Manukau Institute of Technology childcare centre to shut, parents in lurch and jobs at risk
The childcare centre is located at MIT’s North campus in Ōtara and is open to MIT staff, students,…
Letters: Should we believe the surveys when they say the economy is improving?
Hamish Walsh, Devonport. Some good news It was a pleasure to read the Weekend Herald (Nov 29) for…
Auckland woman fights to bring her son, who has cerebral palsy, to live with her in New Zealand
Ali, in her 40s, has lived and worked here for about 11 years since moving to New Zealand…
Drunk Nelson motorist Ralph Smith 3.5 times the limit when he crashed, critically injured brother
The brothers, from Samoa, were in New Zealand on work visas to support family back home. Ralph Smith…
Mary Shan beats hot favourite El Vencedor in Great Northern Challenge Stakes at Ellerslie
El Vencedor shook free of that rival before the home turn and appeared to have the race at…
Redeveloped Toi Tauranga Art Gallery now open: I’m quite overwhelmed with what we have achieved’
The problem with the Tauranga Art Gallery was that it faced the wrong way. The building originally belonged…
UB40’s Ali Campbell talks reggae roots, activism and 2026 NZ tour
Great friends that include some of our very own homegrown reggae heroes, of whom Campbell met through a…
Mother launches ‘Eru’s Law’ petition after son’s shooting death
Eru Oakes was killed on October 25, 2025. A petition calling for change has been labelled Eru’s Law.…
This Kiwi futurist says he can add six years to your life
“You want to be younger, because the older you are from a biological perspective, the more chances that…
Inside Richard Peebles’ $130m Downtown vision for Christchurch’s revival
Christchurch property investor Richard Peebles. Photo / Supplied Peebles’s financial education truly began with his vocation as a…
Police to review GoPro footage before horror fatal shark attack at NSW beach
The man was flown in a Westpac rescue helicopter to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition. The…
Waikato tradie Jason Lambert was ‘in over his head’ when he ripped off victims
While the judge considered a sentence of either home detention or community detention, Lambert’s counsel, Kerry Hadaway, successfully…