The Highlanders stunned the Brumbies with two first-half tries in as many minutes on their way to a scrappy 26-20 Super Rugby win on Friday.
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/ 18 February 2011
Long renowned for pioneering extreme sports such as bungee-jumping and heli-skiing, New Zealanders are now pushing culinary boundaries.
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/ 30 November 2010
A fire continued to blaze in the Pike River coal mine as relatives of the 29 men killed were warned that the bodies may not be recovered
The All Blacks are geared for a "huge battle" in Saturday’s Tri-Nations clash as the wounded Springboks look to ignite a form revival.
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/ 18 September 2009
With the Tri-Nations title beyond reach, Saturday’s match between the All Blacks and Wallabies has become a battle to avoid the wooden spoon.
A man vying for the title of New Zealand’s most incompetent criminal left his name and contact details with a shop before robbing it and fleeing.
Intensity has been a key word in the All Blacks camp this week ahead of their must-win Test match against France at Westpac Stadium on Saturday.
Wellington captain Rodney So’oialo believes the Hurricanes haven’t found top form even though they lead the Super 14 rugby table.
India were closing in on their first Test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 as they extended their lead to 233 runs on Saturday.
New Zealand’s Canterbury Crusaders kept alive their Super 14 title hopes with a tense 16-13 win over the Bulls on Friday.
All Blacks winger Hosea Gear scored a try in each half to lead the Wellington Hurricanes to a 29-12 victory over South Africa’s Cheetahs on Saturday.
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/ 27 February 2009
Brendon McCullum hit a single off the last ball to lead New Zealand to a five-wicket win over India in the second T20 international on Friday.
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/ 6 February 2009
Series leaders South Africa suffered a shock loss to Kenya in the third leg of the International Rugby Board Sevens on Friday.
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/ 5 February 2009
South Africa and New Zealand have placed a premium on pace as the International Rugby Board Sevens series enters a crucial round this weekend.
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/ 14 December 2008
Jerome Taylor scored a career high 53 not out as West Indies moved to 253 for six in their first innings at tea on the fourth day of the opening Test.
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/ 8 November 2008
National Party leader John Key swept to power in New Zealand’s election on Saturday, toppling a nine-year-old Labour government.
Hooker Schalk Brits joined his Springbok teammates in the New Zealand in the early hours of Tuesday morning very tired, but extremely excited.
South African rugby coach Peter de Villiers has lobbed a verbal grenade at the All Blacks, accusing them of illegal scrummaging techniques.
The New Zealand cricket team will tour Zimbabwe next year unless ordered not to by the government, NZ Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said.
New Zealand’s emphatic 19-8 victory over world champions South Africa was marred by the one-game suspension handed down to lock Brad Thorn.
New Zealand flyhalf Daniel Carter scored 14 points and set up a try for Jerome Kaino to lead the All Blacks to a hard-fought 19-8 victory over SA.
It’s been 10 years since Nick Mallett’s Springboks, captained by Gary Teichmann, beat their greatest rivals in Wellington by 13 to 3.
Joe van Niekerk was the surprise selection in the South African team for the Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday.
The Springboks have arrived in New Zealand and will start with preparations for their Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks next week.
Drivers in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland are turning to inflatable passengers to try and beat transit-lane rules.
New Zealand flyhalf Daniel Carter overcame an erratic performance to guide the All Blacks to a 21-11 victory over Ireland at a rain-soaked Railyards Stadium on Saturday.
The All Blacks and Ireland have been forced to hastily rejig their battle plans 48 hours before Saturday’s one-off rugby Test.
New Zealand named a revamped side on Tuesday for their opening rugby Test of the season against Ireland, selecting only six of the team who lost last year’s World Cup quarterfinal to France. Winger Anthony Tuitavake is the only new cap in the starting line-up, with three more new faces on the reserves bench.
A New Zealand man has been convicted for assaulting a teenager with a hedgehog after asking him if he wanted to "wear a hedgehog helmet". William Singalargh (27) was fined for assault and offensive behaviour by a court in the east coast North Island city of Whakatane after a more serious charge of assault with a weapon — the hedgehog — was dropped.
All Black coach Graham Henry fired a parting shot at retiring flanker Jerry Collins, saying the tough loose forward was in poor form and would not have made the first New Zealand squad of the season. Henry named a 25-man squad on Tuesday to begin preparations for mid-season Tests, excluding players from the Crusaders.
A 20-year-old rugby player compared with All Black great Jonah Lomu has become the subject of a tug of war between his native Fiji and adopted country Australia. The Fiji Times reported on Monday that Fiji-born Ratu Nasiganiyavi, the the cousin of Australia winger Lote Tuqiri, played for Australia under-20 in their 51-12 win over Fiji’s under-20 side on Saturday.
All Blacks enforcer Jerry Collins announced his retirement from New Zealand rugby Monday but said he had made no decision on joining the exodus of top players overseas. The announcement had been widely expected, with rumours circulating the 109kg Samoan-born flanker was destined to join the nine other All Blacks from last year’s World Cup who have signed for foreign clubs.