School sickness: Plea to parents as cost pressures collide with winter illness
Official guidance says children with a mild cough or runny nose can attend school if they are otherwise…
Even a James Bond contender can’t save this passion-free romcom
Review by Sarah Watt Film reviewer·New Zealand Listener· 17 Aug, 2026 06:00 PM2 mins to read Sarah reviewed…
Sex-offending former ambulance officer Christopher King remains on ankle bracelet, can’t enter Hawke’s Bay
His parole conditions, including to submit to electronic monitoring and not to associate with people under 16, are…
Ben Affleck goes all the way in rare Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? victory
Originally hosted by Regis Philbin, a new version of the show helmed by Jimmy Kimmel launched in 2020…
Netball NZ tells ANZ Premiership staff that contracts can’t be extended
Patterson earlier said they were still working through what the competition would look like next year. “At this…
Government’s $60m handout for Fletcher Building’s NZ cement production is a quick fix, but not a good one – Kate MacNamara
New Zealand taxes the industrial emitters of greenhouse gases. This happens through the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) whereby…
Fashionistas dub Zara’s new wide-leg trousers ‘death pants’
And yet they can’t stop wearing them. At 5 foot 8, Ghislaine Engel has always struggled to find…
Landslide victims in Pāpāmoa stuck paying mortgage on red‑stickered home they can’t live in and can’t afford to repair
A chunk of their 450sq m property gave way, leaving a large hole undermining the garage and sucking…
Mass disenrollment from Hastings GP: Patient says many will rely on ED
Meanwhile, an organisation that represents and trains GPs in New Zealand says while there is a shortage of…
First XV rugby: What you can and can’t get away with saying at First XV rugby
For some reason, people who are otherwise quite capable of speaking clear, coherent English in everyday life suddenly…
David Seymour praises warm relationship between NZ and India after Modi visit
“In the end, we will have an Ocean of Peace agreement with at least the three countries and…
Why can’t I eat as much as I used to?
When I was younger, I had a large, healthy appetite. Now that I’m in my 60s, I get…