New Zealand Top Stories
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:55:00 GMTStuff to Watch: Your guide to the week's best on Sky and free-to-air TV
The long-awaited Game of Thrones prequel series is finally here and two locally-made favourites are back.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:42:22 GMTPainting by New Zealand artist Charles Goldie goes unsold at auction
An art piece from one of New Zealand’s most renowned artists failed to meet its reserve price of $700,000.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:23:02 GMTBy the numbers: Hollywood heartthrob and sad superstar Ben Affleck turns 50
Between two Oscars, four Golden Raspberry Awards and two marriages to actors named Jennifer, he's packed a lot into a 30-year career in the spotlight.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:04:54 GMTSecond youth assaulted in a week at Queensgate mall
The 14-year-old and his mother spent hours in hospital for x-rays and broken teeth after a fight between schoolmates kicked off at the Lower Hutt shopping centre.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:02:25 GMTKaty Perry feeds her fans and Tommy Lee drops some eye candy: Pop Tart, the week that was in pop culture
Instagram will censor breastfeeding, or nude Renaissance portraits, but Tommy Lee's selfie from the neck down remained up for six hours.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:30:00 GMTSpectacular art-filled Taranaki home matches its dramatic beachfront setting
Two New Plymouth hoteliers found their dream spot on Oakura Beach and built a house with sea views from every room.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:30:00 GMTWhat the firefighters strike means for Timaru and why they are doing it
A senior Timaru firefighter says they have been left with no other choice but to strike for an hour on Friday.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:28:00 GMTWheels in motion for new flatting transition house for disabled Cantabrians
The new house will give five people with disabilities at a time the opportunity to learn the skills needed to live independently.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:21:35 GMTMother of police shooting victim Steven Wallace loses civil appeal
Wallace's mother loses appeal in the latest step in her campaign to re-examine the shooting.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMTWhere to next for Supie after a $3.9 million thumbs-up from investors?
Auckland remains the key for the ambitious online grocer, a place to grow before expanding elsewhere.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMTPullar Cottage demolished to make way for mental health ward
Total demolition was favoured over removal and reuse of hospital campus buildings.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:53:33 GMTTikanga needs to be heard in case against big emitters, court hears
Campaigner Mike Smith wants the court to force polluters to signifiantly cut their climate-polluting activities.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:50:00 GMTLocal politician linked up with metaverse prince Victor Cattermole
Former Christchurch councillor and current ECan contender Deon Swiggs is distancing himself from a self-styled prince of the metaverse with whom he directed a company.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:48:34 GMTIron Sky: Ten years on, this space-set satire feels even more relevant today
REVIEW: Those expecting a big-budget space extravaganza will be sorely disappointed, but for a slice of subversive sci-fi - this is ausgezeichnet fun.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:23:04 GMTCloud Ocean to appeal water bottling decision, as Ecan bows out of further legal action
The regional council has decided not to appeal a court decision overturning water bottling consents but Cloud Ocean Water says it will seek to challenge it.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:09:50 GMTResidential construction has peaked, forecast to slide to decade low
Higher material costs, labour constraints, supply chain disruptions, credit constraints and building code changes are impacting construction activity, report says.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:05:46 GMTMethven drained by boil water notices
Methven has suffered through yet another boil water notice, which meant another busy winter weekend in the tourist town sourcing clean water.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:01:43 GMTNurse Maude wants to raise $5m to build new purpose-built hospice
Christchurch's only hospice needs to raise $5 million towards building a new purpose-built facility to support those needing end-of-life care.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMTHumes allowed an exemption from Covid testing rule to attend inquest
Covid-19 protocols more strict than Ministry of Health guidelines have been successfully challenged.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMTKoroneihana 2022 welcoming attendees back to Tūrangawaewae after three-year wait
Hundreds are expected after three years of not being able to hold coronation celebrations at Tūrangawaewae Marae.