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Every voice matters as Māori prepare for Aotearoa’s election
Rangatahi (young people) Māori are being encouraged to enrol and vote in Aotearo...
Joseph Guenzler 22 Oct 2026
Gardner produces with bat and ball to surge Australia to series win over White Ferns
Ash Gardner's best T20I batting display in more than six years set the foundatio...
Jarred Cross 21 Oct 2026
Kiwis cling to hope of Ponga playing on at World Cup
Kalyn Ponga will undergo surgery on his broken arm but will remain in camp with...
George Clarke (AAP) 19 Oct 2026
Judge sides with NRL over NZ Rugby on Chiefs name
New Zealand's High Court has knocked back an application for an interim injuncti...
Murray Wenzel (AAP) 19 Oct 2026
Kiwis fears for Ponga as injury outlook revealed
Kalyn Ponga's hopes of playing for New Zealand again at the Rugby League World C...
George Clarke (AAP) 16 Oct 2026
All Blacks inspire Fisher-Harris, Kiwis ahead of World Cup

Buoyed by a visit from their All Blacks brothers, Stacey Jones's ambitious Kiwis are out to open the rugby league World Cup with a bang by completing a memorable New Zealand double over Australia.

Aotearoa builds an arsenal against a 'wily' invasive seaweed

Since an invasive seaweed called caulerpa was discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2021, forming meadows that blanketed parts of the seabed, it's taken on an almost mythical status among people who s...

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Edward Carver Oct 15, 2026
Traditional kiwi cloak returned to Māori community after more than a century in British museum

A kiwi-feather cloak given to a British museum has finally been returned to the two iwi tribes that designed the cultural gift for a visiting doctor 126 years ago.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2026
Kids kept Kiwi Clark going through dark NRL days

Back-to-back lock of the year Erin Clark admits that during his early days in the NRL he couldn't see a future where he'd pull on a New Zealand jersey, his motivation for persevering simply to inspire...

Hughes chasing redemption for Kiwis against Australia

Four years on, Jahrome Hughes is still shouldering responsibility for New Zealand's heartbreaking Rugby League World Cup exit. Hughes can't shake the guilt he feels for his role in the 16-14 semi-fina...

'Make him proud': all black and Whyte for Kiwi enforcer

When Naufahu Whyte takes the field for New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup it will be with his family on his back and the example of Māori warrior prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves embedded deep...

Gagai eyes second World Cup title, with his second team

Dane Gagai has vowed to do everything he can in the hunt for a second rugby league World Cup title, in a second jersey after switching his international eligibility to represent New Zealand.

'Tears in their eyes': Ponga proud to represent family

Kalyn Ponga was overcome with gratitude, suiting up as a Kiwi after international eligibility changes allowed the star fullback to experience the Test arena for the first time with his nation of choic...

Battle for use of Chiefs NRL team name headed for court

The battle for the NRL's Papua New Guinea expansion side to be called the Chiefs is set to be decided by a judge with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) filing proceedings in the NZ High Court.

Knights stars to make Kiwis debuts in squad of brutes

Kalyn Ponga and Dane Gagai are poised to reprise their Newcastle finals heroics for New Zealand after both were selected to debut for the Kiwis at the Rugby League World Cup.

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Joel Gould (AAP) Oct 7, 2026
What the world can learn from the Pacific

Many of the challenges Pacific peoples have navigated for generations are now becoming global challenges. As the world confronts climate change, environmental degradation, food insecurity and growing...

International program to connect Indigenous filmmakers across three countries

Indigenous filmmakers from Australia, Canada and New Zealand will have the opportunity to develop their projects and establish international partnerships through a new initiative launching in 2027.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 22, 2026
'He's always there': Warrior calls on family legend

Centre Ali Leiataua needs all the inspiration he can get to help keep the Warriors' hopes of securing a first NRL premiership afloat. So it's lucky his uncle is a club legend.

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