Nine years on from a seismic day in Irish rugby, Ireland and New Zealand return to Soldier Field in Chicago for the latest instalment of what has become a major rivalry.

The world number two and three sides meet at Soldier Field to revisit one of the biggest victories for Irish Rugby

New Zealand is being battered by dangerous winds for the second time in a week, causing chaos across the country.

New Zealand leads 1-0 in the ODI series after a dominant win. England eyes a comeback in Hamilton, with Harry Brook in form. Kane Williamson seeks redemption after a duck in the opener.

A custom-made surfboard which fell off a boat in Tasmania almost 18 months ago has been found off the west coast of New Zealand, after drifting about 2,400 km (1,490 miles) across the sea. Frenchman Alvaro Bon was kitesurfing in Raglan Harbour on the North Island about two weeks ago when he found the barnacle-covered board.

New Zealand’s economy and tourism have been in a slump, but relief is coming from the west. Australians — armed with their strongest dollar in three years against the kiwi — are streaming across the Tasman.

Once again the USWNT faced Portugal and once again the team was unable to hold onto an early lead. After a first minute goal from winger Olivia Moultrie, Portugal found a way to make it 1-1 just five minutes later.

Three photographers were able to capture the red sprite phenomenon, when lightning flashes above thunderstorms, in high definition against the Milky Way.

New Zealand Police is launching its next big recruitment campaign targeting people who may not realise they are what the agency is looking for - and they’ve brought in the old hands to help spread the message.

New Zealand is relaxing climate reporting rules on concerns over the cost to businesses, in another retreat from policies designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

Deep in New Zealand’s bush is “The Vanishing Place,” a place so hidden that few people can escape from it and practically no one can find it, as Zoë Rankin so evocatively describes in her