Diesel shortage: Why our ‘benign’ isolation is now a brutal risk – Matthew Hooton
His optimism echoed Hipkins’ assurance as Covid-19 Minister in November 2020 that “when vaccines come to the market,…
Two 16-year-olds arrested after Southland op shop ‘donation’ leads to cannabis, weapon and $4k cash haul
“Nothing unusual there. Donations are often left in that very spot for staff to sort through and tidy…
Northland mum Kari Muller gives birth to 13lb 6oz son Lewis at Whangārei Hospital
“Then we had a scan at 37 weeks which kind of agreed that he was tracking large,” Kari…
Charlotte Grimshaw on the family dynamic that inspired her new novel The Black Monk
As I came up from the Bay, I thought about my novel and suddenly conceived it as my…
Napier man eyes earlier than expected retirement after winning $1m Lotto prize
“Which would have been amazing,” the man said. “When they told me it was $1m, I could not…
Can putting non-teachers into struggling schools fix them?
When Uatesoni Filikitonga first walked into the classroom at Waitaki Boys’ High School, he thought he would be…
Rotorua aggravated robbery accused found guilty after judge revisits verdict
He took a bag containing the victim’s medication for his terminal heart disease and $200. He also tried…
Bewitched and bewildered: What clan Listener thought of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Eden Park
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a very big event, so we gathered a clan to review the…
Some 16 years after his death, NZ artist’s acclaimed exhibition rides again
Twenty years ago, a touring exhibition carved a path through the American Midwest, from Sioux City, Iowa to…
Hastings firm Wool Life gets ASA decision overturned after complaint about sustainable dog bed ad
This led Mentzer and his team to develop the first dog bed recycling scheme in New Zealand. “We…
UK schoolgirl dies in house fire started by cigarette lighter, inquest hears
“Layla was a fit, healthy 13-year-old, she wasn’t trapped, and there was no reason why she wouldn’t have…
‘It’s devastating’: Generations-old eel population wiped out in Wairoa stream
“The colour of the water was shocking. It was a deep brown colour with a film on top,…