How a New Plymouth eyesore is being demolished, bit by bit
With six storeys, state highways either side, and bird poo that flows over your boots, taking down New Plymouth’s Education House is no easy feat. For...
Leonard, defense spark Duke to 30-0 rout of Temple in opener
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Riley Leonard threw for two touchdowns and completed his first 15 passes of the season, boosting Duke to a 30-0 victory over...
No. 15 Michigan State sputters in 35-13 win over W. Michigan
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Payton Thorne capped three straight drives with touchdown passes in the first half and threw for a fourth score in the...
The 1% Club: Eden’s brilliant new British quiz show for people who hate trivia
REVIEW: It’s a kind of cross between Family Feud, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and 1 vs.100. Perfect early Saturday evening entertainment that the whole...
One man arrested, another sought after sawn-off shotgun drawn during Levin bar scuffle
A Levin pub worker says an argument between two women precipitated a man pulling a sawn-off shotgun from his bag and pointing it at other people....
Pita Pit to pay $35k to ex-employee it made redundant after its mistake
Pita Pit’s franchise owner must pay $35,000, plus interest, to a former employee made redundant after it belatedly realised how much commission she might earn, the...
‘Ukulele-playing, rum-drinking’ thieves leave drying photos untouched
Thieves burgled Kristine Rose’s flood-damaged, evacuated Nelson home this week. “It set me back,” Rose said on Saturday from her silt-covered Nile St property adjacent to...
Serena Williams beaten in US Open third round in likely final career match
John Minchillo/AP Serena Williams was beaten in three sets by Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open. Serena Williams has bowed out of...
NZ Army and French Foreign Legion veteran ‘Trem’ remembered after sudden death
Supplied Raymond Trembath was a staff sergeant in the New Zealand Army and also served in the French Foreign Legion. (File photo) A decorated soldier who...
Commercial sprawl continues in Ashburton
Supplied An artist’s impression of what the new retail site on Kermode St would look like with new Briscoes Homeware and Rebel Sport stores. Another big...