Matakohe’s Kauri Museum named Museum of the Year in prestigious awards
The Gum Room at the Kauri Museum, at Matakohe. Photo / NZME Kauri Museum chair Hinurewa te Hau…
New Year 2026 Honours: The full list of knights, dames, honourees
Dorothy Myrtle Spotswood, Oriental Bay, Wellington, for services to philanthropy Knights companion (KNZM) Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon, CNZM,…
New Year 2026 Honours: Tom Roa made companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
“Noise is not the same as progress.” Roa’s lifetime of service to the Māori language and education has…
Ellie Goulding awarded MBE in King Charles’ New Year Honours list
Sir Idris – whose Elba Hope Foundation supports youth advocacy – was included on the monarch’s list for…
New Year 2026 Honours: Tom Roa made companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
“Noise is not the same as progress.” Roa’s lifetime of service to the Māori language and education has…
Film and TV star Idris Elba is knighted for social work; Lionesses recognised in UK honours list
The pair said becoming a dame and a sir respectively was “wonderful and humbling at the same time”.…
Film and TV star Idris Elba is knighted for social work; Lionesses recognised in UK honours list
The pair said becoming a dame and a sir respectively was “wonderful and humbling at the same time”.…
New Zealand’s honours system: does it need a polish up?
Bling: Just 30 living people get to wear the gold-edged badge awarded to a knight or dame Grand Companion of…
Black Caps v West Indies: Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell resist, but tourists claim first day honours
Local lad Zak Foulkes and No 11 Jacob Duffy will return on day two, tasked with inflating the…
Makayla and Haami score big at Waiata Māori Music Awards
Corrella. Photo / Supplied His song Tū, featuring Hone Harawira and footage of the Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi,…
Harrisons Flooring and The Coffee Club win top honours at 2025 Franchise Awards
“Working in franchises or working in hospitality is so hard. I don’t want to take away from what…
Another international honour for Gisborne photographer Rebecca Williams
Williams said she wanted to honour the quiet strength and loyalty of the dogs. “They’re not just working…