Blind Low Vision New Zealand is now reluctant to place guide dogs in South Auckland due to roaming dog attacks. File photo. Photo: 123RF Sight-impaired people living in the Southern Auckland could miss out on a guide dog after a savage attack on a handler and his guide dog. Blind Low Vision New Zealand said … Read more
A section of Saltwater Creek, which was polluted by the spill. Photo: Supplied / Google Maps The company responsible for a wastewater spill that killed thousands of fish in a North Canterbury creek has been convicted and fined $12,000. Fibreboard manufacturers Daiken New Zealand had pleaded guilty to the charge late last year, which carried … Read more
Firefighters dampen down the remains of the Tui. Photo: RNZ / Peter de Graaf The cause of a fire that destroyed a historic ship at the Paihia waterfront may never be known, a fire investigator says. The Tui – originally built to transport sugar from the Chelsea refinery on Auckland’s North Shore more than a … Read more
The Christchurch Arts Centre site has been struggling with funding and more food trucks were seen as one way to increase revenue. Photo: RNZ / Adam Burns A fight for food trucks to remain at the Christchurch Arts Centre has succeeded – but the site will not be home to as many trucks as the … Read more
The government has announced $15 million will go towards infrastructure upgrades and conservation projects at Milford Sound. File photo. Photo: 123RF Tourism operators are welcoming more clarity on the government’s plans for Milford Sound, but say it is now time for action. A 2021 masterplan for the popular tourist destination recommended banning cruise ships, closing … Read more
Warning: This story discusses graphic details of the attack. A survivor of the Lynnmall terror attack, nearly four years ago, broke down in tears as she told the inquest into the death of Ahamed Samsudeen of the physical and emotional scars that continue to take a toll on their everyday lives. Samsudeen stabbed five people, … Read more
Tara Ward watches the big interviews from Dame Jacinda Ardern’s promotional book tour. Dame Jacinda Ardern’s memoir A Different Kind of Power was released around the globe this week, and hot on its heels came Ardern’s promotional book tour. New Zealand’s former prime minister gave a series of interviews to a variety of national and … Read more
Two decades ago, when news organisations were global business titans able to buy fast-growing tech businesses, Stuff acquired Trade Me. This week’s transaction flips the script. Yesterday was a landmark day in the history of New Zealand’s news media, with each of our largest news publishers undergoing major shakeups in ownership, governance or both. Stuff … Read more
Welcome to The Spinoff Books Confessional, in which we get to know the reading habits of Aotearoa writers, and guests. This week: Aotearoa musician, Georgia Lines, headline act at the Auckland Live Cabaret Festival. The book I wish I’d written The books that have moved me the most have often come from places I’d never … Read more
At the political half-time mark, we assess the ritual changeover, a brace of new surveys and a very New Zealand altercation at the music awards. We’re officially in the second half of the term, a milestone marked by the historic handover of the hallowed deputy prime minister amulet from Winston Peters to David Seymour. The … Read more