Christmas Eve shopping: Transactions for midday spending peak fall again
The peak-hour total fell to 660,815 in 2021, 650,909 in 2022 and 626,692 in 2023. The peak minute…
Listener’s best movies of 2025
Listener reviewers Sarah Watt and Russell Baillie name their top 10 films of the year, with a guide…
Why California’s milk cartons may lose their coveted recycling symbol
California milk cartons may lose their coveted recycling symbol, the one with the chasing arrows, potentially threatening the…
A psychologist’s guide to navigating a New Zealand family Christmas
We asked Dr Kate MacKrill, health psychologist and University of Auckland lecturer in health psychology, how to handle…
Year in Review: Legendary mother cow ‘April’ inducted into LIC Hall of Fame
“This award recognises April’s extraordinary contribution to our sector,” said Simon Worth, LIC livestock selection manager. Worth said…
NZ sharemarket ends up again, end of year in sight – Market close
Mark Lister, investment director with Craigs Investment Partners, said the local market was in positive territory but subdued,…
Year in Review: Pastures Past – Plague rats in New Zealand in 1900
However, New Zealand also had a brush with plague rats in 1900, as seen in the newspapers below.…
Mt Ruapehu ski accident: Kiwi teen Charlie Lane’s road to recovery to continue into new year
“He’s still got a long way to go.” The teen fell about eight metres off a cliff while…
New Zealand’s honours system: does it need a polish up?
Bling: Just 30 living people get to wear the gold-edged badge awarded to a knight or dame Grand Companion of…
My word of the year, deja vu – Heather du Plessis-Allan
“They haven’t done that yet. They still employ 14,000 more public servants than John Key’s government did. They’ve…
Carmu Founder Leaned Into Startup After Getting Laid Off Three Times
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kelly Withers, 36, who lives outside Detroit and is…
Bondi terror, soft policing and why NZ needs a new security plan – Bruce Cotterill
The antisemites, those who are hostile and prejudicial against the Jewish people, protested there just a couple of…