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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has held last-minute talks with lawmakers - a day before Congress votes on whether to impeach her.

It all sounded too good to be true - free travel, expenses and accommodation. And for an American couple jailed today for importing meth into NZ, it was.

The New Zealand women's football team couldn't have been dealt a tougher Rio Olympic draw, says midfielder Analie Longo.

Fiji have been drawn with defending champions Mexico, Germany and South Korea for their Olympic football debut in Rio.

The New Zealand women's football team will play France, Colombia and four time champions the United States in pool play at this year's Rio Olympics.

Fijian golfer Vijay Singh says he will skip this summer's Rio Olympics because of concerns over the Zika virus.

It's hard out here for a bro. Rebecca Kamm meets the entrepreneur teaching Auckland guys how to be men.

President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has denounced a "coup" plot against her, suggesting that Vice-President Michel Temer is one of the "conspirators".

The Zika virus is "scarier" than first thought and its impact on the US could be greater than predicted, US public health officials say.

A study of how LSD impacts on the brain has raised the possibility the illegal drug may one day be used to treat psychiatric conditions. Audio

Wellington Phoenix striker Roy Krishna admits it's been a bit of a frustrating season but he's happy to finally be back on the field and slowly returning to full fitness.

Suva FC and Team Wellington are both looking to go one step better in their sophomore appearance in the Oceania Champions League football competition.

Sevens rugby may be just four months out from its Olympic debut but teams agree there is still something special about this weekend's event in Hong Kong.

The Football Ferns have been beaten 2-0 by the Netherlands in their international friendly near Amsterdam.

Manchester City claimed a vital edge in their Champions League quarter-final tie against Paris St Germain after grabbing two away goals in a 2-2 first leg draw in France.

Official advice to athletes or travellers going to the Rio Olympics in August will not change despite Brazil's Zika outbreak, the Health Ministry says.

New Zealand and five other countries are reporting the spread of Zika virus - without it being carried by mosquitoes, the WHO says.

The government is considering taking a more tolerant approach to minor drug offences, says Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne. Audio

New Zealand Olympians competing on Rio's contaminated lakes, rivers and beaches are at high risk of illness, a scientist in the city says. Audio

A Brazilian woman who fled from her Rio de Janeiro home to New Zealand after her husband was murdered has won an appeal against deportation.

United States health officials are recommending a several months wait before attempting to conceive after infection with the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Tributes are pouring in from the football world for the legendary Dutch player and coach Johan Cruyff, who has died of lung cancer, aged 68.