Fifa World Cup final: Fifa plans 30-minute halftime show to rival Super Bowl
Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira, BTS, Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus featuring Coldplay are due to…
Dame Jane Campion remembers Sir Sam Neill with heartfelt reflection on The Piano and last days
Neill starred as the film’s antagonist, Alisdair Stewart, a colonial settler who enters an arranged marriage with mute…
Consumer spending falls 1.4% in June as retailers and hospitality feel winter chill
Fuel spending also fell in June, down 1.7% or $8.9m, although this continues to trend down from a…
South Korean company paid Trump $3.4m amid trade investigation
The Commerce Department yesterday issued a preliminary finding that would subject Korea Aluminium’s exports to a 105% tax,…
Horse racing: Avondale supporters hoping today’s last meeting not so final
And it definitely won’t be the last time the much-maligned facility is used by the industry. “We have…
All Blacks: Italy lock Niccolo Cannone banned four matches for headbutt on Cam Roigard
“In light of Cannone’s acceptance that he committed an act of foul play worthy of ordering off, as…
Fifa World Cup: Norway fans perform one last ‘Viking row’ as Erling Haaland returns with stuffed raccoon
The 25-year-old had paid a visit to Wild Bill’s Western Store in Dallas, Texas where he bought the…
Wild pig hunt draws 80 teams and big crowds on Aotea Great Barrier Island
Beazley said keeping the wild pig population in check supported overall forest health. “So the competition helps us…
State Highway 1 south of Kaikōura reopening after severe weather
Traffic management is likely to stay in place for several weeks while the full width of the highway…
ANZ joins Westpac and ASB in upping floating interest rates after OCR hike
“The impacts from the conflict in the Middle East are still uncertain and we could still see some…
Mangatangi and Maramarua rivers: Testing reveals 527 species, rare kākahi
Over the past two years (2024 and 2025), eDNA results have been encouraging and informative. In 2024, approximately…
Dimples founder Jane McAllister on rebuilding after Newmarket fire
She’s now a grandmother of 30, has taught herself photography and painting, and is living her dream lifestyle…