The only girl in a rugby tournament of over 400 players is first named "man" of the match, and then in the tournament team.

NIWA's latest seasonal outlook predicts temperatures in all regions are likely to be above average from October to December.

Sonny Bill Williams returns to the Canterbury starting 15 but not at second five in Saturday's match against Otago.

If wine had a personality, pinot noir's would be strangely alluring while requiring occasional therapy.

Four University of Otago researchers are believed to be the first to isolate and photograph the Rubidium 85 atom.

Edgar Centre general manager Blair Crawford is encouraging the Southern Steel to shift base to Dunedin.

The woman who would replace David Garrett should he leave Parliament says she "unreservedly" backs Act leader Rodney Hide.

No less than 18 All Blacks are about to start filtering back into the national provincial championship.

Ross Allan says his children are distraught after their $1000 Abyssinian moggy was shot dead by a neighbour who thought it was feral.

Tests revealing faultlines along the proposed route of a hydro-electric tunnel on Canterbury's Waitaki River have sparked a redesign of the power project.