The Brumbies have beaten the Blues 20-13 at Eden Park in a rain-soaked match to consolidate their standing at the top of the Super Rugby Australian conference.

The Southern Steel hope to continue their four-game roll in the ANZ Netball Championship when they meet the Vixons in Melbourne on Monday.

New Zealand's Paralympic swimming team are busy preparing for August's World Championships in Montreal.

The Warriors get the chance to soothe a week of hurt and frustration when they run out on home turf against Newcastle on Sunday.

A top official of the Chennai Super Kings was arrested for his alleged involvement in spot-fixing less than 48 hours before the team was to play in the final of the Indian Premier League.

Four years ago the original Hangover seemed fresh and subversive. Now, this series feels stale and tired.

While Caine talked, live on television, Morgan took some time out to have a snooze.

A tweet posted by the wife of Britain's parliamentary speaker about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libellous.

Video highlights, live stream commentary, live updates as they happen and minute-by-minute, and all the action as the Blues host the Brumbies at Eden Park in Auckland for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

A woman is in hospital with critical injuries after she was assaulted on State Highway 1 near Tokoroa.

A Kaipara couple have become the first farmers to release kiwi onto their private land.

Auckland's most popular beach is under threat of development if the Unitary Plan goes ahead.

A high speed test has been launched in Moana, in the Lake Brunner District on the West Coast.

One person is dead after a shed fire on the West Coast early this morning.

Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane.

Suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency.

Formula 1 legend Jackie Stewart appeared at the Cannes Film Festival to publicise a new film by renowned director and motor racing fan Roman Polanski.

Chelsea FC and Manchester City squared off in a friendly match on a temporary pitch in St. Louis at Busch Stadium, the home of Major League Baseball's Cardinals.

With the French Open due to start Swiss tennis player Roger Federer says that he is ready to fight and win against his archrival Rafael Nadal.

Bayern Munich is trying to playing things down as the title favourite, while outsider Borussia Dortmund is eager to play up its chances.

The Nation reporter Torben Akel took a close look at her background and asked some of her peers: has her luck run out?

Auckland, our biggest city, is forecast to grow by up to another million people over the next 30 years.

Canterbury bounced back from their last-start thrashing to Newcastle with a solid 24-14 NRL win over Brisbane at ANZ Stadium.

A 78th-minute David Nofoaluma try sealed a controversial 22-20 NRL win for the Wests Tigers over North Queensland on Friday night and ended a seven-game losing streak.

The Melbourne Rebels put a serious dent in the Waratahs' surge to the Super Rugby finals with a 24-22 upset win.

The first day of the second and final cricket Test between New Zealand and England has been washed out after persistent rain at Headingley.

David Farrier met Mitch Pileggi ahead ofthis weekend's Armageddon Expo in Hamilton.

The stage show Wicked hits New Zealand for the first time in September.

An Auckland father is outraged her 14-year-old daughter was able to run away to Australia without permission.

The Chiefs have beaten the Crusaders 28-19 in a tight affair at Waikato Stadium tonight.

Paul and Yvonne Stokes, and Keith Lush have some good news from Christchurch.

In Khandallah, in Wellington, there is a a piece of road where people drive so recklessly a serious accident seems inevitable.

Shortly KidsCan and Lumino will distribute 8500 packs filled with toothpaste, toothbrushes and floss throughout the country.

While the Otago Highlanders are bottom of the Super Rugby table, basketball team the Nuggets are top of their competition.

While sports like rugby often struggle to keep their best players from heading overseas, baseball is actively encouraging it.

A new campaign drawing attention to Canterbury's polluted streams and rivers has taken a highly personal approach.

A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh.

A band of thunderstorms is battering the Oklahoma City area and slowing cleanup operations where a tornado killed 24 people.

Ali Williams announced through Twitter this morning that he was hanging up his All Blacks boots.

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water.

French-born American actor Yeardley Smith has been the voice of the highly intelligent, savvy Lisa Simpson for 24 years.

The Whakatane Beacon has joined the Ashburton Guardian and the NBR, in charging viewers who want to read its website.

Video highlights, live stream commentary, live updates as they happen and minute-by-minute, and all the action as the Chiefs host the Crusaders at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton for the 2013 Super Rugby season. VIDEO will be available as soon as the final whistle goes.

The fight over the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate is on and it's effectively a three-horse race.

The Govt says it's hypocritical of the Greens to criticise the number of 'mum and dad' Mighty River Power investors, when they were responsible for "frightening them off".

An emotional Ali Williams has called full time on his All Blacks Test rugby career after 77 caps in the black jersey.

The voice behind Lisa Simpson has two words for critics who think The Simpsons is well past its peak: "F**k 'em."

You asked and we answered: Sam Ackerman presents The League Fix viewer feedback special.

A team of heroic Oklahoma hospital staff stayed with a woman in labour, despite a tornado lashing around them.

Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield return in survival horror Resident Evil: Revelations, out now for home consoles.

The International Monetary Fund has called on Britain to do more to support the economic recovery.

US President Barack Obama has revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes.

Britain has spent a day reflecting on violent images as two men killed a soldier in broad daylight.

One person has been injured after a ferry and a water taxi collided in Auckland Harbour this morning.

Daniel Rutledge discusses The Hangover Part III, the Xbox One unveiling and the news of The World's End Wellington premiere on Firstline.

Last weeks budget acknowledged there had been a ten million dollar under-spend in health workforce training.

The first look at Metallica's 3D film Through the Never has been unveiled along with the news it is coming to IMAX.

Nick Smith says the deal with Bathurst will see native species on the Denniston Plateau protected, not obliterated.

Team New Zealand's had their first day of sailing in San Francisco Bay as they resume their on-water preparations for their America's Cup bid.

Police have arrested a further two people in connection with the fatal daylight attack on a British soldier in Woolwich.