Hastings man Thomas Pira jailed for eight years for violent and sexual abuse of daughter
“Someone I could go to about my problems, someone I could trust with my life. Not someone who…
Election 2026: National has broken some promises. It wants Labour to start doing the same – Thomas Coughlan
The announcement was a bit strange. The idea of Budget Responsibility Rules was a contrivance of Labour’s Grant…
Long-Delayed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to Open in December
After more than two decades of anticipation, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will open the doors of its Frank…
Fifa World Cup: Tuchel defends tactics after England’s World Cup dream dies
“We’re disappointed. We were so close, but we got too passive after we scored and conceded a lot…
St Thomas of Canterbury College future fears: Christchurch school’s principal Steve Hart pays tribute to community that helped save his life
When I walked through the gates for the first time in 2004 as a young social studies teacher,…
How one traveller got swept up in Ireland’s biggest family gathering
The Bank House pub and museum on Whiddy Island, Co Cork. Photo / Thomas Bywater A few paces…
Fifa World Cup: What we learned about England in tense victory over DR Congo
England struggled to find the right point for the press in the first half. They were passed through…
Potent Art Lets ‘We, the People’ Reflect on America’s Past and Present
In 1976, Manhattan’s great art museums went big for the Bicentennial: American masterpieces at the Metropolitan Museum of…
Labour candidates make it to Wellington conference by taking a leaf from Jami-Lee Ross – Thomas Coughlan
List candidate Ibrahim Omer, who, like Chen, was an MP in the last Parliament, made the same trek,…
Fifa World Cup: All Whites veteran Ryan Thomas ready for Belgium and defining career moment
It was a big moment – but also a step into the unknown. Thomas was 18 years old…
From farm life to forged art: Te Kūiti sculptor’s work inspires and aids others
His apprenticeship in mechanical engineering and his self-taught blacksmithing skills were suddenly in demand when he started receiving…
McAuley High School’s Isaac Thomas remembered by staff as ‘legendary’ teacher
“Isaac was relentless in his pursuit to inspire students to find a love for reading. He had a…