New Zealand
Marlie Packer says England will benefit from ‘toughest’ pre-season in big year
England are ready for tough tests against France and New Zealand.
New Maori Queen anointed in New Zealand as King Tuheitia is buried
Mourners came from across the country to pay their final respects to the late monarch as his youngest daughter assumed the mantle.
King Charles ‘profoundly saddened’ by death of Maori king Tuheitia
He had been recovering in hospital after undergoing heart surgery.
Potentially lethal meth sweets unknowingly shared by New Zealand food bank
An unknown person donated the sweets – which were in wrappers from the Malaysian confectionery brand Rinda – to the Auckland City Mission.
Drugs in sweet wrappers handed out in New Zealand food parcels
Eight families, including at least one child, have consumed the potentially lethal drug after mistaking them for sweets.
Body recovered of New Zealand pilot killed in Papua region of Indonesia
Glen Malcolm Conning was shot dead on Monday.
Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in attack in Indonesia’s Papua region
The gunmen released two health workers and two children the helicopter was carrying.
New Zealand finds state and religious bodies failed to prevent decades of abuse
The scale of the abuse was ‘unimaginable’ with an estimated 200,000 people abused across seven decades, the report said.
Former New Zealand hooker Norm Hewitt dies aged 55
Hewitt made 23 appearances for the All Blacks, including nine in Test matches.
Marcus Smith: Small moments cost England chance to beat All Blacks at Eden Park
New Zealand finished the match strongly to complete a 2-0 series victory.