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Auckland is to host a State of Origin game at Eden Park next season as New Zealand changed its planning rules to allow for a night game. The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) made the announcement in Auckland with New […]
An injury cloud is hanging over the 2026 Super Rugby season before it opens tomorrow in Dunedin and Sydney. Local derbies are a feature of the opening round with the Hurricanes from Wellington on a bye in the 11-team competition.
More rule tweaks are in store as 2026 Super Rugby Pacific teams prepare for the season kick-off next weekend. Super Rugby Pacific CEO Jack Mesley says they “want to be a competition that encourages quick taps and faster restarts, cuts
Auckland Blues coach Vern Cotter will be the new Queensland Reds Super Rugby head coach for two years from 2027. Queensland Rugby says the Kiwi replaces Les Kiss who will become Wallabies head coach later this season; Kiss replaces Kiwi
NZ’s All Blacks are looking for a new head coach after incumbent Scott Robertson chose to step down. His departure was confirmed in a statement released by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) today (January 15). It said Robertson chose to step
A leopard seal’s visit to the Abel Tasman National Park on New Zealand’s South Island this summer is prompting warnings to give the animal space. The warning follows reports of the predator’s encounters with kayakers. Last month, the NZ Department
The RAAF has confirmed the fate of another of its missing WWII bombers after wreckage was found in mountain forests in Papua New Guinea. The wreckage was located in the rugged Baining Mountains of East New Britain. The crew of
Chinese airlines are boosting their services to Australia and New Zealand with more seasonal and year-round services. Late last year, Australian and New Zealand airports announced a string of new services by the likes of China Southern and Shenzhen airlines.
Booming demand for winter trans-Tasman travel from Brisbane means Air New Zealand will add 63,000 more seats next year. The Kiwi carrier is adding extra services between the SE Queensland airport with Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington airports. The Aussie airport
Rumour has become real for Kiwi ranger Jen Schori … a pink grasshopper basking in sunlight among rocks near Lake Tekapo in New Zealand’s South Island. Spotted by a team that was surveying grasshopper numbers was a deep pink female
