Michelin Guide launch: Tourism NZ adds $1.7m for global ‘invitation to dinner’
Rene de Monchy, Tourism New Zealand chief executive. Photo / Dean Purcell De Monchy said total investment in…
Mongrel Mob members sentenced for making false statements about Zain Taikato Fox’s death
Now, Beale and Nicholson have been sentenced in the Tauranga District Court; the third man was sentenced for…
Northern and southern council proposed for Hawke’s Bay in amalgamation debate
Hawke’s Bay has five councils: Hastings, Wairoa and Central Hawke’s Bay district councils, Napier City Council, and Hawke’s…
Farmland effective nesting habitat for hoiho penguins, new research finds
“A couple of farmers on the Otago Peninsula independently found that they could make artificial nest sites, just…
Film director Carl Rinsch jailed for defrauding Netflix of $19m, spent money on crypto, luxury goods
His lawyers had pleaded for leniency from the judge overseeing the case, arguing that the misuse of funds…
Aids revealed as cause of death for actor and Lilo & Stitch star Daveigh Chase
At the time Ryan said Chase developed sepsis linked to a recent bout of meningitis, adding that she…
Rocket Lab buys satellite network Iridium for $14 billion in challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink
Rocket Lab said today that Iridium has 2.55 million commercial and government customers for its broadband, satellite phone,…
Six killed in shooting at German welfare centre for mothers and children
A seventh person was wounded and reported in a stable condition. The suspected gunman tried to flee in…
Why taxing a shrinking pool of workers more isn’t the way to pay for our ageing population, ANZ chief economist Richard Yetsenga argues
He believed it would be difficult for governments to keep taxing a shrinking pool of working people (as…
3 MPs racked up $20,000-plus travel bills as Parliament sat for 6 weeks
According to the returns, Arbuckle, a first-term and list MP, spent the most at $25,098. Bennett, a Labour…
Taranaki Maunga: Climber credits emergency gear, rescue teams for saving friend’s life
“Some rime ice came off the mountain and started moving quite quickly down the slopes above us. “James…
Les Mills remembered for leadership in Northland during major change
Dover Samuels, who was a member of the Northland Harbour Board at the time, said Mills did a…