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Ageing Black Caps tweakers raise what-ifs in victory

No spin in Central Districts Stags tweaker Ajaz Patel's statement in Abu Dhabi overnight.

Wellington's still the 'coolest harbour metropolis'

Wellington mixes the old with the new to reinvent itself

Must be time for a party clean-out

COMMENT: Sunday's "Q+A" show on the Jami-Lee Ross saga was "surreal", says Mike Williams.

Canny view: Putting 'family' into financial planning

COMMENT: Communication is the key to success, writes Glen Trillo.

A toxic week in the National camp

COMMENT: This whole shemozzle originates with Simon Bridges' very poor judgement.

Islands victim of Sanzaar fiscal bullying

When will codes stop finding faults with South Pacific Island nations to expose talent?

Driver's licence almost a stay out of jail free card

Programme helps offenders step off treadmill returning them to jail repeatedly

Hopping mad when beasts prove burden

People have asked me if I am bored

ABs will exorcise demons but where was Kieran Read?

Steve Hansen assumes the mantle of mad scientist so give him all the test tubes he needs.

Haka adds colour so stop whingeing

Haka does give teams a psychological edge but since when has it been a banned substance?

Take the kids to the playground and bring out the kid in you

Time at Anderson Park offers fun, laughs, even fitness

Polls apart by some distance so pass me a grain of salt

ANZ business panel's dire outlook doesn't appear shared by voters in general

S African ripped Bay Pakeha for backing Maori

Postal workers were sacked for leaking press cable

Young offenders get licence to steer away from crime

A car key in a youth's hand instead of a jail key in a warder's . . . it's a no-brainer.

Cup frothing but beautiful game wobbling on its axis

World Cup showed nothing wrong with VAR but what's frustrating is how Fifa employs it.

France thoroughly deserve 18-carat gold cup

If statistics is yardstick of success, France are flunkies but they showed class matters

Belgium have measure of set-piece England

Belgium show the gulf in class after overwhelming England to secure third place in Russia.

Croats will need total disrespect to upset Les Bleus

Croatia are budding model of what Germany were but France are Brazil without egos in final