Passer-by calls in ‘well involved’ house fire near Kaponga
AIMAN AMERUL MUNER/Stuff A house fire near Kaponga, South Taranaki, has been called in by a passer-by on Monday morning. (File photo) Firefighters have been alerted...
Markets wrap: Comvita gets ‘slap on the wrist’ for announcement
Supplied Comvita honey apiarist beekeepers at work. (File photo) The sharemarket was mixed in holiday trading with honey company Comvita getting “a slap on the wrist”...
Former Peter Jackson pilot and fraudster Eugene DeMarco’s odd appeal
Piers Fuller/Stuff Eugene DeMarco was a specialist pilot and production manager for The Vintage Aviator company of filmmakers Sir Peter Jackson and Dame Fran Walsh. (File...
Highly anticipated Toyota EV gets a due date… Sort of
Toyota New Zealand has confirmed the long-awaited bZ4x electric SUV will launch in New Zealand in 2024, the start of a fresh array of zero-emissions vehicles....
Teen lured to abandoned house and tortured before gruesome death, Crown says
Please note this story contains details that may upset some readers. A teenager was lured to an abandoned state house where she was beaten, tortured and...
Taiwanese Technology Giants Look to Relocate Production Bases to India in Move Away From China
Leading Taiwanese technology firms are looking at relocating their manufacturing bases to India to bring down their exposure to the Chinese market, top policymakers in the...
The aftermath of mass shootings infiltrates every corner of survivors’ lives
CHICAGO (AP) — More than a year after 11-year-old Mayah Zamora was airlifted out of Uvalde, Texas, after being critically injured in the Robb Elementary school...
Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The International Seabed Authority — the United Nations body that regulates the world’s ocean floor — is preparing to resume negotiations that...
Playwright Arthur Miller’s old studio is in a Connecticut parking lot, awaiting its next act
ROXBURY, Conn. (AP) — After breakfast each morning, renowned playwright Arthur Miller would walk up a grassy slope to his creative sanctuary, a modest 300-square-foot studio...
Quake shakes part of Indonesia’s Papua, no immediate reports of casualties
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost province Monday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey...