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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:21:19 GMTSuper Smash: Cole McConchie shines in Canterbury Kings' first win of season
Ed Nuttall takes a screamer and skipper Cole McConchie shines with the bat as Canterbury earn first T20 win of season.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:02:09 GMTMāori health agency accuses Dr Ashley Bloomfield of drip feeding Covid-19 vax data
The Ministry of Health will hand over information on unvaccinated Māori, but its approach means the roll-out will be "deeply impaired".
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:36:22 GMTWellington Phoenix women brought back down to Earth by ruthless Newcastle Jets
Wellington Phoenix’s second A-League Women game has ended in a heavy defeat but there was a small consolation as Ava Pritchard netted their first-ever goal.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:30:00 GMTLive: Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets - A-League Men
Follow live commentary as the Wellington Phoenix play the Newcastle Jets in the A-League Men.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:01:32 GMTAnd Just Like That: Why I'm already hooked on the Sex and The City sequel
REVIEW: I tried to fight it, but The Big Apple's grandest dames have done it again. I'm all in.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:50:00 GMTThe Unforgivable: Sandra Bullock's slow-burning Netflix thriller worth the effort
REVIEW: Like Steve McQueen’s 2018 Widows adaptation, this benefits from a strong sense of space and place and a terrific cast.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:41:12 GMTName suppression lapses for man accused of murdering Christchurch teenager Connor Whitehead
A man charged with killing the Christchurch teenager can now be named, along with an alleged co-offender.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:36:09 GMTLive Ashes: Australia vs England, day three of the first test in Brisbane
Joe Root and Dawid Malan both nearing centuries as England drag themselves right back into the game at stumps on the third day.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:17:49 GMTArchitect-owner's stunning 1960s Modernist house in Titirangi listed for first time
The architect and his family have lived here since the house was designed in 1968, but now it's time to move on.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:50:00 GMTThe best new TV shows of 2021 (and where you can watch them)
In a year filled with Britney docos, Korean dramas and stories set around wellness retreats, these are the fresh series that proved highly addictive.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:37:35 GMTChance to find out your water use before homes taking too much are charged
The council has introduced the tool as it prepares to begin charging homes using too much water.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:28:52 GMTKiwis donate $107,000 in a single day for cancer survivor's life-changing facial surgery
Brittany Kremers doesn't know she's a step closer to the surgery that will change her life as she's having a procedure to remove a metal device from her face.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:23:41 GMTMeet the wizard hoping to be Invercargill's next mayor
Noel Peterson is the green wizard of Bluff – a man with a passion for both the environment and local politics. But could he be the next mayor of Invercargill?
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:16:20 GMTSerious injuries as tanker and car collide in Waikato
A road in the Hauraki Plains is closed following the crash on Friday afternoon.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:08:06 GMTSuper Smash: Lea Tahuhu and Natalie Cox power Canterbury to unlikely win
Needing 31 runs from 12 balls, Canterbury looked down and out. That was until Lea Tahuhu made the Hinds pay for dropping her twice.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:00:00 GMTStand Up for Sign Language to bring laughs for all
Stand Up for Sign Language is returning for its second year and looks to bring laughs to the hearing and deaf alike.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 06:00:00 GMTYears waiting for a house up in flames after devastating fire
Four years worth of patience and a pile of Christmas presents went up in flames on Thursday night.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:58:50 GMT'Weight lifted off my shoulders': Ash Taylor relishing fresh start at the Warriors
Having shed the pressure of his hefty price tag at the Titans, Ash Taylor is determined to rebuild his NRL career with the Warriors.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:57:48 GMTCovid-19: Waikato cafe and restaurant and Far North supermarket latest locations of interest
A Te Kuiti cafe and restaurant and a Paihia supermarket are the latest locations of interest linked to the Covid-19 Delta outbreak on Friday.
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:45:00 GMTLive: Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets - A-League Women
Phoenix still searching for first win, downed 5-1 by the Jets in the A-League Women.