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The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final

18 October 2025

The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final

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Otago have stormed into the NPC final after an emphatic 41-17 win over Bay of Plenty in their semi-final in Dunedin
	18 Oct: Otago have stormed into the NPC final after an emphatic 41-17 win over Bay of Plenty in their semi-final in Dunedin... more

Otago's pursuit of a first NPC rugby title since 1998 remains intact, after dispatching Bay of Plenty 41-17 in their semifinal in Dunedin
	18 Oct: Otago's pursuit of a first NPC rugby title since 1998 remains intact, after dispatching Bay of Plenty 41-17 in their semifinal in Dunedin... more

State Highway 1 near South Canterbury's Makikihi will close tonight to recover a truck
	17 Oct: State Highway 1 near South Canterbury's Makikihi will close tonight to recover a truck... more

No regrets from Silver Ferns goal shoot Grace Nweke over her post-match speech in support of coach Dame Noeline Taurua during the South African series finale last month
	16 Oct: No regrets from Silver Ferns goal shoot Grace Nweke over her post-match speech in support of coach Dame Noeline Taurua during the South African series finale last month... more

Five people are injured - two seriously - after a crash just after 11am involving at least two vehicles on State Highway 79 - near the Mackenzie town of Fairlie
	14 Oct: Five people are injured - two seriously - after a crash just after 11am involving at least two vehicles on State Highway 79 - near the Mackenzie town of Fairlie... more

No qualms from former All Blacks halfback Ant Strachan over the trio of scrum-halves selected in the New Zealand development XV squad
	14 Oct: No qualms from former All Blacks halfback Ant Strachan over the trio of scrum-halves selected in the New Zealand development XV squad... more

Central Otago District Council's reviewed allegations of misconduct about a new councillor, from seven years ago
	14 Oct: Central Otago District Council's reviewed allegations of misconduct about a new councillor, from seven years ago... more

A coroner's backing Fire and Emergency's public safety campaigns, following the deaths of a mother and son in Southland
	14 Oct: A coroner's backing Fire and Emergency's public safety campaigns, following the deaths of a mother and son in Southland... more

Invercargill's Aurora College remains in lockdown, after reports of an assault at the school
	13 Oct: Invercargill's Aurora College remains in lockdown, after reports of an assault at the school... more

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