Lions tour key in record profit for NZR
Lions tour key in record profit for NZR
New Zealand Rugby, buoyed by last year's British and Irish Lions tour, has announced a record $33.4 million profit for the 2017 financial year.
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News of no rodeo ban welcomed
News of no rodeo ban welcomed
The Government's announcement it will not be banning rodeos has been welcomed by the New Zealand Rodeo and Cowboys Association.
Measles risk from Singapore flight
Measles risk from Singapore flight
Travellers who arrived at Auckland International Airport on a Singapore Airlines flight are being warned that they may have been exposed to measles.
SIS files confirm Dunedin teen tried to shoot Queen
SIS files confirm Dunedin teen tried to shoot Queen
SIS documents confirm a Dunedin teenager tried to assassinate the Queen in the early 1980s, despite alleged efforts by police to cover the story up.
NZ team defends semifinal tactics
NZ team defends semifinal tactics
New Zealand's speed skaters have backed their race tactics after finishing fourth in the team pursuit at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang yesterday.
Kearney's project marches forward
Kearney's project marches forward
Stephen Kearney spent 2017 taking stock of the Warriors - warts and all - and plotting a gradual path to the NRL summit.
Kirk Penney calls time on career
Kirk Penney calls time on career
Breakers stalwart Kirk Penney will bring a storied and well-travelled basketball career to a close in the coming months.
Deported Kiwis add to meth problem: police
Deported Kiwis add to meth problem: police
If New Zealanders with criminal records deported from Australia are not already contributing to New Zealand's methamphetamine problem ``they will'', the police commissioner says.
Nyika headlines eight-strong NZ team
Nyika headlines eight-strong NZ team
New Zealand will send eight fighters to April's Commonwealth Games, including reigning gold medallist David Nyika.
Lawyers urged to speak out on sexual harassment
Lawyers urged to speak out on sexual harassment
The New Zealand Law Society is calling on lawyers to speak out on sexual harassment in the workplace, in the wake of sexual assault allegations at the Wellington law firm Russell McVeagh.
NZ has work to do despite 'world's least corrupt' tag
NZ has work to do despite 'world's least corrupt' tag
New Zealand's public sector has been ranked the least corrupt in the world in an annual global index.
Door opens for Sodhi in ODIs
Door opens for Sodhi in ODIs
The steady rehabilitation of Todd Astle and ginger knee of Mitch Santner have reopened the Black Caps' ODI door to Ish Sodhi.
Social media blamed for female crime spike
Social media blamed for female crime spike
A spike in crime committed by women and youths has left the head of the police wondering if social media may be partly to blame.
$28m for mental health of quake kids
$28m for mental health of quake kids
On the seventh anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a $28 million mental health programme for Canterbury's schoolchildren.
Another 'M.bovis' site in Southland
Another 'M.bovis' site in Southland
Another farm in Southland has tested positive for the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, bringing to eight the number of infected properties in the province.
Australians survive cancers better than Kiwis: study
Australians survive cancers better than Kiwis: study
Australians are more likely to survive cancer than New Zealanders, new research shows.
Hesson defends death bowlers
Hesson defends death bowlers
NZ coach Mike Hesson has sought to take the pressure off his death bowlers by saying all three of the twenty20 tri-series squads’ quicks have struggled.
Rare skink shifted to Fiordland
Rare skink shifted to Fiordland
Te Kakahu skink have a new home in Fiordland.
English focus of Bill
English focus of Bill
New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell has drafted a member’s Bill to make English a recognised official language in New Zealand.
Friend carrying baby for Toni Street
Friend carrying baby for Toni Street
Television celebrity Toni Street has announced on social media that a friend is carrying a child for her family because an illness prevents her from having another child.