New skatepark gives Motueka’s kids ‘more extreme’ fun
Chris Symes/Shuttersport Motueka BMX biker Brodie Knox was a driving force in getting the skatepark upgraded. Motueka’s new skatepark opened on Saturday, to the delight of...
Kiwi wood chopping icon Jason Wynyard dies aged 49
SUPPLIED/Western Leader Jason Wynyard captured nine senior world championship durring his wood chopping career. Kiwi wood chopping icon Jason Wynyard has died aged 49 after succumbing...
Watch the Taika Waititi video being used to sell New Zealand around the world
Tourism New Zealand has brought in the deadpan humour of Taika Waititi and Jackie van Beek in a new campaign to promote the country to overseas...
Person taken to hospital after motorbike crash in Feilding
Stuff One person has been injured after a motorbike crash in Feilding. (File photo) One person has received moderate injuries after a motorbike crash in Feilding...
Pac-12 teams falling into a pecking order following undefeated starts
It was Prime Time all the time the first two weeks of the season as Colorado and effervescent new coach Deion Sanders turned the college football...
‘Not just grandma doing pretty pictures’: stitching talent on display at museum
Braden Fastier/Stuff “I don’t know what I would do without embroidery”: Paula Hucklesby and Melanie Kinloch say the Nelson Embroiderers’ Guild is a group of “amazing...
Rugby league player Roger Tuivasa-Sheck pleads guilty to drink-driving
Ricky Wilson/Stuff Rugby league player Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Incoming Warriors player Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Court documents seen by...
Rugby World Cup: All Blacks hand Cam Roigard, Damian McKenzie another chance to impress
The Cam Roigard show is ready to roll on at this World Cup, and his All Blacks team-mate Damian McKenzie, for one, is very excited about...
The Kiwi kidnapped in Syria and how she escaped
Stuff Alia Bojilova was kidnapped in Syria. She told Simon Bridges how she escaped when she appeared on his podcast, Generally Famous. Generally Famous is proudly...
12 hours underground at Wellington’s Willis Lane
This was originally published on Neatplaces.co.nz and has been republished with permission. For a city renowned for its eclectic food scene and spirited nightlife, Wellington’s latest...