Beneath Palmerston’s tranquil exterior, tensions between rival groups of pensioners have been bubbling, ultimately spilling over into a bitter court case. Rob Kidd traces the origins of the discord.
Every 100,000 travellers passing through quarantine in Australia and New Zealand has come with an average six "failures" - and experts warn that risk may increase as the Covid-19 pandemic burns on.
A fence is now destined for the wood box after an alleged boy racer incident ended with a vehicle leaving a path of destruction - and bits of itself - in suburban Upper Hutt early this morning.
Some passengers on board three flights to New Zealand caught up in the Brisbane International Airport Covid-19 green zone breach have been told to immediately isolate.
Simon Allen has done a lot in the business world since he graduated from University of Otago in the late 1970s. He returned this week to pass on some advice to young people in the sector. Riley...
Businessman and philanthropist Sir Eion Edgar yesterday joined eminent ranks, being made a distinguished fellow by the Institute of Directors at a special ceremony in Queenstown.
In a surprise move at its annual meeting yesterday, West Otago farmer Richard Young announced he was standing down as chairman of Silver Fern Farms Co-operative.
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash predicts Queenstown could enjoy a record ski season thanks to the transtasman bubble, and hints he’ll announce more measures to help the Covid-ravaged tourism industry...
A Toll employee loads up a truck with old winter NZSki uniforms in Queenstown before transporting them to Auckland last week, bound for the Auckland City Mission.
Anyone can bring colour into their homes with paint, wallpaper, flowers, plants, pillows or throws, writes Geraldine James in this edited extract from A Pop of Colour.
Gravel gut-busters, pleasant valleys and one weird wallaby. For her first bike-packing trip, Lisa Scott attempts the Ti Kouka Traverse, a 195km South Canterbury route climbing into the Hunters Hills.
A major corporate farming company has begun the process of purchasing the high profile Van Leeuwen Group's assets after it was placed into receivership last week.
In a surprise move at its annual meeting yesterday, West Otago farmer Richard Young announced he was standing down as chairman of Silver Fern Farms Co-operative.
I am tapping out this column in Wanaka as I am running a fishing and fly-tying course here and for recreation I go fishing in the evening. I have just come in from the river.
A Canterbury dairy farmer left sick and anxious about providing for his family after being served a trespass notice by his employer has been awarded more than $22,000.
India posted a record daily rise of 401,993 new coronavirus cases on Saturday as the country opened up its massive vaccination drive to all adults, although several states warned of acute shortages.
Thousands of young people partied at a nightclub in Liverpool on Friday, part of a government-backed trial to restart mass audience events as the Covid-19 pandemic recedes further in England.
US President Joe Biden has imposed new travel restrictions on India in light of the Covid-19 epidemic, barring most non-US citizens from entering the United States.