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PM confident NZ will send Games team despite attack
John Key remains confident NZ will send a team to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Commonwealth Games: Go to Delhi pleads running legend
Sir John Walker has implored the New Zealand team to attend the next month's Commonwealth Games.

Games: Athletes village open for business
Forget the mosquitoes - the Commonwealth Games athletes village is officially open for businesss.

Commonwealth Games: Independent report finds no fresh Delhi concerns
The second report from an independent security firm ahead of next month's Commonwealth Games has raised no notable fresh concerns.

Commonwealth Games: Delhi organisers are optimistic
Why conduct a media tour of the jewel of the Delhi Commonwealth Games - the main stadium - in the fading light of dusk?

Cricket: Indian test venue up in air
Confusion reigns over where New Zealand will play one of their three tests on the tour of India later this year.

Athletics: Willis happy with Delhi security
Defending 1500 metre gold medallist Nick Willis comfortable with the security arrangements for the Commonwealth Games.

Delhi Games security move 'illogical'
The NZOC says the decision of the three team sports to engage their own security advice ahead of the Delhi Games defies logic.

D-Day looms for Games decision
September 23 is looming as D-Day for New Zealand's involvement in the crisis-torn Commonwealth Games.

Review to decide Commonwealth Games go-ahead
New Zealand Commonwealth Games bosses have insisted they won't be cutting corners on security for next month's Delhi Games.

Book Review: The Pleasure Seekers
She's gorgeous. She's an acclaimed poet and dancer. She's been praised by Salman Rushdie and Louis de Bernieres. How astonishing is her first novel?

Games safety proof delivered: Organisers
Indian officials say they have delivered proof that all of the sporting venues are safe to operate for the Commonwealth Games.

Militant precision (+recipes)
Gourmet food and an army pedigree are an unlikely mix, but the union sure tastes good, writes Michelle Coursey.

Green gold
After years in the doldrums, forestry is booming. Could this be the start of a new golden age, or is the next bust already on the way? Nick Smith reports.

Ask Lonely Planet: India's dreamy places to wander
Advice on organised tours in India and rail travel around Europe.

Games tickets delayed by 'glitch'
Hundreds of people queuing for Commonwealth Games tickets in New Delhi were turned away from outlets.