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Members of French Polynesia's ruling coalition have reacted with dismay at the opposition's boycott of today's planned extraordinary assembly sitting to discuss a French nuclear compensation law. The…

More than 170 people stripped of weekly ACC payments last year may be affected by a district court decision. ACC plans to appeal against the ruling. Audio

Canada has take a touch of revenge for their humbling Olympic ice hockey loss to the United States, knocking out the American men's curling team and proving there is still ...

Writer and former champion jockey Dick Francis, famous for his horse racing-based crime novels, has died at the age of 89.

Sir Patrick Hogan's Cambridge Stud produced the top priced lot again at the Karaka National Yearling Sales and ended the leading vendor for the 28th straight year. The sale topper was ...

Selling began on Monday morning at the premier yearling sale at Karaka.

Another private school delisted; disruption due to Telecom XT network cut; Otago University merger proposal puzzles staff.

Wednesday's headlines: Growing desire for changes to dog laws; Air NZ's new beds described as 'cuddle class'; cleansing ceremony for Nandor Tanczos involved cutting his dreadlocks after he left…

Vonusti has won the major sprint race of the Wellington Cup carnival, the 1 million dollar Telegraph Handicap at Trentham. Ridden by Noel Harris, Vonusti upset the more fancied horses to ...

The country's thoroughbred horse-racing clubs have voted to pursue a major shake-up of the racing industry.

The Food Safety Authority says it will not prosecute a company that was accused of selling horse meat for human consumption at weekend markets in south Auckland.

Snow and sub-zero temperatures have caused major disruption to the sporting calendar in Britain and Ireland.

Arsenal's home Premier League football match against struggling Bolton Wanderers has been postponed, as snow played havoc with sporting events across Britain. A win over Bolton, would have put the…

A New Zealand woman has undergone surgery in Apia after falling from her horse during a race on Boxing Day in Samoa. Rowena Smith suffered a broken leg and a...

The woman who died while crossing the swollen Ruamahanga River on horseback has been named as former journalist Helen Bain.

Man drowns trying to save grandchildren; Christchurch police promise to crack down on New Year's Eve drunks; huge cruise ship arrives at Stewart Island.

The lead organisation for the horse racing sector says it's time for the three racing codes to unite to offer a more streamlined and convenient service to international punters.

Gandalf, the horse Mark Todd rode at last year's Olympic equestrian event in Hong Kong, has been put down after contracting a neurological disorder. The 11-year-old horse recently suffered seizures…