The great thing about living on a rotating planet with an orbiting rocky satellite is that opportunities for orbs to align, well, come around. Here’s how to enjoy tonight’s lunar eclipse. In May 2024, Aotearoa was blessed with the celestial phenomenon of an exceptionally strong solar storm, causing the aurora australis to ripple through our … Read more
Acting chair of the Wellington Water Committee Ros Connelly. Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker The acting chair of the Wellington Water Committee says uncovering the extent of money lost in the agency’s contracting and consulting process is “onerous” and will hamper critical work Upper Hutt mayor Wayne Guppy says an assurance of high level analysis … Read more
Tara Ward watches Meghan Markle’s new Netflix lifestyle series and finds herself held hostage by a rainbow fruit platter. This is an excerpt from our weekly pop culture newsletter Rec Room. Sign up here. Meghan Markle wants us to find love in the details. The Duchess of Sussex’s new lifestyle series With Love, Meghan debuted on … Read more
Shanti Mathias and Gabi Lardies review a sweaty, ecstatic night at the Auckland Arts Festival. “Imagine a dancefloor, the world’s greatest gospel choir and a DJ set for the ages” is the tantalising description of History of House provided by Auckland Arts Festival. It definitely wasn’t just Gabi and I who thought this sounded like … Read more
In the 1980s and 90s one of the funnest places in Ōtautahi was an amusement park named after the reigning monarch. Danica Bryant revisits the home of Driveworld, Cloud 9, a big maze and other attractions. Queen Elizabeth II may not have loved rollercoasters, but in New Zealand, we built her one anyway. For Christchurch … Read more
Ditching the ‘woke’ guidelines was in the NZ First coalition agreement so not unexpected, but the lack of any replacement has teachers and health advocates concerned. The Ministry of Education has removed relationship and sexuality teaching guidelines, with no replacement in sight – a move that has been labelled a “huge step backwards” that “sends … Read more
In pursuit of ‘fairness’ for the US, the president could send his country into recession – and throw New Zealand’s hoped-for recovery into reverse, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. A new salvo in Trump’s trade war President Donald Trump ratcheted up … Read more
The Wellington mayor is sick of being the government’s punching bag. Tory Whanau has criticised prime minister Chris Luxon’s character in an interview with The Spinoff, saying, “I don’t think he’s a nice person”. It comes after Luxon called Wellington’s councils “pretty lame-o” for not submitting a proposal for a regional deal, which could offer … Read more
Photo: Supplied A cancer patient who is struggling to fund his recovery and life after a botched surgery is fighting for fairer compensation from ACC and wants government reform. Ian Tollemache has been unable to work because of neuropathic pain resulting from the unnecessary removal of his left lung in September 2020. The medical misadventure … Read more
Correction: Police earlier said the person was hospitalised after taking an unknown drug, but later clarified the person ingested an unknown substance”. The story was amended to reflect the police’s later statement. Photo: 123RF File photo A fourth person has been hospitalised after taking an unknown substance in Wairarapa. Police said officers were called to … Read more