Local elections 2025: Wayne Brown wins second term as Auckland Mayor beating Kerrin Leoni, as voters back his ‘Fix Auckland’ agenda
Wayne Brown has stormed home to win a second term as Mayor of Auckland, comfortably beating his main…
Local elections 2025: Follow all the election results as they come in
Council voting systems Both the Northland Regional Council and Kaipara District Council use First Past the Post (FPP).…
Extortionist – Stare into the Seething Wounds Review
Although my love for metal has its origins in the -core movement, it’s largely passed me by in…
The New, Eye-Catching Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Orange Ceramic
Almost a decade after the Big Bang exploded on the watch scene in 2005 – the paragon of…
Listen to The Country online: Young Farmer of the Year Hugh Jackson’s mental health journey
He reflects on being “haunted by the black dog” in 2020, and how he helps keep it at…
Bathurst 1000 2025: New Zealand drivers share goals for Mount Panorama
Andre Heimgartner, R&J Batteries Racing, 11th (1117 points): I think if you won a championship, but never won…
Coastlands – Coastlands Review | Angry Metal Guy
Coastlands hail from Orlando in the United States and are clear purveyors of post. At least, that was…
Local elections 2025: Teen candidate Bianca O’Keefe vows to represent youth voices
She’s not worried about balancing the potential demands of a local board seat with her other commitments. “I…
Plague Curse – Verminous Contempt Review
We’ve all been told, once or thrice, not to judge a book by its cover. As a species,…
Wode – Uncrossing the Keys Review
In neither of his two prior Wode reviews did El Cuervo pose the question, what is a wode,…
Sundrowned – Higanbana Review | Angry Metal Guy
2013 wasn’t that long ago, was it? Yet it seems that Deafheaven’s opus, Sunbather, didn’t need long to…
Thousands of homes face flood and erosion threat, Our Marine Environment 2025 finds
Among its findings are that New Zealand’s oceans are warming faster than the global average, marine heatwaves are…