Peppermint, rose water and hibiscus: Do herbal cooling remedies actually work?
Rolling heat waves. Unusually high humidity. A supersized El Niño on the horizon, which stands to spike temperatures…
Commonwealth Games gold medalist Sydnee Andrews gets warm Gisborne welcome
“Coming from such a small town, there’s so much love, and I honestly couldn’t be more prouder to…
This Metal Pill Organizer Keeps Medication Safe and Secure
As an aging millennial, the number of pills I take every day seems to be slowly growing. So…
Solar panel fears: The shadow of a fight over Napier’s six-storey high-density future
Napier City Council has proposed allowing non-notified six-storey developments on dozens of streets near the central city and…
Lifang Chen explores what home means as a New Zealander
I stopped looking at flights and glanced at the two passports lying beside my laptop. I picked up…
The NZ Architects Redefining Modern Living With Their Visionary Home Designs
From a futuristic Paris home to a collaborative housing project in Wellington, two visionary residential designs challenge conventional…
QV House Price Index shows average house prices fell 1.5% in July quarter as winter chill hits
“This isn’t another sudden correction. It’s an already subdued market losing what little momentum it had built earlier…
Billy Proctor out as All Blacks consider Richie Mo’unga call-up
“He’s got a big vertical fracture through his shoulder blade. It’s a 10-to-12-week injury. It won’t require surgery…
MasterChef Australia 2026 winner crowned in grand finale
WARNING: MasterChef spoilers below. One cook was crowned MasterChef Australia champion for 2026 in nailbiting scenes on the…
Election 2026: What the MMP party vote really decides – David Harvey
The party vote is another matter entirely. Through the bizarre workings of the party lists, MMP delivers into…
Annabel Langbein on life in France, wildfires and Sir Sam Neill
Her mother baked. She watched. Annabel Langbein, the free-range cook, loved watching her mother bake when she was…
Whangārei CBD: The plans to turnaround a struggling city centre
“We’ve all seen the inner city declining over the last few years.” The regular meetings of about 30…