Author who thinks NZ settled by descendants of ‘red-haired Starwalkers’ to give talk
Braden Fastier/Nelson Mail Geoff and Sheree Sherlock hold gigs – and now a talk by author Freddy Silva – at their venue Room Twenty5 in Richmond....
Safety upgrade for crash-prone SH1 section south of Timaru enters 12-month design phase
JOHN BISSET/Stuff A severely damaged SUV in a paddock alongside State Highway 1, just south of Pareora on January 10, 2023. It was identified as “high-risk”...
West Aucklanders urged to reduce water use, one week on from flooding
DAVID WHITE/STUFF Watercare is asking that those affected keep showers short and don’t use washing machines. Residents of Titirangi, Konini, Oratia and parts of Glen Eden...
Woman accused of exploitation says she treated Papua New Guinea workers ‘like kings and queens’
Mark Taylor/Stuff Christina Kewa-Swarbrick is on trial at Hamilton District Court on immigration charges relating to a group of workers brought over from Papua New Guinea....
Google Parent Alphabet Posts Lower Q4 Profit Amid Increased Competition, Decline in Ad Spending
Google’s parent company Alphabet on Thursday posted lower profit and a small revenue increase for last year’s fourth quarter, as a decline in online ad spending...
Apple Posts First Quarterly Revenue Drop Since 2016 Amid Weak iPhone Sales During Holiday Season
Apple on Thursday posted its first quarterly revenue drop in nearly four years after pandemic-driven restrictions on its China factories curtailed sales of the latest iPhone...
Eastern Washington beats Sac State for 13th straight win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Angelo Allegri and Ethan Price scored 17 points apiece and Eastern Washington made it 13 straight wins with an 82-63 victory over...
Robertson’s 19 lead Portland over San Diego 80-61
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tyler Robertson scored 19 points as Portland beat San Diego 80-61 on Thursday. Robertson added five rebounds and six assists for the...
Tubelis scores 40 in No. 5 Arizona’s 91-76 rout of Oregon
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 40 points, most by an Arizona player in 28 years, and the fifth-ranked Wildcats avenged an earlier loss to...
Colorado recovers from slow start to beat Cal 59-46
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 20 points, Colorado leaned hard on its reserves and the Buffaloes staved off a season sweep against California...