Hooker and skipper Keven Mealamu will make his return to the starting 15 when the Blues take on the Force on Sunday morning.

Heather Ramsay finds pelicans, parrots and dramatic formations in West Australia.

Eveline Harvey explores the Mandurah area in Western Australia.

Most people are in for a great summer weekend with high air pressure over the North Island and an advancing front in the South Island.

There may be a battle for the remote with the Silver Ferns playing Australia on the same day as the Rugby World Cup final.

Bushfires that destroyed at least 59 Perth homes and forced hundreds of people to flee for their lives continued to burn last night.

A bushfire that tore across the outskirts of Perth over the weekend has destroyed at least 41 homes and damaged another 19, authorities said today.

Daylight in Western Australia has allowed helicopters back into the fight against bushfires still burning out of control in the Perth hills, where up to 40 properties have been destroyed.

More than 40 houses are expected to have been destroyed as a bushfire remained out of control in Western Australia.

Packed to the Rafters star Jessica Marais takes her work home with her.

New Zealand-born singer Jon Stevens says he's outraged about being ejected from a Jetstar flight to Brisbane, where he was to play at a Queensland flood relief concert, and denies any bad behaviour.

Firm fills the gaps between advertising, design and project management.

Greg Dixon ponders whether to climb - or not to climb - the sacred rock called Uluru.

Dumped Perth striker Michael Baird has revealed the extent of the A-League club's salary cap struggles.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has tried to make light of any 'feud' he has with Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson.

England were 81-5 in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the third Test against Australia.