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Travelling to Australia is still a major hurdle for the Wellington Phoenix after they were beaten 2-0 by the previously bottom-of-the-table Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium last night.

A couple have escaped with their lives after their 4WD vehicle rolled 100m down a bank in a crash in Hawkes Bay today.

Those facing New Year's Eve without a kiss at the strike of midnight have turned to online dating in a bid to find that someone special to spend the night with.

Nude men have been stepping out of bounds at a Northland beach.

Two people are dead and a number of people, including three children, are injured following a crash on the Kapiti Coast this afternoon.

Two further arrests have been made over the deaths of two teenage girls in a crash at Tauranga's Welcome Bay on Christmas Day.

The dreadful weather affecting much of New Zealand meant the HRV Cup cricket match between Central Districts and Auckland in New Plymouth was abandoned due to the saturated ground conditions.

Atrocious conditions brought an early finish to play at the national bowls championships in Auckland today.

A person has sustained suspected spinal injuries after a single-vehicle crash north of Gisborne today.

A policewoman was punched in the head and had hair ripped from her scalp after she was set upon during a domestic dispute near Huntly this morning.