Gisborne Girls’ High principal Jan Kumar to retire after 38 years in education
Kumar always attended board meetings equipped with data-driven reports, he said. “Everything is ‘how can we do better…
Measles outbreak: Pacific countries issue alerts as cases rise in New Zealand
“Your action can save lives and protect our communities from another measles outbreak,” Samoan health authorities said. Tu’ivale…
Former constable Summer Smith pleads guilty to charges of leaking police intelligence to Killer Beez gang boyfriend
Knowing her boyfriend’s gang affiliation, Smith sent him the name of someone she described as a “snitch”. She…
Travel discounts: Qatar Airways flights, Yasawa Island Resort Fiji, Phantom of the Opera Sydney, Melbourne Flower and Garden Show, and Tasmania tours
With only 18 Beachfront Bures scattered among swaying palms, Yasawa Island Resort and Spa offers a rare kind…
Vote 2025 local elections: Rotorua mayoral and election results interactive map
Each local election involves multiple races. Everyone in a city or district has the option to vote for…
Vote 2025 local elections: Northland mayoral and election results interactive map
Each local election involves multiple races. Everyone in a city or district has the option to vote for…
Government brings in $1000 bonus to keep teens off the dole, speeds up benefit cut plans
“Going on welfare when you’re young is a trap, with recent modelling suggesting that people under the age…
Bowel cancer screening age to be lowered to 58, home tests to be made available
The move would enable 122,000 extra Kiwis to become eligible for the screening in the first year, the…
Mark Richardson on life after cricket, broadcasting and starting over in finance
Except, one-by-one, those broadcasting gigs fell over, culminating on that fateful day in March 2023, when Today FM,…
The wisdom of starting small – Eric Crampton
Canada planted a seed like that decades ago. It started small, grew, adapted and turned into something remarkable.…
Big summer airline expansion starting, global group expects a busy October
“New Zealand’s peak season is traditionally a little bit later in the year,” said Cath O’Brien, Board of…
Travel Alerts: Best spring events and things to do in New Zealand 2025
Auckland is about to come alive with the launch of We The Young, the city’s first-ever arts, imagination…