Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong faces Civic Centre limits over staff concerns
Benedict Ong was elected to the Dunedin City Council following a tenacious grassroots campaign. Photo / Supplied Correspondence…
For years residents of industrial hub Friedrichshafen had well-paying auto jobs to rely on
In 2024, the company announced plans to cut up to 14,000 workers by 2028 – more than one…
Radisson RED Auckland: New 322-room hotel opens in city centre
“As Radisson Hotel Group’s debut in New Zealand and the first Radisson Red in the region, we can’t…
Hamilton travel guide: How to spend 12 perfect hours in the city
14 Garden Place Cream Eatery in the historic MLC building serves standout breakfasts in a stylish space. Photo…
Eastern Busway: Funding for final section confirmed by Government, Auckland Council
The Botany section of the proposed Eastern Busway project. Photo / Auckland Council “Connecting Botany to Pakuranga and…
Mount Maunganui landslide: Paul Davison named to lead Tauranga City Council probe
The six people killed in the Mauao landslide were (clockwise from top left) Pakuranga College student couple Sharon…
How a Kiwi radio host ended up working as a Club Med DJ and tennis coach
I’d done the backpacking for several months all through Southeast Asia without too many glitches, scars or con-jobs,…
Dame Kerry Prendergast appointed chair of Tauranga council audit committee
Dame Kerry Prendergast. Photo / Supplied Prendergast was Wellington Mayor from 2001 to 2010, a former vice-president of…
Christchurch emergency services respond after reported fall at city’s Tūranga library
Hato Hone St John said they responded with two ambulances and two rapid response vehicles. One person was…
My Secret Auckland: Actor Bronwyn Ensor shares her favourite spots in the city
Honey Bones in Grey Lynn. Their Cilbir Eggs, every time. Favourite restaurant for dinner with friends? It almost…
Some 16 years after his death, NZ artist’s acclaimed exhibition rides again
Twenty years ago, a touring exhibition carved a path through the American Midwest, from Sioux City, Iowa to…
Sir Peter Jackson in discussions to build movie museum in Wellington’s Lyall Bay
In 2024, Jackson and his partner Dame Fran Walsh spent $105 million buying up properties to assemble the…