NZ sharemarket up 0.3% despite business confidence drop – Market close
The NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) September Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion revealed a net 15% of…
On The Up: Kerikeri teen band Bandwidth Riot scores major gigs after Rockquest win
“We played Rockquest and continued from there.” The teens, who are all in Year 13 at Kerikeri High…
Health NZ seeking to give more vaping kits to smokers wanting to quit, talks up PR benefits to suppliers
Since the beginning of this year, Health NZ has been providing vapes to 29 stop-smoking programmes around the…
Singer Hollie Smith wraps up The Bones Tour, plans independent album
It’s Smith and her piano, stripping her music to its bare bones. “It’s really personal and I get…
Over 100 classic tractors from Allan Dippie’s Wānaka sheds up for auction
“It’s just chocka, chocka, chocka, any more and it’s counterproductive ‘cause then you can’t get the one you…
Government brings in $1000 bonus to keep teens off the dole, speeds up benefit cut plans
“Going on welfare when you’re young is a trap, with recent modelling suggesting that people under the age…
NZ law must catch up with reality on jury trials – Deborah Chambers
You are told that he had only two previous convictions in 2000 and 2005 involving remarkably similar conduct:…
Kiwi Crunch’s TikTok account goes viral, boosts workplace culture – On The Up
Online popularity wasn’t the only benefit. “The real highlight was seeing the good vibes it brought into the…
How did Michelle Obama end up wearing a floral cardigan by Kiwi designer Wynn Hamlyn?
“It was most likely purchased from the brand’s US stockist Revolve by Obama’s stylist – they are the…
South Africa v Argentina live updates: Rugby Championship title up for grabs at Twickenham
Live updates of the Rugby Championship clash between the Boks and Pumas. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored a Springbok record…
Family opens petting farm for kids to enjoy animals up close in Ōhaupō – On The Up
Livestock management The yard area has an outer ring of paddocks where the cows, sheep, and horses are…
Dame Patricia Routledge, star of Keeping Up Appearances, dies aged 96
A cause of death was not revealed. Dame Patricia Routledge (left) was best known for playing the overbearing,…