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If either of these teams wins the title at Auckland's Eden Park on Oct. 24, it will mark a major strategic watershed for rugby, which has—for years—been dominated by pulverizing brutes, clutch goal-kickers and stout, suffocating defenses.

Rugby World Cup Undergoes Flashy, High-Speed Change Jonathan Clegg 2011

According to TZNZ, researchers in New Zealand found that "14 endangered Bryde's whales found dead in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf in recent years were killed by boats."

Killer Whale Luna Mimics Boat Sounds 2011

A tornado left a 6km long path of destruction through Auckland's Albany district on the afternoon of 3 May, damaging buildings, flipping over cars and killing one person.

Weatherwatch: weekly global round-up 2011

This World Cup final will mark the 27th game New Zealand has played at Auckland's Eden Park stadium in rugby's modern era—the period since the advent of professionalism in 1995—and the All Blacks have won every one of the them.

The Ultimate Home-Field Advantage Jonathan Clegg 2011

They might not be able to enjoy the kind of victory parade down the Champs-Elysees that brought Auckland's Queen Street to a standstill on Monday, but neither will there be tumbrils parked outside the airport terminal.

French game given timely lift by a fictional All Black | Richard Williams 2011

A helicopter pilot helping to install a Christmas tree on Auckland's waterfront has crashed into the ground, with the pilot escaping serious injury.

Helicopter crashes on Auckland waterfront 2011

He owned at least 18 luxury cars—including a 1959 pink Cadillac and three cars with vanity license plates that read "HACKER," "MAFIA," and "STONED," according to U.S. officials—flew helicopters, and personally funded the city of Auckland's 2010 New Year's fireworks celebration.

Inside the Lavish Life Of Web's Mr. Dotcom Geoffrey A. Fowler 2012

When the competition enters the final knock-out rounds in October, most of the games take place in Auckland's Eden Park, only a short ferry ride from the picturesque Waiheke Island, home to remarkable cool-climate Syrah.

New Zealand's Champions Will Lyons 2011

There, he was arrested at his sprawling property, worth some $24 million, situated in Auckland's outskirts.

Inside the Lavish Life Of Web's Mr. Dotcom Geoffrey A. Fowler 2012

When we caught up with Mr. Hambrook, he was in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour overseeing the final touches on the 58-meter Kokomo, an Australasia customer's third order.

What's Next: Yachts Steve Mollman 2010