12+ hour, 58+ min ago   (587+ words) Ese Aumalesulu and his daughters Tara, 13, and Sophia, 9, won for their take on Annie Crummer’s version of 'See What Love Can Do' by Eric Clapton. Tara and Sophia Aumalesulu clasped their faces in shock when they learned they'd won this…...

13+ hour, 26+ min ago   (626+ words) Verb Wellington is back "with a vengeance" this September, after last year's hiatus. The capital's annual literary festival is taking place 23-27 September. Writer Chris Tse is launching his poetry collection Dance Floor Romance and hosting other events, including Fever - a…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago   (437+ words) The only doctor at an Auckland medical centre which was criticised by the public for allegedly refusing to help a man who lay dying on the footpath nearby says he was "unaware" of what was happening. A man died on…...

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (361+ words) Four central Christchurch sites have been shortlisted for a national memorial to honour the 51 people killed in the March 15 terror attacks. The sites are Victoria Lake in Hagley Park, South Rolleston Avenue where flowers were laid after the 2019 shootings and…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago   (169+ words) Indonesian police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after the bodies of an Australian man and his two children were found in a home in Bali. Police found the bodies of 56-year-old Damien John Shaw, along with his six-year-old son and…...

23+ hour, 29+ min ago   (676+ words) The death of a 20-year-old University of Otago student after choking on his own vomit at his birthday party is a woeful illustration of the country's youth drinking culture, a coroner says. In findings released on Monday, Associate Coroner Emma…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1055+ words) A former ANZ Premiership franchise boss believes the country's biggest city warrants having two teams in a newly established private franchise league. After months of uncertainty, Netball New Zealand last week announced a significant overhaul of the elite domestic competition…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago   (333+ words) Deaths from influenza could reach historically high levels this year. Epidemiologist Michael Baker said data so far, including high hospitalisation rates, pointed to a likely big increase in the number of fatalities. However, that would not be known for sure…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (264+ words) Auckland's City Rail Link opens today, and two of the artists whose work now fills the new underground stations joined Perlina for a guided walk-through. At Karanga-a-hape Station, Reuben Kirkwood designed a vaulted ceiling made from metal sections inspired by…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (203+ words) There's been great anticipation in Auckland with the long-awaited City Rail Link opening to the public on Sunday Morning. The CRL, which took over a decade to complete and faced massive cost blowouts, is New Zealand’s biggest infrastructure project and…...