Fringe All Blacks Mitchell Dunshea and Cullen Grace will make a welcome return for Canterbury when they take on Bay of Plenty on Saturday.

Paul Nicholls has ample wins to savour after another dominant season at Cashmere Technical - but it was two games the side didn’t win that really impressed the manager.

Advance New Zealand gained notoriety in the lead-up to the election for pedalling misinformation and conspiracies - but it didn't stop some Christchurch voters giving them a tick.

With Covid cases at record levels, US President Donald Trump has repeated his refrain that the nation is "rounding the turn" in the pandemic, while Vice President Mike Pence pressed ahead with campaigning despite positive tests among multiple aides.

South Korean authorities say there is no direct link between a flu vaccination more than two dozen deaths of people who have received the shots.