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The Fiji women's team have won the bowl title at the Sao Paulo Sevens in Brazil.

Football heavyweights Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Brazil have confirmed their spots at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup to be held here mid-year.

A drugs researcher says New Zealand is a common transit point for drug smugglers after two men on a flight from Auckland were caught with cocaine.

The 2016 Olympic torch relay will pass through nearly 250 cities in Brazil, giving 90 per cent of the population the chance to see it, before finishing in Rio.

The Department of Internal Affairs used facial recognition to ensure convicted killer Phillip John Smith did not have other passports in other names.

A Whanganui man has pleaded guilty to a passport offence in relation to convicted murderer and sex offender Phillip Smith. Audio

The Brazilian woman who helped with the arrest of killer Phillip Smith will soon be holidaying in New Zealand, courtesy of a Nelson lawyer. Audio

Chelsea have thrashed Swansea City 5-0 in Wales to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League, and put the pressure back on champions Manchester City.

Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia and expressed fury after Jakarta defied their pleas and executed six convicted drugs offenders.

Lawyers for a New Zealand man who could face the death penalty in Indonesia on drugs charges are planning to use a ground-breaking defence.

House sales and prices have risen, boosted by a resurgent Auckland market - while Australia nears what one agency calls an affordability ceiling.

A piece of the original World Cup trophy, which was stolen in Brazil in 1983 and never recovered, has been found in a basement at FIFA's headquarters in Switzerland.

The mother of a Wellington teenager murdered by a man who was released from prison yesterday believes it is only a matter of time before he reoffends. Audio

The Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the best footballer in the world for the second year in a row after a prolific, trophy-filled year with the Spanish club.

French tennis player Adrian Mannarino has scored an emphatic win in the opening first round singles match at the Heineken Open in Auckland.

The Italian football club Inter Milan has confirmed that German World Cup winner Lukas Podolski has joined them on loan from English Premier League side Arsenal.

Authorities in Peru have decided to evacuate a remote Amazon community after it was raided by members of an indigenous tribe.

Sassy Lorde, Kim K, ebola, the election and air disasters. We look back at 2014.

An Argentinian court has ruled a shy orangutan who spent the past 20 years in a zoo can be granted some legal rights enjoyed by humans.

A livestock improvement co-operative sees South America, Asia and possibly Africa as potential markets for a new breed of heat tolerant dairy cattle.

A staff member at Auckland Prison has been stood down after being interviewed by the police over allegations he helped killer and paedophile Phillip John Smith escape.

A hairy bull tale may have a sleek ending for a livestock improvement cooperative.

Justice Minister Amy Adams says more work is needed to plug gaps in the system following a report into murderer and paedophile Phillip Smith's flight overseas.