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Taranaki v Bay of Plenty – NPC round six
Follow live coverage as Taranaki host Bay of Plenty at Stadium Taranaki in round six of the National Provincial Championship.

Watch: Travis Kelce gets slapped in the grill during Chiefs game
Defensive tackle Teair Tart unleashed his wrath on Kelce, who may have been thankful fiancé Taylor Swift wasn’t in the crowd.

NRLW live updates: NZ Warriors v Brisbane Broncos
Join us for all the action, as the Warriors play their final home game of the season at Hamilton.

Auckland United v Wellington Olympic - Chatham Cup final
Follow live updates as defending champions Wellington Olympic take on first-time finalists Auckland United in the Chatham Cup final.

‘Yikes’: Video shows hair-raising landing attempt at Wellington in wild weather
Twenty-eight flights in and out of Wellington were cancelled due to weather on Friday, an Air New Zealand spokesperson said.

Jay Epae, Aotearoa's secret Scandinavian star
In 1961, a singer from a small Taranaki town had a No.1 hit in Sweden with a te reo song, but few people in Aotearoa heard the record at the time.

Pretty in pink: Discover prime locations to bathe in blossoms
As spring unfurls across New Zealand, a pink wave rolls from the far north to the deep south as cherry trees nationwide explode into blossom.

Tony Johnson lost his voice. I’ve got this, said late commentary box callup
Jeff McTainsh was commentating the Ranfurly Shield game when he was passed a note saying he was needed at Eden Park immediately.

Dickson denies Bears to steer Somerset to Finals Day
Sean Dickson hits two sixes and a four to lead Somerset to a final-over victory over Bears to qualify for T20 Blast Finals Day.

How Verstappen surpassed fastest F1 cars in history
Max Verstappen set the fastest F1 lap in history in taking pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, and he is feeling optimistic for Sunday's race.

Warriors fighting to keep NRLW season alive against Broncos
Follow live coverage of the match from FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton.

Napier's deputy mayor calls on gang leadership to 'redirect youth'
The call comes after a serious assault involving youth, a stabbing and the gang conflict warrant issued across Hawke's Bay.

All Blacks’ win comes at a cost after double injury blow
Codie Taylor has been ruled out with concussion while one of the try-scorers has been labelled “highly unlikely”.

The singer from small town NZ who had a No 1 hit in Europe – but was largely unknown back home
In 1961, Jay Epae topped the charts in Sweden with a song sung largely in te reo, but few people back home heard the record at the time, or knew anything about his success.

'We're almost ruthless in our urge to survive'
Set in a post-climate change future where survivors are haunted by the richness of a lost world, Ian McEwan's latest novel is a quest, literary thriller and love story.

Imminent split with Rayo Vallecano, Pathé Ciss close to Al-Shabab

Air Canada flight attendants vote against agreement reached last month, but operations to continue

Inflatable tanks and flat-pack guns - inside Ukraine's decoy war

4000 cases of under-18s being detained in police cells in last year, new figures show
Just over 300 of them were aged 13 years old or under, the figures supplied by the police minister show.

Smoking gun: Public tip-off leads to $12k tobacco bust
Three young people were arrested after police swooped on a getaway vehicle in Titahi Bay.

Te Pati Maori co-leader says Tamaki Makaurau voted for 'unapologetic representation'
Tamaki Makaurau voted for "unapologetic representation" says Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer as Oriini Kaipara takes out the Maori electorate.

England to face Scotland in quarter-finals after thrashing Australia
England recover from a shaky first-half showing to comprehensively beat Australia 47-7 to set up a Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Scotland.