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England hot favourites at record-breaking women's Rugby World Cup

Wellington (AFP) - Confident England are red-hot favourites but holders and hosts New Zealand will have a point to prove when the women's Rugby World Cup starts on Saturday in record-breaking fashion.

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Luatua is one of two former All Blacks in Samoa tour squad

Wellington (AFP) - Samoa on Wednesday took advantage of World Rugby's new eligibility rules by including former All Blacks Steven Luatua and Jeff Toomaga-Allen in their squad to tour Europe next month.

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Phoenix plot forward route to ALM finals

The visit of Adelaide United will herald the start of Ufuk Talay's fourth - and possibly final - A-League Men season in charge of Wellington Phoenix.

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Slipping away: Can we keep fixing up after landslides?

Landslides can happen anywhere there is a slope, at any time. Can we stop them?

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New campaign to stop housing plan at Shelly Bay ramps up

A poll has found more than three-quarters of Wellingtonians want to see Shelly Bay wrapped into a planned national heritage park.

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Austria returns Indigenous remains to New Zealand

Wellington (AFP) - The remains of dozens of Indigenous Maori and Moriori people were officially received at New Zealand's national museum in Wellington on Sunday, completing a repatriation process from Austria, where the bones have resided for more than 130 years.

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Cool, candid and sometimes angry, New Zealand’s laureate wants to make poetry pop

After years of forging his own path on the literary scene, Chris Tse doesn’t mind taking poetic licence with expectations

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Women's Rugby World Cup set to smash attendance record

Wellington (AFP) - The record attendance for a women's Rugby World Cup match is set to be broken after New Zealand organisers said Friday more than 30,000 tickets have been sold for the opening day.

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MacDonald to coach All Blacks XV against Ireland A, Barbarians

Wellington (AFP) - Leon MacDonald was on Thursday named head coach of an All Blacks XV - essentially a New Zealand B team - for their November games in Europe against Ireland A and the Barbarians.

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NZ bans export of livestock by sea

WELLINGTON: New Zealand yesterday banned the export of livestock by sea from April 2023, citing animal welfare concerns in a decision that will affect major trading partners.

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Feral pigs torment residents in New Zealand capital

Wellington City Council says feral pig population in suburbs has been expanding

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‘It’s a murder scene’: feral pigs torment residents in New Zealand capital

Farm just minutes from centre of Wellington estimates it has lost about 60 kid goats in past few months

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Paul Eagle denies attending anti-Labour 'study group'

Independent council candidates attended 'study group' sessions where they say they were given campaigning advice by Paul Eagle and Diane Calvert.

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Jamaica's 'Sunshine Girls' netball team draft 54-year-old

Wellington (AFP) - Jamaica's netball team called up a 54-year-old, a local nurse and a recent mum for Wednesday's clash against New Zealand after visa delays left the "Sunshine Girls" struggling for players.

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Cane doubtful for All Blacks after cutting short training

Wellington (AFP) - All Blacks captain Sam Cane could miss the pivotal Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Auckland at the weekend after taking only a limited part in training on Tuesday as he recovers from a head injury.

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Ghosts of Somes Island

A historical novel examines POWs in Wellington harbour

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New Zealand captain Winston Reid retires from international football

Wellington (AFP) - New Zealand captain Winston Reid will retire from international football after Sunday's home friendly against Australia.

AFP

'It's massive, a final' - All Blacks eye Rugby Championship title

Wellington (AFP) - All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith said on Monday that it was "very special" to host Australia at Eden Park on Saturday with the chance to clinch The Rugby Championship title.

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Marathon champ finds her stride at 44

The new Rotorua Marathon champion, Mel Brandon, hasn't had a conventional running career. But she's found her stride at 44, and is making her three kids proud, she tells Suzanne McFadden

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Queen's funeral: Final route of coffin from London to Windsor revealed

After the funeral, the King and members of the royal family will walk behind the Queen’s coffin to Wellington Arch before it is driven to Windsor on the state hearse

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Who really will get Wellington moving?

The three people vying for Wellington's top job each have different transport preferences and a different level of ambition around climate change.

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New Zealand reflects on te reo journey

Te reo Maori has been celebrated in Wellington, marking the 50th anniversary of a turning point for New Zealand's indigenous language.

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Couples therapy

A Wellington poet on the front lines of living

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A three-way race to decide Wellington's future

Whoever leads the city's 16-seat council after the October election may well set the direction of Wellington's development for decades to come.

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Apathy in New Zealand – but little desire for change – as King Charles’s reign begins

Despite an apparent indifference to the new king, New Zealand also seems to have no real appetite to sever ties with the crown

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