Women's World Cup 2025: Match 7, New Zealand Women vs South Africa Women Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between NZ W vs SA W?

New Zealand Women (NZ W) lock horns with South Africa Women (SA W) in match No. 7 of the Women's World Cup 2025 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Monday, October 6. The White Ferns started their campaign with a comprehensive 89-run defeat...

Total solar eclipse 2028: Everything you need to know about totality in Australia and New Zealand

On July 22, 2028, the moon's shadow will cut a 143-mile-wide (230 kilometer) path across Australia and New Zealand. According to NASA, it will mark the first total solar eclipse visible from Sydney since 1857 and the last until 2858, making it a...

Heart of the City survey: Auckland business owners slate CBD as lawless, unclean, hit out at drug use, begging

One business owner said: “In my experience living around the world, very few cities recover once their central business district is taken over by homelessness, drug use and anti-social behaviour.” Another observed that: “The general condition of...

Letters: Auckland Rugby Union’s neglect highlighted in All Blacks starting XV; Immigration is not the only answer

Immigration is not the only answer It seems that the prevailing narrative is agreed by many: we have an aging population, a shrinking tax take and we need more people – and the solution is immigration. But immigration is not the only answer for a...

First Half Goals Seal OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2025 Title For New Zealand

Press Release – Oceania Football Confederation New Zealand have defeated New Caledonia 3-0 at Stade Paea in Tahiti to win the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2025. New Zealand have defeated New Caledonia 3-0 at Stade Paea in Tahiti to win the OFC...

Rohit Sharma staying ODI captain 'could have disturbed team culture': 'Gambhir took charge after New Zealand debacle'

Rohit Sharma is no longer the ODI captain as the baton has well and truly been passed over to Shubman Gill. The 26-year-old, who was first appointed as the Test captain earlier this year, will take over the reins of the 50-over team from the...

Proteas women face another tricky World Cup match against New Zealand

Both teams will be out to bounce back from first match defeats. After suffering a demoralising 10-wicket loss to England in their World Cup opener late last week, the South African women’s cricket team will be hoping to get back on track when they...

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson forces closure of popular New Zealand cafe; owners plead for another chance

Peter Jackson, best known for directing the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is at the centre of controversy in his native New Zealand, after a popular cafe in the country said it will be forced to close next year due to the filmmaker. Peter Jackson...

Women’s World Cup: New Zealand, South Africa look to return to winning ways

An improved bowling performance will be topmost on New Zealand's agenda while South Africa will aim to work on batting form when two teams square off in a Women's World Cup match here on Monday, trying to shrug off the disappointment of crushing...

New Zealand hits rock bottom, mass exodus

Record numbers of Kiwis moving overseas. A cost of living crisis. Rising unemployment. The data paints a grim picture of life across the ditch. By many metrics, New Zealand has fallen into decline since the pandemic and, though there have been...

Peter Jackson forces closure of popular New Zealand cafe

SYDNEY: A popular New Zealand cafe will be forced to close next year after its high-profile owner ended its lease as part of a wider redevelopment plan. Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson purchased the historic Submarine Barracks property on...

Marsh’s ton seals series win for Australia over New Zealand

MOUNT MAUNGANUI - Skipper Mitchell Marsh’s unbeaten century powered Australia to a three-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third and final T20I of the Chap­pell-Hadlee Trophy at Bay Oval on Saturday, securing a 2-0 series win for the...

FINAL TEAMS: State Championship, New Zealand Warriors vs Burleigh Bears

The New Zealand Warriors and Burleigh Bears have confirmed their sides for the 2025 State Championship. The Warriors knocked over the St George Illawarra Dragons in last Sunday's NSW Cup grand final to confirm their spot, while the Bears got the...

New Zealand shows how UK can end housing crisis - we must fix fundamentals

Britain and New Zealand are 11,000 miles apart but face the same problem: homes cost too much and arrive too slowly. After inflation, New Zealand’s house prices rose 256 per cent between 2000 and 2021, the sharpest in the OECD. Britain has not...

New Zealand Vs Australia 3rd T20I: Marsh's Maiden Century Leads Aussies To Series Victory – Data Debrief

It was also Marsh's first century in the format, and he has now scored 1,996 runs for his country in 73 innings. Only David Warner (3,277), Aaron Finch (3,120) and Glenn Maxwell (2,833) have registered more for Australia in T20Is.

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New Zealand Boosts Local Defence Industry

The New Zealand government has unveiled sweeping reforms aimed at growing its local defence sector under a new Defence Industry Strategy. The announcement was made on Friday alongside plans to increase defence spending by NZ$9 billion over the...

New Zealand keep Rugby Championship hope alive with 28-14 win over Australia in Perth

Damian McKenzie was part of the winning New Zealand side ©Photo by Michael Steele - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images New Zealand wrapped up the Rugby Championship with a clinical 28–14 win over Australia in Perth, a result built on a...

New Zealand Activists Abducted – Palestine Forum of New Zealand

The Palestine Forum of New Zealand expresses its deep alarm and outrage at the abduction of Rana Hamida, Samuel Leason, and Youssef Sammour. These three New Zealanders, committed to justice and human rights, have been unlawfully taken while...

New Zealand power past Australia but miss out on Rugby Championship title

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