Kangaroos snatch overtime thriller

Seeded on Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:42 AM EST (tvnz.co.nz)

The Kangaroos snatched a golden-point overtime thriller 16-12 over the Kiwis in the 2006 Tri-Nations final at Aussie Stadium on Saturday night. In one of the most exciting games of the year, Darren Lockyer scored a try in overtime to clinch the match in Australia's favour.

sports, league, australia, new-zealand, rugby-league, kiwis, kangaroos, tri-nations

Johnson calls for Robinson exit

Seeded on Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:42 PM EST (BBC News)

World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson believes England should replace Andy Robinson as head coach. "I hate saying this because he and I went through a lot together," Johnson, whose pack was coached by Robinson in 2003, told the Mail on Sunday

sports, world-cup, england, rugby, andy-robinson, martin-johnson

All Blacks beat reinvigorated France 23-11

Seeded on Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:23 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)

The All Blacks have beaten France 23-11 but this was a far, far tougher battle. It wasn't the massacre of Lyon -- French resistance made sure of that -- but the All Blacks were still a class above to win the second rugby test at Stade de France. New Zealand played with t …

sports, france, new-zealand, rugby, all-blacks

Anzac peace force due in riot-torn Tonga

Seeded on Fri Nov 17, 2006 3:15 PM EST (New Zealand Herald)

Soldiers and police from New Zealand and Australia are expected to fly to Nuku'alofa this morning to help restore peace to Tonga after rioting that left six people dead. Prime Minister Helen Clark and her Australian counterpart, John Howard, held a media conference in Hanoi …

australia, police, new-zealand, world-news, riots, tonga, anzac, defence-force

Awesome ABs thrash France

Seeded on Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:10 AM EST (Stuff.co.nz)

And they said Paris in 2004 was the benchmark All Black performance in the Graham Henry era. No longer. That now belongs to Lyon 2006 as this gargantuan black force destroyed France 47-3 at Stade de Gerland today.

sports, france, new-zealand, sport, rugby, all-blacks

Bainimarama speaks to chiefs

Seeded on Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:09 AM EST (New Zealand Herald)

SUVA - Fiji's military commander has addressed a gathering of indigenous chiefs trying to broker a resolution to his dangerous standoff with the Pacific nation's prime minister. After boycotting yesterday's session of the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) in Suva, Commodore Fran …

world-news, fiji, frank-bainimarama

Baby whale stranded on beach

Seeded on Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:50 PM EDT (Australian News Network)

A WHALE calf has been found stranded on a beach on the NSW-Queensland border. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) said the young humpback whale was discovered beached at Cabarita Beach, Tweed Heads, late yesterday.

whales, science, stranding, tweed-heads, humpback