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Rugby: Traditional tours could revive midweek games

NZ anti-whaler's life in Japanese prison

A look at the conditions of detention faced by a NZ anti-whaling activist awaiting trial in Japan for disrupting whaling in the Southern Ocean.

US official: More Toyota fines possible

Govt urges Japan to join Ady Gil investigation

The NZ Govt is putting pressure on Japan to participate in an investigation into the sinking of an anti-whaling vessel, John Key says.

Ady Gil collision inquiry 'inconclusive'

A lack of Japanese co-operation has meant an Australian investigation into Ady Gill's collision with a whaling boat was 'inconclusive'.

Schoolboys set an example for the All Blacks to follow

Soccer: Tough pool for U-17 women

Nintendo profit to take a rare fall

<i>George Muller:</i> Whaling deal holds grave risks

<i>John Roughan:</i> Little sympathy for middle-age angst

John Roughan writes that ageing activist Peter Bethune should cut the antics and enjoy a much improved world.

Rugby: Blues up for another smashing time

Lincoln considers revoking Fujimori doctorate

Activist's father calls for firm Govt action

Tokyo says whaling activist hurt crew

Japan to lay five charges against NZ whaling activist

Japan will lay five charges against anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, for boarding the Shonan Maru II in the Southern Ocean in February. His lawyer says the situation is potentially very serious.

Japan: Land of rising fun

Harajuku, the epicentre of Tokyo's youth fashion scene, is where small, slightly deranged teenagers with an endless capacity for weirdness come to play dress-up.