Former Hawke’s Bay fisheries officer Craig Petherick reflects on life’s work as he enters retirement
“I was cutting up tropical fish and doing disease diagnostic work on those. “I ended up on research…
On The Up: Kiwi Ben Richards reflects on dream freeride season after dual title wins
“I was feeling good and I felt like I could definitely compete and was kind of hoping to…
KiwiSaver and NZ Super: How big is your retirement savings gap? – Greg Smith
That’s the real shift now underway. The question is no longer whether the system works – it does.…
NRL: Te Hurinui ‘Apa’ Twidle reflects on NRL debut, and how his mum’s impromptu trip brought tears
Hope had long envisioned this moment. She had been saving for the day she got the call, and…
UConn Health is to take over a state youth psychiatric facility
The University of Connecticut Health Center will move forward with a plan to take over adolescent psychiatric services…
Khylee Quince reflects on tikanga reforms as AUT law dean tenure ends
“I thought as the first Māori dean I could lead my school through that. It wasn’t always easy…
All Blacks: Neil Barnes reflects on the Dave Rennie phone call that led to lead assistant role
“I reached out to him because we’ve coached together, but I actually felt he needed to come home…
Michael Galvin reflects on childhood, fame and three decades on Shortland Street
Michael was a well-behaved child. Photo / NZ Woman’s Weekly At Raroa Normal Intermediate, a woman called Anne…
Winter Olympics: Biathlete Campbell Wright reflects on decision to switch allegiances from New Zealand to USA ahead of second Games
“I’m thankful my career went in quite good ways and I’m happy to continue, because it was kind…
Rotorua local Bill Groves reflects on WWII, watchmaking and turning 100
He held passenger tickets for Air New Zealand Flight 901, the Antarctica sightseeing flight which crashed into Mt…
Former All Black Malakai Fekitoa reflects on leaving New Zealand, rugby in Italy and 2027 Rugby World Cup
At the time of his departure, Fekitoa described the move as the “hardest decision” of his life. With…
Winter Olympics: Alice Robinson reflects on FIS World Cup success ahead of hectic schedule
Granted, she didn’t finish 2025 or begin 2026 as she would have liked, posting two did-not-finish results either…