South Africa successfully defends RWC title after beating All Blacks 12-11 in a tightly contested finalSouth Africa successfully defends RWC title after beating All Blacks 12-11 in a tightly contested finalImage: Getty ImagesSouth Africa has successfully defended their Rugby World Cup title after overcoming the All Blacks 12-11 in a tightly contested match and also become the second team to win the Webb Ellis Trophy back-to-back. All Blacks’ Richie Mou’nga converted a penalty in the 16th minute to reduce the deficit to 6-3. In the 18th minute, Pollard extended the Springboks’ lead to 9-3 after converting a penalty. In the 33rd minute, Pollard kicked another penalty to increase the lead to 12-3 before Mou’nga replied in the 37th minute with a penalty to reduce the gap to 12-6. The Springboks were flashed yellow cards in the second half to captain Siya Kolisi in the 45th minute and Cheslin Kolbe in the 72nd minute.

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“Not in my wildest dreams did I think that both my children would ever be gone before me… and not like this. She was known to community mental health and alcohol and drug services and was under the care of a private psychiatrist. However he has not been able to work at all since Daniel died. He felt that no matter how Mia and Daniel died, they were also worth celebrating and remembering. Unfortunately, Garry’s experience is not unique, and it reflects the worsening mental health issues in New Zealand.

It’s a Pōneke lunchtime institution, but which Malaysian roti canai and curry combo is best? We judged each restaurant based on what we know good Malaysian food to be. Here are Wellington’s roti canai combos, ranked from worst to best. The roti canai looked like the frozen stuff I use at home, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing – when cooked well, it’s a solid choice. The best roti canai and chicken curry in the whole of Wellington central.

Pū Rākau blocks feature the Māori alphabet, numbers, atua Māori (Māori gods) and patterns. (Johnson Witehira/Supplied)A set of alphabet blocks in te reo Māori aims to transport the Māori world into people’s homes and normalise it through play. The Paku Pū Rākau blocks feature the Māori alphabet and numbers, along with Māori atua (gods) and designs. Artist Johnson Witehira hopes his Māori alphabet blocks can help tamariki engage with the culture in a fun way. He said by creating the blocks, he wants to normalise te ao Māori in society.

They’ve been described as the Beetles for kids. And now after more than a decade of spreading joy to generations of children, the Wiggles – Anthony, Murray, Greg, and Jeff have reunited on screen to tell how the magic happened. It wasn’t all upbeat and colourful skivvies, as the film sheds light on some of the struggles they faced as individuals. Yellow Wiggle Greg Page and Purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt joined Jack Tame to chat about the documentary, the history, and the success of the Wiggles. LISTEN ABOVE

Roy Krishna to join national soccer team for Pacific GamesRoy Krishna to join national soccer team for Pacific GamesSource: Stuff.co.nzFiji’s golden boy, Roy Krishna, Suva's Mohammed Ramzan Khan and Rewa's Patrick Joseph have been added in the final national football squad for the Pacific Games. This comes as district reps Aporosa Yada, Inoke Turagalailai and Muni Shivam Naidu have been dropped from the team. National team manager, Kartik Reddy says Yada and Turagalailai failed to take drug tests during the knockout stages of the recent Courts IDC in Suva while Naidu has not recovered from a groin injury. He says Yada and Turagalailai have deemed to have failed the test. The Pacific Games will held in Solomon Island from 19th November to the 2nd of December.

An advertising campaign and attractive relocation package could see New Zealand prison guards poached by Australia. The Northern Territory government is offering individuals a A$25,000 package to cross the ditch, while families could get up to A$35,000. ADVERTISEMENTNew Zealand is still short 346 prison guards, despite Corrections' $4 million recruitment drive. The Northern Territory government would not reveal how many workers it was hoping for, but said so far 26 New Zealand Corrections officers had applied. National commissioner Leigh Marsh said that was because of the rigorous selection process, and the high level of integrity expected of staff working in prisons.

'Vital': New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner (R. Satish BABU)An unassuming cricketer like most of his New Zealand teammates, Mitchell Santner has been the team's go-to bowler at the World Cup and will play his 100th ODI against Australia on Saturday with high expectations. Santner has been a key player for IPL side Chennai Super Kings who won a record-equalling fifth title this year. - 'Another Vettori' -Santner has bagged 103 wickets including two five-wicket hauls in 99 ODI matches since his debut in 2015 against England in Birmingham. The legendary left-arm spinner likened Santner to New Zealand spin great Daniel Vettori, who interestingly will be with the Aussie team on Saturday as their spin bowling coach. Santner bats in the lower order but his grit and determined approach make him a tough challenge with the bat.

Generally you need to be either a New Zealand citizen or hold a residence visa to be able to purchase a dwelling in this country. In the September quarter of 2019 residence visa holders accounted for 8.2% of all residential dwelling purchases, excluding vacant land. In the September quarter of 2019, residence visa holders were the vendors of 4.4% on the dwellings sold in NZ. The quarterly trends of sales to or by residence visa holders are clearly shown in the graph below. In the September quarter of this year overseas owners accounted for just 0.4% of residential dwelling purchases, but 0.8% dwelling sales.

Mark Mitchell has proposed that gang members be required to apply foundation to their faces to hide gang insignia tatoos before going out in public. The party is also promising to allow police to search suspected gang members, their vehicles and properties without warrants, and issue dispersal notices banning gang members from talking to one others. The temporary warrant enabled police to freely search vehicles and properties owned by suspected gang members. In which case they may prefer that gang members actually display their patches and don’t apply foundation to their gang insignia so they can be readily identified. When they were last in power they came up with a not dissimilar proposal which became the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013.

A Kiwi media company has featured in the latest episode of The Kardashians. Kim Kardashian had just made it to Paris on a “soccer tour” with her two boys to see Paris Saint-Germain play. “I think I’m still learning how to be a single parent and I just did the Jay Shetty podcast,” she said. Disney /Screenshot Kim Kardashian on the On Purpose With Jay Shetty podcast, featured in the latest The Kardashians episode. Disney /Screenshot A screenshot of the latest episode of The Kardashians on Disney Plus.

Morning commuters should keep a careful eye on the roads as Kiwis across New Zealand wake to the sight of rain and snowfall. In Otago, Southland and Fiordland snow could fall “very low”, close to sea level, according to MetService meteorologist Hordur Thordarson. MetService has issued snow fall warnings for Lewis Pass, Arthur's Pass, Milford Rd on SH94, Dunedin to Waitati Highway on SH1, and Lindis Pass. ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff In Otago, Southland and Fiordland snow could fall close to sea level, MetService says. A rain band is set to move north overnight, bringing showers to much of the North Island.

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Show-stopping campaigns that achieved true effectiveness were honoured and celebrated at the Commercial Communications Council’s 2023 Aotearoa Effie Awards, in association with TVNZ, held at the Auckland Town Hall last night. It’s brilliant that ‘This is Kiwi’ and the banks transformation has been recognised with the Grand Effie. In the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category, ‘Rep Your Suburb’ for Whānau Ora earned a bronze award, while ‘You’re Cooked’ for Fire and Emergency NZ received five distinctions, including a gold for Short-term success. The Motion Sickness and Fire and Emergency NZ team. We all know how hard it is to write an Effie, let alone win and yet every year the bar keeps getting raised.