Southland Fish and Game Field Officer Cohen Stewart outlines the prospects for the upcoming opening weekend of the duck shooting season. It’s that time of year again, the opening weekend of the duck shooting season is upon us. Many Southland hunters have made the necessary preparations to their maim

Two Lotto players from Auckland and Whakatane will be celebrating in style after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in tonight’s live Lotto draw. The winning tickets were sold at Countdown St Johns in Auckland and Countdown Whakatane in Whakatane. Powerball was not struck this evening a

Her elevation into the elite ranks of the ANZ Premiership may have come as a surprise, but Courtney Elliott is determined to make an impact. Just a few days ago, the Waikato defender was preparing to compete in the Beko Netball League until a phone call from Steel coach Reinga Bloxham changed the di

Renowned for his flamboyant driving style, Andrew Hawkeswood won the NZ Rally Championship at the wheel of a heavily modified Mazda 2 engineered by his own team. One hundred and forty-six tyres is a telling statistic. That’s how much rubber Thames-born Andrew Hawkeswood chewed through during the six

New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) has secured a power contract for 50 MW to enable it to restart its fourth potline which was mothballed six years ago. “This is a great day and news I am thrilled to be able to announce,” says NZAS Chief Executive and General Manager Gretta Stephens. “Restarting

PREMIER Woodlands 12 – Blues 22 Motivated Blues were the victors over Woodlands on Saturday. Woodlands kicked off and Blues immediately broke the first tackle. Unfortunately, this was a sign of things to come. Greater urgency on defence and attack allowed Blues to get on the front foot and find fiel

Hi there team. Here we are at the end of April and time to celebrate the birthday of one America’s best known singer songwriters, the one and only William Hugh Nelson, or just plain ol’ Willie. But before we do that, we must acknowledge the passing of former Exponents guitarist Dave Barraclough. Dav

New Zealand Under 20 Coach Craig Philpott has rung in the changes ahead of their second Oceania Rugby U20 Championship match, with six players set to pull on the black jersey for the first time and a total of 18 changes to the squad. The team face Fiji tonight at 5pm (NZT) at Bond University, […]