[ad_1] Ian Foster talks about the All Blacks team rotation, player well-being, the Miter 10 Cup and reports that the media has got it wrong. Large-scale rotation will be back in vogue for the Rugby Championship with All Blacks coach Ian Foster confirming plans to bring an expanded team to …
Read More »Mark Reason: Why the All Blacks should boycott the Rugby Championship
[ad_1] OPINION: Who would blame the entire All Blacks team if each and every one of them turned and put two fingers on Sanzaar? Why should they travel to Australia for the Rugby Championship? Why should they go to an environment that is much more risky to their health than …
Read More »RNZ’s Indira Stewart Joins TVNZ Breakfast As News Anchor
[ad_1] Indira Stewart leaves RNZ’s For the first time to join another morning show, TVNZ’s Breakfast. She will take on the role of newsreader, replacing Jenny-May Clarkson, who replaced Hayley Holt as the main presenter alongside John Campbell. Chris Skelton / Stuff Indira Stewart leaves RNZ for a job at …
Read More »Rugby: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirms changes to Bledisloe Cup quarantine rules
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that the New Zealand government will change the quarantine rules to allow the Wallabies to prepare for the Bledisloe Cup in New Zealand. Ardern said today that he had spoken with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison last night to make sure the All …
Read More »Stolen drink found in car after vandalized sports field
[ad_1] Hamish McNeilly / Stuff The Dunedin Oval was wrecked by a donut-making car. Security footage helped catch a man who vandalized a sports field with alcohol stolen from his back. The great damage came hours before hundreds of children played sports at Dunedin’s Oval. Police were called to the …
Read More »Close to home: Tech company could be forced to move if housing gets expensive
[ad_1] BRADEN FASTIER / Things SnapIT CEO Chris Rodley wants to keep his Nelson-based tech company, but wants housing affordability issues addressed to ensure talent attraction isn’t hampered by high costs and the low supply. SnapIT CEO Chris Rodley has never had trouble attracting potential employees to relocate; the biggest …
Read More »Motorsports: Crashes light two red flags in F1 ‘madness’ as Lewis Hamilton wins Tuscany GP
[ad_1] Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix, securing his sixth victory of the 2020 Formula 1 season and the 90th victory of his career. Meanwhile, Red Bull driver Alex Albon clinched his first F1 podium, but all that was said from Tuscany’s Mugello Circuit was about the …
Read More »A memorable day in Inglewood for rugby fans and the Barrett brothers
[ad_1] BRODY DOLAN / Things Taranaki rookie Jordie Barrett dashes through the Bay of Plenty defense to score the home team’s final try in a 36-29 win. Inglewood’s TET Stadium has hosted larger sporting crowds, but never a national rugby championship game seen by more than 1000 spectators under Covid-19 …
Read More »US Open: Naomi Osaka wins second title at Flushing Meadows
[ad_1] After an errant forehand in the first set of the US Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the almost empty Arthur Ashe Stadium bleachers with her palms up, as if to say, “What the hell is going on?” In response to another whimsical forehand against Victoria …
Read More »Former All Blacks Hotel Headquarters, Grand Tearoom, Converts To $ 6 Million Rooftop Apartment
[ad_1] If you’re a particularly picky All Blacks fan, you might recognize the ornate art-deco walls of this Auckland City rooftop apartment, which cost over $ 6 million to purchase and renovate. The 539 square meter space above the Heritage Hotel on Hobson St has been home to the media …
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