Friesian genetics focus helps Te Poi couple cut cow numbers, lift returns
These days, their cows produce 700kgMS, with an average liveweight of 550kg. By focusing on cost control, pasture…
Local leaders share their hopes for Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty in 2026
Top of the to-do list next year would be an annual plan aimed at keeping rate increases as…
Auckland holiday traffic: Long delays on Southern Motorway as motorists head to New Year’s hotspots
Lengthy traffic queue on the Southern Motorway. Photo / NZTA The NZTA traffic dashboard indicated the route from…
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,…
Auckland Art Gallery heritage wing restoration unveiled after $30m upgrade
The project, costing $29.9 million, has been underway for four years and involved replacing the slate roof with…
Fletcher Building’s Andrew Reding not expecting swift economic turnaround – Summer questions
How would you describe 2025 for your business? It’s been a year of huge change for Fletcher Building.…
Dunedin millionaire Roger Fewtrell building homes to help first‑home buyers get ahead
“We build homes and we sell them for market value, and then I chip in a hundred grand…
18,000-Year-Old Circular Dwellings Made of Mammoth Bones Unearthed in Ukraine
The Upper Paleolithic site of Mezhyrich, located in Cherkasy oblast, central Ukraine, is home to four remarkable mammoth…
Rodd & Gunn’s new $10m+ four-storey global flagship in Melbourne heritage building
The chain decided to go so big in Melbourne because Australia has become by far the retailer’s biggest…
Firefighters battle blaze in basement of six-storey Dilworth Building in downtown Auckland
A fire has broken out in the basement of a six-level building in Auckland’s CBD. Photo / Samuel…
Whangārei mayor says council ‘not bad’, despite missing statutory targets
Couper said while there are improvements to be made, the council isn’t doing a bad job and a…
Auckland’s Victopia apartments: Scaffolding to go after $72m fix
Residents began moving back last October but by January 9 this year, people were able to return to…