Latest figures from Stats NZ show Pacific unemployment rate rose to 12.3 percent, with the government pinning the blame on the previous government`s `dreadful mismanagement of the economy`. Read...

Michael van Gerwen seals victory on the 2026 Premier League`s opening night by beating fellow Dutchman Gian van Veen in the final in Newcastle. Read...

Ruthless France inflict more pain on Ireland as the Six Nations holders open their title defence with a bonus-point victory at a buoyant Stade de France. Read...

Jack Draper says he is `winning by being here` as he makes an emphatic return to help Great Britain take control of their Davis Cup qualifying tie against Norway. Read...

Ireland`s heavy defeat by France to open the Six Nations will only further press questions raised by a lacklustre autumn. Read...

As a treaty with Russia expires, the US president says he can get a better deal. Experts warn that could take years. Read...

The couple are among seven people suing the publisher of The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday for breaches of privacy. Read...

The country votes again this weekend after three years of political turmoil. Read...

Ruthless France inflict more pain on Ireland as the Six Nations holders open their title defence with a bonus-point victory at a buoyant Stade de France. Read...

Three members of Team Mouat are from Stranraer - home to an ice rink built in a hotel. Read...