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Former All Blacks wing Grant Batty dies, aged 74
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant Batty in action for the All Blacks. Photsport Former All Blacks wing Grant Batty has died, aged 74. At 1.65m (5t 5in), Batty was known...
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All Blacks: Scott Robertson, David Kirk, player power and reputations
Source: Radio New Zealand Who and what does Scott Robertson’s historic firing as All Black coach say the most about? Or is the most important statement about the team, rugby...
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Former All Black Craig Dowd deplores Scott Robertson’s sacking
Source: Radio New Zealand Craig Dowd, pictured as North Harbour’s head coach in 2009, says Scott Robertson is now “collateral damage”. Photosport / Anthony Au-Yeung A former All Black has...
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All Blacks: Who is next after Scott Robertson’s sacking?
Source: Radio New Zealand So now what? There’s six months till the All Blacks will play their first test of the year, a not so insignificant showdown with a full...
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Cantabrians react to axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson has been axed as All Blacks coach. AFP There has been mixed reaction in parts of red and black country following the shock axing...
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From saviour to sacked: Scott Robertson’s rapid rise and fall
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images He was heralded as the All Blacks’ saviour. Calls for the highly accomplished, charismatic, break-dancing coach to take the country’s top...
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Scott Robertson sacking captures global headlines
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson. John Cowpland / action press The world’s media has reacted with surprise to the “jumpy” dumping of All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson. Australian...
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Review: Why Hamnet is more than a march through sadness
Source: Radio New Zealand On paper, Hamnet should be a relentless march through grief. It centres on the death of a child, an absent spouse and the harshness of the world...
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Explainer: What Scott Robertson’s axing means for the All Blacks and NZ Rugby
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson. www.photosport.nz Analysis – Out of the black but was it out of the blue? Scott Robertson’s new status as ex-All Black coach went from...
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The X Factor: Grok deepfakes and why NZ is still using Elon Musk’s X
Source: Radio New Zealand In this photo illustration an iPhone screen displays Elon Musk’s repost on his social media platform X regarding criticism from British Prime Minister Kier Starmer about...
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‘Sheer panic’: Dual-citizenship Brits have to get UK passport to return
Source: Radio New Zealand Vince, who moved with Diane from England in 1966, thought: “There’s no way they would penalise me just because I am British.” Supplied Dual New Zealand...
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Demand for staff in Queenstown higher than ever – but people can’t afford to live there
Source: Radio New Zealand Scotland’s Orla Marshall lives in a van – the only way she had been able to return to Queenstown to work after finding it too costly...
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Two men charged with murder of Charles Pongi in Auckland’s Pt England more than two years on
Source: Radio New Zealand Charles Pongi died in hospital after being shot in Taurima Reserve, Pt England. (File photo) Google Maps Two new murder charges have been laid in relation...
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Police make additional arrests over east Auckland homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Police have made two additional arrests in connection with a 2023 homicide investigation in Pt England. Operation Pastel investigated the murder of 32-year-old Charles Pongi after...
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Alyssa Healy to retire from all forms of cricket
Source: Radio New Zealand Among Healey’s slew of records includes highest individual score in a World Cup final and most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals. © Photosport Ltd...
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Christchurch cricket club hosts visiting Australian and UK cricketers
Source: Radio New Zealand Harcourt team-mates Oliver Pascoe (left) and Callum Wright during Sunday’s fixture RNZ / Adam Burns A Christchurch cricket club turned on the charm for their first...
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2026 sporting bucket list – the year’s biggest events
Source: Radio New Zealand Argentina celebrate their 2022 FIFA World Cup success. KEITA IIJIMA / AFP As another year draws to a close, it’s time to look forward to the...
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Australia underlines its Ashes dominance over England
Source: Radio New Zealand By Dean Bilton, ABC Australia’s players celebrates with the Ashes trophy following their series win on day 5 of the fifth Ashes Test against England at...
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Fire destroys yachts at New South Wales marina
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Fire and Rescue NSW More than forty firefighters in New South Wales have been working to extinguish a number of yacht fires in a...
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Quick work by public and Police leads to Henderson arrest
Source: New Zealand Police Police are thanking diligent retail staff who led Police to an alleged shoplifter smuggling stolen items in Henderson. The 47-year-old woman is now facing charges of...
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January temperature records could fall as hot spell forecast
Source: Radio New Zealand Some parts of the country could reach 37C. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Experts are warning of extreme heat and fire risk as temperatures are forecast to...
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Cricket Ashes live: Australia v England, fifth Test, day 5
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia’s Beau Webster, 2nd left, celebrates with teammates after dismissing England’s Will Jacks on day four of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and...
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Black Caps pace ace Jacob Duffy selected for T20 World Cup
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 Jacob Duffy’s super summer will continue after being named in the Black Caps squad...
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Cricket Ashes live: Australia v England, test 5, day 2
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action from Sydney Cricket Ground as England put on strong first inninngs in the final Ashes test. England enjoyed one of their better...
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Untold: The rich aunt, Wimbledon and the inventor husband
Source: Radio New Zealand Marjorie Bain was the first NZ woman to compete at Wimbledon in 1922. Supplied In 1922 Marjorie Bain set sail on the trip of a life-time...
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Auckland to Perth flight diverted after person dies
Source: Radio New Zealand The Qantas flight was going from Auckland to Perth. Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via AFP A person has died after a medical incident on a Qantas...
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George Clooney becomes French citizen
Source: Radio New Zealand Actor George Clooney and his family have been granted French citizenship, official government documents show, after he has previously voiced concern about raising his children amid...