Rotorua thriller writer Zoe Rankin sells more than 20,000 copies of her debut novel, The Vanishing Place
The novel was number one on the New Zealand fiction charts and held the top spot for six…
Gordon Ramsay’s $50k Formula 1 Las Vegas garage experience redefines luxury
Formula One offers a $50,422 package for exclusive garage access and fine dining with Gordon Ramsay. Photo /…
3 MPs racked up $20,000-plus travel bills as Parliament sat for 6 weeks
According to the returns, Arbuckle, a first-term and list MP, spent the most at $25,098. Bennett, a Labour…
More than 200 without power in Tutukākā after car crashes into pole
“We are working on access to switching sites to enable us to back feed customers that can be,”…
Waikato midwife accused of falsely claiming more than $166k in public funding
She is also facing a fourth charge of failing to keep detailed clinical records during that period. The…
Investigation after dozens of dead eagle rays wash up at Porirua beach
DoC senior marine science adviser Karen Middlemiss said the department was “aware of the mass death event” but…
Petrol price drops below $3 a litre in New Zealand as ceasefire steadies oil markets
The average cost for 91 sat about $2.49 at the beginning of the war, before jumping 14 cents…
More than 600 gather in Hawke’s Bay to hear Winston Peters’ attacks and vision
Aside from some heated discussions, both sides acted with good manners. Randell, the new boy on the political…
More than 5000 teens fail NCEA numeracy test four times or more
“This data shows that there is still a population of students for whom more intensive or specific support…
MP Housing Perks: See how the number of MPs claiming all their housing allowance has skyrocketed
Some MPs have – over time – received enough to buy an apartment outright. More on that below.…
My Singapore trip revealed the problem most mayors struggle with (and cost $55k less than my mate Jonesy) – Wayne Brown
We remain hopeful that the recently signed City Deal might improve things if the Government takes it seriously.…
Bird rescue seeing more animals in worse condition amid Wellington’s wild weather
The bird was given fluids and fresh fish by Nyssa Skorji, the head rehabilitator and founder of the…