The Greens have received a surge of support in a new poll, with the party nudging the left bloc into a position to govern if an election was held today.

Officials at the country's immigration department could be sacked following accusations staff intentionally misled ministers and avoided Cabinet scrutiny.

All Whites coach Darren Bazeley has called it "our best performance ever".

New Zealand defender Tim Payne, who became a viral sensation shortly before representing his country at the World Cup, has signed a one-year deal with Paraguayan club Olimpia.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has ruled out any added regulations for virtual fencing technology.

The ACT Party is promising to make it easier for farmers to graze sheep on conservation land, aiming to get rid of invasive plants and reduce fire risk.

"Technostress" is causing older people to feel shut out by the digital world, new research shows. But not for 92-year-old Peter Singh and his top-of-the-line phone.

The deal will be formally signed in Switzerland on Friday and Iran's nuclear programme will be tackled in later talks.

Doubts swirl around the US-Iran interim deal to end the war in the Middle East as shippers say it could take weeks for confidence to return after any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and fundamental questions remained unanswered.