But it was anything but easy... after holding off Canterbury 27-25 in the final in Hamilton.

It was 17-all at halftime - Waikato loose forward Mia Anderson full of respect for their opponents afterwards, on Gold Sport.

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21 Nov: A person has serious injuries after a crash between a car and motorbike in Marotiri, northwest of Taupo

20 Nov: A suspected drug boat's missing at sea, about 50km from the top of the North Island

20 Nov: About 230 jobs are on the line at Tokoroa's Kinleith Mill

19 Nov: Fears up to 200 hundred jobs could go at Tokoroa's KINLEITH Mill... with staff being asked to attend a meeting tomorrow morning

18 Nov: Police are warning others, not to follow in the footsteps of a man - who got stranded in the cold on Mount Taranaki

17 Nov: A homicide investigation continues after the death of an eight-year-old boy in Whakatane

16 Nov: The Auckland Hearts have beaten Northern Districts by seven wickets at Mount Maunganui, on the opening day of the women's one-day cricket competition, the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield

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Entertainment:
Fiona Shaw insists "the dial is turning" for women in television 21:09

Law and Order:
Illegal immigrant gets life sentence for murder of Laken Riley highlighted by Donald Trump campaign 21:07

Entertainment:
A New York priest who let Sabrina Carpenter film her 'Feather' music video in his church has been stripped of his duties 20:39

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Barry Keoghan began enjoying life more when he stopped "making excuses for stuff" 20:09

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Ben Affleck thinks movies will be "one of the last things" to be replaced by AI 19:39

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Cynthia Erivo was "annoyed" by Dax Shepard's "inappropriate" question about her long nails 19:09

Accident and Emergency:
A person has serious injuries after a crash between a car and motorbike in Marotiri, northwest of Taupo 18:57

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