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The New Zealand women's rugby sevens team continues to dominate the World Series after scoring a comprehensive win in the final of the Atlanta tournament.

The murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith and his sister, who is charged with helping him flee the country, have appeared in court together.

More than a million Brazilians have joined demonstrations demanding President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment.

The NZ women's rugby sevens side have begun their quest for a third World Series title in three tournaments, with another clean sweep of pool play at the latest leg in Atlanta.

The Fiji women's sevens coach wants to see improvement this weekend in Atlanta, but says his players are still adjusting to being full-time on the world circuit.

With Cyclone Pam threatening, Volvo Ocean Race organisers on Friday postponed the start of the fifth leg through the Southern Ocean a further 24 hours until Tuesday.

Cyclone Pam is likely to hit the east of the country hardest when it reaches New Zealand on Sunday.

The start of the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean race from Auckland has been delayed because of Cyclone Pam.

The Fiji women's sevens coach believes his hard-line message about team discipline is getting through despite two more players being dropped.

The woman who recognised the murderer and sex offender, Philip John Smith in Brazil, says she initially had trouble getting police to turn up.

Auckland has been ranked third among the world's cities for quality of living, holding the position it had last year in an international survey.

A Timaru port worker has been taken to hospital after injuring his back while unloading a container.

A FIFA World Cup taskforce has called for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be shortened and held in November-December to avoid scorching summer temperatures.

The sister of the convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith has denied helping her brother escape custody and will face a jury trial.

The New Zealand women's football coach Tony Readings has added three players to his squad for next month's two-match series in Spain.

Haiti has cancelled the last day of carnival and announced three days of mourning after 16 people were killed when a float hit a power line in the capital Port-au-Prince.

The man who helped convicted murderer Phillip Smith get a passport before he flew to South America has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

A large tōtara log has been shipped to South America, where two Māori carvers will soon arrive to make a pou maumahara - or memorial sculpture.

Police have charged a woman with helping the convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith escape.

The draw for the upcoming Under-20 World Cup has taken place in Auckland, and the hosts New Zealand will play in a pool featuring the USA, Ukraine and Myanmar.

New Zealand rugby sevens star Portia Woodman became the first player to score 50 tries in the women's World Series as the Sevens Sisters swept their pool in Brazil.