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Consumer Globally popular Chinese character became source of national pride The success of Labubu, a Chinese product, overseas…
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The garden at the Shangri-La Golden Sands in Penang, Malaysia. Photo / Tim Roxborogh But in 1989, just…
Film and TV star Idris Elba is knighted for social work; Lionesses recognised in UK honours list
The pair said becoming a dame and a sir respectively was “wonderful and humbling at the same time”.…
Hirepool posts $13.5m loss, directors push out debt refinancing deadline
In preparing the financial statement, Hirepool’s directors considered several uncertainties facing the business and its ability to continue…
Cambridge International exams: The NZ schools that produced the highest-achieving students
Yet 12 months earlier, he wasn’t even considering taking PE. He’d long dreamed of being accepted into an…
Film and TV star Idris Elba is knighted for social work; Lionesses recognised in UK honours list
The pair said becoming a dame and a sir respectively was “wonderful and humbling at the same time”.…
Mizuho may reach 10% ROE target in fiscal 2025, 2 years early: president
Interview Japan financial group looks to build up cross-border M&A advisory role Mizuho Financial Group President Masahiro Kihara…
Power list: BCI names NZ’s busiest commercial builders for projects started in 2024
The BCI Construction League Report assigned a dollar value to workloads started in 2024, meaning the top three…
25 Great Books From 2025, According To Booksellers, Librarians & Other Bookish People
From readable romances to thoughtful collections and turbulent journeys of meaning, these are the new release books and…
New Zealand’s 2025 road toll on track to reach historic low
The lowest road toll in recent history was in 2013, where 253 people died in crashes. It’s as…
Tips, tricks and mistakes to avoid when booking a South Pacific holiday
On this episode of Trip Notes, the NZ Herald’s travel podcast, host Lorna Riley is talking what you…
High Court appoints administrators to oversee $240m repairs at St Lukes Gardens, NZ’s biggest leaky building
Weathertightness defects were first detected in 2014. It is now considered New Zealand’s largest leaky building repair project,…