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Only two children remain at preschool in wealthy Auckland suburb
Parents had threatened to remove their children from Ponsonby's community preschool after a fiery feud with upper management last month.

The Sampler Review: Artisans of anguish Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds soar with new album Wild God
Wild God arrives as a pleasantly uplifting surprise, in contrast with the sombre and sobering tone of its predecessor, Ghosteen.

Sabalenka saves set with break
Aryna Sabalenka manages to stop Jessica Pegula's onslaught in the second set of the women's singles final.

Green stars as Australia limber up for England with Scottish clean sweep
Australia made it a clean sweep in Scotland by winning their third T20 international in Edinburgh comfortably before heading south to face England.

Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?
The Wallabies have just conceded their biggest ever score - and the British and Irish Lions are touring here in less than a year.

Bremner splits the gap
Samantha Bremner splits the gap and plants the ball down against the Sharks.

Cornes takes Beveridge to task over list failure
Kane Cornes believes Bulldogs list manager Sam Power is the most let down person in the AFL.

Double for Wood
A brilliant breakaway effort by Olivia Kernick finds Mia Wood out wide to score her second of the match.

Horror crash in Paralympic cycling
China’s Li Xiaohui fell from the ramp at the start of the Paralympic women’s C4 time trial, which also impacted the start of Australian athlete Emily Petricola.

‘I just sort of leapt at it’: Heeney on the mark plucked from high in Sydney sky
Swans midfielder Isaac Heeney took the mark of the year in a sensational all round performance in the qualifying final victory against the Giants.

Albert charges over
Elsie Albert charges over from close range to score first points against the Gold Coast Titans

Australian links revealed in global defence company scandal involving China, Russia and Iran
An American weapons company made illegal technology transfers to Australia at the same time some of its staff members breached strict US regulations by taking their work laptops containing sensitive military secrets into Russia and Iran.

Sabalenka secures US Open victory
The superstar won her third grand slam title in two sets against American Jessice Pegula.

Beaten, not broken: Docherty vow Blues will learn from ‘bizarre year’
The disappointment of finals defeat was all too familiar for Carlton, and for Sam Docherty, but the resilient Blues leader also knows something about recovering from adversity.

Kikau charged for late shot
Bulldogs enforcer Viliame Kikau found himself in hot water for a late shot on Cowboys playmaker Jake Clifford.

Chooks prop bulldozes over to score
Otesa Pule grabs first points for the Roosters against the Sharks.

AFL investigates McCartney-Papley Battle of the Bridge bump
A classic final had emotions running high at half-time as Jason McCartney and Tom Papley crossed paths.

Legends debate Hunt's future
Billy Slater believes the Dragons can't afford to release Ben Hunt from the final year of his contract at the club.

Season of failure ends with limp surrender, as pressure mounts for Blues to contend in 2025
Carlton coach Michael Voss was right when he said all the issues that had bedevilled the team in 2024 rose to the surface in a humiliating start to the elimination final when the Lions kicked 60 points before the Blues scored.

‘Incompetent, disrespectful, catastrophic’: Aussie slams Paralympic organisers after horror crash
Australian Paralympic cyclist Emily Petricola has accused officials of discriminatory treatment she believes would never have happened in the Olympic Games.