Kopua Monastery: Inside New Zealand’s only Trappist community
Eighty-seven-year-old Nicholas remembers those times well, having arrived 60 years ago from Holland to study at Kopua. “We…
Black Fern Charmaine Smith opens up on baby loss and stigma around grief
Charmaine Smith with Tamati and Amīria. Photo / Kirsty Joy Photography But at 12 weeks, test results showed…
Wellington Phoenix issues worsen as crunch A-League period looms for Giancarlo Italiano
There was an encouraging start to this season, with five points from the first three games, including a…
Potato salad, ambrosia and lots of summer fruit: What a “non-diet” nutritionist eats at Christmas
Pavlova: A true Christmas classic. Photo / Getty Images Jennifer Bowden is a registered nutritionist with an MSc…
New doco by John Clarke’s daughter finally brings Fred Dagg home
“This is my dad,” says Lorin Clarke, in the opening scene of her new documentary Not Only Fred…
Oscars to stream exclusively on YouTube from 2029
But the new deal with Google-owned YouTube represents a bold new direction for the show at a time…
Jesse Mulligan Awards Paris Butter In Auckland’s Herne Bay A 20/20 Restaurant Review
This is already a great restaurant. But it’s only going in one direction. I suspect there’s only one…
Diamonds in the rough: Our 2025 sporting year reviewed
When Geordie Beamish fell in the heats of the 3000m steeplechase at this year’s World Athletics Championships and…
Kāpiti woman describes pushing through symptoms on hike, only to find out it was a heart attack
“My legs and stuff just wouldn’t go. I was a bit puffy as well,” she recalled. “There was…
How lawyers turn routine legal work into a luxury few can afford – Bruce Curtis
Lawyers treat urgency as a profit lever, using it to inflate routine costs far beyond anything seen in…
Macular degeneration: New drug Vabysmo to be funded for vision loss
Two months later, she was driving to work and realised that she couldn’t see the cars in front…
Listen to The Country online: ‘Not Only Fred Dagg’ director Lorin Clarke on her dad John
Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum: Today’s farmer/politician panel discusses Fred Dagg, a big RMA announcement tomorrow, changes to…