The Brumbies have fended off a fast-finishing Crusaders outfit to win 31-24 in Canberra, a dramatic late penalty try securing them a home playoff final.
MetService has issued a heavy snow warning for South Canterbury and heavy snow watches for other parts of the South as a cold front moves up the country.
Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter says the new chair of Christchurch City Council's investment company will have to get its underperforming companies back on track.
A Christchurch man and his company are facing charges relating to what Internal Affairs believes is the largest illegal lottery identified in NZ to date.
Four people have been arrested and police say they have seized a "significant amount" of illicit drugs in joint operations in West Coast and Canterbury.
Government plans to require local councils hold a referendum on whether to have Māori wards breaches the Treaty of Waitangi, a Waitangi Tribunal report has found.
A slow-moving front is set to bring heavy snow to road level for parts of the South and Canterbury this weekend - and motorists are advised to get where they want to sooner rather than later.
Snow is on the cards for the South Island this weekend with forecasters warning there could be heavy falls in parts of Canterbury, Otago and Southland.
The Warriors have scored a "huge" 22-20 NRL win over the three-time defending champion Penrith Panthers, ending a four-game losing streak in the upset.
Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
The Wellington Phoenix's A-League season has come to an end with an extra time 2-1 loss to Melbourne Victory in their semi-final second leg game in Wellington.
French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Nouméa after electoral reform sparked rioting.
Despite having an evolutionary history of more than 150 million years and surviving the extinction of dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is critically endangered in the Pacific region.
Carol Clay's daughter became concerned her mother's affair with Russell Hill would be made public when police approached her about telling media they had gone missing together, a jury has been told.