Oscar Piastri will start Sunday night's Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix from third on the grid, holding a 22-point lead over McLaren teammate Lando Norris in the drivers' championship. Norris starts on ...

Under the changes, such an assault would carry a maximum sentence of three years jail; an assault with intent to injure: five years. Injuring a first responder or prison officer with intent to injure ...

An American athlete tested positive for a performance enhancing drug last year, before proving it got into his system through compression shorts he'd borrowed from a teammate, who later admitted to ...

Auckland Council is weighing up an option to turn half the course into a wetland, to help with flood recovery. An alternative plan to make the course more absorbent, has also been floated. Golfer Ryan ...

Ioane remained the side's first choice centre last year, with Proctor able to convert his Super Rugby form into two test appearances. Robertson says he's again been impressed by Proctor, as well as ...

Robertson says there were plenty of things he found out about coaching test rugby last year.

Her family says Whetu recently moved to Auckland from Waikato - and doesn't have a phone. They say they're extremely worried, and need to know that she is safe.

Two Orca were spotted metres from shore on Takapuna beach this morning. Whale conservation group Project Jonah says it's common for them to come close to shore. It says Orca swim into the bays every ...

Open Justice reports the officer conducted around 1700 queries between March 2023 to October 2024 while off-duty. The IPCA found the cop did not have a work-related reason, for any of the queries.

Sititi is out for the series against France with a high ankle injury, with Blues flanker Papali'i whistled in as injury cover after missing the initial squad and Christian Lio-Willie moved into the ...

A local State of Emergency remains in force for Marlborough, Nelson and Tasman. Parts of State Highway 6 and 63 have been closed to all traffic since Friday. Nelson-Tasman Civil Defence spokesperson ...

28 Jun: The Maori All Blacks are adamant they will overcome a lack of preparation and perform with credit against a top-class Japan XV in Tokyo tonight 28 Jun: Chiefs prop George Dyer has joined the ...