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All Whites to play World Cup send-off matches at home in March
The fixtures will be part of a FIFA Series tournament.

Sport presenter collapses on air
Sports presenter Laura Woods has collapsed on live TV while hosting coverage of the Lionesses match on Wednesday morning.

Devils a step closer as key independent reveals stadium vote
The proposed new Macquarie Point stadium – and potentially the AFL’s newest club, the Tasmania Devils - is a significant step closer after winning the vote of a key voice.

Team orders: the mistakes that could cost McLaren the championship
From friendly fire in Canada to a positional switch in Italy, here are the times ‘papaya rules’ have cost McLaren this season.

Dylan Brown wants Kalyn Ponga to help him take World Cup off Australia
They’ll be teammates at Newcastle next season. Will they also perform the haka together before Ponga makes his Test debut for New Zealand?

Mitchell Starc is about to break a long-standing record. It’s unlikely to be broken again
The left-armer has produced career-best bowling figures in each of his past two Tests. That’s not supposed to happen at his age. Now he heads to the Gabba with a pink ball. England better watch out.

First live show for new Christchurch stadium revealed
The brand new One New Zealand Stadium is due to open in April, and the following month, a dance and light extravaganza will take over.

Emissions Trading Scheme: Year's final auction fails to sell a single carbon unit
An experienced trader says government back-tracking on climate change has tanked the price that emitters have to pay for carbon units.

Lewis Clareburt leaving NZ to chase LA 2028 Olympics swimming medal
The two-time Olympian is off to Melbourne and will train with a new coach and other Olympic athletes who also specialise in the medley disciplines.

Linkin Park announce Auckland gig, 13 years after last NZ visit
The band will perform at Spark Arena on Wednesday, March 18.

Football presenter collapses live on TV before international match
Football commentator Laura Woods collapsed while covering England’s friendly against Ghana on ITV.

Piastri celebrates podium finish solo after team no-show
Cameras captured the moment Oscar Piastri was left hanging by his team and had to celebrate his second-place finish by himself in parc ferme.

Matildas prepare to party like it’s 2023, but let’s call the Asian Cup a soirée
The intoxicating insanity of the home World Cup gave the team invaluable lessons on handling the intense public expectation that comes with a home tournament.

Papua New Guinea parliament passes security-focused 2026 budget
However, MPs say "record budgets" are failing to translate into basic services on the ground.

'For the people of Maui': Samoan-American journalist on her Emmy-winning wildfires coverage
Tamara Vaifanua, with roots tracing back to Alao in American Samoa and Pesega in Samoa, has been a journalist for two-and-a-half decades and currently presents for KSL News in Utah.

Person injured as tornado reportedly flips caravan at Rangitikei motor camp
A person has been taken to Whanganui Hospital after reports a tornado went through and overturned a caravan.

Andrew Coster resigns as Social Investment boss, Police Minister ‘pleased’ with announcement
Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is no longer the head of the Social Investment Agency.

Linkin Park are coming to New Zealand
The rock band, which formed in California in 1996, was last in New Zealand in 2013.

Police yet to recover pendant allegedly swallowed at Auckland jewellery store
A 32-year-old man is before the courts, accused of swallowing a necklace worth more than $33,500.