Navigation for News Categories
Sport
Sport headlines with summaries.
-
Wallabies life begins at 30 for ex-All Black
29 Oct 2025Aidan Ross is the fifth rugby player to represent both New Zealand and Australia.
-
Netball: Constellation Cup decider could go longer than epic Delhi 2010 final
29 Oct 2025With Australia leading the series 2-1, the Silver Ferns need to win the final test to tie the series two games apiece, forcing series decider time to determine the outright winner.
-
Kiwis coach on crowd booing: 'It's just a bit of banter'
28 Oct 2025Stacey Jones says the rise in Pasifika rugby league has re-ignited the international game.
-
Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns name sides for double-header
28 Oct 2025New Zealand have named their line-ups to take on the Jillaroos and Tonga XIII.
-
Netball NZ boss defends handling of Dame Noeline saga
28 Oct 2025Netball New Zealand boss Jennie Wyllie says there is still work to do to rebuild trust and reshape the Silver Ferns team environment. Audio
-
Decision on Liam Lawson's Red Bull future delayed
28 Oct 2025Red Bull have delayed their decision on New Zealand driver Liam Lawson's future.
-
‘We expect the best out of them': Scott Robertson wary of Irish threat
28 Oct 2025Despite a statement win in the corresponding fixture last year, the All Blacks are keen to reclaim Chicago from Ireland.
-
India star taken to hospital after fielding injury
28 Oct 2025Shreyas Iyer suffered a lacerated spleen and was admitted to hospital in Sydney after falling awkwardly while taking catch.
-
Moto3 rider Noah Dettwiler in hospital after horror crash in Malaysia
28 Oct 2025Dettwiler will require multiple surgeries after being airlifted to hospital following a high-speed collision at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
-
Football: Afghan women return to global stage in FIFA tournament
28 Oct 2025Afghanistan's women's refugee football team lost, but felt winners after returning to the world stage.
-
Samoa v Tonga showdown sparks arrests, infringements in Auckland
27 Oct 2025Patriotic league fans celebrated the clash of cultures, but some became too rowdy, police say.
-
Australian captain Cummins out of Ashes opener
27 Oct 2025The fast bowler has succumbed to lower-back injury, with Steve Smith stepping up as skipper.
-
Eze scores winner for Arsenal against former side Palace
27 Oct 2025The Gunners extended their unbeaten run to six league matches atop the English Premier League.
-
'Did you see that?': Kiwi Lawson forced to retire after scary incident
27 Oct 2025The F1 driver was forced to retire early in a dramatic Mexican Grand Prix, after he almost hit two marshals.
-
Kiwi Alker claims victory on PGA Champions Tour
27 Oct 2025Steven Alker led from start to finish to win at Little Rock, Arkansas.
-
Football Ferns fall to second defeat against Mexico
27 Oct 2025The NZ women kept their rivals scoreless through the second half at Ciudad Juárez.
-
What All Blacks' US visit is really about
27 Oct 2025NZ Rugby are putting a flex on World Rugby with an eye on the 2031 World Cup, writes Jamie Wall.
-
Lulu Sun misses out on WTA title after final defeat
27 Oct 2025Lulu Sun fell short of ending a 12-year drought for New Zealand tennis, beaten in the final at the Guangzhou Open in China.
-
NZ medal tally boosted to five at track cycling world champs
27 Oct 2025Campbell Stewart and Bryony Botha have both climbed the podium.
-
Silver Ferns reflect on 'complex' Taurua situation following win
27 Oct 2025The players were not given the full details of Dame Noeline Taurua's return to avoid "confusing" players during Constellation Cup.
-
Stacey Waaka joins champion Broncos quartet at Warriors
26 Oct 2025Olympian and Rugby World Cup winner Stacey Waaka leaves Broncos to join Warriors in NRLW.
-
'Always about Noeline coming back' - Netball NZ boss
26 Oct 2025Chief executive Jennie Wyllie says the intention was always to re-instate Dame Noeline Taurua as Silver Ferns coach.
-
Samoa book Pacific Championship final spot with win over Tonga
27 Oct 2025The Samoans had to overcome their fierce rivals - and the elements - for victory at Brisbane.
-
Black Caps cruise to opening one-day win over England
26 Oct 2025Daryl Mitchell steered the Kiwis home, after early wickets had them teetering at Mt Maunganui.
Top News stories
- Watch live: Community vigil for Mount Maunganui landslide victims
- Christchurch's Bromley plant stench expected to continue for at least a week
- Second Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified as Swedish tourist
- Hastings Councillor skips planning session at marae over te reo and faith concerns
- Hundreds of pensions affected by IT error
Live sport
We have regular online commentary of local and international sport.