Jane Birkin inspired a pricey bag, but she was more than an accessory
“I assumed,” she replies. “Five years,” he adds. “For a bag?” she says, shocked. “It’s not a bag,”…
New HBRC councillor wants chair role: ‘I’m not there to be an ornament’
Neil Kirton was top on 10,599 and last term’s chair Hinewai Ormsby was third on 8436. Ormsby said…
An insider’s guide to Diwali in New Zealand: Traditions, food and how to join the Festival of Lights
Why is it called ‘Diwali’? Rama, Sita and Laxmana in the forest during exile, painted circa 1652. Photo…
Dr Michelle Dickinson on keeping your family safe in an AI world – The Little Things
“None of those people I would leave alone with my children,” she says. Dickinson is staunch about not…
Jessie Morgan’s sex with an underage teen leaves a trail of despair
The jury acquitted him of all charges he defended. At his sentencing on the sexual connection charge, the…
Read an exclusive extract from Nigel Latta’s new book Lessons in Living
Nigel Latta was a successful author, host and psychologist. Photo / Supplied A seat at the edge I…
Tutukākā’s Quality Hotel Oceans is an ideal spot for a getaway
First impressions: Tutukākā is much closer to Whangārei and Auckland than we expected, thanks to the new motorway…
Schools rugby: New Zealand Schools beat Barbarian U18s in an 85-point fiesta; Māori U18s pushed hard by Chiefs U18s
Schools will be looking to avenge a 31-38 loss to Australia U18 at Waikato Stadium last year and…
Coroner: Deaths of friends on way to Rhythm & Vines an ‘avoidable tragedy’
The exchange turned violent and the fight spilled from the back of the car they were in and…
Violent Bay of Plenty hostage-taker Jade Mellow gets an extra 15 months added to jail sentence
About 10pm that night, Mellow was parked in a car near Edgecumbe with a cut-down .22 calibre rifle,…
Māori women launch Matiti, an organic winemaking first
Matiti officially launches this Saturday. It is sparkling wine with an origin story like no other. When its…
Should you trust an AI agent to buy your shopping or manage your email?
In the domestic environment, use cases include everything from an AI agent “looking” at a photo of a…