5+ hour, 31+ min ago   (1475+ words) Party Rocking and jockey Johnathan Riddell stave off a challenge from Hasstobefast (Amber Riddell) to win fresh up over 1000m at last Sunday’s Awapuni meeting. John Jenkins is a longtime racing journalist based in Hawke’s Bay. Hastings-trained Party Rocking recorded a…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (293+ words) A lifetime guarantee is only as good as the lifetime of the company, writes Nick Stewart. Nick Stewart is a financial adviser and CEO at Stewart Group Picture the young family who’ve saved for years. They pay the builder their…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (509+ words) Spring is underway in Central Hawke’s Bay with more than daffodils popping up in Waipukurau to kick-start the Spring Fling Festival. A new Norsewear store opened at the railway station on Bogle Brothers Esplanade, which marked its 150-year milestone on…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (473+ words) Kmart launching new layout in NZ’s largest store opening tomorrow Thai authorities said Wednesday they are investigating a Bangkok clinic where a Nigerian-born British businessman and influencer underwent a penis enlargement procedure that led to his death. A coroner in…...

6+ hour, 23+ min ago   (648+ words) New Zealand investment in women-only founding teams has more than tripled in a year, but a huge gender gap remains. New Gender Investment Gap data from the Aotearoa Centre for Enterprising Women at the University of Auckland Business School shows…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (426+ words) A film titled You Can See Everything was unveiled with a screening at the Telluride Film Festival this week. “Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a sceptical film crew to document her…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (438+ words) Stabbing victim's family will 'never understand' why 501 deportee left him for dead Carlos Alcaraz tumbled out of the US Open quarter-finals at 3.34am local time, falling to Ben Shelton in an epic five-set thriller that broke the record for latest finish…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1498+ words) The family of a man fatally stabbed during a fight on a boarding house deck wants to know why a 501 deportee left the victim bleeding, dying and alone. A representative of Ivan Fifita’s grieving whānau questioned why, during a “mutual…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (877+ words) WARNING: This story mentions sexual abuse The lawyer for a homeless woman accused of murdering her “best mate” has urged the jury to acquit her because she was defending herself with no “murderous intent”. The Crown alleges Rachael Anne Eddy,…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1004+ words) A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority focused on National's criticisms of Labour's capital gains tax policy. By Giles Dexter of RNZ The Advertising Standards Authority has partly upheld a complaint against a National Party attack ad, and told the…...