The injury problems keep mounting for the Steel with replacement defender Stephanie Bond now nursing a calf strain and looking in doubt for the clash in Invercargill next Monday.
Greg Henderson has finally made the start line of the Tour de France.
A hearing into an allegation of racial abuse by a referee at a Dunedin premier league game has been adjourned and details of any punishment have been kept under wraps.
Young Kavanagh College basketballer Richard Rodger is about to mix it with some Australian tall timber.
After eight years in the assistant's chair, Steve Hansen now becomes the director. But will he be Clint Eastwood or Michael Bay? Rugby writer Steve Hepburn takes a look at what the new All Black coach has to do.
Columba College won the Otago secondary schools netball championships at the Edgar Centre yesterday but it was a close-run thing.
New coach Steve Hansen is looking forward to playing in his home town this week and is fully aware of the expectations on his side.
Aaron Smith admits he had the longest day of his life on Saturday but boy, did it end with a bang.
They may be relaxed now - and there is only bragging rights up for grabs - but there will still be plenty of will to win among both sides tomorrow, North captain Luke Braid says.
Members of Parliament will strut their stuff on the rugby field and netball court tomorrow in a fund-raising venture.
There are plenty of doom-sayers out there, those who are questioning the point of reviving the North-South clash. But if nothing else, it is a game that can throw up the unexpected. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn winds the clock back to look at a couple of games which have lingered in the memory.
The Super 15 is on hiatus and the Highlanders' playoff hopes are teetering. But Jamie Joseph's men still have a chance of experiencing post-season play for the first time in a decade. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the options.
Less than two years ago, Aaron Smith was not even a professional rugby player - he cut and blow-dried hair in his time away from the paddock.
This is the last day at work before the holidays kick in.
Yes, well, give a class side an inch and they will take a mile.
Simon Culhane admitted the Highlanders had to stay close to the Crusaders to have any chance of winning last night, and being reduced to 14 men proved a big difference in the game.
New head coach Steve Hansen will name his first All Black squad of the year tomorrow. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at who might make the cut - and who might not.
Tom Donnelly has made no decision on his future but, if he stays in New Zealand, he will still be playing for Otago.
Jeremy Curragh is off on holiday next week, after a hectic four months of working to save the Otago Rugby Football Union. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn talks to Curragh about his experiences in the South.
Jamie Joseph has yet to decide on his future with either the Highlanders or New Zealand Maori.
