Winger Julian Savea outshone his debutant brother with two tries to help the Wellington Hurricanes register a 41-29 bonus point victory over New South Wales Waratahs in a lively Super Rugby contest.
Highlanders' coach Jamie Joseph has named his team to play the Blues in Hamilton on Friday, making two changes to the starting team that played the Reds last week.
Longtime Labour MP Warren Freer died this morning.
A powerful earthquake has struck Guatemala close to the capital, but residents of Guatemala City felt little movement from the deep tremor and emergency services said there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.
Flyhalf Bernard Foley converted a penalty with the last kick of the game to give New South Wales Waratahs a 30-27 comeback victory over the Auckland Blues at Sydney Football Stadium.
The Highlanders have named their team to play the Hurricanes in Dunedin on Friday, making five changes to the run-on XV that played faced the Cheetahs in Invercargill last Saturday.
Census officials are calling on New Zealanders to participate in the national survey next Tuesday as it will being about sweeping changes to our lives.
A 36-year-old man is feared dead after a 50-foot sinkhole opened up beneath his bedroom in Hillsborough County, Florida, swallowing him beneath dirt and rubble.
NZSki has been given the green light to proceed with a plan that will see the skiable area at The Remarkables increase by 15%.
YouTube's latest app update for Android appears to support speculation the internet giant is set to charge visitors to view some video.
Up to 50 teaching positions will be lost in the shake-up of Canterbury Schools, Newstalk ZB has reported.
An insect swarm big enough to cover large parts of the North Island appears to have been captured on weather radar.
Alastair Cook's patient knock of 78 anchored a well-executed England run chase of 270 to beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the second one-day international at McLean Park today, levelling the three-match series at 1-1.
Oscar nominees who don't end up with a coveted gold statuette at the Academy Awards on Sunday won't go home empty handed after all.
Two people have been injured in a single-car crash in the Cromwell Gorge, between Cromwell and Alexandra.
Otago have virtually locked up a home final in the HRV Cup after beating second-placed Wellington by 12 runs in their Twenty20 cricket match at the Basin Reserve today.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remained on his sickbed in Cuba on today while thousands of supporters rallied in his honour on the day he should have been sworn in for a new six-year term in the South American OPEC nation.
Swimmers and surfers should avoid the waters around Lawyers Head until further notice, the Dunedin City Council says.
Queenstown has lost the rights to host the national sevens tournament, with Rotorua to host the event in 2014 and 2015.
A mother hid in her bathroom with her two young daughters when a twister struck in Cromwell this afternoon, damaging two houses.
