Heartbreak as Grey Lynn’s Gypsy Tea Room closes after 20 years
Crowds packed the bar and spilled down the street for its final send-off on Sunday, August 16, with…
Tupperware returns: Homeware brand to be sold online and in store in NZ
Although famously sold for decades through home-based gatherings hosted by independent salespeople, under new Australian distributor H.A.G. Tupperware…
Napier’s The County Hotel cancels bookings amid receivership
Future bookings have been suspended on the hotel’s website and Churchill’s Lounge Bar and Restaurant has closed. The…
Owners close iconic Hastings bar Common Room after alleged arson attack
Common Room owners Chris Whyte and Fiona (Fi) Lee wrote on social media that the fire, and the…
I Got Fired Twice. It Led Me to Start My Own Company.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Stephany, founder of Beam. It has been edited…
Y Combinator Turns Arena Into AI’s Biggest Pep Rally
The CEOs walked out of the light-up tunnel like they were preparing to wrestle. A cameraman walked ahead…
Inside the maximalist apartment of a Silver Lake stylist
“More is more and less is a bore.” ― Iris Apfel After spending decades collecting clean-lined Midcentury Modern…
Historic Wallace Neff home restored after hidden plans found
When restoring their 1925 Wallace Neff-designed home in La Cañada Flintridge, Pete and Teri Lauenstein wanted kitchen tile…
Letters: Private v public healthcare, Hanson and Peters, e-disaster waiting to happen
The corporatisation of healthcare seems to lead to longer times to see a doctor and an increase in…
Why NZ’s newest trade alliance matters as US threatens 12.5% tariffs
“Tariffs in themselves are harmful; they restrict competition,” McClay said as the meeting wrapped up. “They put up…
Waikato Hospital death: Family of ‘loved, respected’ man who died in emergency department speak out
“We are still navigating the shock and sadness of losing Brent and trying to understand how his death…
Te Awamutu property destroyed after car crashes into lounge, just misses elderly woman
“My mother was in the lounge but thankfully she just got a little cut on her neck.” He’s…