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Powerball has rolled over on Wednesday nightt, which means the jackpot for Saturday night’s special Lotto draw to support…
Powerball has rolled over on Wednesday nightt, which means the jackpot for Saturday night’s special Lotto draw to support…
Bay of Plenty teachers are out in force striking today, fighting for better working conditions.Nearly every unionised teacher…
A new skin cream made from starfish collagen could save more than just people’s skin – it could also save our mussels. The cream was developed by Cawthron Institute research…
More than a month on, Civil Defence says numbers have gone from 2000 in emergency accommodation to just 20.
The 2023 wine grape harvest is kicking into gear, with the first of Marlborough’s sauvignon blanc set to be picked this week. Last season 532,000 tonnes of grapes from around 700 wineries were harvested in New Zealand, with the sauvignon blanc variety accounting for about 75 percent of total production. Wine Marlborough general manager Marcus […]
Food prices have risen their fastest annual rate in more than 30 years driven by sharp increases in groceries, fruits and vegetables. Stats NZ said food prices rose 1.5 percent in February on the month before, to be 12 percent higher than a year ago. That was the highest food inflation rate since September 1989. […]
The West Coast is one of the few places left in Aotearoa where house prices remain affordable. Households spend less than 25 percent of their income on mortgage repayments, while the national average is nearly 50 percent. Business opportunities are also increasing and despite the region’s reputation for rain, it had more sunshine than any […]
A critical supply route for Hawke’s Bay has re-opened to freight trucks today, to the relief of some local businesses. State Highway 5 from Napier to Taupō was extensively damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle, with a temporary bypass having to be constructed between Glengarry and Te Pōhue. The current detour route was via Palmerston North and […]
One in five children from ethnic backgrounds reported racist bullying. The Education Review Office (ERO) says schools must do more to stop racist bullying of children from ethnic communities. A report the office published on Wednesday said one in five children from ethnic backgrounds reported racist bullying in the past month, and nearly a third […]
Moves by a New Zealand based company to commercialise three new dragon fruit varieties could present opportunities for growers in the Far North. Scientists from Plant & Food Research have been working with partners at the Southern Horticultural Research Institute in Vietnam over the last decade on a joint dragon fruit breeding programme and have […]