Meet the Litas: New Zealand’s biggest all-female motorbike collective
That’s because they belong to the country’s (and the world’s) biggest all-female motorcycle collective, the Litas. Originating in the United States, the Litas are now a worldwide group with 33,000 ...
Hard work pays off: Gisborne high schools celebrate top students
Gisborne city high schools’ top scholars have been named and all four are heading to university next year with a focus on ...
Charles Schwab Cup Championship: Kiwi Steven Alker has a champion’s mindset with $2.5m payday on line in season-ending tournament
Kiwi golfer Steven Alker returns to a victorious scene with a quest to add more silverware – and a bumper payday – to his success on the PGA Champions Tour. Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix, Arizona ...
Armistice 2024: Taupō cadets to stand guard for the first time in years
For the first time in over 10 years, the Taupō Army Cadet Unit will be standing guard on Armistice Day. The unit is part of the New Zealand Cadet Forces, a volunteer organisation that works in ...
Lego donation boosts stocks at Manawatū Community Hub Libraries
A generous donation of Lego has given the Manawatū Community Hub Libraries’ collection a boost, with a Wellington couple high ...
Power out for hundreds in south Wellington
Hundreds of homes are without power in south Wellington. Wellington Electricity says 680 households in Berhampore, Mount Cook and Newtown are currently affected by the outage. It says the cause is ...
Weaker economy weights on BNZ’s profitability, which remains high at $1.5 billion
BNZ is reporting a net profit of $1.51 billion in the year to September – a result broadly the same as the previous year. While the bank grew its deposit and lending books, the amount of interest it ...
Kaumātua Don Te Maipi inspires at 30th Tākiri o te Ata festival
Schools and kura have celebrated the 30th year of Tākiri o te Ata – Kāpiti’s annual primary and intermediate schools kapa haka festival. With the support of Te Ātiawa and sponsorship from the Waikanae ...
Cambridge Water Tower receives possible lifeline as council investigates new options
The council may have found a more affordable way to strengthen and preserve Cambridge's historic water tower. Photo / Michael Jeans Cambridge’s historic water tower may yet have a lifeline, as Waipā ...
New Zealand bid headed by Sir Graham Lowe makes $360 million bid to join National Rugby League competition
A rugby league consortium headed by rugby league legend Sir Graham Lowe has today announced its formal proposal to be awarded a license as part of the NRL’s expansion plans. The Christchurch-based ...
Time of the Child is a dark, lyrical tale of love and community
He and earnest eldest daughter Veronica take the child in, nurse her back to health and, in the process, fall helplessly in ...
All Blacks v Ireland: The last 10 tests that have built a great rivalry
But all that changed in Chicago in 2016 when Joe Schmidt’s side finally beat the All Blacks for the first time. Going back to the previous test, when the All Blacks pinched victory at the death, the ...