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Florence, Italy - Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals Tuesday despite a 3-2 defeat at Fiorentina, who succumbed to the away-goal rule after losing 2-1 in the away leg. Under ...

The Industry Training Federation believes the tertiary sector is long overdue for a shake up.Tertiary education funding will be performance linked under a raft of proposed changes announced by new Ter...

A truck has struck a herd of cows on State Highway 1 near Waimate, between Timaru and Oamaru.Up to four cows may be dead and a number are injured. The driver is uninjured but shaken.Police warn there ...

With the start of the Rolex China Sea Race just three weeks away, a competitive fleet is lining up for this 565-nautical mile Asian offshore classic. To date, 29 boats are registered, with several mor...

Puma International Moth World Championship day two. Australian Andrew 'Amac' McDougall still holds the lead after four races. Kerstin Sommer (UAE) is the highest placed female in position 26. It was r...

ules Verne Trophy - Groupama 3 attempt. With a little over 5,000 miles left before reaching Ushant, the virtual separation between Groupama 3 and Orange 2 has been yo-yoing for the past three days. Th...

Australia's taken a 2-1 lead in the five match one day series against the Black Caps with a six wicket win at Hamilton's Seddon Park.The Black Caps were guilty of failing to bat out the 50 overs, dism...

The Director-General of Health, Stephen McKernan, says he decided not to seek reappointment when his contract expires at the end of July, because he felt it was his time to go, but health specialists ...

Maori Party MP Hone Harawira has hit back at those criticising him for his opposition to marine turbines in the Kaipara Harbour.In his Northland Age column, Mr Harawira said contrary to media reports ...

A New Zealand family expelled from Morocco on religious grounds is struggling to come to terms with the situation.For the past 18 months the Broadbents have been working at a Christian children's home...

PUMA International Moth worlds day two Andrew "Amac" McDougall still in the lead after three races Day two of PUMA International Moth Worlds got to a late start as a foggy haze and light winds lea...

The 300-mile deficit between Groupama 3 and the Jules Verne Trophy reference time has begun decreasing - slowly

All4One's (left) decision to post a windspotter up the mast for their race against Mascalzone Latino paid off, with the Franco-German team leveraging a patch of fresh breeze into a 44s victory. Photo ...

One out of every 350 people in the UAE owns a boat while one in every seven in Norway owns one. Compared to international markets such as the United States, which has 13 million boats, the local indu...

Send us an event report Heavy weather takes its toll as fatigue sets in It appears that yesterday's prediction made by Qingdao's skipper, Chris Stanmore-Major, that the worst was still to come h...

Like a kid in a lolly shop it was hard for photographers on the water last weekend for the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta to know where to look. Boats everywhere of every size plugging down harbour or fl...

Club crowned at RYA Volvo Dinghy Show

Azzurra's young crew win closest opening day race of Louis Vuitton Trophy

Henri Lloyd Back Pack and Gill Jacket on Purple Tuesday - 02 Feb 2010Welcome to the first Purple Tuesday of February 2010. This week we have two more great deals; the Henri Lloyd 30 Litre Back Pack re...

Team Origin's Ian Roman was on the water with the British America's Cup team for the first day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Auckland. ... [