Celebrate NZ: Battle of the Titans

In a grunty mixture of talent, toughness, testosterone and tradition, 1st XV schoolboy rugby teams lock horns all over the country as they battle it out for their college. The number of secondary school teams, including girls, is on the rise with some much-anticipated games shown live on Sky TV. No battle is more fierce than the traditional clash between Auckland Grammar School and King’s College, watched this year by a huge crowd. Grammar won 29-15, taking home the coveted Cooper/Greenbank Cup. Photos / Sarah Ivey

King's College First XV and Auckland Grammar School First XV battle it out for the Cooper-Greenbank Cup. Photos by Sarah Ivey.

Image 1 of 42: King's College First XV and Auckland Grammar School First XV battle it out for the Cooper-Greenbank Cup. Photos by Sarah Ivey.

Army exercises under Mt Ruapehu
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Army exercises under Mt Ruapehu

The New Zealand Army has been busy holding exercises at the Waiouru training area. This included 12 days of Exercise Vengeance involving Victor Company from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and Exercise Brimstone held by The School of Artillery. Photos by Mike Scott / NZ Herald

ANZAC Day service in Auckland
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ANZAC Day service in Auckland

Auckland War Memorial dawn service, Hobsonville civil service and the Devonport parade. How Aucklanders remembered the ANZACS. Photos / Hayden Woodward, Dean Purcell and Alex Burton

Sydney mourns victims of Bondi Junction attack
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Sydney mourns victims of Bondi Junction attack

Seven people died at the hands of a knife-wielding attacker at the Westfield Mall in Bondi. The people of Sydney come to pay their respects the day after the tragedy unfolded. Photographs by Rick Roycroft for the Associate Press

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