United States Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is in Warsaw to sign a deal with Poland to install part of the US missile defence system on Polish soil.
The New Zealand sharemarket finished a slow day on a higher note on Wednesday, as the NZX 50 index rose seven points to 3326 on turnover of $73 million.
Prime Minister Helen Clark has dismissed as "a hoot" a briefing for Australian media that describes her as keeping tight control of everything the Labour Party does an...
Meat and Wool New Zealand is forecasting a big lift in sheep and beef farm profits in the coming season as they recover from the lowest level in 50 years.
Oil spill crews are optimistic about the chances of pumping 8000 litres of diesel out of the tanks of a Northland fishing boat aground on Ninety Mile Beach.
New Zealand's greatest Olympic athlete Peter Snell has hailed Nick Willis's bronze medal win as "stunning", saying the track events are a lot harder today than when he...
Rotorua golfer Danny Lee has fought his way back into a group tied for 20th at the US Amateur championship. He was struggling at three over par at the halfway ...
The All Blacks halfback Piri Weepu has extended his New Zealand Rugby Union contract for a further two years to 2010. The 24-year-old - who didn't make the World Cup ...
Argentina have crushed Brazil 3-0 to reach the Olympic football final where they'll play the African giants Nigeria, who sauntered past minnows Belgium. The defending ...
A runner the British Olympic Association tried to ban from competing in Beijing has won Britain their first track gold medal. Christine Ohuruogu powered home over the ...
American Dawn Harper sprung a huge surprise when a dramatic mistake by compatriot Lolo Jones let her through to win Olympic gold in the women's 100 metres hurdles. Jon...
Cuba's world record holder Dayron Robles, the strong favourite for the 110 metres hurdles now defending champion Liu Xiang is out, has blazed into the Olympic semi-fin...
Triathlon bronze medallist Bevan Docherty admits thoughts of his Athens silver medal came flooding back in the sprint to the finish line in Tuesday's event at the Beij...
The Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif may face a two-year ban after his B sample tested positive for the steroid Nandrolone. It's the latest in a series of controversia...
Britain's 16 golds and third place in the medals table in Beijing heralds its best Olympic performance since the "Rule Britannia" days nearly a century ago. The timing...
It's likely luck will play a big hand in Tom Ashley's chances of picking up a medal today in the final race of the boardsailing a the Olympic regatta in ...
Nick Willis has finished third in the Olympic 1500 metres final to claim New Zealand's first medal in the event since John Walker won gold at Montreal in 1976. Willis ...
