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The Wallabies are much improved under Les Kiss, but one key area is costing them dearly
They’ve improved their lineout, the scrum, their defence and their attack, but if they can’t secure the high ball, they can’t beat the All Blacks.

It’s Half Yours, half mine as the McEvoy father-son combo thrives
This time last year, the McEvoys hoped Caulfield Cup favourite Half Yours would live up to his billing. Now the stayer has nothing to prove, but he has lost none of the talent that made him the most famous racehorse in the country.

‘We didn’t share the same values’: Rennie breaks long silence on his Wallabies axing
Since being sacked as Wallabies coach in early 2023 to make way for Eddie Jones, Dave Rennie has never opened up about his time in Australia – and his contentious exit. Until now.

A-League opens with Sydney derby stalemate
Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers opened the A-League season with a scrappy 0-0 draw.

Will the Wallabies win the Bledisloe Cup again?
Australia’s 24-year Bledisloe drought has become a generational curse. But is the greatest obstacle now in the players’ heads?

Champi threatens Marianas as Guam braces for destructive winds
Tropical Storm Champi is rapidly strengthening as it approaches the Mariana Islands and Guam, with wind gusts of 249km/h forecast.

Tenants 'distressed' by landlord's 'baseless threats of eviction' win tribunal dispute
The Tenancy Tribunal said the tenants felt bullied in emails with property management company Quinovic, though they themselves were also found to have breached the agreement.

Immigration adviser censured and fined $3000 over 12 professional breaches
Auckland immigration adviser Paramjit Singh has been censured and fined $3000 after 12 breaches of professional obligations.

Getting a job wasn’t Juliana’s biggest problem. Keeping it was
Flexible workplaces and fewer employer assumptions could make it easier for disabled New Zealanders to stay in sustainable work.

More than 4700 people lose power in widespread outage
More than 4700 people were affected by a widespread power outage in Thames and surrounding areas on Saturday morning.

Car crashes, hundreds without water, after water main bursts
A car has crashed and a road has been damaged, following a burst water main in the Auckland suburb of New Windsor.

Court bid launched to blow up Wests Tigers power base
Explosive new legal action against the team’s owner is attempting to dismantle its board and hand rank-and-file members effective control of the joint venture.

From wooden spoon to the top four: Shaw and his Suns can now see the light
Young and exciting, the Gold Coast Suns are having a breakout year under a highly credentialled coach who has rediscovered his love of football.

Steve Smith’s wizardry can be developed. These cricket experts reveal how
Does your son or daughter dream of representing Australia? Two experts reveal key parts of Smith’s success.

Money talks: Why Australia can afford to have the oldest Test team since the 1920s
As cricketers’ incomes continue to rise, we will have to change our ideas on what we think is “too old” for the Australian Test side.

All Blacks lose key midfielder for Bledisloe Cup test
Jordie Barrett is ruled out with a tight calf.

All Black Jordie Barrett ruled out of second Bledisloe Cup test
Timoci Tavatavanawai steps up to start at second-five after Barrett suffers a calf injury during the Eden Park victory.

One injured after late-morning incident on busy Auckland road
One person suffered a minor injury after an altercation between two people known to each other on Mt Eden Rd.

'The power is in our hands': Young people aim for biggest youth voter turnout yet
It comes as around 166,000 young people aged 18 to 24 remain unenrolled to vote.

Auckland braces for traffic chaos as Olivia Dean fans descend on Western Springs
Fans have begun queuing outside Auckland's Western Springs Bowl hours before British singer Olivia Dean takes to the stage for her sold-out concert.