Emergency management centre activates as heavy rain batters Taranaki, floods house
ANDY MACDONALD/Stuff A severe storm caused flooding of a house in Egmont Village, Taranaki. Pictured is the Huatoki stream in New Plymouth, which broke its margins...
What’s on in Taranaki this week: May 5 to May 13
Cameron Burnell/Stuff A lunchtime concert at New Plymouth’s Methodist Centre will feature classical guitarist Chris Everest. A list of some art, entertainment and events happening in...
KiwiRail management not warned about looming Wellington train issues
BRUCE MACKAY/Stuff Passengers packed trains this week. The chairperson of KiwiRail has blamed a lack of information to company leaders for Wellington’s horror week on the...
Madeleine McCann’s sister speaks on anniversary of her disappearance
GETTY Madeleine went missing in Portugal during a family holiday in 2007. The younger sister of missing British girl Madeleine McCann has spoken publicly for the...
BNZ announces record $805 million half-year profit
Chris McKeen Bank of New Zealand is the first of the big banks to post its half-year profit. ANZ and Westpac come next. Bank of New...
Monetary squeeze playing out ‘as hoped’, says Adrian Orr
Higher interest rates are playing out as the Reserve Bank had hoped and expected, the bank’s governor Adrian Orr has told MPs. The bank reported on...
‘Toronto, it’s me, I’m in your city’: Niall Horan’s fans camp out for hours in the rain for singer’s free concert
Irish pop singer Niall Horan’s free concert at Toronto’s Sugar Beach this evening had eager fans lined up for hours in the rain. The former One...
Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages takes effect
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — You may soon be required to prove you’re older than 18 to watch porn in Utah. A new state law requiring...
Leafs need to find an answer for Matthew Tkachuk: ‘The heart and soul of that team’
TORONTO – The Maple Leafs are quickly learning the same hard lesson taught to the Presidents’ Trophy winners. Matthew Tkachuk is a problem. The Florida Panthers...
Parkland sees earnings rise 40 per cent in first quarter of 2023
CALGARY – Parkland Corp. says it earned $77 million in the first quarter of 2023, up 40 per centfrom $55 million a year earlier. The Calgary-based...