Year in Review: Family opens petting farm for kids to enjoy animals up close in Ōhaupō
The family has lived on their lifestyle block since 2013, and, in 2019, they were looking at adding…
Eight things to do this year to lower dementia risk and protect your brain
The results of US POINTER, the largest trial to examine how certain lifestyle behaviours can improve brain health,…
The Best Sunscreens in NZ: Dermatologists Share the Safest Brands
This summer, Viva Premium is revisiting the best and biggest stories of the year. This article was originally…
Year in Review: Poultry pioneers: The Bennik family, NZ Egg Group, and liquid eggs
In the early 1990s, Bennik’s was the first commercial poultry farm in New Zealand to become cage-free and…
Alex Watts On Curating Ayrburn’s Bold New Queenstown Dining Spaces
This summer, Viva Premium is revisiting the best and biggest stories of the year. This article was originally…
Christopher Luxon working from home as election year gets underway
Luxon’s only social media posts this year have been to wish the country a happy new year, and…
Wānaka freedom camping investigated after unauthorised New Year party
“Any event on public conservation land needs to have an authorisation from DoC. This is so we can…
A tsunami off Russia last year ‘rebounded’ off South America and struck Japan after alerts lifted
The Meteorological Research Institute reproduced wave movements with a supercomputer, using data on water pressure captured in the…
Society Insider: How Liam Lawson, Sir Scott Dixon and Auckland’s A-list partied this summer
The couple, who are based in Britain and the United States, and their three children, teenagers Poppy and…
Dairy prices start 2026 with 6.3% rally at GDT auction
Likewise SMP, which had also been under pressure over the second half of last year, jumped by 5.4%…
Meridian CEO Mike Roan on where power prices are heading, and what he’s reading – Summer Questions
What opportunities do you see in 2026? Power companies like Meridian have done lots of hard graft in…
Waikato event guide 2026: The big events coming to the region this year
Danielle Zollickhofer Waikato News Director & Multimedia Journalist·Waikato Herald· 6 Jan, 2026 06:00 PM4 mins to read Subscribe…