Multiple fire crews and three helicopters are fighting 12 suspicious fires in Canterbury, including a 50-hectare blaze near the small town of Sheffield.

Liam Lawson will start ninth at Formula One’s Belgian Grand Prix, finishing inside the top 10 for the second time of the day at Spa-Francorchamps.

The British and Irish Lions staged a stunning comeback from an 18-point deficit with a last-gasp try to edge the Wallabies 29 ...

The new University of Waikato medical school was the best option for increasing the number of doctors in New Zealand, beating ...