Poets Have Picked the Most Beautiful Word in English
English speakers may be sleeping on “diaphanous.” The language-learning app Babbel asked 1,500 members of the Poetry…
Man charged with stealing Diane Prince’s ‘Please walk on me’ flag which went missing from Hastings gallery
“[It’s] to provoke thought, right? A good piece of art will provoke thought,” he said. “It provoked me…
Harness racing: Relief as driver Nathan Williamson’s condition improves after shocking race fall
“We were able to have a brief conversation with him this morning and that was such a relief,”…
Te Puke father Tristan ‘Eru’ Oakes’ mother makes moving tribute to her son after fatal shooting
He and his twin were two halves of the same heartbeat – connected in spirit, humour, love, and…
Amnesty International chief Agnes Callamard calls on New Zealand to lift its game
Agnes Callamard in December 2024 at the release of an Amnesty International report that alleged Israel was committing…
Aitua Puriri sentenced for the manslaughter of his Whangārei nephew, Reign Puriri
At the High Court in Whangārei yesterday, there was a heavy presence of police and security officers as…
Coroner: Deaths of friends on way to Rhythm & Vines an ‘avoidable tragedy’
The exchange turned violent and the fight spilled from the back of the car they were in and…
‘Look under my keyboard’: Charlie Kirk suspect’s four ominous words to roommate
“Can you state your name?” the judge asked. “Tyler James Robinson,” he said. Robinson sat emotionless in front…
‘Skibidi,’ ‘Tradwife,’ and 6,000 Other New Words Are in the Dictionary Now
Before you roll your eyes at the Gen Alpha in your life for using made-up words, you might…
Education Minister cut Māori words from future junior books, documents reveal
The ministry’s report said: “Under this option, we would not include kupu Māori in all phases of the…
Education Ministry cans children’s school book for too many Māori words
“The decision was guided by phonics sequencing and decoding suitability, rather than a defined word-count threshold,” the ministry…