Power list: BCI names NZ’s busiest commercial builders for projects started in 2024
The BCI Construction League Report assigned a dollar value to workloads started in 2024, meaning the top three…
25 Great Books From 2025, According To Booksellers, Librarians & Other Bookish People
From readable romances to thoughtful collections and turbulent journeys of meaning, these are the new release books and…
High Court appoints administrators to oversee $240m repairs at St Lukes Gardens, NZ’s biggest leaky building
Weathertightness defects were first detected in 2014. It is now considered New Zealand’s largest leaky building repair project,…
Power rankings: New Zealand’s top sporting schools of 2025 revealed
The 2025 results are in, and they reveal a new leader in both genders. Also featuring in this…
The Interior Design Trends To Bring Home Now, As Seen At Copenhagen’s 3 Days of Design
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Thinking of starting a business? Key advice from small company founders
Anya and Frank Walkington, founders of Shamarra Alpacas, lived in the Caribbean and Auckland before settling down in…
A team of scientists sparked a heated debate over a famous Vincent van Gogh painting
In 2024, a team of scientists from China and France published a study in the journal Physics of…
My Secret Auckland: Chef Logan Birch shares his favourite spots in the city
Burnt Butter Diner. The menu is creative and fun, and Conrad is a G behind the machine. Favourite…
Auckland couple spend $900k on ‘defective’ Remuera mansion reno, six-year court battle
And while a judge found their builder liable for repair costs for a substandard roof, the couple must…
Dr Libby: Heart Racing? Here’s What Your Body Might Be Trying To Tell You
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Ladi6 speaks out after holiday car crash with message to check on others
Despite the shock of the crash, the 44-year-old said she felt compassion for the other driver, who appeared…
Weather: MetService warns of thunderstorms and heavy rain for the South Island
Some storms could bring localised downpours of 25mm to 40mm an hour and hail larger than 20mm, along…