Mayor Tania Tapsell tops spending as Rotorua councillors election costs revealed
Smaller donations of $2000 were received from electricity company Unison, the Prince’s Gate Hotel and a personal donor,…
Fashion legend Valentino Garavani dies aged 93 at home in Rome
Dubbed “the Sheik of Chic” by Women’s Wear Daily in the 1980s, Valentino was celebrated by the New…
Students can now claim $12,000 but is it money well spent?
Payments are only available once the year is complete, so this year marks the first time students have…
See all of Ikea’s New Zealand forestry land – 42,000ha and counting
Like all foreign purchases of large blocks of land, Ingka’s purchases require government approval. Public records published by…
Air New Zealand reveals top movies, TV shows and music on flights in 2025
Taylor Swift has quickly climbed to the top of the charts, and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and The Tortured…
UK man sings Christmas carols for 42 hours in world record attempt
Purchase said he was surprised that his voice remained largely intact during the vocal marathon. “Apart from the…
Hutt River rescue: Three men saved after night stranded in gorge
“They happened to be able to get a glimmer of cellphone reception and called for assistance about 7.30pm,”…
Northland volunteer risks Russian drones to deliver aid in Ukraine war zone
Topzand spent the first month in Kyiv then settled in Mykolaiv, where he works mainly in emergency response…
High-flying super yacht designer Charles Robinson in tax evasion case
The court heard Robinson’s records showed money owed to other companies was paid in preference to tax owed…
From Labubus to robot vacuums: Afterpay shares New Zealand’s quirkiest buys in 2025
LED facemasks were particularly popular with women too, who bought 69% of the nearly 430 sold through the…
Financial controller who spent $289,000 on travel, Uber Eats spared jail
Transactions described in the police summary of facts and a determination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Disciplinary…
Sensing Murder medium Kelvin Cruickshank on surviving two heart attacks
The dad of two, who lives in the Bay of Islands, travels the country doing shows, which involve…