Rotorua’s Lifang Chen shares her experience as a Chinese New Zealander living here, how joining parkrun has changed her weekends, and how community events like this help people feel part of New ...

Premium cocktail maker Black Pineapple placed its catering subsidiary into voluntary liquidation in March. The company was founded by ex-Lion Breweries veteran Frankie Walker. Black Pineapple’s ...

A hiker has died and hundreds of others were rescued after sudden heavy snowfall on the Tibetan Plateau and near Mt Everest on the Chinese side, state media and hikers reported on Monday. A young ...

E-cigarettes are fuelling an “alarming” new wave of nicotine addiction, with millions of children now hooked on vaping, the World Health Organisation warned today. In countries that have the data, ...

New details of an unsolved homicide in Wellington have emerged, including that police believe multiple people are involved in the death. Abdul Nabizadah, 63, was fatally injured on Camperdown Rd in ...

A Polish woman who claimed to be British toddler Madeleine McCann, missing since 2007, has gone on trial accused of stalking Madeleine’s parents and bombarding them with emails and calls. Julia ...

The 2026 Hawke’s Bay Outfield Music, Food, and Arts Festival line-up has been announced, with Che Fu and The Kratez named as one of the headline acts. The festival returns on Saturday, January 31, ...

As a GP, Annie Si is well aware of the statistic: one in nine New Zealand women will get breast cancer. But it wasn’t until 2021 that the reality hit home, when close friend and colleague Heidi MacRae ...

Al-Qahera News, which is linked to state intelligence, said the delegations “are discussing preparing ground conditions for the release of detainees and prisoners”, in line with a proposal from US ...

Police have found a body in the search for a 62-year-old missing Tauranga man. Cecil was reported missing by whānau last week after last being seen in the Ohauiti/Hairini area. Police said in an ...

Jazz Thornton believes those pushing to ban social media for under-16s are naïve to think young people won’t find a way to access it. The mental health advocate spends most of her time touring schools ...

Greece’s Foreign Ministry said 161 nationals from 16 European countries have landed in Athens after being expelled by Israel for taking part in a Gaza aid flotilla. Israel on Monday (local time) ...