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'Embrace the pressure': Phoenix coach preaches calm

Whatever the outcome, Wellington will celebrate the biggest game in their history when they take on Melbourne Victory in the second leg of their ALM semi-final.

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Victory aim to ruin Phoenix fairytale in Wellington

Melbourne Victory are prepared to suffer to get the job done, with honours even as they travel to Wellington aiming to dash the Phoenix's grand final dreams.

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Quest for trophy drives Victory veteran Traore

Left-back Adama Traore is still hunting his first A-League Men silverware and will be crucial to Melbourne Victory's semi-final against Wellington.

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Phoenix coach eyes 'fairytale' Sydney FC grand final

Giancarlo Italiano is daring to dream as his Wellington Phoenix tackle Melbourne Victory and an away-ground hoodoo for a place in the A-League Men grand final.

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Waratahs thumped again as Super Rugby finals hopes fade

The table-topping Hurricanes have exposed the NSW Waratahs as title pretenders with a 41-12 Super Rugby Pacific thrashing in Wellington.

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A moment that changed me: joyriders destroyed my van in New Zealand – which led to a lovely life in London

Without the van, my husband and I had no urgent reason to live in Wellington. The short European adventure we had planned soon became much more

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Barbarouses wants 'crowning' ALM title at Wellington

Wellington Phoenix are hoping for a club-record crowd over 21,000 for Saturday's A-League Men clash with Macarthur, which could win them the Premiers Plate.

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"Orange Goblin have made the journey, and they're very much the real thing." London's stoner metal legends finally reach New Zealand and put on a magnificent rock 'n' roll show

Orange Goblin level Wellington's Valhalla during their first ever New Zealand tour

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Penguins in the pond, kiwi in the back yard: how a city brought back its birds

As nature falls silent in most cities around the world, New Zealand’s capital has been transformed by the sound of native birds returning to the dawn chorus

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Mariners' travel woes give Phoenix ALM title race edge

The Central Coast Mariners' flights from Kyrgyzstan have been cancelled, giving them an arduous trip home for crunch A-League fixtures.

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Bob Carr tells New Zealand: steer clear of AUKUS

A symposium in Wellington on Thursday will discuss controversial military pact AUKUS, with New Zealand urged to keep its distance.

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Phoenix claim record ALW transfer in Fraser's US move

New Zealand international Macey Fraser has been sold to NSWL side Utah Royals, from the Wellington Phoenix, for a six-figure fee.

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Scott Morrison urges NZ nukes rethink, AUKUS engagement

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has used a visit to Wellington to point out opportunities for New Zealand from the defence pact AUKUS.

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Dutton in Wellington for global conservatives gathering

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will meet with his conservative counterpart Chris Luxon in Wellington on Thursday.

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'Something special': ALM minnows eye first trophy

A win over Central Coast Mariners would put unfancied Wellington Phoenix within sight of the Premiers' Plate - the first A-League silverware in club history.

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Wanderers on edge after Phoenix loss hits finals hopes

Wellington have dealt a blow to Western Sydney's finals hopes, while Michelle Heyman equalled an ALW record as Canberra staged a late comeback in Brisbane.

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Wellington youngsters must grab big ALM chance: Ball

English warhorse David Ball has warned Wellington Phoenix's high-flying A-League Men young guns that chances to win silverware don't come around often.

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England complete emphatic New Zealand series win in perfect preparation for T20 World Cup

Heather Knight’s side complete 4-1 victory with Wellington win and now move on to ODI series

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Wellington rout battling Reds for ALW finals look-in

Wellington have had four different goalscorers in a 4-0 rout of Adelaide United that sends the Kiwis up to eighth on the A-League Women table.

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New Zealand wants China to engage Pacific through PIF

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has hosted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a formal bilateral meeting in Wellington.

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Close-up look at Aussie performances in NZ Test series

Five of the six batters underperformed compared with their career averages, but Australia still claimed a 2-0 Test series win over New Zealand.

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Third innings woe hits Australia again as NZ eye win

In Wellington, Test captain Pat Cummins and coach Andrew McDonald lamented Australia's third innings lapses. In Christchurch, it happened again.

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Glory's slump continues with 3-1 ALW loss to Phoenix

Perth Glory's hopes of making the A-League Women finals are hanging by a thread after they slumped to a 3-1 loss to Wellington Phoenix.

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Rugby team sparks row in NZ after calling government ‘rednecks’ in haka

Questions asked over the place of protest in professional sport after Hurricanes Poua team in Wellington changed the lyrics for their haka just before a game

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Cummins backs Lyon's bid for 2027 Ashes series

Nathan Lyon has become the first spinner in 18 years to land a 10-wicket match haul in New Zealand, as Australia won the first Test in Wellington.

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