MetService has issued a heavy rain watch for the Bay of Plenty on Sunday, saying the rainfall amounts could reach warning status.

David Ball's first-half goal was cancelled out after a controversial VAR intervention left the Phoenix with 10 men for the final half hour.

US President Donald Trump is finding himself more and more politically isolated, with one Senator from his party saying "I want him out".

Fast bowler Pat Cummins has given Australia the advantage after three days at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

With the Duchess of Cambridge entering her fortieth year, Kate has become a force for change.

Police are hunting for a driver who left the scene of a Dunedin crash that left two people badly injured.

Seven babies were saved from the fire, with the fatalities labelled a "heart-wrenching tragedy" by India's Prime Minister.

Emergency services were called to the scene after a member of the public found a rider who had come off their bike.

Manukura, the first white kiwi born in captivity, became an emblem and a drawcard.

The US president is permanently suspended from his favourite social media site. Pelosi calls for him to give up his nuke codes, while Trump will not attend Biden's inauguration.

REVIEW :Director Jake Kasdan did a fabulous job of dusting off the board-game-comes-to-life conceit for the gaming generations.

Hailee Steinfeld is back as a beloved American poet, while Gemma Arterton takes on a literary and cinematic classic.

Andre Heimgartner will join the likes of Shane Van Gisbergen and Greg Murphy in this month's race.

A person has died after the four-wheel drive farm vehicle they were on rolled on Saturday.

The four-times champs will have to stay on the bench when the league starts later this month after another Covid-19 enforced reschedule.

Bethune has spent nearly two weeks in hospital. He is now waiting on results for his final tests.

A 6-year-old boy was taken to Starship Hospital in a serious condition on Saturday afternoon after an incident at a public pool.

A Black Cap cricketer acquitted of rape played in a match benefiting Women's Refuge on Saturday.

Firebirds opener Finn Allen scored his third fifty of the T20 Super Smash season, while all-rounder Logan van Beek took a spectacular catch.

@realDonaldTrump, the Twitter feed that grew from the random musings of a reality TV star into the cudgel of US president, has died. It was not quite 12 years old.