Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatane, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikoura. Read...

`Shambolic, frustrating and slow`: Patients and GPs are frustrated at the response from the platform over the cyber attack. Read...

A Kiwi couple has had to forfeit their flights from Auckland to Invercargill when it was discovered their names did not match their IDs. Read...

National Business Review has said it will pursue legal action against the agency, claiming it breached copyright. Read...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) said the fire was reported at around 11.10pm and was contained by the early hours of Friday morning. Read...

After bowling England out for 342, Australia chase down their winning target of 160 with five wickets in hand to win the fifth Ashes Test on the final day in Sydney, sealing a 4-1 series win to retain the urn. Read...

Cross country evokes miserable school memories for many, while top athletes focus on Olympic disciplines instead - what is its future? Read...

Saracens will take on French powerhouse Toulouse on Sunday fresh from a blunt review of their `incredibly disappointing` loss to Leicester. Read...

Tottenham captain Cristian Romero appears to take aim at the club`s hierarchy, accusing them of telling `lies` in a since edited Instagram post. Read...

England`s Harry Brook apologises after being involved in an altercation with a nightclub bouncer the night before an ODI on the tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes. Read...