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wellington Sevens 2012

LATEST: Wellington has been caught in the middle of a 'dirty, filthy high' and it could be a drizzly day at the Sevens, forecasters say.

Day 2: Photo gallery Day 1: Costume photos Up-to-date games scores Pitch invader spoils fun What happened yesterday Readers' photos

Ten injured in Te Horo crash

Te Horo crash LATEST: A ten-year-old boy is in a critical condition following a three vehicle collision on SH1 near Otaki which involved 10 people.

Beloved shop battling to survive

Andrew Armitage The landmark Aro Street Video Store faces closure as online piracy eats into profits and cannibalises the movie industry.

Spy car drivers shun the spotlight

Ann Reeves Wellington City Council's spy car camera operators are camera-shy.

Another earthquake rattles Wellington

Earthquake A magnitude-5 earthquake located in the South Island shook Wellington this morning.

Boy racers torment town

Boy racer Hundreds of boy racers from across the Wellington region are descending on Wairarapa.

Maori flag to be flown at Town Hall

The Tino Rangatiratanga flag will fly in Wellington on Waitangi Day for the first time.

Strip club gets bum deal

Aussie war memorial for Wellington

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Historic building brings film to NZ

An old Wellington building with World War II tunnels and air raid shelters has been invaded by a film crew and cast.

Mana: Key set for hostile Waitangi reception

Waitangi Mana warns PM will get a hostile reception at Waitangi amid Maori anger over Treaty rights and Te Puni Kokiri cutbacks.

Crafar court challenge underway

Lawyers trying to block the $200 million sale of Crafar Farms to a Chinese firm have told Wellington's High Court it would not bring significant benefits to New Zealanders as required by law.

State sector whets knives

Treasury's advice on schools blasted

Farm sales

Labour tangled in foreign farm sales

Political editor Tracy Watkins analyses the political week and finds Labour is some way from connecting with middle New Zealand, while the Maori Party is against some massive headwinds.

Clock ticking on Christchurch mayor

Christchurch City Council CEO Tony Marryatt, left, and Mayor Bob Parker. It is time for Bob Parker to realise that there's more to being mayor of Christchurch than donning a bright orange jacket.

Don't let drunks spoil Sevens fun

There is a fine line between exuberance and boorishness. It is a distinction sevens fans participating in the revelries should bear in mind.

Food Bill overkill

Our hands were tied over Crafar

Gareth Morgan

How Gareth got me to back the Nix

Got a call from an ex-Wellingtonian now Auckland friend last weekend. He was in town to take part in the ocean challenge swim race.

Warehouse sales rise

The Warehouse says a last minute flurry of summer shoppers has lifted sales, putting it on track to meet targets though trading remain challenging.

Crafar court challenge underway

Lawyers trying to block the $200 million sale of Crafar Farms to a Chinese firm have told Wellington's High Court it would not bring significant benefits to New Zealanders as required by law.

Tourists flocking in

More people leaving NZ than arriving

Rob Fyfe

What makes a rock star CEO?

Air New Zealand's Rob Fyfe is not the only CEO to turn around a business, so why has he attracted the ''rock star'' accolade?

Tough times for Aro Street Video

Andrew Armitage It's a Wellington landmark that's been serving up obscure arthouse flicks to diehard film junkies since 1989.

English players love Wellington coffee

The English aren't renowned for their excellent coffee-making skills, so it is no surprise that visiting Wellington rates highly for coffee-mad Sevens players.

Three ways with lychees

Mighty meal at The Matterhorn

One Love

One Love back on it's feet

Wellington's Cuba St Carnival is in hiatus, the Whopper Chopper seaside extravaganza is long gone, but the annual One Love Waitangi Day party is dusting off and back on its feet.

Make sure you pay attention

J Edgar Clint Eastwood's biopic of the man who essentially founded the FBI, and then ran it for 48 years, arrives on the back of a seriously mixed North American reception.

Incubus' dire metal-lite

American nu-metal act Incubus had its peak a decade ago.

Cop drama cruelly cut short

The language of flowers

Like Crazy

No excuse for being boring

Like Crazy is shot mostly handheld, has the look and the feel of an observational doco.

NZ books quarter final spot

Cecil Afrika Gordon Tietjens is a wily operator and appears to have kept plenty of powder dry ahead of tomorrow's quarterfinals at the Wellington sevens.

Bracewell braces for IPL bids

Doug Bracewell's cricketing stocks could soar further when he takes part in his first Indian Premier League auction tonight.

CD damp, but not done

T20 almost unwatchable

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Injury keeps Lowe on sidelines

Karl Lowe's wretched luck has continued, with the Hurricanes flanker ruled out of the preseason campaign with a knee injury.

Wellington Sevens

Rowdy revellers at the Sevens

As Sevens fans partied in central Wellington overnight, police made about 29 arrests for liquor ban breaches and disorderly behaviour.

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Wellington Sevens games scores

Results of the games of the 2012 Wellington Sevens.

Pitch invader

Pitch invader spoils first day

Wellington Sevens security boosted after a pitch invader tackled a player in the final game of the first day.

Wellington Sevens

Blog: Day one ends on high

It's game over for today as crowds leave the stadium following New Zealand's big win and a streaker's big fail.

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