Balloons over Waikato: The Zuru connection to the hot air balloon festival
“When we were kids, Mat built a miniature hot air balloon as part of a school science project,…
Three Photographers Captured the Winter Olympics Like Never Before
Many exceptional photographers captured jaw-dropping photos of world-class athletes performing incredible feats at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics…
BI Says QRIS Users Reach 60 Million, iPhone Tap Feature Pending
Jakarta. Bank Indonesia (BI) announced that users of its national QR payment system, Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard…
Kauri launch Callisto, built in Waipu from Brynderwyns trees, features at Auckland Wooden Boat Festival
Built using timber milled at the Barrott family’s Waipu sawmill business, Callisto was one of the first flybridge…
Google and Apple bring AI music creation to mainstream consumers
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple Inc. are adding music-focused generative artificial intelligence features to their core consumer apps,…
AI Has Made It Absurdly Expensive to Capture and Store Your Photos
Photographers are starting to see the real-world effects of Big Tech’s bottomless hunger for AI innovation: storage prices…
How players with Dutch heritage have helped shape football in New Zealand
By Craig Stephen Auckland FC players Francis de Vries and Nando Pijnaker are vying to join All Whites legend…
Inside Barry Smith’s mission to safeguard New Zealand football history
Barry Smith has spent more than 60 years meticulously gathering, organising and preserving the statistical history of football…
How a new generation of young women are finding their international pathway
By Rachel Lilburn and Warren Olson On training grounds across New Zealand, a new generation of Football Ferns…
Photographer’s Unique Image of a Flying Fox Carrying its Pup Mid-Flight
High above the rainforest canopy of Christmas Island, a fleeting silhouette crossed a narrow gap in the trees.…
Football sets new records for levels of participation in New Zealand
Football participation in New Zealand reached record levels in 2025, with more than 180,000 players registered across domestic…
Photographer Transforms Landscapes Into Magical Cosmic Wonders
Under remote night skies, Tom Rae captures the cosmos and landscapes in breathtaking detail, revealing a world both…