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My Auckland: Orakei
South Islander Louise Mackenzie has made Auckland her base after eight years overseas. The business developer who shares a striking resemblance to Outrageous Fortune's Cheryl West tells us what she loves about her adopted home.
NZ couple sleep through Yasi
A South Island couple unable to escape Cairns before Cyclone Yasi hit overnight felt so safe in their hotel they slept, then watched the huge storm from their balcony.
NRL player arrested over league betting probe
Police say a Canterbury Bulldogs NRL player has been arrested for allegedly providing false evidence to a law enforcement agency during the course of an investigation.
NRL: Tuiaki's future looks bleak
Barnstorming Wests Tigers winger Taniela Tuiaki's NRL career could be over in a matter of weeks.
Basketball: Dickel facing three weeks on sidelines
Sydney's wretched luck with their point guards has continued, with the NBL cellar dwellers losing New Zealander Mark Dickel for at least three weeks.
TV Review: Panic at Rock Island
Enough to make you spew Not even Kiwi talent can save the Oz "event" movie that is Panic at Rock Island, says Deborah Hill Cone.
Racing: Cassidy rates Whitefriars to perfection in Valley win
Sydney jockey Jim Cassidy continued his hot form in the saddle since resuming from a suspension this month when he guided Whitefriars to victory in the group two Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday.
Motorsport: Lowndes and Skaife will defend Bathurst title
Superstar duo Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife are again set to join forces in 2011 to defend the Bathurst 1000 crown
Sydney: Floating above suburbia in the sport of gods
A balloon flight gives Graham Reid a new perspective on the urban sprawl.
Motorsport: Murph signs on with Kelly brothers
Veteran Kiwi V8 Supercars driver Greg Murphy claims he's not yet a spent force - and has a brand new team to prove it.
Fathers directed to keep out of the frame at birth
Fathers hoping to record the birth of their babies will have to rely on photographic memories now video cameras and mobile phones are increasingly being banned from maternity hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria.
NRL: SBW not ruling out league return
Sonny Bill Williams doesn't know exactly what he'll be doing in 2013 - but he won't rule out linking with NRL club South Sydney.
Cricket: Hussey leads Aussies to victory
A controlled half-century by David Hussey helped Australia take a 3-0 lead in their seven match ODI series against England last night.
Golf: Kiwi teen finishes second at NSW Open
New Zealand amateur golfer Lydia Ko has finished second in the New South Wales Women's Open in Sydney.
Sydney is worst city - as voted by Aussies
Sydney has been branded Australia's worst city - by its own residents.
LA Noire: In frame for underworld game
Matt Greenop has met the future of gaming - it's got a shady past.
Games, ghouls and high teas: All part of a transtasman cruise
There's plenty to do on and off a cruise ship, finds Shandelle Battersby, and the attentive staff make cruising even better.
Cold case murder: the recluse and a Hollywood link
The man accused of killing his estranged NZ girlfriend in 1987 lived as a virtual recluse nicknamed 'Badges'.
Cold case murder arrest
An Auckland man who allegedly murdered his estranged girlfriend in 1987 has handed himself into police after being on the run for almost 24 years.
Soccer: Mariners too strong for depleted Jets
Central Coast Mariners secured a 2-0 win in Sunday's low-key A-League NSW derby clash with a depleted Newcastle Jets.