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Consortium reveals plans for Eden Park replacement
Plans for a 50,000-seat waterfront stadium in downtown Auckland that would replace Eden Park have been revealed.

Rock 'n' roll lovers dance the weekend away in national competition
Take out your dancing shoes - rock and roll is here to stay.

Joseph Parker confirmed to meet Mexican-American Alexander Flores in Christchurch
The first step on the Joseph Parker comeback trail shapes as a tricky assignment as the Kiwi heavyweight returns to the ring in Christchurch at the end of the year.

Tears, cheers for their royal hug-nesses
Royal fever peaked in Melbourne as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex embarked on their meet-the-people walk through Melbourne.Excited Victorians chanted Harry and Meghan's names as they hugged, accepted gifts and shook hands with thousands...

EU chief plays down trans-Atlantic trade rift concerns
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is playing down trans-Atlantic trade tensions after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross accused the EU of dragging its feet in exploratory trade talks.Amid fears...

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says he will not attend investment conference in Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says he will not attend investment conference in Saudi Arabia .

Revealed: How much NZ's top bosses are paid
Chief executives at New Zealand's biggest companies got a 2.2 per cent pay rise last year, taking their average earnings to $1,755,352 in the 2017 financial year.It was the second-smallest increase in the 13-year history of the...

Matthew Hooton: No evidence of wobbly Simon Bridges
COMMENT: Jami-Lee Ross's allegations against Simon Bridges were the most serious levelled against a political leader by a colleague in living memory.Bridges stood accused of crimes carrying two years' jail by someone who had spent...

Recap Netball: Silver Ferns vs Diamonds
Constellation Cup - The Silver Ferns host the Australian Diamonds in Wellington for the final of the Constellation Cup. Follow live updates with Jamie Wall.

Tasman fullback Will Jordan has puts frustrating year at the Crusaders behind him
Where the heck is Will Jordan, the highly touted kid who lit it up for Tasman last year?

Plans for $1.8 billion Auckland waterfront stadium unveiled
Promoters of a dramatic sunken $1.8 billion stadium on Auckland's waterfront consider it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but whether it is really "free" is unclear.

There's no such thing as a free stadium, however iconic its design
OPINION: The designs for a 50,000-seat sunken stadium on Auckland's waterfront are stunning.

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How U2's technology is changing concerts for the better
The band's groundbreaking stage show is designed to ensure everyone has a front-row seat.

The Latest: Fire burning in California gas storage area
BAY POINT, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a fire threatening a natural gas pipeline in the San Francisco Bay Area (all times local):8:15 a.m.A fire is burning in an underground natural gas storage area in the San Francisco Bay Area...

4,000 evacuated in California as underground gas fire burns
BAY POINT, California (AP) — A fire that ignited in an underground natural gas storage area in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted officials to evacuate thousands of residents, and Chevron emergency crews were working Thursday to...

Damien Venuto: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's face used in Bitcoin spam
COMMENT: As Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern's photograph appears in a lot of places - including a recent promoted Facebook post that looked like a news story and pointed readers to a "new investment plan for Kiwis".If they clicked...

$24m Waiheke estate auctioned today
One of New Zealand's most expensive properties on the market goes under the hammer at midday today.Te Rere Cove, the Waiheke Island vineyard and residence developed at Church Bay by David Parkinson and wife Dee Crawford, has a six-bedroom...