[ad_1] Wallabies mainstay Allan Alaalatoa says Dave Rennie has encouraged the team to learn a song from Tonga and Fiji to help improve the team’s culture. The current Wallabies squad is made up of players of diverse backgrounds and Alaalatoa says the former Chiefs coach has encouraged all players to …
Read More »Another one bites the dust: the All Whites withdraw from the England game
[ad_1] Catherine Ivill / Getty Images All Whites captain Winston Reid in action during last year’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland. All Whites coach Danny Hay says he is “devastated” by New Zealand Football’s decision to withdraw from next month’s international friendly against England at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium. …
Read More »Cricket: New Zealand’s great John R Reid dies at 92
[ad_1] John Reid. Photo / Getty John R. Reid, New Zealand’s great cricketer and the country’s oldest test player, died in Auckland, aged 92. Reid, considered one of the best off-roaders in the world during his heyday in the 1950s and early 1960s, was captain of his country in 34 …
Read More »Families of children with disabilities a ‘hidden minority’ during Covid-19 lockdown, many still in ‘survival mode’
[ad_1] Every day of the Covid-19 lockdown, Dr. Gretchen Good balanced her work and the needs of her children. Her 12-year-old son Leo and her 9-year-old daughter Tiffany have Down syndrome and some hearing loss. Leo also has a significant visual impairment. Their daily routines of speech therapy sessions, individualized …
Read More »Niwa photographer’s award-winning ‘stroke of luck’ detects 50 rare soccer octopuses
[ad_1] Crispin Middleton is familiar with the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve in Northland, having dived the area over 3,000 times. But he’s only seen the elusive soccer octopus twice. “[It was a case of] the right place, the right time, the right current, “he said Stuff. Only a handful …
Read More »Man charged in murder of Kiwi firefighter Ian Pullen
[ad_1] World Oct 14, 2020 06:10 AMFast reading A man has been accused of murdering a Kiwi firefighter in New South Wales two years ago. The body of Ian Pullen, 43, was found on the side of the road in Glenridding, shortly after 5:30 a.m. on September 29, 2018. A …
Read More »Family whose son died on a boat trip calls on the government to enter New Zealand
[ad_1] Supplied Eddie Jarman, 14, was run over and killed in August while snorkeling near his family’s yacht in French Polynesia. This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. Jacinda Ardern appears to have heard a call from a grieving family to show some kindness …
Read More »Soccer: All Whites’ clash against England canceled
[ad_1] Sport October 14, 2020 07:15 am3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Kiwi soccer sensation Chris Wood has become one of New Zealand’s biggest success stories at the EPL. The All Whites’ dream football game against England has been …
Read More »Another one bites the dust: All Whites withdraw from England game
[ad_1] Catherine Ivill / Getty Images All Whites captain Winston Reid in action during last year’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland. New Zealand Football has pulled out of next month’s friendly between the All Whites and World No. 4 England due to a player unavailability. The All Whites were …
Read More »Sanzaar gives Springboks more time to join the Rugby Championship in Australia
[ad_1] Chris Hyde / Getty Images Inspiring Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will miss the Rugby Championship defense. All Blacks assistant coach John Plumtree says he sympathizes with the Springboks, whose bosses have a Friday deadline to decide whether to participate in the Rugby Championship in Australia. Following a teleconference with …
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