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Did LeBron James write for a communist paper? China said he did
Several of the NBA’s biggest names have made trips to China to promote business ventures, and the league. This one ended differently.

Hull are crowned champions
Hull KR are crowned the champions of the English Super League after defeating the Wigan Warriors.

Bathurst 1000 LIVE: Who will be crowned king of Mount Panorama?
The 62nd edition of the famous Bathurst 1000 will - as always - feature speed, chaos and carnage. Who will conquer the mountain and win the Peter Brock Trophy?

Officials ready for return of hostages' bodies, but fear claims that some were 'not found'

South Africa debates changing name of world-famous Kruger park

Developer offers free rent to entice tenants: ‘A win-win’
The townhouse come with four weeks ‘free’ rent - a saving of $2500.

NPC rugby live updates: Canterbury v Counties-Manukau
Follow all the quarter-final action from Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch.

Tiger Woods’ seventh back surgery casts doubt on his playing future
The golfing great has only played 15 times the past four years.

Watch: Kiwi audience schools US comic
Stand-up thought we had no national chant to match Australia’s. He was put right.

Canterbury v Counties Manukau live updates: NPC quarter-final
Live updates of the NPC quarter-final clash between Canterbury and Counties Manukau.

Bathurst 1000: Live updates from Mount Panorama
Live updates from the 68th running of the Bathurst 1000.

BOP captain shows off gruesome injury that required ‘60 stitches’
Kurt Eklund has revealed he needed 60 stitches after cutting his face open during the NPC quarterfinals.

Secret to new mayor’s success: I’m the kind of person you can have a cup of tea with
John Glover has floated the idea of a Crown observer to review Queenstown Lakes District Council’s handling of certain issues.

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica
New seeps of methane are being discovered at an "astonishing rate," scientists have found.

Djokovic stunned by world No.204
Novak Djokovic is defeated by world No.204 Valentin Vacherot in the semi finals at the Shanghai Masters.

Petracca eyeing move to the Suns
Tom Morris gives an update on the state of Christian Petracca's trade hopes of going to the Gold Coast Suns.

Football has changed. Will Ange Postecoglou adapt before it’s too late?
Football is in the midst of an almost populist backlash, a revolt against the age of idealism. That puts Ange Postecoglou squarely in the crossfire.

‘Age is just a number’: She’s 82, runs a sock shop — and might be NZ’s next history-making mayor
Transgender mayoral candidate Jacquie Grant campaigned on capping rates and said people in Westland want real change.

Palestinian prisoner slated for release attacks female prison guard

Transgender businesswoman Jacquie Grant says Westland voters want mayor with 'balls' to cut rates
"I think people are more interested in what's between my ears than what was between my legs 55 years ago."

Canterbury v Counties Manukau - NPC quarterfinal
Follow live coverage as Canterbury host Counties Manukau in an NPC quarterfinal at Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch on Sunday afternoon.

‘Remain steadfast’: Chapel blaze under investigation
The fire broke out at a Church of the Latter-day Saints site in Hastings.

Rheumatology patients suffer significant pain without enough staff - professor
A survey has found two of 16 public hospital rheumatology services don't have any nurses employed.

Government halves methane reduction target, farmers celebrate
Ministers described their new goal as “science-based”.

Government lowers methane target, rules out methane taxes
The government has announced new "science-based" methane targets for 2050.