Coach Vern Cotter says Papali'i is an inspiring presence and he wanted him to play THIS weekend.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is one of the most watched events of the international sports calendar, and fans from across the globe will be trying to predict how far their team will go.

Each faces multiple counts - after a rapid review of Police information security controls. The probe came out of the scandal surrounding disgraced Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming - who ...

Phoebe Nolly is on a ventilator in Wellington Hospital, with facial fractures, a smashed pelvis, and a brain injury. She was injured in a two-vehicle collision on State Highway 43 at Toko, near ...

The 23-year-old Brisbane fullback is named to the reserves after being overlooked for the Game 1 loss - with Kalyn Ponga retaining the number one jumper. The idea of coming on in the halves has been ...

There are concerns over the fitness of Socceroos star Mo Toure just days out from Australia's opening World Cup game against Türkiye. The striker was unsighted at training on Wednesday evening local ...

At least 100 people have died of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the fast-spreading outbreak is nearing 600 confirmed cases. In just two weeks, the number of confirmed cases ...

Dozens of search warrants have been executed in Northland and Auckland in recent days. They've found meth, chemicals, lab equipment and nine firearms, including a loaded pistol in a backpack in a ...

A final call will be made in August but all three have been provisionally named for the Copenhagen meet. The unsuccessful candidate is likely to instead do the 5km road race, where Theo Quax, the son ...

Treasury estimates it could cost the country up to five-billion dollars to buy carbon credits to meet Paris Agreement obligations - if emissions aren't halved by 2030. Speaking from Fieldays, Chris ...

Latest food and fibre exports forecasts predict a record 64.3 billion dollars this year. Meat Industry Association chair, Nathan Guy, says the latest forecast reflects strong demand for New Zealand ...

In Aotearoa, few plant species lose their leaves in winter. But according to traditional Maori knowledge (matauranga Maori), flowering time has changed and fruit biomass has declined with warming in ...