NZ Rugby confirms Moana Pasifika players and management were released from isolation on Sunday to prepare for their first game a week later.

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Wānaka's golden boy still has plenty of skiing goals, but has a hankering to try the other side of the camera.

A petition against the Wellington protesters has more than 95,000 supporters, while a new social media campaign also launched on Sunday.

Police remain concerned about possible Covid-spreading events as Dunedin students continue to congregate in large numbers.

This summer's women's one-day cricket final will be a rematch of the T20 Super Smash decider.

Anyone abusing or intimidating members of the public should expect to be arrested, removed and face charges, a police statement released on Sunday said.

Four people were taken to hospital following a group fight on Princes Wharf in the early hours of Sunday morning.

If authorities do not act to remove protesters the city’s student reputation could be threatened, Victoria University's student association warns.

Hawke's Bay finish the twenty20 tournament in Palmerston North unbeaten.

Kiwis had no answer to the class of the league leaders as they sink to 4-10 for the season.

The Auckland Aces play on Tuesday and Thursday, needing one more win to pip the Wellington Firebirds to second and a place in next weekend's decider.

A prisoner who fled Rimutaka Prison has been arrested two days after he escaped in a stolen van.

Kiwi athlete hit the Commonwealth Games B standard for the one-lap hurdles to set alight the Sir Graeme Douglas International.

A British psychological thriller boasts a killer cast and an amazing house, while Rose Matafeo's charming rom-com is back for a second season.

People waited 2.5 hours to get a Covid-19 test in Christchurch on Sunday and one centre stayed open two hours after closing time to clear the backlog.

There are 2522 new cases reported in the community on Sunday, as well as 100 people in hospital with Covid-19.

The shovels have yet to come out and the design is not yet confirmed, but $2.2m has already been sunk into a controversial Christchurch cycleway.

The Springboks would be better off staying in an expanded Rugby Championship and leaving the Six Nations to grow the game in Europe, claims World Cup winning coach.

Two flights between Auckland and Wellington and several Auckland CBD bar and eateries are the latest locations of interest.