As is the case most seasons, there are tiers separating the genuine contenders, the playoff pretenders and the great unwashed ...

Education Minister Erica Stanford has received some backlash by excluding most Māori words from five-year-olds' school phonics books.

Less than a week after dropping Tanah Boyd from his line-up against Canterbury Bulldogs, NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster has had to go back to his jilted halfback, asking him to come back.

University of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart says he’s learned a few tricks to avoid being recognized in public — even in his own state.