Te Matatini opens in Hawke’s Bay after long wait

Host town troupe Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga one of 47 groups preparing for Te Matatini 2017 in Hastings this week On Saturday , at the end of an electrifying 25 minutes on the kapa haka stage at Te Matatini, the Hastings performers will have given their all. The sweat will be pouring off them but the pride will be vast, says Ngati Kahungunu ki Heretaunga performer and Hastings District councillor Bayden Barber.

Cowdenbeath’s Dean Brett handed four-match ban for social media comments

The outcome of the hearing has been confirmed by Cowdenbeath, who suspended Brett earlier this week over the betting allegations. A club statement read: “Following a hearing at Hampden Park, the tribunal found that between 23 May 2016 and 5 November 2016 Dean made comments upon a social networking site, namely Twitter, that were of a discriminatory, and offensive nature, based upon sexual orientation as well as comments that were otherwise of an offensive nature.”