Weather: Heavy rain, wind to hit bottom of South Island, temperatures to push into 30s for parts of Aotearoa
White said a stronger front was forecast to arrive from the west on to the lower South Island…
Year in Review: New Zealand red meat industry’s first Dragon’s Den winner
Zhang’s “umamification” plan for mechanically deboned meat outlined a novel process to transform the lower-value product into a…
Australian heatwave set to cook Hawke’s Bay
The hottest temperature in New Zealand in January last year was 32.4C in Bay of Plenty town Kawerau,…
Tauranga disability advocate buys first accessible home, calls for enforceable standards
A portable shower, for which she received Government funding, was installed at the house, where she lived until…
Residents warn Ayrburn Screen Hub a ‘Trojan horse’, fear hotel-scale development in rural Lake Hayes
The Ayrburn Screen Hub proposal includes two sound stages, production facilities and supporting infrastructure on a privately owned…
Year in Review: Pāmu chief executive Mark Leslie on sustainable farming and the future of agriculture
This week it’s the turn of Mark Leslie, chief executive of Pāmu. Having grown up on a family…
‘My final gift from you’: Grieving partner gives birth to sand dune tragedy victim Kane Watson’s baby
“Welcome to the world little man.” In an earlier interview with the Herald, Cooke said the baby was…
How Frank’s Sausages turned a home kitchen experiment into a Waikato brand
What inspired you to start the business? The business is owned by myself and my husband Frank (Nagel),…
High-risk intersection near Havelock North to get $2.7m roundabout upgrade
A council spokesperson said New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) would contribute 53% of the estimated total…
Trump leads world into geopolitical Wild West where might makes right, while laws and rules fall away
For many Venezuelans, especially millions of people compelled to flee in the country over the past decade of…
Lower Hutt’s cost-neutral social housing strategy turns $13m into 284 homes
The unique model has seen UPL build 284 new units, mostly townhouse developments, some of which have been…
Year in Review: NZ company Woolchemy wins global award for eco-friendly hygiene breakthrough
The award recognises the company’s development of neweFibre, the world‘s first hygiene-grade wool. Founded by Derelee Potroz-Smith and…