A son’s secret: How a North Shore 22-year-old with zero combat or military experience died fighting for Ukraine
“Just tell me,” she said. The officer asked if they could go inside first. “No,” Mary replied. “Just…
New Zealand Defence Force land combat capability falls to 45%, minister blames poor facilities as ‘imperfect’
Much work was being progressed but “we do not say for a moment that we have completed that…
Recycling: Whanganui District Council importing crate nets to counter windy days
Harrison told the council’s operations and performance committee nets would be delivered to properties in September, in time…
NZ Army ramps up combat training as Indo-Pacific security risks grow
The competition was staged last week at Waiouru. Observing was Colonel Mike van Welie, commander of the 1st…
Massey University brings back in-person exams to combat AI cheating
Schools are also grappling with the rise of generative AI and how to detect whether a student’s work…
Defence Minister Judith Collins reassures New Zealand will still ‘make sovereign decisions’ over force despite closer ties with Australia
The minister has been in Canberra for annual meetings with her Australian counterpart, as well as alongside the…
Waikato weather: Ōtorohanga and Waipā districts join forces to combat flood damage
Dow said the weather’s long-term impact was going to be “quite substantial”. “The roading’s not going to be…
Try Out Blades of Fire For Free Ahead of Upcoming Steam Launch
Blades of Fire launched last year on consoles and as a PC exclusive on the Epic Games Store.…
Gisborne police flood roads and deploy Eagle helicopter for New Year boy racer crackdown
“Anti-social road user behaviour is reckless and wreaks havoc on our communities. We won’t stand for it,” Park…
Expert’s idea to combat the ‘billions’ scammers spend on social media scam ads
“On 10.1% of ad revenue being generated from violating ads – this number was a rough and overly-inclusive…
Book shares story of New Zealand’s only active World War II Mustang aircraft
“These aircraft effectively now belong to New Zealand, that’s the way we look at it. We have no…
Are weight-loss drugs like Ozempic causing eating disorders with ‘sinister’ marketing?
New Zealand Eating Disorders Clinic director Dr Roger Mysliwiec says GLP1 drugs were being “pushed very strongly” for…