The respect was immense, and so too was the humour, as long-time All Blacks props Ofa Tuungafasi and Nepo Laulala paid tribute to their record breaking team-mate Sam Whitelock ahead of the pivotal World Cup pool clash against Italy. The 34-year-old soon-to-be longest serving All Black of all time has
It’s not just rugby that Australia has challenges in. In a stunning turn of events last night, New Zealand’s national esports team, The E Blacks, defeated Team Australia in the Dota2 Women’s qualifier. The win secures them a coveted spot at the Global Esports Games in Riyadh
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Rosemary Abbott whakatakitimes.nz MAN OF THE PEOPLE A recent political poll has revealed a huge surge in support for Warriors playmaker Shaun Johnson, who is now among some of the top people as preferred Prime Minister of New Zealand. The 33-year-old who is in the middle of one of
Right To Life News righttolife.org.uk Amy Olson, an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour, was shocked after a recent interview, in which she expressed her pro-life views, was never published. Olson made it into the news earlier this year when she played at the US Women’s
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Dulani Jayasuriya Jacky Liu University of Auckland Ryan Elmore University of Denver theconversation.com On the eve of the Rugby World Cup kicking off, there have already been whispers of teams spying on each other. Inevitable gamesmanship, perhaps, but there’s no doubt cheating in sport is a problem authorities
Niven Winchester Auckland University of Technology theconversation.com Despite New Zealand’s record loss to South Africa in August, All Blacks fans can take heart from statistical modelling that has them as favourites to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC). According to Rugby Vision, a well-tested algorithm I developed
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com This is a big week for rugby with the All Blacks first match in the Rugby World Cup coming up
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The World Bowls Championship is currently on in Australia. But for Kiwi lawn bowler (and NZ pairs champion) Andrew Kelly (35) the game switched codes briefly on Friday, when he got to tackle an offender running from the police – a change from the normally sedate sport. “You could hear sirens
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Fear has been instilled in parts of New Zealand’s female population by the activist left’s ludicrous insistence that trans-women are ‘actual’ women and should have access to women’s public facilities, with the media jeering and laughing at their fears and the traditional, factual interpretation of “women’s”
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