Indian Punjabi truckers sue California DMV for revoking their licenses
Immigrant truck drivers have sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles for terminating the commercial driver’s licenses of…
Year in Review: Tom and Fiona Langford – life after winning 2025 Share Farmers of the Year
She was brought up on a farm, but education-wise moved into science, obtaining a BSc majoring in human…
Top stories of 2025 year in review
The year 2025 is nearly at its end, and what a year it has been. We’ve seen tragedy,…
Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at…
Stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week
Stocks rose Monday on Wall Street to open what’s expected to be a relatively calm holiday week. The…
Will the coming storm save California’s ski season?
Nothing but dirt and dry, brown chaparral rolled beneath skis and snowboards dangling from a chairlift at Big…
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…
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…
Earthquake swarms rattle California. What it means for the Big One
For more than a month, the Bay Area has been subjected to a seemingly ceaseless stampede of earthquakes…
Peter Arnett dead: Pulitzer-winning war correspondent was 91
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness…
Parliament’s year by the numbers, including the most talkative MPs and leaders
Here are a few numbers from this completed year and this Parliament (so far). Where possible the current…
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…