No shore thing: Steve Braunias on the perfectly deformed wrybill snubbed again for Bird of the Year
Everything was going so well at the Ashley River until I turned up. I happened to be in…
Media Insider: Sean Plunket and The Platform ‘going to war’ with Broadcasting Standards Authority after watchdog claims jurisdiction over online comment
Sean Plunket labelled the person who complained about a comment he made on The Platform a “plonker”. Photo…
Local elections 2025: The New Zealand mayoral races going down to the wire
Similarly, at the Whangārei District Council, incumbent Vince Cocurullo has just a 67-vote lead over Ken Couper. The…
Here’s why going electric makes sense for the environment – and you
If carbon emissions are the problem, then liquid-fuelled vehicles are most of the cause. Transport accounts for nearly…
Speed limit on Napier-Taupō state highway going back to 100km/h
A section of State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō before the speed limit was lowered to 80km/h…