Two trapped, five injured after truck and car collide on Desert Road
Derek Flynn/Stuff Firefighters are working to free two people after a truck collided with a car on State Highway 1 (file photo). Five people have been...
Bone and tag found at former asylum is not from a human – police
A thigh-bone found on the grounds of a former psychiatric hospital is from an animal, most likely a dog, police say. Police were called to Truby...
It’s a grey area: Council puts paid to colourful paint job at skate park
Anthony Phelps/Stuff A contractor for Downer paints the skate park walls grey again, after a mystery painter added some unauthorised colour. A pop-up paint job that...
Newsable: Hot people distract drivers and cause crashes
Stuff Good looking people have distracted some drivers and caused them to crash. You’re driving along and see someone so beautiful you can’t take your eyes...
Whitney Hansen named head coach of Super Rugby Aupiki champions
Kerry Marshall/Getty Images Whitney Hansen will lead Super Rugby Aupiki champs Matatū next year. Whitney Hansen has been named Matatū head coach for the 2024 season....
The rise of the ‘tweakment’
This article first appeared in The House of Wellness magazine. Non-surgical, non-invasive aesthetic procedures, known as ‘tweakments’, are on the rise globally and among Kiwi women and men....
Person injured in tractor and ute crash in Onamalutu, Marlborough
Stuff A tractor and a ute have collided in Marlborough on Friday morning. (File photo) A person has been injured in a crash involving a tractor...
Netflix’s Bodies, Apple’s Lessons in Chemistry among great shows to stream this weekend
Bodies (Netflix) Based on the mind-bending graphic novel by Si Spencer, this eight-part crime-drama offers up a police procedural with a twist. When a body –...
Former Tall Black Everard Bartlett claims his sacking as Hawks coach was unfair
Hawke’s Bay Hawks basketball coach Everard Bartlett claims he has been unfairly dismissed by the team one year into a three-year term. Former Tall Blacks guard...
Untimely Setback Forces Nick Walker to Withdraw From 2023 Mr. Olympia
Torn hamstring takes top contender out of the mix. Written by Stephen Sheehan, CPT Last updated on November 1, 2023 Even “The Mutant” is human. Unfortunately...