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A milestone for a volunteer Fire Brigade as they move into their new station today, ten years after the Kaikoura earthquake

The new Flaxbourne building has been built on the site of Ward's former fire station, which was severely damaged in the quake. The Ward and Flaxbourne brigades have since merged, operating out of a ...
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Drivers should expect delays between Waikato's Mokau and Piopio along State Highway 3 - following reports of flooding and rockfalls at multiple locations

NZTA says Police and contractors are there,- and travellers should take additional care.
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The Tauranga Whai haven't missed Tall Black Reuben Te Rangi, putting an 87-65 blowout on the Taranaki Airs to stay unbeaten in the New Zealand National Basketball League

The Auckland Tuatara and the Southland Sharks tip off from 7.30pm tonight.
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Police are asking for the public's help, to identify a man involved in a burglary, at a Glen Innes home yesterday

An investigation is underway after people in the home woke up to an unknown male - on Chiltern Crescent around 4.30am. The man then fled from the address - after one of the occupants screamed - and ...
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Also in Christchurch, the Wellington Phoenix men have been pegged back just before halftime by the Western Sydney Wanderers, in their must-win A-League game

Up 1-nil through Nix striker Efeanyi Eze, the Wanderers captain Brandon Borrello struck back to level it up at the break. To Mt Smart and today's NRL game, where the New Zealand Warriors are ...
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The Crusaders are gunning for consistency as they strive to defend their Super Rugby title

SUPER RUGBY COVERAGE WITH NZ SAFETY BLACKWOODS. EVERYTHING TRADIES NEED, SORTED. 18 Apr: The Black Ferns have thrashed Canada 36-14 in Kansas City, to extract some revenge for their Rugby World Cup 20 ...
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Silver Ferns will become rivals tonight in one of the biggest individual match-ups of Australia's Super Netball season

Queensland Firebirds defender Kelly Jackson is set to mark New South Wales Swifts shooter Grace Nweke in Brisbane. Firebirds coach Kiri Wills appreciates it will be a fascinating battle between the ...
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The Black Ferns have raced home to thrash Canada in their rugby test in Kansas City

The Black Ferns trailed 14-5 at halftime after a yellow card and a penalty try, for hooker Georgia Ponsonby collapsing the maul on the line ... and there were several dropped balls and misplaced ...
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To US basketball, and the Orlando Magic have booked their spot in the NBA playoffs with a 121 to 90 home win over the Charlotte Hornets

The result in the play-in game means the Magic take the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and now face the top seeds, the Detroit Pistons, in the first round.
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Taupo police have arrested an 18-year-old and seized a dirt bike after numerous complaints about off-road motorcycles on local roads

Taupo Area Investigations Manager Ryan Yardley says they executed several search warrants yesterday. He says a small number of riders put themselves, pedestrians, and other road users at risk. The ...
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India rejects move to increase number of women in parliament

Yet, a move to increase the number of female politicians in India, putting women's health, gender-based violence and education more prominently on the agenda, has just been rejected. The vote had been ...
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It'll be a Kiwi one-two punch at the top of the grid for the final Supercars race of the day in Christchurch

Ryan Wood has grabbed pole for race three, with compatriot Matt Payne starting from second on the grid. Payne will also start second for the day's first race, with Aussie ace Brodie Kostecki first on ...