The New Zealand Rugby Union says it has not set a double standard in letting new Blues coach Pat Lam stay on with the Auckland provincial team until the end of next month.
Auckland flanker Daniel Braid is training with the All Blacks this week, although he has not officially joined the squad.
France may be on the agenda for Carisbrook next year as the Otago Rugby Football Union tries to secure another test for the city.
Less time in the gym and more time on the paddock is the emphasis for the Otago squad this year.
There are eight new faces in the North Otago squad to play Auckland in a Ranfurly Shield challenge in Oamaru on July 22.
Former All Blacks say Jimmy Cowan will have no problems with an alcohol ban and the fiery halfback has not lost the respect of the public.
A proposed tent vllage outside Carisbrook next weekend has been canned.
It has been the best and worst of years for Jimmy Cowan. The talented All Black halfback shines on the field but seems to attract trouble after the final whistle. Steve Hepburn and Hayden Meikle report.
Feral pigs are increasing in numbers and size, moving closer to the outskirts of Dunedin city and damaging farmers' paddocks.
Taking photos, digging holes in Kettle Park and surveying seabeds are just some of the techniques to be used in gathering data as the search begins to solve erosion problems at Dunedin's St Clair and Middle beaches.
Contact Energy will lower Lake Hawea below its statutorily imposed minimum level of 338m above sea level in the next few days, and says it will use the extra water very carefully.
Dunedin woman Linda Rickard received a shock when she went to check her bank account this week.
The event manager, the programme manager, and who will perform at Dunedin's New Year's Eve concert have yet to be confirmed, but the councillor overseeing the event denies it is on shaky ground.
Soome airline passengers are paying as much in fuel surcharges as they pay for their base air fare, according to Australian research, but thanks to a Commerce Commission ruling, New Zealand passengers do not need an abacus to work out the cost of fares.
All Lisa Agate can remember is a big bang, and then moving to see what happened.
It may have been the second "snow day" for Lee Stream Primary School pupils, but the power of modern technology means they cannot hide from their teachers.
The man overseeing the country's winter power supply is cautiously confident the country will get through winter without any electricity cuts.
The arrival of Pacific Blue in the South has led to 17 new part-time jobs at Dunedin International Airport.
Phil Shaw's ball-spotter job is something of a knockout.
It is not illegal to park on Dunedin city grass verges but it soon will be.
