Monster fun Snells Beach: 7yo boy left hanging from ankle at indoor playground
Monster Fun has since defended the safety of the equipment in an online statement. What happened? The father…
Mount Maunganui landslide: Businesses plead for customers to support them
One main street retail worker said some people believed the whole Mount Maunganui suburb was closed, even though…
Israeli men jailed over Auckland cocaine smuggling plot get discount for October 7 Hamas attack
They sought a 15% sentence reduction for the impact of the October 7 attack and their mental health.…
Study reveals how antibiotic resistant bacteria delay chronic wound healing
An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new way…
Genomic analysis reveals diverse, drug-resistant E. coli in diabetic foot infections
New research led by King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of Westminster, has shed light on…
2026 Calendar: Public holidays, long weekends, daylight saving and everything else you need to plan your year
Day After New Year’s Day, January 2, is on a Friday. Wellington Anniversary, January 19 – Monday Auckland…
Concerns over Rotorua Night Market trial as stallholders report drop in sales
“Putting the market into Kuirau Park does not achieve that purpose.” Some retailers said the CBD had “become…
Two Australopithecus Species Co-Existed in Ethiopia 3.4 Million Years Ago
In 2009, paleoanthropologists found eight bones from the foot of an ancient human ancestor in 3.4-million-year-old sediments at…
Judge delays sentencing for Auckland driver after meth-fuelled pursuit results in Waikato crash
Those who are accepted into the programme and eventually graduate receive community-based sentences. But the judge noted he…
All Blacks v Ireland: Wing Mack Hansen out of Chicago test
Captain Caelan Doris is in the squad but it is unclear whether he will be be fit enough…
All Blacks: Cam Roigard among 13 players released to play NPC matches after Springboks thumping
The All Blacks said Roigard would be available for Counties Manukau’s clash with Auckland on Saturday afternoon in…
The Cobbler review: Wellington boutique hotel in Hannah’s Laneway is the peak of industrial chic
The Cobbler’s discreet entrance off Hannah’s Laneway (below), where the old Hannah shoe factory opened a century ago.…