Adrian Seconi

Let's take a moment to gush.

Dunedin accountant Doug Harvie was reluctant to get involved but could not sit back and let Otago rugby fail.

Former Silver Ferns captain Belinda Colling is not entirely convinced netball's "new" lineout-style lifting manoeuvre will prove that successful in the long run.

Former Kenya and Otago coach Mike Hesson got a haircut yesterday.

Akeem Wright arrived in Dunedin with a reputation as an industrious and diligent all-rounder.

The Otago Nuggets have made some progress this year but it is the development of the younger players that has really pleased coach Alf Arlidge.

Lacklustre performances by New Zealand teams in the ANZ Championship have led to calls to cull one of them. But Netball New Zealand chief executive Raelene Castle and Steel chairwoman Janet Copeland have dismissed the idea. Netball writer Adrian Seconi reports.

Steel midcourter Courtney Tairi will be sidelined for at least the next few weeks.

Five wins, possibly six - it has been a bumper year for the Otago Nuggets.

We all know what a lovely setting the University Oval is, and now the rest of the world does too.

Talk about emotional roller-coasters.

The Northern Mystics combined tenacious defence and impeccable shooting to ease to a 49-45 win against the Southern Steel at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin last night.

Whatever Wellington Saints coach Pero Cameron said at halftime it certainly worked.

The minimum expectation tomorrow morning is for breakfast in bed after a nice long sleep-in.

For Otago Nuggets swingman Leon Henry, tonight's game against the Wellington Saints is personal.