Year in Review: Waikato dairy farmer cherishes father’s 1955 John Deere 70 tractor
“My dad, Neil, switched the day-to-day tractors to John Deere when International and David Brown combined as Case…
Year in review: Mandys Horseradish – artisan success with award-winning flavour in Canterbury
She has tried various tumblers, scrubbers, and peeling contraptions to peel her horseradish, but has found that hand…
Year in Review: Tom and Fiona Langford – life after winning 2025 Share Farmers of the Year
She was brought up on a farm, but education-wise moved into science, obtaining a BSc majoring in human…
Year in Review: Legendary mother cow ‘April’ inducted into LIC Hall of Fame
“This award recognises April’s extraordinary contribution to our sector,” said Simon Worth, LIC livestock selection manager. Worth said…
Year in Review: Pastures Past – Plague rats in New Zealand in 1900
However, New Zealand also had a brush with plague rats in 1900, as seen in the newspapers below.…
AI chatbot Grok misidentified a man who saved lives; falsely claimed a victim staged his injuries
Citing credible media sources such as CNN, Grok separately misidentified an image of Ahmed as that of an…
On The Up: Hawke’s Bay gets new $5 million air ambulance – ‘This plane will save lives’
The new plane will be used for domestic missions, including patient transfers from Hawke’s Bay Hospital to other…
Leonardo DiCaprio on fame, balance and why he tries to ‘disappear’
Elsewhere, The Departed star expressed concern about the role artificial intelligence (AI) could play in the future of…
New Zealand heavyweight boxer Semisi Kalu drowns saving sons during Tonga beach holiday
“I got the call from Alexandria’s mum [Trish], who was crying on the phone,” Wolfgramm told the Herald.…
Mt Wellington homicide: Couple fought for their lives after ‘soldier’ stormed house with knife
“What are you supposed to do when a big-arse man like that … is charging at you with…
Sanson house fire: Friends rally around mother of dead children, police continue examination
“Our dear friend has suffered the sudden, unbearable loss of her three beloved children, her angels. “They were…
Local businessman and his children believed dead after ‘catastrophic’ Sanson house fire
The father of the children – believed to be in his 30s – was described as a local…