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Cricket live updates: Black Caps v England - second T20 international
Follow every ball as New Zealand look to take a series lead at Christchurch's Hagley Oval.

Some of the NRL's biggest stars enjoyed returning to Tonga last week
The Tongans have kick-started their Pacific Championships campaign in style -- by spending five days back on the Pacific island. SOURCE: @tongarugbyleagueofficial

What happens when some of the NRL’s biggest stars spend a week in Tonga
The Tongans kick-started their Pacific Championships campaign by returning to the Pacific island – and this is what happened.

Alanna Smith had the best year of her WNBA career. The league is falling apart
Last month, Alanna Smith was named the WNBA co-defensive player of the year. Next month, she might get shut out of playing in the league.

Salesforce CEO apologises for saying Trump should send troops to San Francisco
Salesforce boss and Time Magazine owner Marc Benioff posted the apology on X following days of backlash

The question of freezing eggs from a migrant perspective
"For the longest time, I was hoping and expecting it to happen organically and now it feels like intervention is required."

Greater Wellington council wants people to stop adopting possums as pets
The Greater Wellington council says the marsupials pose a serious threat to native birds and plants.

'You're gonna have rubbish everywhere else' - halving collections not popular with some residents
Moving from weekly to fortnightly rubbish collection is an idea that some Aucklanders want to see binned before it has even begun.

Council candidate alleges fellow candidate behind online attacks
A local election candidate claims a rival competitor created fake social media accounts to attack him and other candidates.

‘New blood into an All Black team’: The trio challenging Team NZ’s elite crew
Grant Dalton also reached for analogies from Bathurst and Manchester United in outlining what impact their new sailors could have in the America’s Cup.

Smith on notice: AFL sends warning letter to Cats after another controversial social media post
The latest post was from an old episode of The Footy Show, in which Sam Newman verbally attacked Caroline Wilson.

Shades of Postecoglou: How Liverpool’s makeover is backfiring badly
The defending Premier League champions are heading in the wrong direction. A home loss to their bitter enemies only adds to their pain.

Awesome foursome gallopers to feature at Grafton
Trainer Matthew Dunn will be out to avenge a frustrating weekend when he takes a strong team of four gallopers to Grafton on Tuesday.

Josh Hazlewood says he can play all five Ashes Tests. History says that’s optimistic
After helping flatten India in the first one-dayer, Josh Hazlewood is hoping Perth will provide a similar pitch for the first Ashes Test. The fast bowler’s hopes come as Sam Konstas played two ramp shots on Tuesday, but the second cost him his leg stump.

'When we first set up you'd be lucky to have one Maori writer published a year' - 30 years of the Pikihuia Awards.
Author Becky Manawatu has taken out the top prize at the 2025 Pikihuia Awards for her novel Kataraina.

Young people speak about the pain and challenge of not finding work
Two Taranaki job hunters speak about their frustration at doing everything they can to find work, but remaining without a job for months.

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Ruapehu communities cut off by floods, damage, now accessible
Access has been restored to communities in Ruapehu District who were isolated by flooding and storm damage.