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The $6m Lotto winners who bought their ticket from Greenmeadows New World plan to keep working and do some travelling. Photo / Ian Cooper An anonymous Napier couple who won a life-changing $6 million in Powerball plan to go globetrotting. They bought a Triple Dip a couple of days before last Saturday’s draw, according to … Read more
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New Zealand 28 Ireland 24 By Liam Napier at Stade de France Revenge is sweet for the All Blacks as they stride one step closer to their pursuit of cathartic World Cup redemption. The 78,000 at Stade de France – a sea of green and pockets of black – were treated to a class contest, … Read more
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By Liam Napier in Bordeaux If Jason Ryan had his way, Shannon Frizell would be ensconced in the All Blacks for many years to come. Frizell is instead among a core of influential All Blacks preparing to depart New Zealand rugby following the World Cup in France. Beauden Barrett and Ardie Savea have signed one-season … Read more
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By Liam Napier in Lyon Tentatively positive news on the reinforcement front for the All Blacks, with Jordie Barrett pushing to return for their second World Cup pool match. Barrett missed the All Blacks’ first World Cup pool defeat in history due to a niggly knee injury. His absence was keenly felt in the 27-13 … Read more
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The new Waitangi Rail Bridge at Awatoto is almost complete. Photo / Paul Taylor They’re coming back. Napier will welcome back trains from September 15 when the Hastings to Napier line is officially re-opened. It has been almost seven months since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on the rail network across Hawke’s Bay, including destroying a … Read more
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Six hundred dollars to do a round trip from Napier to Auckland on Air New Zealand is too steep for Labour Party Napier electorate candidate Mark Hutchinson’s liking. He says he forked that out for a family member to fly out of Hawke’s Bay Airport last week. Yes, the flight was booked at reasonably short … Read more
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The All Blacks were too good for the Springboks in their last outing in July. Photosport By Liam Napier in London For all the risk attached to throwing leading figures into a typically brutal confrontation with the Springboks, the All Blacks will reinstate their first-choice side for their final pre-World Cup test. One school of … Read more
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Chairwoman of New Zealand Rugby, Dame Patsy Reddy, and team announcer and legend Richie McCaw share a moment during the team reveal in Napier. Photo / Paul Taylor There were only two things missing from tonight’s grassroots announcement of the All Blacks Squad for the September 9-29 Rugby World Cup in France. Given that the … Read more
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All Blacks leadership and performance manager Gilbert Enoka (pictured) said coach Ian Foster’s keen to head to a community that has experienced some suffering. Photo / NZME By Hamish Bidwell Your All Blacks team will be here to help next week. It’s a nice gesture that our Rugby World Cup squad will be named in … Read more