On The Up: Powerlifter Sandy Stoddart to represent New Zealand at the Oceania Powerlifting Championships in Fiji at 71 years old
He is now just months away from competing in his biggest competition yet. Stoddart, who spends five days…
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foreigner bring all of their hits (but no original members) to Mansfield
On Saturday, they got what they paid for. Foreigner, which weathered the departure of frontman Lou Gramm to…
Life sentence stands for Shaun Karauria, who killed Sandeep Dhiman in Hawke’s Bay
According to a recently released decision, Karauria and Rosie Page Lewis, also 17, hatched a plan in December…
Boh Runga’s Old North Studios brings musicians to rural Kumeū
“I’m just the tea lady,” she laughs. “It’s the best feeling having people come here to be creative…
New Zealand’s largest pickleball and padel centre to open in Christchurch’s old Court Theatre building
Eight pickleball and three padel courts fill the revamped theatre space. Photo / Anna Heath. KJ Randall, who…
An old person’s guide to the Rolling Stones
Glimmers of genius: Mick ’n’ Keef in their pomp in 1975. Photo / Getty Images With the release of the…
Disney taps back catalogue – again – for live-action ‘Moana’
With a budget estimated at US$200 million to $250m ($351m-$438.7m), the film is banking on spectacular special effects…
Michael Hill jewellery customer denied free diamond replacement on $12k ring after stone drops out
“These things should last a lifetime; they are meant to be precious, an investment that will stand the…
All Whites v Egypt: Ben Old incredulous over non-call after injury in lead-up to Egypt goal
After being brought on as a substitute, Old appeared to be clipped by his marker Ibrahim as he…
Engelbert Humperdinck reflects on 60 years of fame and heartbreak
He delivered some of his other greatest hits with equal enthusiasm: hanging out in cafes in London’s Tinpan…
‘Same old cliche’: Paul Goldsmith brushes off Dame Lynda Topp’s criticism
Goldsmith, who was attending the event with one of his daughters, said he had become used to being…
Was Auckland the cradle of the Kiwi accent? An old theory gets a new hearing
This means going back to when large numbers of English-speaking settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand from the…