The MCG’s seam-friendly Boxing Day Test pitch has been assessed as “unsatisfactory” by the International Cricket Council, breaking the venue’s streak of top ratings. Read...

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Follow live updates as the Phoenix take on the Melbourne Victory in their final game of 2025 on Monday night. Read...

Lizzie Scott says she kept seeing older and disabled people attending hospital appointments alone. So she came up with a solution. Read...

An out the gate shot from Auckland Aces batter Dale Phillips had to be collected from a busy Wellington street during his team’s Super Smash Twenty20 game at the Basin Reserve. Read...

A border terrier named Maisie sparked a rescue response in central Auckland on Monday after she got herself locked inside an apartment block. Read...

The tree fire was initially described as “massive”. Read...

The Tourism Minister has set her sights on doubling the value of tourism exports and growing the number of Kiwis working in the industry. Read...

Match of the day Pundit Joe Hart breaks down how David Raya was able to execute an `absolutely brilliant` save for Arsenal in their 2-1 victory over Brighton. Read...

The decisive victory for the Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party means a third term for leader Albin Kurti. Read...