NZ stocks claw back lost ground to end firm – Market close
Markets are starting to price in a bigger-than-expected 50 basis point cut in the Reserve Bank’s Official Cash…
What expiry dates really mean – and other simple tricks to save money on groceries
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Friends of Massillon Public Library to hold book sale Sept. 27
MASSILLON – The next Friends of the Massillon Public Library’s Last Saturday Book Sale will be Sept. 27.…
Illness keeps Queen Camilla from royal funeral
The Queen, 78, is scheduled to accompany the King for a busy programme of royal events during Trump’s…
NZX lifts 0.2% as markets wait for Fed decision – Market close
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, became the fourth company to reach a US$3 trillion (NZ$5t) market capitalisation. The NZX…
Govt scrambles to change law allowing convicted abusers to adopt internationally
“We know, for example, about instances in which people with known care and protection histories, or previous convictions…
Kem Ormond’s vegetable garden: Strawberry spinach and other unusual seeds
If you want a real talking piece, try growing strawberry spinach, an heirloom vegetable that is more than…
Why we love Book Society, a wine lounge and bookstore in California
Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales…
Wayne Brown’s new ‘drongo’ and other news from the Auckland campaign trail – Simon Wilson
A mayoral candidate has called on Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown to submit to “a neuropsychological brain function examination”,…
ADHD diagnosis gave this author a ‘reason to forgive herself’
After Carla Ciccone gave birth to her daughter, she spiraled with shame and self-hatred. She felt lost. She…
Debbie Gibson talks music, mother, health in ‘Eternally Electric’ book
Debbie Gibson has never lacked hustle. Barely 16 when she wrote and coproduced her 1987 debut smash, “Out…
Russell Crowe is terrifying as Nazi high commander Hermann Goering in ‘Nuremberg’
The tightly paced jailhouse and courtroom thriller is steeped in Vanderbilt’s meticulous research of historical events and based…