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Wellington, Nov 4 NZPA - New Zealand beat South Africa 51-17 at the Asia-Oceania wheelchair rugby championship in Christchurch today.
They led 30-7 at halftime in their first competitive match for several months.
Equally impressive were Australia, who beat Korea 67-33.
By Mark Geenty of NZPA
Cardiff, Nov 3 NZPA - The All Blacks plan to meet with prop Carl Hayman to roll out the welcome mat and have sounded out other British-based rugby World Cup contenders to declare their availability by mid-next year.
By Mark Geenty of NZPA
Cardiff, Nov 3 NZPA - As Warren Gatland named his Wales rugby side to face the All Blacks, the local paper was putting on its bravest face.
Wellington, Nov 2 NZPA - New Zealand's wheelchair rugby team are looking to erase their Beijing Paralympics disappointment at this week's Asia-Oceania zone championships in Christchurch.
After the disappointment of finishing fifth in the Beijing Paralympics, the New Zealand wheelchair rugby team is looking to atone for that failure when it competes in the IWAS Wheelchair Rugby Asia-Oceania Zone Championships in Christchurch starting on Wednesday.
Kiwis young and old dream a lot, and quite differently too, according to a survey done to find out what was on the nation's wish list.
By Mark Geenty of NZPA
Tokyo, Nov 2 NZPA - The All Blacks arrive in Cardiff today shorn of two key players and braced for more hi-jinks from Welsh rugby officials in a tricky buildup to the second test of their tour.
By Daniel Gilhooly of NZPA
Wellington, Nov 1 NZPA - It's time for Wanganui to jump into a bigger rugby pond, according to their successful coach Guy Lennox.
By Mark Geenty of NZPA
Tokyo, Nov 1 NZPA - Another goalkicking masterclass under his belt, Daniel Carter is confident he can overcome a calf muscle injury as he eyeballs Andrew Mehrtens' All Blacks test rugby pointscoring record in Cardiff next weekend.
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