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Former New Zealand Rugby Chairman Eddie Tonks has died

20 October 2020

Tonks was played a key role in organising the the 1987 World Cup and helping the game go professional in 1996.

He was 85.

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23 Jan: All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams denies player power was behind the early exit of coach Scott Robertson

23 Jan: All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams has dismissed any suggestions of player power being behind the early exit of New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson

23 Jan: New Zealand's elite rugby talent must focus on the task at hand, as they await a new All Blacks coach

23 Jan: The All Blacks will venture into new territory this year, playing the fourth test against the Springboks in the American city of Baltimore on September 12

22 Jan: Former All Black Tony Brown has confirmed he intends to honour his contract as an assistant with South Africa, rather than make himself available for inclusion in any New Zealand coaching group

22 Jan: Tony Brown is keeping his All Blacks coaching aspirations alive - just not now

22 Jan: Former All Blacks first-five Lima Sopoaga suggests Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph's people skills make him the best option to take over the national team job from Scott Robertson

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Environment:
The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard 20:07

Business:
An expectation the official cash rate will be held steady as inflation is higher than expected 18:57

Politics:
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Environment:
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Rugby:
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Soccer:
To football, and South Island United have claimed their first win in the Oceania Pro League 18:07

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Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a 62-year-old man reported missing from the Invercargill area - last seen two weeks ago 17:27

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