Wellington, Auckland having snowstorms “of a lifetime”

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – New Zealand is snowed under: meteorologists in the country say the snowfall since the weekend is the heaviest in decades but blizzards are winding down and the storms should be gone by Wednesday. Wellington and Auckland have had their first snow in decades, in Auckland’s case the first snow in 7 years [...]

International sports, rugby: All Blacks beat Wallabies

Wellington, New Zealand (GenevaLunch) – The New Zealand All Blacks crushed the Australian Wallabies 33-6 in the final match of the Tri-Nations season. South Africa’s Springboks had already won the series. The Australian coach Robbie Deans criticized the lack of commitment of his players, especially in the final 10 minutes.