Articles by By: Lillie Rohan and Megan Watts
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Entertainment
'Shameful': Helen Clark's scathing response to TVNZ decision
Monday, 13 May 2024, 10:49AMLast night, New Zealand bid farewell to Sunday, the show that has been telling stories important to Kiwis for more than 22...
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Entertainment
'Mighty warrior': Peter Jackson's emotional tribute to LOTR star
Monday, 6 May 2024, 12:05PMSir Peter Jackson has issued a touching tribute to Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill. The 79-year-old English actor died...
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National
Mum with sick child burgled while having cancer treatment at Starship
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:26AMA Rotorua mother and her young daughter with cancer returned from hospital to find they had been burgled, with thieves taking...
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Politics
'We're the ones that are saving the school lunch programme' - David Seymour
Sunday, 14 April 2024, 3:34PMAct Party leader David Seymour says “we’re the ones that are saving the school lunch programme” because the Labour Party...
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National
A tutor donated a kidney to a student. Then they fell in love and planned a wedding
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 9:03AMRotorua’s Kylie Wright was in “desperate” need of a kidney transplant when she was a student at Tauranga’s Elite School of...
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Entertainment
Fred Again.. sells out Auckland shows in a matter of minutes
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 2:39PMMusical sensation Fred Again.. sells out two shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena in a matter of minutes, with more than 60,000...
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National
'Unsustainable': GPs working evenings, weekends to meet workload demands
Monday, 18 March 2024, 2:32PMA Tauranga GP who works “at least” two to three hours per week in her evenings and weekends to do administrative work says...
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National
A 'future slum': Mount Manganui locals oppose 8-storey apartment building
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:50PMA few blocks from the site of a proposed $100m+ retirement village under fire from neighbours, other Mount Maunganui locals...
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Entertainment
How Kiwis can watch the Oscars today
Monday, 11 March 2024, 7:51AMAwards season officially kicked off this year with the Golden Globes on January 8 - now the next show is taking centre stage:...
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Entertainment
'Absolute carnage': Pink fans furious after train delays mar Auckland concert
Saturday, 9 March 2024, 12:42PMPink has wowed 45,000 fans during the first of her two Auckland concerts at Eden Park last night, but the city’s train network...
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National
New Tend Health GP clinic to open after Pāpāmoa Pines closes
Friday, 8 March 2024, 4:15PMA new GP clinic will open in Pāpāmoa in June at the site of a long-standing clinic set to close in April. The Bay of Plenty...
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Entertainment
Your complete guide to Pink's Auckland shows; Concert by the numbers
Friday, 8 March 2024, 12:16PMPink is returning to New Zealand for three huge shows. Having just played to her Dunedin fans, she is making her way to Auckland...
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National
'Absolutely not viable anymore': GP clinic serving 6000 patients to close
Friday, 8 March 2024, 7:05AMA Pāpāmoa GP clinic that serves 6000 patients is closing and an owner says it is “absolutely not viable anymore” due to the...
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Entertainment
Your complete guide to Pink's Auckland shows
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 2:51PMPink is returning to New Zealand for three huge shows. Having just played to her Dunedin fans, she is making her way to Auckland...
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National
Boy with 'crippling disability' denied rehab after five-hour brain surgery
Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 11:56AMA Tauranga boy with a “crippling disability” was told he could no longer have publicly funded rehabilitation, days after...
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Education
'Absurd': Fast-growing school hits out after Govt puts 'essential' builds on hold
Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 3:55PMThe principal of a fast-growing Bay of Plenty school says “absurd” Government cost-cutting has forced it to pause two major...
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Entertainment
Swifties 'panicked' after Ticketek locks NZ accounts
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 1:10PMTaylor Swift’s New Zealand fans have raised concerns after Ticketek prevented them from accessing their Sydney show tickets...
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Entertainment
Kiwi fan secures Taylor Swift Eras Tour opening night ticket on flight to Melbourne
Friday, 16 February 2024, 2:05PMTaylor Swift is about to perform seven shows in Australia as part of her Eras Tour - three of which are anticipated to be...
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Entertainment
Kiwi fan secures Taylor Swift Eras Tour opening night ticket on flight to Melbourne
Friday, 16 February 2024, 2:04PMTaylor Swift is about to perform seven shows in Australia as part of her Eras Tour - three of which are anticipated to be...
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Entertainment
'Wasn’t sufficient': Eden Park reveals truth behind Taylor Swift's NZ snub
Friday, 16 February 2024, 7:26AMTaylor Swift’s Australian leg of her Eras Tour is hours from kicking off, and while many Kiwis will head over to one (or...
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National
'Most terrifying thing': Boy breaks neck in 'horrific' diving accident
Thursday, 15 February 2024, 7:16AMA Tauranga boy has “shattered” three bones in his neck after a shallow water diving accident, leaving his whānau “traumatised”...
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Entertainment
Why is Jason Momoa making a splash on Auckland waterfront?
Friday, 9 February 2024, 11:08AMJason Momoa is filming something “epic” on Auckland’s Viaduct this morning - and it includes a hen’s party. Taking to Instagram...
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National
'Busy' long weekend in Rotorua despite wet weather
Monday, 29 January 2024, 4:38PMDomestic and international tourists alike flocked to Rotorua for Auckland Anniversary weekend as local businesses say they...
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Entertainment
Foo Fighters NZ shows: Everything you need to know
Friday, 19 January 2024, 12:27PMThe last time Foo Fighters took to the stage in Aotearoa was at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium in 2018, it was pouring with...