Otago coach Brent Matehaere says while number one pick Jordan Ngatai had a tough shooting night he didn't let it stop him contributing.

The Franklin Bulls overcame the Manawatu Jets 83-72.

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17 Apr: Police have arrested a 23-year-old man after an alleged car-jacking in Oamaru last night

16 Apr: Southland remain the only winless side in the National Basketball League after a 100-75 home loss to Wellington

16 Apr: Fears an Otago town's water supply could be affected, if a bypass isn't formed in the Phoenix Dam

03 Apr: The return of Warbirds over Wanaka is expected to boost the tourist town by 40-million dollars

02 Apr: An operation to kill a lone stoat cost the Department of Conservation almost half a million dollars

01 Apr: One of the planes recently used at the Warbirds over Wanaka air show has flipped

31 Mar: The Manawatu Jets and Otago Nuggets have got their NBL basketball seasons underway with wins

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Entertainment:
OJ Simpson is said to have paid gangsters from one of history's most maniacal mafia mobs to slaughter his ex-wife Nicole Brown 10:40

Rugby:
A familiar face will coach All Black Jordie Barrett during his Leinster sabbatical next year 10:27

Entertainment:
Nicole Kidman says she's "so lucky" to have married Keith Urban 10:10

Politics:
The Mental Health Foundation is fighting to keep the relationships and sexuality guidelines in schools 10:07

Entertainment:
Bad Bunny was left struggling to breathe in a corset 9:40

Law and Order:
Police have arrested a 23-year-old man after an alleged car-jacking in Oamaru last night 9:27

Soccer:
To the Champions League football quarter-finals in Germany on beIN Sports 9:17

Entertainment:
Former WWE star Tony Jones has died aged 53 9:10

Entertainment:
OJ Simpson's brain will not be probed for signs of whether he was prone to erupting in violence 8:40

Entertainment:
Ruby Wax says OJ Simpson's agent told her he "knew the truth" about his alleged double-murder 8:10

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