Dane Coles will not make his long-awaited playing return for the Hurricanes for this Saturday's home clash with the Crusaders, but the signs are that he is tracking well for a return in the playoffs.

Chiefs co-captain Sam Cane is touch and go to be ready for Friday night's Super Rugby opener against the Highlanders in Dunedin, while halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow is primed to take on Aaron Smith.

Beauden Barrett (R) of the Hurricanes celebrates with teammates after scoring a try against the Chiefs. Photo / Getty The drums are beating for the Chiefs, the Highlanders have their fans and they say ...

The days to the Rugby World Cup final are counting down, the All Blacks are at Pennyhill which is the the home of English Rugby as they quietly prepare for the match that carries the hopes of a nation ...

Steve Hansen faces the media after the All Blacks suffer a shock loss to the Wallabies in Brisbane. Video/Radio Sport The conundrum for the All Blacks selectors now is picking a 37-man squad to go to ...

Armed police and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) bomb squad are inspecting an “item of concern” found at a Christchurch address tonight. It comes after police were conducting search warrants at ...

The parents of a 2-year-old girl swept away in floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle say someone just had to “push a button once” to prevent their daughter’s death. It comes as a Government inquiry ...

Central Coast Mariners’ star striker Angel Torres has been charged with sexual assault. Torres, 24, was arrested at a property in Terrigal on Monday in relation to an alleged sexual assault of a woman ...

This year the Waitangi Tribunal turns 50 – that’s pretty young considering the multitude of discrepancies between Māori and the Crown since the Treaty was signed in 1840. The Waitangi Tribunal is a ...

Auckland police have seized a Mercedes-Benz G Wagon, a luxury car that can fetch almost $400,000 new, along with nine other vehicles in relation to dangerous-driving incidents on Muriwai Beach. Police ...

Watch the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer starring Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Emma Corrin. Video / Marvel Australia & New Zealand ...