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A woman has been airlifted to hospital after being kidnapped and dragged behind a car in a domestic incident near Tokoroa this afternoon.

A Canterbury landmark destroyed by earthquakes will be rebuilt using a $1 million donation.

A man is being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds after an incident in south Auckland last night.

Just as cricket fans waited keenly for Daniel Vettori to earn a record 112th cap for New Zealand, his failure to be ready for the Headingley test raises questions whether his days donning white are over.

Tough, challenging, difficult. Call it what you want, and a lot of people have used much more colourful language, but it has been demanding week for the Warriors after their humiliating capitulation against Penrith last weekend.

Whatever you think of Ali Williams, his decision to retire from test rugby was spirited.

The Lions are ready for widespread rugby battles across Australia and have pledged to continue those tussles with reasoned arguments during their off-field skirmishes too.

A match worthy of a final and on this form there is every chance the Chiefs and Crusaders will meet again in the play-offs.

The courts will continue to operate with the current legal aid system for the time being despite the Court of Appeal ruling it unlawful.

A man was killed and two children injured when the vehicle they were in rolled several times into a paddock north of Christchurch this afternoon.