Breakers struggle in return to the court after seven days in isolation and two weeks since their last ANBL game, losing to Tasmania.

Stefan Marinovic set to be available for this week's friendly against Uzbekistan, after fellow stopper Michael Woud's nervy outing in their loss to Jordan.

A new approval rating poll has reached an unprecedented conclusion – the PM is no longer the highest-scoring leader in the country.

A third case of Omicron has been reported in Taranaki.

“They left me like a dog in the gutter."

Australian tennis star fires up after lippy fans put his opponent off during final, then helps to get them tossed out of the stadium.

A woman is believed to have died at a Te Atatu church on Sunday morning.

Taranaki Equestrian Jumping put on a major show jumping event in Hāwera this weekend, while sticking to the Covid-19 restrictions.

They had been due to fly back to Blenheim on Sunday morning. Those plans had to change.

Punters were led to believe the American had unleashed a 23.38m monster and added a whopping 56cm to his previous world mark.

OPINION: Natalie Portman was perfect, steely and nuanced in the lead. It still irritates me that she didn't win the Academy Award in 2017.

Its great trick is the way it’s told as a found-footage story. It's delivered with a sincerity that makes its scares all the more chilling.

Some modellers predict as short as this week, or as far as March, but none can definitively say when the country will hit 1000 daily cases.

A clean-up is underway after toxic product leaked into local river following a massive Kaiapoi factory fire that terrified residents and cut power.

South Canterbury retailers and restaurants have survived the first weekend under the red setting of the Covid Protection Framework, but some suggest uncertainty over the impending arrival of Omicron could be keeping customers away.

Organisation of South Island Rowing Championships under Covid-19 restrictions praised by Timaru club.

An eatery at Wellington Airport and an Indian restaurant in Napier are also listed in the latest locations of interest.

One of the ANZ Premiership’s leading defenders is embarking on overseas missionary work.

But going back to basics, such as mask-wearing and social distancing, could flatten the curve.

Schools across the country start back from Monday with a new set of rules under the Government’s red setting.