Media Insider: Last call – New Zealand phone booths to be disconnected and removed after more than 100 years
Old-school Telecom payphones in central Auckland in 2004. Photo / Getty Those services would have been funded through…
Two Renoir paintings stolen in French museum heist have been recovered
The suspects cut through a fence to enter the museum’s tree-lined grounds, smashed a window to get inside,…
Revisiting zombie towns: What happens when the housing supply keeps up
Two years ago, they bought a brand-new home in Kai. “A little over $500,000 for everything,” Kobe told…
The Detail: Revisiting zombie towns – Balclutha’s rural resilience
Shamubeel Eaqub offers his unique insights into how struggling communities can get their mojo back. A decade ago…
Taupō fireworks banned under new protocols after rubbish entered Lake Taupō
Protocols required operators to notify the board 30 working days before using fireworks or pyrotechnic effects, and the…
Depression risk associated with idealized sentiment toward urban places on social media
Herrman, H. et al. Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission. Lancet 399, 957–1022…
All Blacks v South Africa jet flyover in Cape Town: Airline hands flight data to aviation officials
The flyover has led to a polarised debate about the safety margins involved and whether they were breached.…
All Blacks v Springboks: New Zealand media reacts to Cape Town defeat
They did just that – even if they were clinging on at the death – to lead from…
Urban expansion and the collapse of tropical stream ecosystems
Ruddiman, W. F. The Anthropocene. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 41, 45–68 (2013). Article Google Scholar Malhi, Y.…
Coldest day of the year forecast as snow reaches towns in the south
“All affected passengers are being moved to alternative sailings and are being contacted directly,” the ferry operator said.…
Sacred sites as refuges for native plant diversity in an urbanized tropical landscape
Newbold, T. et al. Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity. Nature 520, 45–50 (2015). Article …
Groyne could be key to easing Wairoa flood risk, Crown manager says
Yule who was appointed as Crown manager in August 2024 to oversee the flood protection work of the…