The Wellington Phoenix have wasted no time igniting a local rivalry with the freshly minted Auckland FC franchise, taking a dig at the poor record of Auckland-based professional football teams. The ...

Wellingtonian Luke Ronchi might rest for the following game in Napier to familiarise Tom Latham with wicketkeeping. Picture / Getty Images The Black Caps seem unlikely to have their mettle tested ...

Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum is likely to be rested during one of the next three ODIs before the Cricket World Cup. Photo / Mark Mitchell Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum seems likely to be ...

A senior King’s Counsel has filed a complaint to the Government’s Regulations Review Committee over incoming compulsory tikanga Māori studies for law students. KC t ...

Figures collated by the Department of Internal Affairs suggest the new Government’s replacement for Three Waters will cost Aucklanders less than Labour’s two attempts at water reform, at least ...

The Australians are not as civilised as us, they’re not as evolved as us.” Those are the words of a New Zealand lawyer who is fighting for the custody of his stepdaughter through the Australian courts ...

A 67-year-old woman alleges her partner of 10 years lashed out every six months or so. A split lip. A bruised arm that turned out to be broken. Black eyes concealed from colleagues and acquaintances, ...

Northern Districts team-mates Simon Doull and Hamish Marshall may be the winners and losers when the New Zealand cricket team to play Zimbabwe in the Boxing Day test is named today. The announcement, ...

Ryan Nelsen will miss tonight's final warm-up game against Chile with an ear infection. The All Whites skipper complained of a sore ear to medical staff, who said there was little point risking it ...

New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor believes he has the bowling depth to take 20 wickets in his side's one-off test against Zimbabwe. New Zealand entered the game light on bowlers, with veteran Chris ...

When Brendon McCullum is in full flight, being at the other end of the pitch is a great vantage point. The Black Caps skipper has been nearly unstoppable during the past year and Kane Williamson got a ...

From two seasons in the All Blacks' wider training squad to fighting for a place on the Hurricanes bench, it has been a tough run for Brad Shields. A serious injury suffered before the start of this ...