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24 Oct: Crisis averted in the women's Tauihi basketball league

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19 Oct: A sixth loss of the season for the Breakers in basketball's NBL

19 Oct: The Breakers are on track for another defeat in basketball's NBL

19 Oct: The Breakers are bidding for back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they face Melbourne United in Melbourne this afternoon

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Snow's closed a number of South Island state highways 22:27

Accident and Emergency:
A person has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after falling down a Waikato waterfall 21:17

International:
Two US Navy aircraft based on USS Nimitz carrier crash within 30 minutes in South China Sea 19:47

International:
Arnold Schwarzenegger accuses US states of trying to 'out-cheat' each other under Trump 19:17

Accident and Emergency:
A single-vehicle crash has blocked State Highway 2 in the Hauraki District near Karangahake Gorge 18:57

Environment:
Areas already hit by last week's wild weather are in for another round 18:37

Boxing:
Joseph Parker is adamant he still has the fire to climb the ranks of boxing's heavyweight division again 18:07

Cricket:
White Ferns captain Sophie Devine believes her team prepared for the World Cup's sub-continent conditions as best as they could, despite a disappointing end to her one-day career 17:27

Netball:
The Silver Ferns are keeping any details around coach Dame Noeline Taurua's reinstatement on the sideline until the end of the Constellation Cup 17:27

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