Top Herald rugby scribes Wynne Gray and Gregor Paul reflect upon the Bledisloe victory against the Wallabies, look ahead to the matches against the Pumas, and debate how the 1995 RWC team stacks up man vs man against the current All Blacks.
Tweeted by @piersmorgan as 'Astounding, and deeply moving, Haka tribute to fallen comrades in Afghanistan' this haka was filmed at Burnham Military Camp by the NZ Defence Force during a farewell to fallen comrades Corporal Luke Tamatea, 31, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker, 26, and Private Richard Harris, 21.
The Wallabies can only look to the next game against South Africa after a historic loss to the All Blacks. The first pointless loss to the All Blacks in 50 years. Coach Robbie Deans had to give credit to the world champions for their performance.
After a blistering win at Eden Park, captain Richie McCaw is satisfied with the team's performance - although he feels there were a few missed opportunities they should have capitalised on.
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans faced the New Zealand media before the second Bledisloe Cup test at Eden Park, being very upfront about what his Aussie team has to do to beat the All Blacks at home.
All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw said that preparations have been good for the All Blacks but they need to bring that to the field tomorrow night at Eden Park.
Boil Up brings in the big guns to talk League this week, Stacey Jones, Wairangi Koopu, and Richie Barnett look at The Warriors turmoil. Plus what’s the chances of The Wallabies breaking their Eden Park hoodoo.
This weekends Bledisloe Cup Test will be Sonny Bill's final outing for the All Blacks, but he hopes it's not the last we will see of him playing rugby. A sense of timing has always been Sonny Bill Williams' strong point and like all true entertainers he is about to bow out with the crowd - and in his case the All Blacks coaches - wanting more. He has farewelled his Chiefs teammates, a job made much harder by the fact that he helped them win their maiden Super Rugby title and had finally seemed to have found his spiritual home in Hamilton.
The descent of the robot explorer Curiosity onto the surface of Mars has been captured in new high definition detail. Enhanced grainy NASA footage of the Curiosity landing has pieced together thousands of pictures from the rover's Mars Descent Imager (MARDI). It begins with a heat shield falling away from Curiosity as it plummets through the pink skies above Mars.
Herald writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray give their expert analysis & opinion after Steve Hansen, head coach for the All Blacks named his squad of 22 to play against the Wallabies at Eden Park.
Relive some of the key moments in pictures from the All Black victory over the Wallabies in Sydney from last Saturday.
All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has named his squad to take on the Wallabies at Eden Park with hopes of securing the Bledisloe Cup for another year. Only one change was made to replace injured prop Tony Woodcock, Wyatt Crockett is excited & ready to step up.
Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah talks to Radio Sport's Tony Veitch about Brian McClennan leaving the NRL franchise
Frog Recruitment director Jane Kennelly shares ideas on how to foster creativity in a business and the benefits that come from doing so. She also touches on some of the challenges involved in having highly creative people working together. “Sometimes it can become a little bit of a battle of the wills. “By and large, if we have great conversations, they typically lead to great decisions.”
The individual skill level of the All Blacks needs to rise after last weekends disappointing performance. The Wallabies are expected to bring a lot more to this weekends test at Eden Park.
After a 19-27 win over the Wallabies, All Black Head Coach, Steve Hansen says there is always room for improvement. After the Wallabies defeat in the opening match for the Investec Rugby Championship they must improve if they are to win their first game at Eden Park since against the All Blacks since 1986.
Herald writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray give their expert analysis & opinion on the All Blacks squad named to play the Wallabies in the upcoming Bledisloe Cup test in Sydney.
A run of strong games for the Chiefs has earned Liam Messam an All Black callup for the start of the Bledisloe Cup series. Last in first on, might be Messam's catchword while his battle cry should be about repeating the work he has produced in the past two months.
Cheers and congratulations met the New Zealand Olympians as they arrived back in Auckland. Single sculling gold medallist Mahe Drysdale said, "to get this sort of welcome is just awesome".
A landslip smashed into the back of two houses on Hawkhurst Road, Lyttleton, causing significant damage. Belinda Debono and Harry Peterson were evacuated from their home after Emergency services & Civil Defence arrived to assess the damage.
Barry Humphries, the creator and manager of Dame Edna Everage, is tired of the touring life. Humphries has announced his Eat, Pray, Laugh! production will be his last tour - although he says he will continue to perform. Humphries spoke to New Zealnd Herald reporter Nicholas Jones about his life as 'Dame Edna Everage' and his New Zealand connection.
A glittering and bejeweled Dame Edna, the alter ego of Barry Humphries, enthusiastically greeted city representatives and media at the Town Hall, saying she was delighted to be back in the country and for her last farewell tour. Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse and Dame Edna's long-time friend, gossip columnist David Hartnell, were among the gathered group.
Raw on-board Eagle helicopter footage from the arrest raid at Dotcom's mansion has been shown as evidence to the High Court in Auckland. Police call signs have been edited from this video under instruction from the New Zealand High Court.
Olympic Silver medalist Valerie Adams talks to nzherald.co.nz about her disappointment at not winning Gold in London, and the effect of the entry form mistake which almost cost her a place in the shot put field.
A 14-story office tower in Christchurch tumbled to the ground in just a few seconds during New Zealand's first controlled implosion.
The New Zealand Herald sports writer Wynne Gray give his expert analysis on the All Blacks squad named to play in the Investec Rugby Championships.
All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen and his fellow selectors Assistant Coach Ian Foster & former All Black Grant Fox have announced the squad for the 2012 Investec Rugby Championship, with Auckland Blues prop Charlie Faumuina the latest All Black to be named.
Double scullers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan have painted gold on New Zealand's Olympic campaign. The defending world champions won the title with a sizzling second half on Eton Dorney to roar home and collect New Zealand's first gold medal of the Games. Sullivan, sitting in the stroke seat, flung his arms in the air and sank back into Cohen's lap, turned to his right and shook hands with his partner before standing upright in the boat.
It’s a Super Rugby Special this week on Boil Up. Special Guests Robbie Fruen and Jarrod Hoeata join Buck Shelford, Ian Jones and Willie Lose to debate the Chiefs vs Sharks Super Rugby final. Plus Martin Devlin sits in for Meoldie Robinson and tries to take down Te Arahi Maipi in oral battle of mass proportions.
Thousands of Chiefs fans lined up outside the Waikato Stadium this morning to buy tickets to this weekends final match between the Chiefs and the Sharks, some queueing since 2am. However for some fans, tickets sold out to quickly before they could get their hands on one.
Herald sports writers Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray give their expert opinion and analysis on Graham Henry's new book and the big question can the Chiefs win the Super Rugby finals against the Sharks.
The much-anticipated blueprint includes 12 key sites for major facilities, including a new 2000-capacity convention centre at a "postcard location" by the river, a huge aquatic and indoor sports facility, revitalised square with a new central library, and Ngai Tahu cultural centre. Leafy, bright "college-campus style" open space will form the compact centre of a rebuilt Garden City, designed to "solve the problem of too much land, not enough demand".
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) in April established a central development unit, which was tasked with coming up with a blueprint for the city in 100 days. Prime Minister John Key and Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee released the blueprint for the rebuild of the city centre, which was devastated by last February's deadly earthquake.
Fran O'Sullivan, Executive Editor for Mood of the Boardroom presents her report & survey findings. Probing the views from CEO's of New Zealand's major companies in association with BusinessNZ, this years CEO survey is strongly focused on how New Zealand can successfully grow during a period of international uncertainty.