All Blacks v Wallabies: Dave Rennie makes several changes for Bledisloe Cup finale
Samisoni Taukei’aho and Xavier Numia will provide cover at hooker and loosehead respectively, Du’Plessis Kirifi makes his All…
Former security guard Tiare Bishop sentenced for extorting Pak’nSave shoplifting suspects
Tiare Bishop and Laki Savelio were employees of Retail Theft Control Security (RTC), which at the time was…
Christchurch cherries: 3.3m kg flown to Singapore by Singapore Airlines since 2022
Four decades later, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has carried more than 2.3 million customers on over 10,000 flights between…
Dementia: New book Human Forever urges rethink of the way we view the disease
Toebes’ book, which explores different approaches to dementia care around the world, suggests we may need to reframe…
Parking breaches: Shoppers across NZ being wrongly stung for visiting businesses twice in a day
“I just knew it was a lie. It wasn’t true.” She sent Parking Enforcement Services an email that…
Meta launches camera-free AI glasses, Muse Charm pendant amid privacy pushback
Smart glasses let wearers take photos, film videos, listen to music, make phone calls, translate text or interact…
Motorist Jesse Sanders sent to prison for fleeing police in Christchurch
Sanders submitted an apology letter to Judge Hix at sentencing, but the judge handed it back and told…
Black Ferns v Scotland: Whitney Hansen makes several changes for penultimate test in Europe
“I don’t think we’ve probably been strategic enough with it. We’ve bit been a wee bit guilty of…
Department of Internal Affairs reaches major milestones on pokies compliance
Work is continuing with other operators, and further funding may still be recovered. A second milestone is the…
5 dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway, strikes vehicles
“Firefighters are working on extinguishing the fire, and there are multiple patients.” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said there were…
New ancient bryozoan species discovered in southern New Zealand waters
Lead author of the study, Emeritus Professor Abby Smith, said the discovery has important implications for conservation. “You…
Manukau Pak’nSave security guard Laki Savelio sentenced for extorting accused shoplifters
Bishop has pleaded guilty to her role in the offending and will be sentenced in October. According to…