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Brazil forward Marta said it feels “surreal” to be preparing for a sixth Women’s World Cup and that the tournament in Australia and New Zealand will be her last.

The Reserve Bank decided to keep interest rates on hold at 4.1% because it thinks there’s a chance – just a chance – it has lifted them all it needs to.

World No.2 Australia have turned to experienced heads for their Oceania Cup series against New Zealand, with direct Olympic hockey qualification the prize.

FIFA will soon make a call on whether First Nations flags can be hung inside the stadiums at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

In 1865, my Irish-born great great grandparents travelled from Dunedin to Sydney to marry in St Mary’s Cathedral. Some 63 years later, my grandmother Mary also travelled to Australia to marry my grandfather Ted. He was a clerk with the Bank of New Zealand and had been posted to Melbourne…

See what the competition looks like for the USWNT in the group stage.

Another accolade for NZ's most internationally recognised poet

Nerissa McDowell is one of the White Sox rearing to get back into international competition. Since lockdowns hit, she's been honing her craft across the world. 

GE-free campaigners seize on an Australian trial’s withdrawal

How an NZ-based consultancy is going global to find the hundreds of specialists needed for the flood rebuild and a climate-challenged future.

The nation has banned the bags that typically hold vegetables and fruit. Recyclable, biodegradable or plant-based plastic bag are also included in the ban.