Little snow and a lot of skiers at Perisher Valley give a premonition for a hectic winter holidays at Southern Ski Fields. Photo / Tiktok, benjaminwild1 The southern snow season has got off to a halting start, with too many skiers flocking to see too little snow. Gloomy forecasts did...
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Fletcher Carpenter goes over for the first of his two tries in Rangiuru’s win over Rangataua. Photo / Stuart Whitaker Te Puke Sports held on to the fourth and final playoff spot after last weekend’s final round of Baywide rugby’s regular-season games. A win at lowly placed Rotoiti was enough...
Protesters outside a Canterbury hunting competition say they were appalled when they were confronted by 100 children parading their kill shouting “meat, meat, meat”. But organisers of the competition hit back, saying protesters called the children “murderers”and were partly to blame for provoking the incident. The controversy comes after the...
Two promising players from Auckland’s Suburbs Rugby Football Club have been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after suffering separate on-field medical events in the space of a week. One of the players was seen collapsing on the field before being rushed to hospital and undergoing surgery to remove...
Public health nurse Sue Baker with a meningococcal immunisation. Photo / John Stone Parents of pēpi, early childhood educators and healthcare providers are urged to be vigilant in identifying the early stages of meningococcal disease after a rise in case numbers over the past year – which are expected to...
Black Ferns Esther Faiaoga-Tilo, Maiakawanakaulani Roos and Tanya Kalounivale during a training session in Auckland. Photo / Photosport The Black Ferns are set for a change. It’s been a common trend for the side over the past couple of years. For the third time in as many years, the Black...
Dr John Wakeman and his wife Sue Wakeman’s 1920s bungalow is finally settled next door to their daughter’s house. Photo / Warren Buckland Last year their house became famously known as the 100-year-old-house that was moved from one side of Hastings to the other. Now, retirees Dr John Wakeman, 82,...
Footage reveals the chaos aboard a cruise ship, after a violent storm left passengers rocked. Photo / Unsplash Footage has emerged of the damage done aboard the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship when a storm wreaked havoc on it. The harsh weather, which left passengers shaken, forced the boat to delay...
Harvey Cuckson will start his second match in a row for England Under-20s when they take on their Georgia counterparts on Thursday at 13:00. The Bath Rugby Academy debuted at Under-20 level in the previous encounter between the two sides, playing 50 minutes as England came out on top 41-36. ...
Brought to you by Whanganui Rugby One week you’re the bat, the next week you’re the ball, as Wanganui Car Centre Kaierau discovered in their 31-7 shutdown by Waverley Harvesting Border at a muddy Country Club on Saturday. Coming off the bye, the Barracks Bar Challenge Shield holders Border reversed...