Sunday services for the Te Huia Waikato to Auckland passenger rail are one step closer to reality. The Waikato Regional Council (WRC) approved the reallocation of reserve funds to cover the cost ...

Second row: Samantha Luka, Kumeroa Tipoki-Smith, Kaylah Clarke-Winiata (captain), Paku Hiko (vice-captain), Rakai Tatu-McCafferty, Sharn Harris. Front: Amber Cook, Charlotte Pearse, Elanor Corker.

Manawatū Cyclones: 15 Selica Winiata (co-captain), 14 Alesha Williams, 13 Janna Vaughan, 12 Corrineke Windle, 11 Lauren Balsillie, 10 Carys Dallinger, 9 Paige Lush; 8 Kaipo Olsen-Baker ...

Winners will be in the running for the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award. From top left, clockwise, The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs (by Anika Moa), You Can't Pat a Fish (Ruth Paul), A ...