Paul Verdon's series of collectors' rugby books have created a niche - restricted-run, historically-aimed…

1. Scotland's 7-year try drought (5 comments)

Big events like the Rugby World Cup do not make the host countries richer, independent economic research group NZIER said. NZIER…

1. Tourist spending lowest since 2001

A year to the day after his World Cup final team talk to the All Blacks, legendary All Black Sir Wilson Whineray has died…

1. video Sir Wilson remembered (4:05)

Team have won 16 tests in a row - just one short of the 17 consecutive victories achieved by the ABs of 1965-69 The All…

1. video ABs: 'It's been a tough week' (3:31)

A member of the panel which appointed Wayne Barnes to the infamous 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final…

1. video Rugby: McCaw wants perfection (2:34)

Richie McCaw has lambasted the 2007 Rugby World Cup organisers who "appointed the most inexperienced referee on the roster"…

1. video Rugby Herald: What's really attacking Richie McCaw? (9:06)

Auckland Transport is blaming last year's Rugby World Cup for recent falls public transport patronage, particularly on trains. The…

1. Public transport given the big thumbs down

Richie McCaw looked at a room full of rugby writers from around the world, hardly concentrating on their questions. His…

1. video Rugby fans react to World Cup win (1:43)

This day a year ago we were reading reports of the opening night of the Rugby World Cup. Admittedly, the coverage was dominated…

1. video The next big thing - Rugby World Cup 2015 (4:14)

The worst thing that could happen to the Rugby Championship would be for newcomer Argentina to prove…

1. video Blooper: Cameraman behind All Black Piri Weepu (0:51)

Electronic goods retailer JB Hi-Fi's New Zealand stores reported their first operating profit in five years as local sales…

1. video Match-fixing saga overshadows Italy campaign (1:56)

Dame Anne Salmond has a plan for the greening of New Zealand - one river bank at a time. The Auckland University historian…

1. Dame Anne Salmond: We could do with a change of heart (57 comments)

Analysis of overseas tourists' Visa card data shows the Rugby World Cup helped a 1.5 per cent boost in spending on the plastic…

1. RWC helps Adidas NZ return to profit

Wrong place, wrong time and lacking conviction - but Graham Henry's match-fixing theory can't be summarily dismissed just…

1. video Chiefs players react to Super 15 victory (6:13)

Graham Henry's claims in his latest book about the possibility of match-fixing following the All Blacks'…

1. video Rugby Herald: Ex-All Blacks coaches book not worth the wait (10:33)

Former France hooker Laurent Benezech claims people are turning a blind eye to doping in rugby in the…

1. video Rugby Herald: TMO - Intrusion or asset? (11:30)