Serena Williams suffered a shock second-round defeat at the Auckland Classic Wednesday following her sister Venus's earlier withdrawal with an arm injury.

The Trans Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest multinational trade deals ever, is signed by ministers from its 12 member nations in New Zealand.

New Zealand strike bowlers Trent Boult and Matt Henry destroy world champions Australia and set up a comprehensive 159-run victory in their opening one-day international in Auckland.

A passionate wedding haka that moved a New Zealand bride to tears is making everyone else cry too after being watched more than 13 million times.

Two New Zealand snorkelers are mystified when coming across a bizarre, all-black, two-legged fish on a white seafloor in a bay near Auckland.

Two of the best teams of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 locking horns tomorrow for their maiden trip to the finals.

When good neighbours become good friends. Perhaps not on Saturday at Eden Park when New Zealand and Australia renew a rivalry which, in one-day cricket, has been in hibernation apart from at global tournaments since 2010.