The 2017 world champion has not played a test in five years but could be in the picture for the Black Ferns' World Cup defence after impressing in the Pukekohe trial.

REVIEW: Dennis Lehane's magnificent show features Ray Liotta in one of his final roles, our own Robyn Malcolm and a seriously buff Taron Egerton.

A Gen-X Kiwi makes an audacious attempt to gain a million followers in just 100 days, while a new British crime drama is designed to make you think.

Players and families hoping to get to Christchurch for this weekend's national water polo tournament are scrambling to rearrange plans.

Known as 'cowboy hats', teens in seclusion in a mental health facility are subjected to the disposable toilets when they're at risk of self harm, the service's director says.

Brent Wilson says his thyroid cancer was caused by exposure to toxins after 30 years as a firefighter, saying "we just didn't know" about the dangers, until the mid-2000s.

A purpose-built development in Avondale will be home to 200 older West Aucklanders. But social housing neighbours-to-be have prompted security fears.

The leaders agreed to better access to opportunities and benefits for those who cross the ditch in either direction.

Ardern recalled meeting with the former Japanese prime minister, who she described as generous and kind.

Climate action groups said Auckland's 10-year plan was unlawful, because it would see emissions go up 6% while the city aims to halve them by 2030.

Who checks the bank account on an invoice is genuine? Hardly anyone - and nor did a small Wellington firm handling large amounts of money. It was a big mistake.

Student love was rife at Southland’s Hedgehope School in 1986, a time capsule has revealed.

Feilding Yellows are happy going under the radar for a change as they head into another semifinal.

He waded through cold, waist-deep water for two hours. Then he spied a rock that stood out from the others.

OPINION: The difference in trans-Tasman relations is now palpable. Albanese and co are not just giving New Zealand the political crumbs of Canberra's table.

It's not easy revisiting painful family memories on stage but the cast and crew of Dawn Raids 2022 are being supported all the way so that this important story can be retold.

Pam Taylor is pleased with her second hole in one but believe both feats at the Temuka Golf Club were "flukes".

An estimated 2300 tonnes of sticking plasters is thrown into landfills each year in the United States alone, prompting this group to go bananas.

When Karllie Clifton and three friends returned from an overnight hike near Thames they barely had enough gas to reach a visitor centre.

WISE WORDS: Roy and Victor were just 3 and 5 when they escaped war-torn China with their mum, as refugees. Now they have a street named after them in Aotearoa's biggest city.