Du Val property sales will not cover mortgages – PwC
Commercial flooring firm Lovich Floors was one of around 60 subcontractors owed money for work on Du Val…
Northland four-lane highway route to take whole Waipu family farms
Bryham and her husband planted their orchard 15 years ago, they have established gardens, and a kahikatea forest…
Long-lost Rubens ‘masterpiece’ sells at auction in France for $5.5m
Later historians described this engraving and, despite having never seen the painting, catalogued its existence. It was bought…
Lotto players in Rotorua, Katikati win $16k second division prizes
Meanwhile, players from Auckland and Blenheim each won $500,000 with Lotto first division. The winning tickets were sold…
Unknown Renoir painting sells for $3.7m at auction
Jean Renoir, born in 1894, went on to receive a Lifetime Achievement Academy Award in 1975, several years…
Choking risk prompts Kmart recall of Anko Pop and Surprise Playset
The product has been on sale from January 2020 to November 2025 and only batch 20/25 from Vietnam…
The Warehouse selling Xmas decorations with spelling errors – no one peeked at a dictionary?
“Featuring a mix of playful messages and seasonal illustrations, these tags are perfect for personalising your Christmas gifts…
Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for record $54.66 million at Sotheby’s auction
The buyer’s name was not disclosed. The artwork depicts the artist sleeping in a bed that appears to…
The Warehouse sold more than 12,000 ‘potentially dangerous’ toys, faces possible $3.6m penalty
“We’ve got frankly one of the largest toy retailers in the country that sold more than 12,000 potentially…
Klimt portrait becomes second most expensive artwork sold at auction
“Full-length society portraits of this impressive scale and from Klimt’s pinnacle period (1912-17) are exceptionally rare; the majority…
Lotto Powerball $55m jackpot: Winning tickets sold in Kawerau, Christchurch and Auckland
Those winning tickets were sold at the following stores: Four Square Coopers Beach; Auckland’s Rathgar Rd Discount Foodmarket…
Asbestos detected in Kmart Magic Sand prompts urgent recall warning
There’s been no safe lower limit of exposure identified with certainty, with all exposure thought to add to…