But the Maori All Blacks don't feel hard done by in preparation for tonight's showdown against a Japan XV in Tokyo. New Maori captain Kurt Eklund says they're a tribe that bonds p ...

Police say one person died south of Wakefield this morning when they were reportedly struck by a tree while clearing flood damage. Iwi have placed a rahui across the South Island's northern coastline, ...

Local states of emergency are still in place for Nelson Tasman and Marlborough with a rahui across the entire South Island northern coastline. One person died south-east of Wakefield while clearing ...

They say Whetu was last seen at Lynn Mall about midday on Wednesday. Police say her whanau are concerned, and want to know she's safe.

Science Media Centre data show more people are being hospitalised for influenza compared with in winters five years pre-covid. And weekly Healthline calls with influenza-like symptoms are higher now ...

Local states of emergency are in place for Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough as the regions have been battered by strong winds and heavy rain. Police were called to Wai-iti, south-east of Wakefield, this ...

That's the claim from North Harbour Rugby Union boss Adrian Donald. Referee abuse is in the spotlight after the Horowhenua-Kapiti union postponed all rugby this weekend in response to an incident at a ...

Newcastle star Kalyn Ponga is out of the State of Origin series decider, due to the foot injury the Knights captain picked up in last night's loss to Canberra. That potentially opens the door for ...

After being named on Tuesday and heading to Japan on Wednesday, the new-look Maori side will feature eight debutants in their match-day 23. They may have only had two training runs, but new captain ...

The Science Media Centre says more people are being hospitalised with influenza symptoms, this winter, than between 2014 and 2019. It also shows Healthline's receiving a higher number of calls with ...

Murmurs that the spot was for Lewis Capaldi turned out to be true when the singer walked onto the festival's main stage. Capaldi took a two-year career hiatus after his emotional Glastonbury 2023 set, ...

Ko and Kang were three shots away from making the weekend. But another Kiwi, rookie Fiona Zu , and HER American partner ... Mariel Galdiano ... will play on. They're sitting in a share of 17th on six ...