Wellington Shire Mayor Scott Rossetti has distanced himself from the “woke” group of councils which have decided to shun Australia Day by scrapping citizenship ceremonies or demanding compensation on January 26.

Adelaide United is intent on continuing Melbourne Victory’s ordinary run under interim coach Arthur Diles, wary that should the visitors prevail on Saturday night at Coopers Stadium, it could re-energise their season.

Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners Kick-off: 5pm, Saturday 25 January Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch Live blog updates on RNZ Sport Wellington Phoenix striker Kosta Barbarouses is a goal scorer and he has the swagger to go with it.

Here's how to watch this A-League Round 16 match on TV and live stream, as The Sporting News takes you through all the information you'll need to follow the action.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in the Australian Alps all the way down to Wellington in South Australia.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.

1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in the spring ... He would be weighted out of the New Zealand Cup, the Wellington Cup (Gr.3, 3200m) and probably the Auckland Cup so it’s our main goal,” Ritchie said. “To have a runner would be something very special ...

Round 16 of the Isuzu A-League looks a beauty, with crucial points up for grabs and tipping looming as difficult as ever.

Naarm/Melbourne baroque-pop project Harvey Pink’s Flying Bathhouse shares one last taste of forthcoming LP, Everybody Digs with ‘Tinnitus II’. Stream ‘Tinnitus II’ here [https://gyro.to/TinnitusII] and pre-order Everybody Digs LP, out Friday, February 21 independently.

The match between Macarthur FC and Melbourne City is scheduled at Campbelltown Stadium in the Australia A-League Round 16. Macarthur FC will aim to secure their place on their home soil, while Melbourne City will aim to prevent a defeat following their previous defeat and aim to bounce back to winning ways.

Adelaide have reached the summit but Auckland want to return, Melbourne City and Western United follow closely while Sydney and Macarthur are not too far behind