Rugby: Basic defensive errors costly
Rugby: Basic defensive errors costly
Highlanders coach Glenn Moore lamented his side's dismal finish on Saturday but remains confident a victory is just around the corner.
Steve Hepburn
Rugby: Force looks for momentum
Rugby: Force looks for momentum
Force captain Nathan Sharpe admits his side was slow out of the blocks this season but is starting to show a bit of consistency.
Rugby: Transtasman schools test in Dunedin
Rugby: Transtasman schools test in Dunedin
There will be more than one clash between international sides in Dunedin this year, as the city hosts the match between New Zealand and Australian schools in October.
Rugby: Team shows colours for breast cancer
Rugby: Team shows colours for breast cancer
It is out with the blue and in with the pink.
Mountain biking: 12 months on, Greene wants to ride for a day
Mountain biking: 12 months on, Greene wants to ride for a day
Erin Greene has had her share of ups and downs over the last year.
Rugby: Home side out to break hoodoo
Rugby: Home side out to break hoodoo
The Highlanders will be hoping it is third time lucky when they run out at the Queenstown Events Centre tomorrow.
Bodyboarding: Final risk pays off for macKinnon
Bodyboarding: Final risk pays off for macKinnon
Taking a risk paid off for Ben MacKinnon when he won his third national body boarding title near Gisborne over Easter.
Rugby: Late slip lets Chiefs in against Highlanders
Rugby: Late slip lets Chiefs in against Highlanders
In the end, it all came down to one pass.
Rugby: Cowan calls on players to lift game
Rugby: Cowan calls on players to lift game
Highlanders captain Jimmy Cowan has leapt to the defence of his side's coaching staff, saying the players had to take responsibility for poor performances.
Rugby: Match critical for both sides
Rugby: Match critical for both sides
Highlanders captain Jimmy Cowan will not use the word "desperate" in describing both teams' desire for a win tonight in Mt Maunganui, but he admits plenty is riding on the game.
Rugby: Who's in line for All Black selection?
Rugby: Who's in line for All Black selection?
The Super 14 has reached the halfway point and it appears the usual suspects are in contention. But who are the form players to make the All Black side? Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at the candidates.
Orienteering: Competitors lured by rugged landscape
Orienteering: Competitors lured by rugged landscape
The rugged Central Otago landscape has helped draw greater numbers to the New Zealand Orienteering Championships over Easter.
Rugby: Hardie rising to Super challenge
Rugby: Hardie rising to Super challenge
New to the Highlanders and new to the ins and outs of professional rugby, John Hardie is finding every post a winner.
Rugby: Touring sides spending little time in Dunedin
Rugby: Touring sides spending little time in Dunedin
The Highlanders are not winning games in Dunedin and it seems visiting teams have no real love for the city either.
Rugby: Clubs start on Thursday
Rugby: Clubs start on Thursday
The opening round of premier club rugby will begin on separate days this week.
Rugby: No bonus but Highlanders tame Lions
Rugby: No bonus but Highlanders tame Lions
Poor at the start and average at the finish but the Highlanders did more than enough in the middle to win their first home game of the season.
Rugby: Aggressive recruiting under fire
Rugby: Aggressive recruiting under fire
Otago University, which has produced more All Blacks than any other club in the country, is struggling for numbers and says it is a victim of aggressive head-hunting by other clubs.
Rugby: Pressure handled by home side
Rugby: Pressure handled by home side
Highlanders coach Glenn Moore said his side knew it was under pressure this week but it was about how the players reacted to that pressure which would help them bag a win.
Rugby: Smith happy to play on wing
Rugby: Smith happy to play on wing
Highlanders star Ben Smith is happy to be playing on the wing and says he is trying to look for as much ball as possible.
Rugby: Nothing less than good win will suffice
Rugby: Nothing less than good win will suffice
Coaches say it all the time: every game is said to be a must-win.