Sir Peter Jackson to receive Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
While he never had a film in official selection at Cannes, it is where the filmmaker won over…
Kiwi couple gift $150m to restore native wildlife in New Zealand
Originally, they invested $100m in the foundation but are now taking that funding even further. The man in…
On The Up: Rotorua teen squash star Animaia Payne to represent New Zealand
Animaia, a Year 9 student at Western Heights High School, will travel to Melbourne in April to represent…
Why Paul Goldsmith’s TVNZ crime stats phone call is unlikely to stick as a scandal
MP Reuben Davidson, a former television producer, was given the lion’s share of Labour’s questions in Question Time…
Election 2026 analysis: Inside the day the question of Christopher Luxon’s resignation moved away from ‘if’ and closer to ‘when’
While a bloody coup, in which an alternative challenges the incumbent, seems unlikely at the moment, the MPs…
Former MP Jackie Blue quits National to join Opportunity party
“The Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 was a hatchet job on 180,000 workers and is representative of a…
Rotorua SH30A roadworks debacle: Council responds to NZTA’s ‘no correspondence’ claim
Scheduled to last until mid-December, the work was cut short later that day after reported travel delays of…
Eric Dane memoir My Book of Days to be published after his death
Shriver said Dane had been determined to leave a message for his family. She added in a statement…
Electric air ambulance coming to Napier lands to show off what it can do
Developed in Vermont, in the United States, the aircraft comes in two configurations – conventional take-off and landing…
Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay at the 2026 Golden Shears
Shane McManaway: Wairarapa farmer and the man behind the Greytown Health Centre. He comments on the Wairarapa season,…
Best and worst muesli bars: How to spot a healthy lunchbox snack
If you’re scanning the shelf in a hurry, it’s tempting to rely on claims such as “natural”, “oven…
New Zealand prices of ‘anything attached to fuel’ will rise, logistics boss warns
He said he expected to see an impact in fuel pricing soon which would flow through to freight,…