5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (970+ words) The Kiwi actor says it was "more than an honour" to portray WWII hero Haane Manahi in the new film Sgt Haane. On a Tunisian hillside in 1943, alongside his 28th M'ori Battalion comrades, Haane Manahi took charge to "turn the tide…...

8+ hour, 31+ min ago  (923+ words) Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! was "pure mischief", the Portland-based musician says, but writing it, he took songwriting really seriously for the first time. "Wow, somebody's put the record we made in with all these great records that were the landscape…...

14+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1864+ words) Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy Ramone changed music forever with their 1976 debut album. "Hey! Ho! Let's go!" Is there a more powerful clarion call in rock 'n' roll? That catchy, four-word refrain opens 'Blitzkrieg Bop', the first song on…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1048+ words) Content warning: This story contains direct quotes of racist language The Te Matatini stage was used as "a racist weapon" in a haka that translates in part as: "bloody curry Indian, dark skinned, oily, racist, roti eater", an anti-racism group…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (454+ words) By Sandy Eggleston of An 8-year-old will continue in the footsteps of her grandfather and great-great-grandfather when she plays the Last Post and reveille in Otautau on Saturday for Anzac Day. Maia Carran will play the bugle calls on an…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (150+ words) The Broadcasting Standards Authority has not upheld a complaint under the balance and accuracy standards about two RNZ National news bulletins reporting on comments by Magma Healthcare Director Dr Simon Snook about the increase of abortions in 2024. In both broadcasts,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (222+ words) Tomorrow the country will commemorate Anzac Day, a time to remember brave New Zealanders and the sacrifice's they made. Tonight we are going to focus on the incredible stories of two men, part of a select group who served in…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (270+ words) A hut in a high, lofty place where solitude prevails." That was the vision of keen tramper Jackie Winters, who left a generous bequest to create a remote hut for others to enjoy. Her friend Ana Terry was entrusted with…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (228+ words) During the Second World War, few things were more dreaded on the home front than a visit from the telegraph boy. A telegram usually meant the death of a son. Chris Priestley's grandmother'received not one but three of them, yet…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (101+ words) Released at 11: 40 am on 23 April 2026 Producer & director Vanessa Wells says from an artistic perspective she is fascinated by what drives others in extreme environments. " "I'm intrigued by human/non-human interactions and drawn to those who challenge preconceptions of what a…...