‘I’ve had fun against him’:Wagner denied rematch with Smith as New Zealand sweat on injuries

‘I’ve had fun against him’:Wagner denied rematch with Smith as New Zealand sweat on injuries

Steve Smith’s tormentor made a surprise retirement announcement ahead of the first Test against Australia,starting in Wellington on Thursday.

  • byDaniel Brettig

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Khawaja reveals official New Zealand PM’s residence uninhabitable

Khawaja reveals official New Zealand PM’s residence uninhabitable

NZ Prime Minister Chris Luxon “couldn’t live in his place”,Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja said at an event on the lawn of Premier House.

  • byBen McKay
Hazlewood,Zampa pin New Zealand as ferocious Aussies claim T20 series

Hazlewood,Zampa pin New Zealand as ferocious Aussies claim T20 series

Australia retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy after a superb bowling effort,defending 174 for a 72-run win at Eden Park that clinches the three-game T20 series against the Kiwis.

  • byBen McKay
Verry Elleegant’s journey from triumph to tragedy:How a one in 1000 chance caused champion mare’s death

Verry Elleegant’s journey from triumph to tragedy:How a one in 1000 chance caused champion mare’s death

The racing world is still coming to terms with the shock death of the former Melbourne Cup winner while giving birth to her first foal. The reason was an extremely rare complication.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Yes,you read right:The river that’s officially recognised as a ‘legal person’

Yes,you read right:The river that’s officially recognised as a ‘legal person’

New Zealand’s longest navigable river has a personality that changes with every twist and turn.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
How this tiny quake-hit city transformed into an architectural jewel

How this tiny quake-hit city transformed into an architectural jewel

If this New Zealand town hadn’t suffered devastating destruction in an earthquake in 1931 it would likely have never become the self-styled art deco tourist attraction that it is now.

  • byAnthony Dennis
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Views from this train are so spectacular,it doesn’t matter where you sit
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Views from this train are so spectacular,it doesn’t matter where you sit

On this New Zealand train route the dramatic scenery is matched by engineering masterpieces.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
‘The buck stops with us’:Fletcher Building’s CEO and chairman to step down

‘The buck stops with us’:Fletcher Building’s CEO and chairman to step down

New Zealand’s largest construction firm’s shares tanked after it reported a $113 million half-year loss and that its CEO and chairman will leave later this year.

  • byTracy Withers
What a place:This crayfish capital is New Zealand’s best-kept secret

What a place:This crayfish capital is New Zealand’s best-kept secret

I felt like I had discovered something very few people know about. I got the feeling most locals would like to keep it that way,too.

  • byBen Groundwater
Ten things Australians should adopt from New Zealand
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Ten things Australians should adopt from New Zealand

We Australians have nicked plenty of ideas from across the ditch,and vice versa. But here are a few more things we should take.

  • byBen Groundwater
Heckles and boos for NZ government to ‘protect Treaty of Waitangi’

Heckles and boos for NZ government to ‘protect Treaty of Waitangi’

After a summer of protest at the coalition government’s plans,which many see as rolling back Maori rights,expectations of a tense atmosphere were realised.

  • byBen McKay