What it’s like in Prague, the setting of Dan Brown’s novel The Secret of Secrets
Prague. Photo / Prague City Tourism It’s not necessarily a library I’d want to explore in the dark;…
Teen stepmum Jessica Mulford appeals to have jail time halved for killing toddler
Justice Campbell said while the cause of Harlee-Rose’s death had been determined, the mechanism remains unknown. “But it…
Air New Zealand flight cancellation leaves Gisborne fans stranded for All Blacks test
He estimated he had been on 60 or 70 national and international flights and had never previously experienced…
Tom Phillips shot dead: How police’s net closed on the fugitive and brought his 4 years on the run to a fatal end
Before the children were found, Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Jill Rogers detailed the dramatic end to the manhunt.…
Steve Braunias: Father’s Day is for the living and the lost
By Steve Braunias Senior Writer·New Zealand Listener· 6 Sep, 2025 07:00 PM4 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess…
Napier night shelter expects to chase new Government homelessness funding
The government statement on Friday said it was taking “immediate action” to support people living without shelter, and…
Court fines builder Francis Sheppard $25,000 for altering 1860s heritage cottage without resource consent
Lavatai was ultimately discharged without conviction, while Sheppard was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine. According to the…
Book of the day: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan: A very good writer but his narrative voice holds the novel back. Photos / Supplied ‘By…
Vladimir Putin warns Western troops in Ukraine will be ‘legitimate targets’
“If some troops appear there, especially now during the fighting, we proceed from the premise that they will…
NZ First’s Shane Jones takes aim at coalition Govt’s ‘managerialism’
As he often does, Jones slipped several nuggets of news into his address: revealing National’s first fast-track housing…
Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal orders Linn Motors to refund customer for leaky Isuzu
By that point, she wanted a complete refund, not a repair, and continued with her case. The tribunal…
Wildfires producing ‘witches’ brew’ of air pollution, World Meteorological Organisation says
Particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres (PM 2.5) are considered particularly harmful since they can…