Obituary: Ans Westra focused her camera on Aotearoa
Ans Westra, documentary photographer: b April 26, 1936, d February 26, 2023 The life of Ans Westra is a story of how a Dutch woman born...
Verbs in te reo – on their own terms
Stuff Māori verbs – simpler than English? In the previous column it was asserted that, with regard to the way verbs are used, te reo Māori...
Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘Damage is just phenomenal’ – Tararua cleanup a big challenge
The severing of a vital lifeline and road in rural Tararua will be a burden on the farming community as it deals with the cleanup from...
Putting off projects, spending cuts considered as Hamilton City Council tries to save $6m
Christel Yardley/Stuff Making cuts to a multi-layered cake – staff at Hamilton City Council’s HQ are running the ruler over projected expenditure for next year after...
Once-popular pit stop cafe halfway between Nelson and Christchurch mysteriously abandoned
A decades-old cafe had once been a popular stop for weary travellers during the 400km journey between Nelson and Christchurch. Just a few kilometres short of...
ANZ Premiership: Your team-by-team guide to the 2023 competition
The seventh edition of the ANZ Premiership kicks into gear on Saturday with July’s Netball World Cup in Cape Town looming large. Fringe Silver Ferns will...
‘Finally, their sleep may be a peaceful one’ – new light on Tūhoe role at Ōrākau
Tā Pou Temara hopes his new book about Ngāi Tūhoe who fought at the highly symbolic battle of Ōrākau in Waikato will help his departed ancestors...
Living: Forget Fraser and Butler, here’s why Bill Nighy should win the Oscar for Best Actor
Living (PG, 102mins) Directed by Oliver Hermanus ***** Bill Nighy is at his stunning, tightly-wound best in this poignant and powerful English-language “reimagining” of Akira Kurosawa’s...
She might play a ‘destructive hot mess’ but Not Even actor Aria Dehar is a serious over-achiever
Starring in a critically-acclaimed TV series, as well as tackling a PhD in criminology may seem like two opposing (and extremely time-consuming) worlds, but 28-year-old actor...
Next Week on Xbox: New Games for March 6 to 10
Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game...