A run-in with a ride-on mower is being blamed for keeping the Maori King from at least one high-profile event.

The Auckland District Health Board will apologise to a mother whose unborn baby did not survive a publicly funded procedure at Auckland Hospital and was sent a $2200 bill for the treatment.

A top Zealand-born Melbourne Cup jockey has been suspended for three months after testing positive to a banned substance.

Adam Blair, Frank Pritchard and Ben Matulino were today named to return for New Zealand's Four Nations test against Australia.

Kiwis flying out of the United Kingdom face hefty fare increases after an increase in British departure taxes that could cost up to $355.

Americain, with jockey Gerald Mosse aboard, won the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington today.

TAB has announced today's takings for the Melbourne Cup were up 15 per cent compared to last year.

This man's voice will be heard worldwide after being voted the 'Voice of New Zealand' for TomTom GPS devices after a month-long contest.

Tourism NZ has slammed a 55 per cent increase in the flight tax tourists from the United Kingdom will have to pay to fly to our shores.

A backlash against big spikes in departure tax for people travelling on long-haul flights from Britain has gone global.

The widow of 'Good Samaritan' murder victim Austin Hemmings welcomed his killer's guilty plea outside court today and called for law-makers to toughen up on knife crime.

New Zealand light-weight scullers Storm Uru and Peter Taylor are through to the semifinals at the Rowing World Championships.

Sunday Times rugby writer Stephen Jones has labelled the All Blacks' haka as the 'instrument of the worst kind of sporting arrogance'.