Wine: Ticking the right boxes
New Zealand wines of genuine distinction and world class status are not legion, but they do exist. Some tick some of the boxes some of the time. A few seem to get it dead right most of the time.
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Europe: Icing on the cake
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Soccer: Oceania gives up fight for Cup votes
The Oceania Football Confederation has accepted the loss of its voting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts.
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Lady Hillary unlikely to be charged over watch row
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