Washington hosts Los Angeles after Sykes’ 25-point game
Los Angeles Sparks (9-17, 6-10 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (12-13, 6-9 Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Washington plays the Los Angeles...
New York faces Minnesota after Vandersloot’s 23-point game
New York Liberty (20-6, 11-3 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (13-14, 8-7 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York visits the Minnesota...
Silver Ferns Farms meat processing plant fire in Pareora
Firefighters are battling a Timaru building fire. Eight fire trucks are battling a blaze at a Silver Ferns Farms facility in Pareora. Fire and Emergency were...
Rugby League World Cup pushed back to 2026, confirmed for southern hemisphere
Michael Steele/Getty Images The Kiwis’ Moses Leota playing against England last year. The number of teams participating in the next Rugby League World Cup has been...
Girl riding home from school hit by freight train was 11 years old
JOHN BISSET/Stuff The girl was hit by a freight train on a level crossing in Mt Maunganui (file photo). The girl who died after being hit...
FIFA Women’s World Cup surprise for Gisborne Thistle AFC
Supplied Gisborne Thistle AFC womenâs football team got the surprise of their life at practice on Wednesday The Gisborne Thistle AFC women’s football team have faced...
Firefighters at ‘hazardous incident’ in Greymouth commercial premise
Stuff Crews in the Greymouth are at a hazardous incident at a commercial premise. Firefighters are battling a “hazardous incident” at a commercial premise in Greymouth....
Meg 2: The Trench: A sucky sequel? That’s taking the Jaws homage too far!
Meg 2: The Trench (M, 116 mins) Directed by Ben Wheatley **½ Back in 2018, which really does seem like another world, The Meg was an...
FIFA Women’s World Cup: South Africa star Thembi Kgatlana reveals personal heartache
Thembi Kgatlana’s mother told her to stay in New Zealand and do her job. Kgatlana took her advice and overcame personal heartache to create history for...
Trial collapses after domestic violence complainant fails to show
Stuff Derek Ransfield was due to face trial on family violence charges, but they were dismissed after the prosecution could offer no further evidence. A Horowhenua...