Greetings fellow rugby lovers & welcome to another Friday’s Rugby News. Look at round one of the WXV1 in ‘Golden Girls Go Time!’ before ‘Friday’s Goss with Hoss‘, your guaranteed weekly rugby news ‘Pinada’. The stark reality in France is that rugby has no time for sentiment and likewise, deserving has nothing to do with it. Rugby cares not that you are a retiring national treasure and in a team that for years has been playing sublime rugby. Golden Girls Go TimeOne for all rugby lovers today as our Wallaroos take on an actual exciting English rugby side, the Red Roses.

Entertainment Tonight published this video item, entitled “Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold on ‘CRAZY’ Night at Taylor Swift Premiere (Exclusive)” – below is their description. Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold chat with ET’s Denny Directo after ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Disney100 night, which aired on Tuesday on ABC and Disney+. The pair opens up about going together to the premiere of Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour concert film. They tell ET, though they didn’t get to meet Taylor, the whole night was ‘crazy!’ Entertainment Tonight YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Please note comments are moderated before publication.

Netsafe and 2degrees launch 'Your First Phone' at Kohia Terrace School, Epsom2degrees, backed by Netsafe, has launched a new programme designed to give parents the tools they need to teach their kids the good things, and the bad things, about being online when they give them their first phone. Video / NZ Herald

Liz Gunn outside court today. The New Zealand Loyal leader said her prediction the party would get two million votes made at a public meeting during the recent campaign was said in jest. Speaking outside court today, Gunn clarified her comments that recently made headlines, in which she predicted her party would win two million votes in the October 14 general election. Gunn said she thought there were at least 700,000 special votes to be counted at a “conservative estimate.”The Electoral Commission reports there are 567,000 special votes still to be counted. She said she had received several phone calls and messages from her voters who said they had placed special votes.

Stuff and MediaWorks have been named as the brand new media partners for fashion, music and sports event Lexus Urban Polo. From fashion to DJs, Champagne, engaging activations and divot stomping, Lexus Urban Polo is being taken to the next level. Lexus Urban Polo managing director Simon Wilson is delighted to welcome Stuff and MediaWorks as new event partners. “Partnering together with Aotearoa’s top media brands shows the power of Urban Polo to reach a younger, glamorous crowd in a sport that’s growing internationally.”He urges everyone who hasn’t experienced urban polo yet to snap up their tickets. Stuff and MediaWorks will ensure the event engages as many Kiwis as possible, with Stuff’s leading digital, print, magazine and audio products reaching 3.4m Kiwis**, and MediaWorks radio brands reaching 2.4* million listeners weekly.

Term deposit rates also increased by between 15 basis points at the shorter end and 30 basis points for five-year terms. Consumer price index data has shown weak results at 5.5%, and thus, official cash rate increases were less likely. Some analysts are expecting this rate to persist through 2025. Gareth Kiernan, chief forecaster at Infometrics, said there are some factors that influenced these movements, including the cost of funding on international markets. “At the shorter end, Kiwibank looks like it’s moving its mortgages to be more in line with the other banks – previously they’ve been a little bit lower,” said Kiernan.

A likely record Green Party caucus is ramping up for an energetic term in Opposition, with the leaders indicating “community-led resistance” - particularly around climate change and Te Tiriti o Waitangi issues - could be on the cards, although both of their futures are still uncertain. James Shaw and Marama Davidson were joined by 13 other Green Party members in Wellington today. Speaking in front of Parliament, neither Shaw or Davidson were able to confirm if they would stick out the full term as co-leaders. “Still decisions to be made,” said Davidson, who entered Parliament in 2015 and became female co-leader in 2018. Labour’s Willie Jackson has spoken about working with the Greens and Te Pāti Māori to fight back.

New Zealand Kiwis coach Michael Maguire has declared that international rugby league needs a complete overhaul in regards to its eligibility rules. “When you're talking to players, they've got choices and they're the rules at the moment,” Maguire said via Stuff.co.nz. “But it would be nice to be able to say this is the path you're going down, especially for the Kiwis. There are a number of players that have so many options, they can play for the Kiwis, Samoa, Tonga and there's obviously the Origin arena. “It would be nice to have it levelled out then players understand where they're going and we can build off that.

Melbourne-based fashion retailer Nobody Denim has recently faced closure, adding to the challenges in Australia’s retail sector. The company, which supplied its products to major operators like The Iconic and David Jones across Australia and New Zealand, succumbed to financial pressures and went into voluntary liquidation. On 10th October, Shane Deane and Nicholas Giasoumi from insolvency firm Dye and Co were appointed as liquidators, marking the company’s formal step into the process of liquidation. Nobody Denim’s financial woes have translated into a substantial debt of US $ 3.6 million, with a significant portion, US $ 2.64 million, owed to its manufacturer, Denim 108, as per reports. Queensland-based Outland Denim has acquired Nobody Denim and retained five employees, ensuring the continuation of the business under new ownership.

This is why The Great New Zealand Sausage Competition (GNZSC) is so highly anticipated every year. For 26 years, the GNZSC has revealed the finest and tastiest sausages New Zealand has to offer. Well, ladies, gentlemen and saussie enthusiasts across the country, the results are in and the best sausage in the land hails from the shores of Silverdale. Sausage makers are encouraged to push the boundaries of flavour and innovation and think outside the confines of the sausage casing to determine the best traditional sausage, best gourmet sausage and, perhaps most importantly, the best sausage in all of New Zealand, which most Kiwis have likely pondered at least once when browsing the meat section at their local grocer. “It can be quite tricky creating a single meat sausage, but this was an incredibly well-made sausage with a good balance of meat and fat,” said Paterson.

Watch the latest full episode of The Breakdown from the Sky Sport team in France. Sky Sport The Breakdown, episode 35.

In keeping with its tradition of supporting events in Christchurch, New Zealand Media and Entertainment has revealed a number of collaborations with entertainment, sports, and musical events in the city. Partnering with Addington Raceway and Riccarton Park as its exclusive radio, print and digital media partner in 2022, NZME has reaffirmed its commitment to these race day events for another year. In the sporting world, NZME has also announced a new two-year exclusive media partnership with World Netball and the Fast5 Netball World Series, with the 2023 event taking place in Christchurch in November. In addition, NZME has been once again appointed exclusive media partner of Electric Avenue, a music festival held in Hagley Park on February 24, 2024. Michael Boggs, NZME CEO says NZME is proud to be the preferred media partner for a number of prominent events in the Garden City.

The Labour Party have announced Chris Hipkins will remain as leader after a long caucus meeting at Parliament this afternoon. Robert Kitchin/Stuff Chris Hipkins will remain Labour leader.

For the cost of 5 million sausages, bunting, bands and bubbles, we could get a lot more people to the polls in 2026. There’s nothing like a trip to the polling booth to make you feel as if you’re part of something. Or several things: a community, a town, a

Stuff Group has launched a new strategic creative and editorial studio called Harakeke, bringing together data and insights, content creatives, marketers, strategists and storytellers to help brands get noticed. The new studio, which sits within Stuff’s Brand Connections team, enables brands to leverage Stuff’s extensive audience reach and scale in creative new ways, using the team of creative and media experts within Stuff Group. Brand Connections Managing Director Matt Headland says Harakeke will work with agency and client partners to deliver brand storytelling that integrates across Stuff’s valuable digital, print, event, audio, community and magazine audiences. “Stuff already has Aotearoa’s largest and most engaged print and digital news audiences – now we can offer a deeper, richer creative experience for our partners and their customers,” he says. “Weaving brands into the stuff people care about, using real-time interactions with our audiences to inform our work, is at the heart of what Harakeke offers,” she says.