Huapai Tavern faces scrutiny at licence hearing over child assault incident
Shaw said he wasn’t opposed to the licence renewal but wanted DLC to ensure the tavern improved its…
Trainer Andrew Scott’s winning treble trumped by scholarship win for daughter Maria
“With children it’s great to see them coming through and taking the next stage in life. Hopefully she…
‘Deafness reversed’: Scientists restore hearing in 10 patients with a single-injection gene therapy breakthrough |
A clinical study has delivered one of the clearest signs yet that gene therapy can restore hearing in…
Whangārei murderer Nathan Fenton to remain in jail after latest Parole Board hearing
He became eligible for parole in 2023 but was denied release then and again in 2025. Fenton appeared…
Triassic Coelacanths May Have Heard the Ocean with Their Lungs
An analysis of two 240-million-year-old coelacanth fossils suggests a bizarre sensory adaptation: an ossified lung that transmitted sound…
Bill Cosby ordered to pay $32.4m to woman over sexual assault case
“She knew she had been drugged and raped by Bill Cosby,” the suit said. Attorneys said Cosby, 88,…
Paramount deal for CNN and Warner Bros. draws concerns about news independence
Should Paramount Skydance prevail in its $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Larry Ellison family would control…
Woman shares ‘secret’ Wattie’s tomato sauce recipe from Sir James Wattie
The families were good friends. Bodle-Carswell used to babysit later generations of the Wattie family. She said her…
Real Life: Six60’s Matiu Walters on new album and the ‘un-human’ music career
“Like, sometimes I just want to have breakfast at a cafe with my family without having to hear…
Mandated cCMV screening improves early identification of infant hearing loss
A new retrospective cohort study examining the impact of Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation mandated universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus…
Black Ferns coach Whitney Hansen maps four-point plan to drive revival
“The coach would probably tell you, centre back and I’d say midfield; every now and again, striker. But…
Assessing long-term cognitive risks in ependymoma survivors
A study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital assessed cognitive and communication abilities in children treated for…