Former Oriental lock and Upper Hutt coach and representative player and coach Bob Lendrum passed away recently. Bob Lendrum came to Wellington from ‘up north’ in Whangarei and joined the Oriental club. He represented Wellington between 1963-1966, went to Fiji for work and coached their national team whilst there, before returning to New Zealand and...
Above: Wellington flanker Graham Williams, who captained Wellington in Freeman's last year as coach of the Lions in 1970, is unable to haul in Hawke's Bay wing Mick Duncan neat the corner flag in a famous Ranfurly Shield challenge in Napier in 1967.
In this reflective session, Sarah Hopkinson, Head of Learning at Te Papa, explores the vital role museums play within Aotearoa’s wider education ecosystem and the unique ways they nurture creativity, collaboration, and community.
Petone with the Swindale Shield on their home ground, following today’s win over Paremata-Plimmerton. Photo: Grant Wall. By Steven White & Scott MacLean Petone are the 2026 Swindale Shield champions, winning the first-round title for the 16th time with next week’s final round to spare with a 43-17 win over Paremata-Plimmerton this afternoon. Petone and...
Victoria University’s Classics Museum examines the complex afterlives of antiquities through two remarkable objects—a Roman portrait head now subject to repatriation after being identified as illicitly excavated, and a richly carved child’s sarcophagus later revealed to be a modern forgery.
