Interactive arapaki panel comes to Pukenamu Queens Park
Karen Hughes/Supplied Town Centre Regeneration Project Manager Ellen Young and Whanganui District Councillor Helen Craig with the new arapaki panel. The Whanganui Regional Museum is excited...
Temuka’s historic 1870s courthouse sells for $365,000
The five-bedroom historic Temuka home, filled with vintage paster cornices, and hand-painted stained-glass, which went on the market in February has sold for $15,000 above the...
Heartbreak Island returns for third season with a new host
Heartbreak Island, the Kiwi answer to Love Island, is back – and it’s international. The show, which was first premiered by TVNZ in 2018, has been...
What did Country Calendar do to make farmers so mad? An investigation into the Lake Hāwea station episode
This story is from the team at thespinoff.co.nz Country Calendar is the last bastion of traditional New Zealand television, but last Sunday night something shocking happened....
Backlash over Country Calendar shows how ‘out of touch’ industry is, farmer says
New Zealand farmers need to stop “chopping the heads off tall poppies” and start listening to consumers or risk being left behind, according to one of...
Brothel whips to Middle Eastern sheep: the adventures of a small-town Taranaki saddler
When Mark the Saddler opens shop for the day, he doesn’t know what he’s going to get. Some days it’s repairing ancient saddles or old furniture,...
A grumpy motoring journalist and an ebike: part 2
Nile Bijoux/Stuff So far, the exercise is welcome. The traffic is not. After a bit of time coming to grips with an ebike there has been...
Fire and Emergency, firefighters union re-engage in bargaining amid strike action
Striking firefighters and their employer are looking to re-engage in collective bargaining following several weeks of industrial action. The New Zealand Professional Firefighters’ Union and Fire...
Fears father may have died in caravan fire while son slept next door
Neighbours fear a father may have died in a caravan fire while his son slept in the house next door. Police have confirmed one person died...
‘The Amazing Race Canada’ is finally back, more than two years after COVID-19 left it at the starting line
“‘The Amazing Race Canada’ is a beast, a logistical circus.” So said one who should know: the series’ executive producer and showrunner, Mark Lysakowski. “Then you...