Lotto player wins $16 million with surprise ticket check at Nelson supermarket
“Sometimes I’ve won like $25 or $35, but I never thought one day I’d win the jackpot,” he…
Auckland’s best value tasting menus from Viva Top 50 restaurants
There was a time when a tasting menu meant hours of serious dining, whispered, reverential explanations of dishes…
Shortland Street Christmas cliffhangers: The wildest end-of-year shockers of all time
Once upon a time, Shortland Street used to screen through the holidays and like many family get-togethers, Christmas…
Fatigue caused Tauranga teen Keanan Coetzee’s fatal SH2 crash – coroner
Coetzee, a Year 13 student at Tauranga Boys’ College, was driving to work experience in Kawerau on State…
Auckland bus driver attacks: 501 Carl Leu jailed after two violent Ponsonby incidents
“People doing that service need to be protected.” Carl Leu pictured when he appeared for sentencing in Auckland…
Diamonds in the rough: Our 2025 sporting year reviewed
When Geordie Beamish fell in the heats of the 3000m steeplechase at this year’s World Athletics Championships and…
Hinekaha takes near step with impressive all-the-way victory at Te Rapa
Grylls followed those instructions to the letter, as he had Hinekaha trucking along nicely in front under her…
Antarctic frontier drill hunt for clues to future sea-level rise risk
SWAIS2C aims to use sediment layers from past warm periods – when the ice sheet retreated significantly –…
Child refugee sexually abused at NZ resettlement facility by refugee from another country
The agency said when a refugee is convicted of serious offending, INZ undertakes an assessment of their liability…
A former tech executive killed his mother. Her family says ChatGPT made her a target
“ChatGPT put a target on my grandmother by casting her as a sinister character in an AI-manufactured, delusional…
Coastguard rescues man from water after mayday call from Whangārei’s Parua Bay
Another blessing was that the Customs vessel Hawke 5 was also nearby and was ahead of the Coastguard…
Auckland Restaurants Open Christmas Day 2025 For Lunch, Dinner & Buffets
Why cook on Christmas Day when you don’t need to? Spare yourself the stress and the mess –…