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2019-09-22t082510z_1111180734_up1ef9m0ndy59_rtrmadp_3_rugby-union-worldcup-irl-sco.jpg Ireland's Rory Best and Iain Henderson in action with Scotland's WP Nel and Allan Dell. Photo: Reuters Top-ranked Ireland put aside their stuttering 2019 form with a clinical 27-3 victory over their main Pool A rivals Scotland to open their World Cup campaign in convincing style in Yokohama.

Police are investigating a report an envelope containing an unknown powder has recently delivered to a Mosgiel property.

2019-09-22t053758z_2122344340_up1ef9m0fna35_rtrmadp_3_rugby-union-worldcup-ita-nam.jpg Italy’s Maxime Mbanda in action with Namibia’s Chad Plato. Photo: Reuters Italy scored three tries within the space of 10 minutes either side of halftime to give themselves some breathing room against a stubborn Namibia before recording a 47-22 win in their Pool B opener at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka.

Firefighters quickly contained a fire in Queenstown this evening. Photo: NZ Police Three fire appliances backed by a helicopter with a monsoon bucket have swiftly extinguished a lakeside fire which was burning near homes in the Queenstown suburb of Kelvin Heights this evening.

fawcett_st_220919_2.jpg A motorcyclist was hurt after a crash on Fawcett St this evening. Photo: Linda Robertson Emergency services went to the aid of an injured motorcyclist understood to have hit a parked car on Fawcett St in South Dunedin tonight.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. Photo: ODT files Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says Spark's streaming of last night's World Cup match between the All Blacks and South Africa was an "abject disaster".

Detectives have arrived in regional Victoria with plans to extradite a man over the decades-old cold case stabbing murder of a "completely innocent" Adelaide woman.

Southland players and fans were in disbelief after thumping Counties-Manakau last night. Photo: Getty Images The streak is over.

Rural firefighters have been called to contain a blaze in the Danseys Pass area, after a controlled burn got out of hand.

Rural firefighters have been called to contain a blaze in the Danseys Pass area, after a controlled burn got out of hand.

Pam Jones soaks up the concrete canvases of an outdoor gallery as she explores LA's arts district.

Fresh data has revealed worsening levels of E.Coli and nitrogen across more than 1400 river sites monitored around the country. Photo: NZME New Zealand's rivers remain in a worrying state, with new data showing how levels of harmful E. Coli and nitrogen have been worsening over the past decade.

spark_problems.jpg Viewers sent images of TV screens while watching the Spark Sport coverage. Photo: NZ Herald/Supplied Spark will simulcast today's Rugby World Cup games free to air on TVNZ after glitches with its streaming service during last night's key All Blacks game.

spark_problems.jpg Viewers sent images of TV screens while watching the Spark Sport coverage. Photo: NZ Herald/Supplied Spark will simulcast today's Rugby World Cup games free to air on TVNZ after glitches with its streaming service during last night's key All Blacks game.

All Blacks captain Kieran Read led a revamped version of kappa o pango. Photo: Getty Images The reaction of some fans at International Stadium Yokohama during the All Blacks' haka has been criticised as "disrespectful".

Bales of recycling Photo: Supplied Ministry for the Environment officials are still trying to determine how much contaminated recycling Indonesia is sending back to New Zealand.

drought_12-13.jpg Scientists have calculated that climate change increased by 20 per cent the chances of the 2012-13 drought (pictured) occurring. Photo: NZ Herald Scientists are taking a deeper look at how hard New Zealand will be hit by one of climate change's most frightening calling cards: extreme weather.

drought_12-13.jpg Scientists have calculated that climate change increased by 20 per cent the chances of the 2012-13 drought (pictured) occurring. Photo: NZ Herald Scientists are taking a deeper look at how hard New Zealand will be hit by one of climate change's most frightening calling cards: extreme weather.

President Trump apparently repeatedly asked his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for information about potential presidential rival Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters Former US Vice President Joe Biden, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Saturday called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Biden and his son.

President Trump apparently repeatedly asked his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for information about potential presidential rival Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters Former US Vice President Joe Biden, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Saturday called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Biden and his son.