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Quality galloper Rock On Wood shed the tag of a Group One winner in waiting in emphatic fashion when he dashed home to take out the Gr.1 Rydges Wellington Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) at Trentham. The Leanne Elliot-trained six-year-old had promised plenty at the highest level without being able to convert that into a Group…
The search for Christchurch’s missing Lotto NZ millionaire is over. The winner of the $5.2 million Powerball prize has come forward to claim their prize – eight days after winning the life-changing amount. As speculation swirled about why the prize had not been claimed – the winner was completely unaware that his yellow ticket was…
Huge congratulations to Capital’s Lewis Clareburt and Coach, Gary Hollywood. Another Olympic qualification time and a New Zealand Open record in the Men’s 200 Individual Medley. Clareburt beat the previous record (1:59.24) by an incredible 1.35 seconds, finishing in 1:57.89 seconds. The previous record was held by Brad Ashby in 2017 at the FINA World…
Kiwi Freeride skier Craig Murray (Christchurch) has claimed third place in the Men’s Ski category at the invite only Freeride World Tour. Today was the first stop of the 2022 tour held in Baqueira Beret, Spain. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic Craig remained in New Zealand last Northern Hemisphere winter but proved he is still…
More events planned for Christchurch have become casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Christchurch City Council has reluctantly decided to cancel the planned New Year’s Eve party in North Hagley Park and fun family event Kite Day while Strut and Fret, the organisers of Bread & Circus World Buskers Festival, have announced they are postponing the…
Has the High Court shown the way for successful Māori claims to marine title? Nearly two decades on from the bitter political battle over ownership of the seabed and foreshore, a recent precedent-setting High Court decision passed almost without comment in the mainstream media. Coastline near Ōpōtiki in the eastern Bay of Plenty. www.shutterstock.com The…