New Zealand

South Africa face Australia in a Rugby Championship Test in Perth, with Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus making 13 changes to his starting side. The sweeping rotation comes after South Africa's series win over New Zealand, and fans are debating whether the heavily reshaped team can beat the Wallabies away from home.

New Zealand's political parties are intensifying their outreach to voters under cost-of-living pressure as the election campaign gathers pace. With household budgets squeezed by high prices and borrowing costs, parties are tailoring promises and messaging to appeal to financially strained voters, who are expected to play a decisive role in the election outcome.

Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for playing Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, has died at the age of 78, according to a breaking news report. Tributes and reaction are expected from fans and colleagues of the actor, whose career spanned more than five decades in film and television.

Virat Kohli has revealed how deeply India's 2019 World Cup exit affected him, saying the semifinal loss to New Zealand was 'tough to swallow' and that he was 'totally gone mentally' and distraught in its aftermath. His candid admission about the mental toll of that defeat is drawing wide reaction from fans and cricket followers.

New Zealand Women and England Women are set to meet in a women's cricket series, with attention turning to the grounds hosting the matches. Coverage has focused on the venues and match schedules ahead of the fixtures between the two sides.