Wisconsin’s Leonhard gets his shot under tough circumstances
Jim Leonhard would have preferred much different circumstances, but the former Wisconsin safety and NFL veteran has been given the opportunity to lead his alma mater’s...
Rates remissions available for flood-affected homeowners
MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF Homeowners who have been unable to live in their red or yellow-stickered homes for over 30 days can apply for rates relief. Owners...
Suitcases containing children’s bodies were moved a year before grim discovery
Warning: This story contains details some readers may find disturbing. 1 NEWS South Korean police arrested a woman over the deaths of two children whose bodies...
Universities union to unveil plans for mass walkout over pay protest
Plans for strike by up to 7000 academics, researchers and general staff from all eight universities to be revealed today. Union members are striking over pay,...
A quarter of Christchurch votes are in so far – but time is ticking
Ricky Wilson/Stuff Postal votes need to be in the mail by 5pm Tuesday, otherwise they can be hand-delivered to ballot boxes around the region. A quarter...
How a catchy nickname can help your business
Austin Distel “You can still keep your normal business name, just use a nickname to describe your business,” says Graham McGregor. Graham McGregor is a marketing...
The NZ health system needs more than extra doctors and nurses
Dave Armstrong is a playwright and satirist based in Wellington. OPINION: After a stressful fortnight working up country, my wife and I were looking forward to...
The Queen’s ‘ghost house’ on Waiheke that has sat empty since 2014
A ‘ghost home’ recorded as belonging to “Her Majesty the Queen” on Waiheke Island had been sitting empty since 2014, land-banked for a Treaty of Waitangi...
Winter is coming back, bringing possibly one of the coldest October nights on record
A blast of cold air threatens to bring one of the coldest October nights on record, plunging the country back into sub-zero mid-winter temperatures. The surge...
Home security camera films Aramex courier dropping parcel over 1.8-metre gate
An Auckland man, whose home security cameras recorded a courier dropping a parcel over his gate two months ago, says he is still waiting to be...