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How Christchurch's new stadium is redefining event hospitality
Interest submissions for the stadium's offerings closed Friday and were ‘oversubscribed’.

An average registered nurse's pay will fall under Greens' tax plan
Plans come at an unfortunate time, with the Opposition protesting pay equity changes.

Auckland Writers Festival special: Family secrets unveiled in Amma
We're celebrating this year's festival with extracts from some authors on the programme.

Threats at renowned architecture firm: Ex-worker learns fate, now eyeing law school
Woman hears fate in court, after threats that saw firm go into lockdown, staff sent home.

A Māori ‘Gidget’ Meter Maid goes to the Gold Coast with her ukulele
Read an extract from Ockham NZ Book Awards 2025 winning memoir by Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku.

Sir Roger Hall at 86: Can the man with the Midas touch still spin box-office gold?
A love letter to Auckland, End of Summer Time brings Dickie Hart back to the stage.

From chemo to corsets: Auckland pinup star prepares for final bow
Kiwi pinup queen won't be defined by ill health, but 30th pageant will be her last.

Letters: The standard of behaviour in Parliament is increasingly appalling
OPINION: Say what you like about Winston, but he has standards, unlike many others.

'Frightened all the time': Inside a $3m kiwifruit tax evasion scam
'Money mule' was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted after threatening to blow the whistle.

Simon Wilson: How dense is your love? Confronting the Auckland housing crisis
OPINION: Density done well, speed rules, new road layouts and writers come to town.

'Disruptive' change: Andy Coster’s new role in reshaping social sector funding
Andy Coster says his agency will not manage the new social investment fund for long.

NZ fishing rod pioneer returns with innovative tech for new venture
Lanza Rods are handcrafted, using solid carbon fibre for strength and lightness.

Market close: NZ stocks end weaker after a strong start to May
Falls in Fletcher Building and F&P Healthcare drove the sharemarket lower.

What drinking alcohol when you’re on statins does to your body
Telegraph: Statins and alcohol both affect liver enzymes, causing potential issues.

The billionaires’ helipad, the 'Rolls Royce', and the neighbourhood rumour
'I was mortified to think I could be bought off' one local said about the gossip.

Women in the firing line again, as Govt mulls cutting ACC cover
Minister fears scheme is too broad and unsustainable.

Auckland Writers Festival special: Pip Adam explores new frontiers
We're celebrating this year's festival with extracts from some authors on the programme.

Baby healed with world’s first personalised gene-editing treatment
NYT: The technique has the potential to help people with thousands of other rare diseases.

Glimmer of hope for Chateau Tongariro restoration as former lessee accounts for $5m provision
A door may be opening at the Chateau: Hope for repair funds and operator interest.

Auckland Writers Festival special: Debut novel tackles themes of identity and belonging
Read an exclusive extract from Shilo Kino's All That We Know.

Israeli woman killed en route to hospital in West Bank attack
Hamas praised the attack, calling it a 'heroic operation'.