss the majority of the Super 15 and also the All Blacks home test series against France in June.
Athletics: Eyles shrugs off sore knee to win
Athletics: Eyles shrugs off sore knee to win
Aaron Eyles (Leith) showed little sign of a troublesome knee which had niggled in the week leading up to his victory in the Port Chalmers to Dunedin Road Race on Saturday.
Rugby: Otago show credentials with second half blitz
Rugby: Otago show credentials with second half blitz
They were made to defend for their lives for 40 minutes, but a second-half blitz secured Otago a convincing 39-13 win over Tasman at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Board supports land lease request
Board supports land lease request
The Otago Conservation Board has recommended LandSAR Wanaka be granted a lease over reserve land so the search and rescue organisation can remain located near new police facilities into the future.
Station applies to stop access through Mead Rd for lambing
Station applies to stop access through Mead Rd for lambing
The owners of Hunter Valley Station at the northwest end of Lake Hawea have applied again to the High Court to temporarily close an access road on their property for farming purposes, as the long-running dispute over control of the road continues.
Concern over plans to close school
Concern over plans to close school
Wanaka man Hisashi Sasaki is running out of time in his battle to prevent the closure of New Zealand's only residential special school for girls with intellectual impairments, which his daughter attends.