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Crusaders blood a Lion as Reds eye 25-year first

Former British and Irish Lions fullback Leigh Halfpenny will make his Crusaders debut as they look to continue a 25-year Christchurch stranglehold on the Reds.

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McReight headlines Reds changes for Christchurch trip

The Queensland Reds will hope the inclusion of Wallabies flanker Fraser McReight can lead them to victory in Christchurch for the first time since 1999.

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Rebels reeling after Crusaders hand out 39-0 thumping

The Crusaders have produced their best display of the Super Rugby Pacific season to beat the Melbourne Rebels 39-0 in Christchurch on Friday night.

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Stuart delivers message to top-of-the-table Raiders

Canberra have made a tidy 2-0 start to the NRL season, but will need to find another gear to beat the Warriors in Christchurch on Friday night.

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Far-right Austrian nationalist banned from Germany after neo-Nazi meeting

Martin Sellner, leader of ethno-nationalist Identitarian Movement, had addressed controversial event in Potsdam in November

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk replies to post by far-right Austrian linked to Christchurch terrorist after X account restored

Founder of Identitarian Movement, Martin Sellner, preaches superiority of European ethnic groups and was banned from Twitter in 2020

The Guardian - AU

I survived the Christchurch terror attack – the government is in danger of forgetting us

Five years on from the massacre, the government is preparing to roll back gun reforms and progress to make New Zealand safer is faltering

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Australian efforts on Islamophobia flag despite Christchurch wake-up call

Five years on, there has been little reflection on the Islamophobia behind the Christchurch mosque attacks.

Al Jazeera

Gun law reform fears on NZ Mosques terror anniversary

New Zealand will this week mark five years since Australian terrorist Brenton Tarrant murdered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques.

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Australia move to second in WTC table after 2-0 series win over New Zealand

Australia have overtaken New Zealand to take the second spot in the World Test Championships ranking following the 2-0 series win over their Trans-Tasman rivals in Christchurch on March 11.

The Hindu

History rhymes for Cummins and Australia as New Zealand cave in

Australia’s captain was an unlikely batting hero once more in Christchurch but New Zealand’s defeat should never really have happened

The Guardian - UK

Close-up look at Aussie performances in NZ Test series

Five of the six batters underperformed compared with their career averages, but Australia still claimed a 2-0 Test series win over New Zealand.

AAP

Australia beat New Zealand by three wickets to win the second Test – as it happened

Over-by-over report: Alex Carey’s unbeaten 98 saw Australia home as the tourists wrapped up victory in Christchurch and a 2-0 series sweep

The Guardian - AU

Third innings woe hits Australia again as NZ eye win

In Wellington, Test captain Pat Cummins and coach Andrew McDonald lamented Australia's third innings lapses. In Christchurch, it happened again.

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The Guardian - AU

New Zealand v Australia: second Test, day three – as it happened

New Zealand set Australia 279 runs for victory, before taking four quick wickets through Matt Henry and Ben Sears

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Shellshocked Australia on the brink in second Test

Australia are 4-77 chasing 279 for victory in the second Test after New Zealand's day of dominance at Hagley Oval.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand v Australia: second Test, day two – as it happened

New Zealand have fought back to finish day two on 134-2 after Matt Henry took 7-68 while Australia were dismissed for 256

AAP

NZ stand up in second Test, lead Australia by 40

Tom Latham has led a New Zealand fightback in the second Test at Hagley Oval, after Marnus Labuschagne's 90 gave Australia a 94-run first-innings lead.

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The Guardian - AU

New Zealand v Australia: second Test, day one – as it happened

Over-by-over report: Australia took charge of the second Test after a dominant day with the ball, spearheaded by Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc

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Australia 'turns momentum' of SailGP season in Sydney

Tom Slingsby's Australia will look to reprise their winning ways when the SailGP travels to Christchurch next month.

AAP

Benji's Tigers win first-up but RTS stars in NRL return

Wests Tigers have won their first NRL trial game under new coach Benji Marshall, taking care of the Warriors 18-16 in Christchurch.

AAP

Bushfire threatening homes near Christchurch, NZ

More than 100 properties in Christchurch's south have been evacuated as firefighters look to contain a bushfire.

AAP

Ardern to continue as New Zealand terror envoy

Jacinda Ardern will stay in her role as special envoy to the Christchurch Call into 2024 after a meeting with Prime Minister Chris Luxon.

Reason

Brickbat: Quite an Expensive Sandwich

Australian authorities fined 77-year-old New Zealand resident June Armstrong $3,300 (U.S. $2,034) for bringing a chicken sandwich into the country. Armstrong bought the sandwich, which was sealed, at the Christchurch airport and put it into her backpack intending to eat it on her flight. But she forgot about it until…

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100 schoolkids in New Zealand go viral after prize day performance of Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven

Parents wishing to send their offspring to a school with a decent music programme may wish to relocate to Christchurch

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