Scrumhalf Cam Roigard scored two tries including the match-winner in the 76th minute as New Zealand rebounded from its worst-ever test defeat to beat Australia 33-24 Saturday and to retain the Bledisloe Cup for the 23rd year.

New Zealand’s government said it won’t recognize a Palestinian state for now, an unexpected move that puts it out of step with traditional partners such as Australia, the UK and Canada.

New Zealand will not recognise a Palestinian state at this time but remains committed to a two-state solution, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said. “With a war raging, Hamas remaining the de facto government of Gaza,

Ardie Savea will lead New Zealand against Australia in Saturday's Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship test in Auckland in the absence of injured regular captain Scott Barrett. Head coach Scott Robertson otherwise made only four personnel changes to the starting lineup which suffered New Zealand's worst-ever test defeat at the hands of South Africa two weeks ago.

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New Zealand have won the toss and opted to bat first at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru After their 153-run loss to England, India will be looking to make a comeback and get some momentum before the main event.

A jury in New Zealand has found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered.

The New Zealand government said on Tuesday it was introducing two new pathways for migrants to gain residency as part of their efforts to boost the country’s economy.

A jury began its deliberations Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of murdering five people in Wellington, New Zealand, by setting fire to a boarding house.

A New Zealand jury convicted a man of murder and arson Friday for setting the fire at the boarding house where he lived that killed five fellow tenants. The jury at the High Court in Wellington reached the verdicts against Esarona David Lologa after less than three days of deliberations,

Now it is time for the national anthems at Eden Park. A very emotional Caleb Clarke during the New Zealand national anthem, with tears streaming down his face as Clarke’s father Eroni, a former All Black himself, sings the anthem. Caleb apparently was not aware his father was going to sing the anthem and it was moving to see him moved.