The day after Labour leadership coup rumours swept through social media, deputy leader of the party Grant Robertson delivered a rousing speech in Parliament.

In round one this weekend, the BNZ logo on the jersey of New Zealand Super Rugby players will be subbed off for charity in favour of Plunket. The unique logo swap, will take place for the two local derby matches between the Crusaders and the Hurricanes in Christchurch on July 12 and again for the Blues v Chiefs match at Eden Park on July 13.

It's all Snow business as nzherald.co.nz hit the slopes of Mt Ruapehu to see the runs and hear the frozen fun from the folks on the mountain.

A German artist who beamed the words "United Stasi of America" onto the wall of the U.S. embassy in Berlin says Washington's spy methods make the former East German secret police look like boy scouts. A video of Oliver Bienkowski's artwork is fast becoming a hit on the Internet in Germany. courtesy YouTube/CavemanGermany

The multi award-winning international sensation 'SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW' has stormed into New Zealand for a limited season playing in Auckland from July 10-14. Since its creation by renowned Russian clown Slava Polunin in 1993, Slava's Snowshow has played to millions of people in more than 30 countries and 120 cities including New York, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro and Moscow. The show brilliantly creates a world of wonderment and fantasy that transports the audience to a joyous dream-like place, where a bed becomes a boat in a storm-tossed sea; a woman is wrapped in cellophane and becomes flowers in a vase; a child walks in amazement inside a bubble; Slava boards a train and then becomes the train, his chimney-pot hat billowing smoke; and a web of unspun cotton envelopes the audience.

Race two for Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton cup and surprise surprise it was a lonely race track again. This didn't stop Dean Barker and the guys on the AC72 giving the crowds something cheer about from the race village. courtesy EmiratesTeamNewZealand.

Labour has dropped its controversial plan to hold some women-only selections after its leader David Shearer asked for it to be withdrawn. Mr Shearer said the NZ Council had agreed to withdraw the proposal, dubbed the 'man ban', which would have allowed some electorates to block men from seeking selection as a candidate.

Nearly 110 years on from Canterbury farmer Richard Pearse's attempts at flight, Kelston's Ivan Mudrovcich will be sending a replica Pearse skywards. Mr Mudrovcich, an automotive engineer, has been painstakingly building the engine and body of Mr Pearse's light aircraft since 2004.

Australia 16 Lions 41 Sydney went scarlet as the Lions and their supporters swamped the harbourside city. The Lions erased 16 years of touring torment to take the series from the Wallabies with the second tests tormented soul, Leigh Halfpenny, the points scoring hero for the tourists. Courtesy Sky Sport

In a video that's tipped to go viral worldwide, Pastor Jim Stanridge is angered by a member of his congregation who nods off during a sermon and takes it out not only on him but his entire congregation! The video is already making some big waves in the United States with over 200,000 views.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) in the UK shared a dramatic video on Tuesday showing the rescue of a fisherman after his boat sank in a matter of seconds.

Police have uncovered a major cannabis cultivating operation in an Auckland industrial area and say the plants could have fetched up to $1 million. Armed officers and detectives raided the Albany site early this morning and found 30 growing pods set up inside, each with plants at varying stages of maturity. Each pod was set up with its own equipment, ranging from extraction fans to heat lamps, and was enclosed in foil-lined black zip up casing. The investigation is ongoing but it is thought more than 1000 plants and about the same number of seedlings. A man was taken into custody and is currently being spoken to by police. Detective Inspector Greg Cramer told the Herald the find was "significant" and the most sophisticated he had encountered. He said the operation had been running since early this year but would not speculate on the people involved. The cannabis was discovered after police received information about the operation.

Auckland Council will consider a recommendation to make begging illegal under a new bylaw. One of the groups behind the proposal say beggars intimidate people in shopping streets, another group says they don’t want to be fascists but a small number of aggressive beggars ruin it for the rest.

This is a button battery injury demonstration conducted by Safekids New Zealand. courtesy SafekidsNZ/YouTube

Customs officers uncovered an unusual attempt of smuggling cigarettes in Vic?ani, Romania. A total of 70,000 packs of cigarettes hidden inside logs were found on a freight train coming from Ukraine.

Ep 1.NO SECOND PLACE, a Red Bull Media House six-episode production in conjunction with the America's Cup, offers a fascinating and dramatic perspective at the world of sailing with a behind-the-scenes look at the teams competing at the 34th America´s Cup, This documentary-style production goes inside the teams, boat designs, training regimens, rules, the speed of the sport, strategy and teamwork, among other elements.

Sebastien Loeb has crushed the record at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, blowing away Kiwi Rhys Millen's benchmark. Loeb's time, set in a savage Peugeot 208 T16 purpose-built hillclimb machine was a staggering 8.13:878 - smashing Millen's 9.46:164, set last year.

Neither side looked convinced they would win. They were like a couple of fighters circling each other, having a dig and then backing off when they found some resistance. That happens in these sorts of series when the sides are of similar quality. Now they head for Sydney all-square, with the Wallabies perhaps holding a mental edge after this result.

Double World Cup glory for New Zealand at Luzhniki stadium this morning. First the women with a 29-12 win over Canada, then the men with a 33-0 victory over England. Extended reaction from Portia Woodman, Huriana Manuel, Gordon Tietjens and Tomasi Cama from Moscow.

Gordon Tietjens and DJ Forbes react after day one of the RWC in Moscow and look ahead to day two competition and what NZ has to do to win.

Extended press conference comments from the British and Irish Lions and the Wallabies and they prepare for the second test, do or die for the home side and a chance of making history for the tourists.

When you watch this video you seem to think you know how this will end...but with all 'sight gags' it has a twist. courtesy Youtube/bringonthetragedy

Mr Key confirmed that Government would back Auckland's three top transport priorities - the City Rail Link, another Waitemata Harbour crossing, and the Auckland Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative (AMETI), which includes the East-West Link. Auckland Super City Mayor Len Brown said "This is Auckland, the government and our country arm in arm to deliver the most important infrastructural changes in decades.

Be careful if what you wish for when filming a storm.. Vanessa Brachman certainly got the fright of her life. Put down your drink while watching this.

Sir Gordon Tietjens talks after the team’s final training run at Luzhniki Stadium ahead of their opening match against Canada in Rugby World Cup Sevens, the teams ready to play.

As the world's media continue to camp outside the Pretoria hospital where Nelson Mandela is receiving critical treatment, conflicting reports are fuelling speculation about the true condition of his health.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer addresses the hot topic of player poaching among schools and whether co-ed schools are being shut out of top rugby. With him is Gary Chronican, Chairman of the New zealand Rugby Schools Council and Kavanagh College principal Tracy O'Brien whose school has lost top players to Dunedin rugby powerhouse Otago Boys High School.

Here’s a preview of the first of two TV adverts encouraging New Zealanders to get heart and diabetes checks. The adverts start this Sunday and feature ex-All Black Buck Shelford along with comedian Urzila Carlson and other well-known New Zealanders. courtesy Tony Ryall:Minister of Health

Juggling in Antarctica, slight wind problems to celebrate world juggling day. courtesy Nick Mortimer

ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London’s famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys themselves and see through their own eyes what it's really like to be One Direction.