Giga-yachts, golden visas and the Gilded Age: The startling escalation of Kiwi wealth
Kiwi ultra-wealth a blip but growing Compared to private wealth in the US, New Zealand is a tiny…
Writer Elizabeth Knox confronts family abuse in memoir Night, Ma
But for her, the book is about achieving specific goals and reaching out to others. “I set out…
Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships 2026: NZ wins five of six titles in Masterton
He trailed veteran New Zealand-based Scotland international and 2012 winner Gavin Mutch mid-race, taking control on the long…
Golden Shears 2026: All six NZ team members qualify for world semi-finals
In machine shearing, qualifying was headed by New Zealand‑based Scotsman and 2012 world champion Gavin Mutch, ahead of…
Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay at the 2026 Golden Shears
Shane McManaway: Wairarapa farmer and the man behind the Greytown Health Centre. He comments on the Wairarapa season,…
Golden Bay and Waikato farmer fatalities spark tractor hoist safety warning from coroners
Golden Bay farmer Melvin Robinson with sons Brendon (right) and Zane Robinson. Melvin was one of two farmers…
Horse racing: That golden run of luck continues for leading New Zealand Derby contender
Firstly, the stunning New Zealand Oaks winner Ohope Wins was ruled out of the Derby as she was…
Rugby’s Nations Championship is more dead duck than golden goose – Gregor Paul
All Blacks skipper Ardie Savea reacts during last year’s test victory over Scotland. Photo / Photosport Maybe they…
Shear delight in Hawke’s Bay as world champs loom
Mutch, from Huntly, Aberdeenshire, was based in Taranaki when he won the 2012 title in Masterton, but now…
Turmeric, soy protein, medicinal mushrooms in science news round-up
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, the paper analyzed 48 scientific publications on turmeric adulteration (subodhsathe/Getty Images) More than one-quarter…
‘Golden visa’ update announced by Immigration Minister Erica Stanford
She said it compared with 116 applications and $70m of investment over the two-and-a-half years under the previous…
Golden Shears World Championships: NZ shearing and woolhandling team named
Blades shearers Allan Oldfield, from Geraldine, and Tony Dobbs, of Fairlie, claimed their places in November, at the…