The win marked the seventh time Powerball has been struck this year.

Warriors coach Nathan Brown fears his star prop could have a lisfranc foot injury, which usually takes between three to six months to recover from.

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The sevens veteran scored twice after shedding a few tears before her comeback as the Black Ferns made the Toulouse Sevens quarterfinals.

From the nefarious Roxy Hart to the lovelorn Bridget Jones and the optimistic Dorothy Boyd, the Texan has created some memorable characters.

An extraordinary vacancy on Tasman District Council created by the resignation of Richmond ward councillor Dana Wensley will not be filled before the elections in October.

It was four tries to each team at Jubilee Stadium, but despite a better performance the Warriors have again come away as the losers.

Clayton McMillan's side edge closer to securing a home quarterfinal, but there will be major concerns over their co-captain.

The Canes jumped out to a handy early advantage against the Melbourne visitors and maintained it as they close in on the top-four.

The loss of Grace Nweke was too much for the Mystics to cope with as they suffered a surprise loss to a battling Tactix outfit.

A kayaker was rescued from Auckland’s Red Beach after losing their paddle to the wind on Saturday afternoon.

An Invercargill family have put out a plea to find the owner of a roaming trampoline after it smashed into their parked car amid strong winds in the south.

An ecologist says finding kanakana upstream from Te Au-Nui is evidence that mahi Hokonui Rūnanga are doing is working.

Two Invercargill men are scratching their heads after one of the cars parked on their front lawn caught alight in the early hours of the morning.

He built the "stealth bomber" house in Pakiri. Now Scott Lawrie's home is his Auckland art gallery, and again the private and public spaces are blurred.

Two people aged 18 and 22 were arrested in the suburb of Frankton and the incident is now over, police said

“Their behaviour was selfish and stupid”. A top Auckland cop has slammed the behaviour of a protest group who stopped cars on the Harbour Bridge so they could get out and walk, resisted arrest and assaulted police.

The home side scored a big win in Hamilton but lost All Blacks skipper Sam Cane to injury.

Aimee Hiini took her two-year old labrador to The Groynes Dog Park most days. On Wednesday, after a walk there, he died.

The visitors showed some spark but missed an opportunity to halt their NRL slump as the Dragons triumphed in Sydney.