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Tapine buzzing for epic New Zealand clash

Star Canberra and New Zealand prop Joe Tapine admits the prospect of playing Saturday's match against Tonga in his home country is an emotional one.

AAP

From New Zealand to Nigeria: the global toll of the cost of living crisis

Unsparing inflation across basics from food and energy to housing is pushing millions into poverty, as our correspondents report

The Guardian - UK

Spirals of blue light in New Zealand night sky leave stargazers ‘kind of freaking out’

Social media abuzz with pictures and theories about formations thought to be from exhaust plume of SpaceX rocket

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A New Pacific Reset? Why NZ must prioritise climate change and labour mobility

The frequent use of the term “shared values” to describe developments in the Pacific tends to obscure a distinct shift in New Zealand and Australian relations with their Pacific partners over the past two decades.

The Conversation

A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty

After decades of avoiding inclusion in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), New Zealand’s primary production sector has begrudgingly acknowledged that reducing on-farm emissions of greenhouse gases is an imperative.

The Conversation

In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to the Pacific when she touched down in Honiara last Friday. The Solomon Islands government website had not even listed the Australian minister’s visit – but it did note the first visit of a…

The Conversation

Rugby’s dementia stand-off: ‘They ignore it. It’s just deny until you die’

Former All Black Geoff Old and his wife, Irene, are struggling to get the condition taken seriously by the game’s authorities

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Brown poised to be NZ's next RL poster boy

Dylan Brown will make his New Zealand debut this week and with age on his side could well become the face of the Kiwis for a new generation of fans.

AAP

Graham Price at 70, the Wales and Lions legend who could have ended up a Springbok

Wales and Pontypool legend Pricey received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Welsh Rugby Writers Association this week

Wales Online

Climate change causing "mass die-offs"

Hundreds of little blue penguins are washing up on beaches in New Zealand

Salon

The world's smallest penguins are washing up dead in New Zealand

Over the last six years, researchers have documented three separate die-offs.

Axios

Today's rugby news as Phil Bennett remembrance service details announced with public asked to wear rugby jerseys

Here are the rugby headlines for Saturday June 18

Wales Online

Wallaroos defeated by Canada in stormy Pacific Four finale

Australia leave the Pacific Four tournament winless, leaving the Wallaroos with work to do before back-to-back Tests against Black Ferns in August

The Guardian - AU

Wallaroos lose to Canada in Pacific Four

The Wallaroos have lost 22-10 to Canada to finish winless and last in the Pacific Four Series women's rugby tournament in New Zealand.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Here we are’: the Iranian photographer reframing refugees

Ehsan Hazaveh, who is based in New Zealand, aims to capture a refugee’s future rather than looking at the past

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‘All the worst things you can think of’: Christchurch residents stricken by city’s stench

Those living in the the New Zealand city say it is more than just a bad smell, it is an injustice

The Conversation

Cricket: what happens when an elite player like England's Jonny Bairstow is 'in the zone'

Jonny Bairstow played the “innings of a lifetime” when he scored the second fastest century by an England cricketer in a Test match to help his team beat New Zealand, currently the world’s top-rated Test team. To find an English cricketer who scored a Test century more quickly you have…

Daily Mirror

Serial sperm donor reveals he'll soon have fathered 59 kids says he's planning for more

Kyle Gordy, 30, helps families across the globe struggling to conceive by giving away his sperm free of charge and says keeps it healthy by eating fish, beans and greens

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The Independent UK

New Zealand to drop pre-travel test earlier than expected

Having kept its borders tightly closed for much of the pandemic, this nature and adventure favourite is ramping up its reopening

Reuters

Australia's foreign minister in Solomon Islands to discuss security concerns

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong met with the Solomon Islands leader Manasseh Sogavare on Friday, the first visit to Honiara by the new Australian government amid concern over its Pacific neighbour's security pact with China.

The Guardian - AU

Netball Australia’s fiscal fairytale set for sour ending after wrong turn at fork in the road

Super Netball’s rapid on-court evolution since the 2016 decision to split with New Zealand has not been matched off it

ABC News

Kiwis driving the tourism bounce-back on the Gold Coast with additional direct flights returning

The Coast has always been a popular holiday destination, but Kiwis have been travelling across the ditch in droves since borders opened earlier this year.

The Conversation

New Zealand should celebrate its remarkable prehistoric past with national fossil emblems – have your say!

It’s not often New Zealanders admit Australia is onto a good thing. Our long-running trans-Tasman rivalry usually revolves around accusing Australians of stealing national cultural icons like Phar Lap, Pavlova or Crowded House.

ABC News

Can Tonga turn their golden generation into a new era of stars?

Tonga is blessed with an extraordinary crop of talent, headed by Jason Taumalolo. But how does international rugby league's newest powerhouse turn that into a sustainable future?

The Guardian - AU

Socceroos centenary: how the Pacific pioneered numbered football shirts

An extract from a new book details how Australia and New Zealand wore numbers 28 years before Fifa insisted on them

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