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Good old Country Calendar. If it were a joker or a sheila, you wouldn’t hesitate to buy it…
Why 2026 could be the year you volunteer overseas
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Auckland’s best hotels: Top stays for couples, families and business
“It’s perfect if you want to switch off properly while still being an easy trip from Auckland.” For…
Air NZ chief: Airline must be ‘fighting fit’ and planning for multiple scenarios as volatility cited for $59m pre-tax loss
“We need to be fighting fit in a number of different versions of what the future holds and…
Wayve, founded by Kiwi Alex Kendall, raises $2.5b, reveals Uber will use its tech for its first robotaxis
Uber will also use Wayve’s technology to power its first test fleet of robotaxis, which will hit the…
Can putting non-teachers into struggling schools fix them?
When Uatesoni Filikitonga first walked into the classroom at Waitaki Boys’ High School, he thought he would be…
Bicep body pressure: Stop arm shaming my bingo wings
Society is in its arm shaming era. Unless you are the First Lady of the Immaculate Brachium you…
2025 Cambridge International exam results: New Zealand schools with the highest‑achieving students
The Herald can today reveal New Zealand’s top schools for Cambridge, and which produced the highest‑achieving students. This…
Colour Analysis Is Taking TikTok By Storm. But Can AI Replace An In-Person Consult? I Put It To The Test
The 1980s trend of “having your colours done” is back in a major way, bringing with it new…
Greg Dixon’s Another Kind of Politics: Luxon to NZ: your power bill, your problem
PM Christopher Luxon. Photo / Getty Images. Illustration / Greg Dixon Greg Dixon’s weekly satirical column Another Kind…
Environment Court weighs clash between BOP burial site claims and coastal development
While a 56‑acre (22.6ha) lot at Piripai was vested to Ngāti Awa trustees in 1878 as a native…
What nitrous oxide does to your body and your brain
However, use remains rife, particularly among younger people, and parents of habitual users are raising alarm bells over…