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The Highlanders expect to know more early this week on Fabian Holland's shoulder injury suffered in Super Rugby pre-season

Last year's World Rugby breakthrough player of the year limped off with the injury in their Waitangi Day pre-season fixture against Moana Pasifika. Forwards coach Clarke Dermody says they're awaiting ...
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State Highway Two through the Waioweka Gorge, which connects Gisborne and the Eastern Bay of Plenty, re-opens tomorrow under special conditions

It follows three weeks of intensive work to repair the road, which was damaged by flooding and landslips. One lane will open to the public for essential travel only - with convoys operate three times ...
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Winter Olympics 2026 quick guide: What to watch on Day 2, Sunday, February 8

Aussies Seve de Campo, Hugo Hinckfuss and Lars Young Vik are competing in the cross-country skiing from 10.30pm AEDT . Set your alarm for 3am AEDT to watch Alex Ferlazzo represent Australia in the ...
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Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is in prime position to pull off a third victory at the PGA Tour's latest stop in Phoenix

Matsuyama's third round three-under 68 has him 13-under for the tournament, dodging a four-way logjam for second at 12-under. Kiwi Ryan Fox is in a share of 25th at five-under while world number one ...
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Paul Coll has advanced into the quarter-finals at squash's Windy City Open in Chicago

The kiwi defeated Malaysian Eain Yow Ng in straight games 11-8, 11-4, 11-7 to book his spot in the last eight.
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Water warnings along the capital's South Coast are expected to remain for another week, as officials wait for more test results

Remediation works continue in Wellington's Moa Point treatment plant, with discharge now flowing through the facility's long outfall pipe. Wellingtonians are being asked to avoid the city's southern ...
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New Zealand golfers will be in contention heading into the final round at the big tournaments in Europe and the United States

Daniel Hillier is in a tie for third - with Kazuma Kobori in a tie for 9th - at the Qatar Open in Doha. Ryan Fox is five under-par at the Phoenix Open in Arizona - currently in a tie for 25th. GOLF ...
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Savannah Guthrie says she will pay ransom for return of her mother in video message to kidnappers

Guthrie on Thursday recorded a similar message in response to media reports of a ransom letter, calling on the kidnappers to provide proof "without a doubt" that her mother was alive. Authorities ...
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A double-dose of positive news for the Breakers as they fight to keep their dim NBL basketball playoff hopes alight

The New Zealand side's beaten the Illawarra Hawks 106-95 at Auckland's Spark Arena, led by a game-high 27 from American import Izaiah Brockington. The athletic guard has been asked by ESPN if he'd be ...
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Valentino Guseli missed out on a bonus 2026 Winter Olympics medal, but won something even more important

Valentino Guseli may have missed a medal in the snowboard big air final, finishing in a hugely credible 10th place in Saturday night's final at the Livigno Snow Park. But in competing in the event for ...
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Wellington Water are still urging people to avoid the water along the capital's south coast - despite remediation works running smoothly

It says efforts to discharge waste through the city's long outfall pipe have been successful - following Wednesday's sewerage leak at the Moa Point plant. The entity's warning of a noticeable odour as ...
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???1;Women with heart-conditions are at higher risk of complications during pregnancy, if they live rurally

The European Society of Cardiology suggests specialist teams should be established in all referral hospitals, to manage these risks for women at all stages of pregnancy. Heart disease advocates - Kia ...