Super Rugby Pacific will continue as a united front until at least 2030 after Rugby Australia and its New Zealand counterpart resolved a financial dispute that threatened to tear the competition apart.
Protesters in New Zealand are planning a major demonstration at Parliament House, with convoys from the North and South Islands converging on Wellington.
Allowing citizens to dip into their retirement accounts to help them afford their first home is common practice overseas, but experts say it's hard to know the extent to which they've jacked up house prices.
The new-look Hockeyroos have made a successful return to international hockey after securing a 2-0 series victory over trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in Auckland.
A young and inexperienced Hockeyroos outfit fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with New Zealand in the opening match of their trans-Tasman series in Auckland.