Pilates, yoga, strength training: How fitness and exercise became an obsession
Every week, it feels as if there’s a hot new fitness trend. The classes are full, there’s a…
Nationwide campaign launched to help left-spiralling snail find a mate
Ned’s (right) shell spirals in anticlockwise direction from its smallest point, while the vast majority of snails have…
Warrior NZ construction boss John Gemmell hauled before the Employment Relations Authority again
By Al Williams OpenJustice reporter of Builder and construction company director John Gemmell has been ordered by the…
Mum battles red tape to get help for child with OCD
There was no wrap-around support for a teen dealing with a severe obsessive compulsive disorder, says the boy’s…
Is there anything you can do about public shaming on internet?
The couple caught on a ‘kiss cam’ at a Coldplay concert sparked a discussion about public shaming online.…
Secret whale gathering point found in Southern Ocean
A southern right whale, or tohorā, and its calf. Photo: Supplied/ University of Auckland Tohorā Research Team Satellite…
Living on Mars would suck
The billionaire owners of Space X and Blue Origin have competing visions of a space-based future. Elon Musk…
Vet practice receives 400 applications for receptionist job
Photo: 123rf A vet practice on Auckland’s North Shore that received hundreds of applications for a receptionist role…
Vet practice receives 400 applications for receptionst job
Photo: 123rf A vet practice on Auckland’s North Shore that received hundreds of applications for a receptionist role…
French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia to save Bougival deal
Manuel Valls takes part in the welcoming ceremony. Photo: Delphine Mayeur / Hans Lucas / AFP French Minister…