Wellington, Oct 3 NZPA - Hawke's Bay lead Bay of Plenty 17-12 at halftime in an Air NZ Cup rugby match in Napier tonight.

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Wellington, Oct 3 NZPA - Canterbury lead Southland 13-0 at halftime in an Air NZ Cup rugby match in Invercargill tonight.

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Wellington, Oct 3 NZPA - Injury has forced a late change to the Otago rugby team for an Air NZ Cup match against Wellington in Dunedin tomorrow night.

Wellington, Oct 3 NZPA - Updated Otago team named today for an Air NZ Cup rugby match against Wellington in Dunedin tomorrow night:-

3 October 2008 - Twenty years after debuting at netball's National Provincial Championships, Jenny-May Coffin will fittingly end her playing career at the tournament in Rotorua this weekend.

3 October 2008 - Hockey NZ wishes to officially advise that Paul Woolford, Gareth Brooks and Bevan Hari have retired from the Black Sticks Men's team.

Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - Waikato surged into the Air NZ Cup rugby quarterfinals with a stirring 45-41 win over Taranaki in Hamilton tonight.

They came out on the right side of the ledger after an 11-try action-packed thriller at Waikato Stadium.

Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - Result of an Air NZ Cup rugby match at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton tonight:-

Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - Form and fitness concerns have led Otago coach Steve Martin to make six changes to his starting 15 for an Air NZ Cup rugby match against Wellington on Saturday night.

Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - Otago team named today for an Air NZ Cup rugby match against Wellington in Dunedin on Saturday night:-