He will soon be regarded as our arch rugby enemy, but last night Crusaders coach Robbie Deans was honoured by a host of big sporting names for his huge contribution to the New Zealand game.
Deans, who has led his beloved Canterbury franchise to a record four Super rugby titles, controversially missed out on the All [...]
At the school, all is good, and green. Their hands caked in dirt, giggling students plant seedlings in their new garden.
But outside Sheppard Elementary School in Roseland, temptation awaits: a dozen vendors line the sidewalks, ringing bells to signal a bounty of soda, candy, ice cream, and the increasingly popular snack, Cheetos “Flaming Hot with [...]
Police named him as retiree Barrymore Palmer Hamilton.
Sergeant Dave McKenzie, of Invercargill, said emergency services were called to the workshop of a former Caltex Service Station-turned 24-hour diesel stop at the corner of Nith and Earn streets at 11.10am after it was reported a man was trapped under a house bus.
Mr Palmer had been pulled [...]
1. Best-preserved Islamic spot: The Carmen de la VictoriaThe word “carmen” - derived from the Arabic for a garden planted with vines - is a specifically Granadan term for a villa. The labyrinthine Moorish district of the AlbaicÃn is filled with carmens, whose gardens are often paradises hidden from the outside world.The Carmen de la [...]
However, the upgrade meant the cable, half-owned by Telecom, would keep ahead of demand for just a short time, and additional upgrades had been planned for the networks remaining 16-year lifespan.
The push for high speed broadband internet has increased demand for capacity. At the end of the current project, the cables capacity will increase to [...]
I agree with comments of Harness Racing NZ general manager Edward Rennell about the time being right to own a racehorse.
Stakes have increased and most clubs in both codes are doing their best to reduce costs for owners.
However, I believe the New Zealand Racing Board should pay owners at least $100 (a starter) for lining [...]
The driver, Ratu Victor Vikash Junior Lal, 23, and passenger, Adam Gary Bennett Herrick, 18, both died at the scene after their car rolled at the intersection of Birkenhead Avenue and Pupuke Road.
They were racing a second car, which did not stop. Police have appealed to anyone who saw the incident to call them on [...]
The study used a lab-based artificial ecosystem of communities of bacteria to examine what happens when the bacteria move around and evolve to live in different parts of the ecosystem over the course of hundreds of generations. The scientists measured the effect this dispersal of species has on the productivity and biodiversity of the ecosystem [...]
At 9.55am a van collided with a car at the intersection of State Highway 6 and the Lower Shotover Rd.
The force of the impact pushed the car on to the roads central median strip while the van came to rest on a grass verge on the opposite side of the road.
Sergeant Brian Cameron, of Queenstown, [...]
