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As a teenager, ‘Hardest Geezer’ Russ Cook glanced around during a night out and didn’t like what he saw. So he ran home, and the rest is history.

Five years after New Zealand’s first COVID-19 lockdown, it is clear there will be no going back to the pre-pandemic “normal”.

Pakistan have been fined once again for a slow over-rate, this time during their second ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton on Wednesday. Match referee Jeff Crowe imposed a five per cent match fee penalty after Pakistan fell one over short of the target, even after time allowances were considered.

The US president’s new tariff regime on every country threatens to unleash a global trade war. Here we explore how the world is responding

The original tall poppies bloomed in the garden of Tarquin the Proud, last king of Rome. To communicate that his enemies should be defeated by killing their leaders, he is said to have decapitated the tallest flowers with a stick.

Fiji Water, one of the biggest bottled water brands in the US, will become more expensive after President Donald Trump hit Fiji with 32 per cent tariffs.

The British & Irish Lions are set to face a number of former All Blacks stars this summer with Rugby Australia’s chief executive, Phil Waugh, confident players based in Japan can be recruited for the Anzac fixture

Local media reports said the couple, who have not been named, moved to the country late last year.

Local media reports suggest the couple had moved to New Zealand towards the end of last year

Couple, a scientist and a teacher, were both ‘absolutely wonderful human beings’, neighbours have said