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Argentina now lie in wait in Friday’s first semi-final clash in Paris as the Men in Green falter at the last-eight stage once again

A dogged defensive dispay helped the All Blacks eke out a 28-24 victory, handing Ireland an eighth successive World Cup quarter-final defeat

Rachin Ravindra, born in NZ to Indian parents, knew cricket was his life. He made his Test debut in India, followed by his World Cup debut in Ahmedabad, where he scored an unbeaten 123. He's a handy left-arm spinner too, and loves Test cricket for its drama. He's had stints…

Christopher Luxon will be the nation's prime minister after a decisive election victory. People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.

The real losers of this election will be beneficiaries, low-income families, public servants and young people wanting to buy their first home

He is a former Air NZ chief executive, millionaire and committed Christian, but Luxon remains a bit of an enigma

From winning a single-party majority in 2020, Labour’s vote has virtually halved in 2023. Pre-election polls appear to have under-estimated support for National, which on the provisional results can form a government with ACT and won’t need NZ First, despite those same polls pointing to a three-way split.

Chris Luxon will become New Zealand's next prime minister as his centre-right National party wins the country's election.

Chris Hipkins spent just nine months in the top job after taking over from Jacinda Ardern