Premier club rugby shrinking as players walk away from top grade
This year, at least half a dozen competitions from around the country have been forced to contract as…
Kaitāia business hit by $1m flood damage seeks answers on flood protections
Walker found a “complete disaster” the morning after the deluge. “The water must have hit at pace ……
Harry and Meghan meet Bondi shooting survivors and lifeguards in Sydney
“The greater problem in the world right now is hate,” Khan said. “Hate is a human problem that…
Waimamaku death trial: Shannon Brady accused of murdering Nicholas Baldwin
Baldwin was found in the ditch near Waimamaku, in the Far North, about 8am on August 1, 2024.…
Fuel spike from Iran war hits New Zealand hospitality and retail as Kiwis cut spending
Hospitality New Zealand head of advocacy Sam MacKinnon said the industry had started the year with a sense…
ThroughLine: The Taranaki start-up assisting AI firms with crisis helplines worldwide
ThroughLine founder Elliot Taylor. He launched Throughline in December 2021. By early 2022, it had gained seed funding…
Mount Maunganui landslide recovery: Tauranga City Council faces community criticism
This includes a 2600-signature petition asking the council to establish a residents panel to be involved in reopening…
What are the best ‘functional’ supermarket breads – and the nutrition claims to avoid
What’s easy to overlook, though, is that most commercially produced bread in New Zealand is already fortified. Iodine…
Rotorua council clash: Robert Lee storms out of workshop, Mayor Tapsell denies co-ordinated attack
“I don’t want to sit here and listen to that,” she said, telling her fellow councillors she was…
Infometrics tips three OCR hikes from as early as May in hawkish RBNZ call
He also sees the OCR reaching 4% by mid-2027 and as high as 4.5% in the first half…
Police chase sparked after more than 200 litres of diesel stolen from commercial property near Hamilton
Waikato western area commander Inspector Andrew Mortimore said yesterday’s call gave police a head start. “By the time…
Splitting power generators from their retail arms would not cut electricity bills – Oliver Hartwich
Electricity generation is nothing like this. Multiple generators already compete to produce power using hydro, wind, geothermal and…