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Jodie Fa'avae pursued adventure sport before such a term even existed. Now she's at the helm of a movement that’s changed the way Kiwi women view adventure – and themselves.

Auckland Council wants more time, infrastructure funding support and focus on quality over quantity in the intensification plan handed down by the Government.

Wright was part of Paul Collingwood’s T20 World Cup-winning side in 2010 and played 101 white-ball internationals for his country

Chris Woakes appears certain to be ruled out of England’s opening Test of the summer against New Zealand at Lord’s having failed to shake off injuries picked up on the tour of the Caribbean in March.

Two men charged by U.S. prosecutors with racketeering and other crimes for their involvement in the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload say they have reached a deal that will see them avoid being extradited to the U.S. in exchange for facing charges in New Zealand

Figure means 20% of population has been infected but modellers say true number is likely three times higher

Defence spending would jump dramatically and more state-owned companies would be floated on the share market to raise billions of dollars under ACT’s alternative budget. Mark Jennings rep

A new inter-agency mechanism will ensure greater transparency and accountability of whether Aotearoa is meeting its human rights obligations, Cabinet says.

The Productivity Commission says New Zealand needs to take another look at its strict regulations on genetically modified organisms – or we could risk missing out on important innovations.