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Dunedin Swimmer Erika Fairweather Wins in Doha
Erika Fairweather has won her maiden swimming world championship title with victory in the women’s 400m freestyle final in Doha. The 20-year-old from Dunedin…
Pirate Comedy Deserves Another Season
Cancelled after two season, Taika Waititi’s “silly comedy” Our Flag Means Death “deserves one more voyage”, according to Radio Times critic George White.
“[The hit…
Unique Prehistoric Dolphin Discovered
A prehistoric dolphin newly discovered in the Hakataramea Valley in South Canterbury appears to have had a unique method for catching its prey, Evrim…
Feijoas Take Kate Evans Back to Her Childhood
Inspired by her own personal obsession, award-winning journalist and author New Zealander Kate Evans dives into the unique charm of the feijoa. An edited…
JLo Shares Moment She First Spotted Parris Goebel
In anticipation of the release of her ninth studio album, Jennifer Lopez recently spoke to the NZ Herald’s Jenni Mortimer, with the singer sharing…
MP Efeso Collins a Champion of Equality
Green Party MP Fa’anānā Efeso Collins, who had only recently started his new role as member of parliament, has died at the age of…
Auckland Home Has Rooms with All the Views
“The design of this newly listed home in Auckland will make your head spin – literally,” Abby Montanez writes for luxury lifestyle magazine,…
Emilia Wickstead Helping Airline Make an Impression
Around the globe, airlines and hotels are collaborating with top fashion houses to reshape brand narratives, like Air New Zealand and their partnership with…
Who’s Behind TikTok Megastar Paloma Diamond?
Julian Sewell, the creative genius responsible for the internet’s favourite imaginary actress spends his days teaching in South Auckland, Sam Brooks writes for The…
Punk Goes Down Under in Comedy Head South
Punk arrives in New Zealand, a little bit late, in Head South, the new dramedy from New Zealand director Jonathan Ogilvie (Lone Wolf, The…
Analiese Gregory Opening Tasmanian Anti-Restaurant
New Zealand-born Tasmania-based chef Analiese Gregory, who lists high-profile restaurants such as London’s The Ledbury and Spain’s Mugaritz on her resume, as well as…
Parts of Waitākere Ranges to Reopen After Rāhui
The lush Waitākere Ranges that line the western ridge of Auckland are home to some of the country’s most precious native flora, including New…
Why New Zealand Novelists are Making Waves
When author Emily Perkins decided her next novel would be set in the New Zealand capital, her editors in the UK were pleased. The…
Feathered Icon Breeds in Wellington
New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, has hatched eggs in the wild in the Wellington area for the first time in living memory, thanks…
NYC-Based Designer Jenny Jiang on What Matters
Jenny Jiang is a New Zealand-born CGI designer and motion artist based in New York. Her artwork involves crafting visual worlds that explores aspects…
One Point Closer to Hall of Fame for Lydia Ko
New Zealander Lydia Ko has started her new season in style with victory at Florida’s Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on the LPGA…
London City Airport’s Robert Sinclair Has New Role
London City Airport boss New Zealander Robert Sinclair is to swap planes for trains, having been named as the new CEO of the HS1…
Runner Garth Barfoot the Oldest in NY Marathon
Eighty-seven-year-old Aucklander Garth Barfoot was the oldest participant at this year’s New York City Marathon.
Barfoot, who has run dozens of marathons, including last year’s…
TIME Titan Title for ExxonMobil’s Dan Ammann
Former General Motors executive New Zealander Dan Ammann, now president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, has been included on the TIME magazine list,
Kaylee Bell Wins Country Music Award in Nashville
Waimate musician Kaylee Bell, has become the first New Zealander since Keith Urban to win at America’s prestigious CMA Awards, 1 News reports.
Her song Keith…
Emilia Wickstead Designing Air NZ’s New Uniforms
Airline uniforms are not just instantly recognisable – they’re a statement, Connor Sturges writes for Condé Nast Traveller. New Zealand’s national carrier is following…
Tenth DJ Champ Title for Kalib Strickland
New Zealand DJ Kalib Strickland, 19, who goes by the name DJ K-Swizz, is on a massive high after winning his tenth world DJ…
New Yorker Editors Rate Catherine Chidgey’s Pet
New Yorker editors and critics choose their “most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads” every Wednesday and on a recent…
Coronet Peak Star Natalie Urbani Skis a Title
Queenstown’s Natalie Urbani wrapped up the 2023 season with a “whopping 109 days on the mountains, 1,282,575 vertical metres and a total of 3574…
Setting the Scene in Our Flag Means Death
After starting the season with its lovable cast split in two, Our Flag Means Death concluded its second season with the entire crew of…
Beatles Fan Peter Jackson Directs Music Video
Following his acclaimed documentary Get Back, New Zealand director Peter Jackson is continuing his relationship with the Beatles by directing his first ever music…
New Zealand Curling Team Finds a Home
New Zealander Ben Smith never could have imagined spending the winter at a retirement home in Calgary, Alberta, sipping Caesar cocktails with three of…
Amazing Race’s Phil Keoghan Not Slowing Down
Phil Keoghan, host of The Amazing Race, is a citizen of the world. This New Zealander may call California home at the moment. His…
Glasgow’s Tom Jordan Looks Ahead to Scottish Side
After a breakthrough season with Glasgow Warriors, New Zealander Tom Jordan, 25, now has his sights set on international honours for his adopted country,…
LA-Based Artist Emma McIntyre Paints Magic
“With vivid hues and dynamic mark-making, conjures up pieces that might change before our very eyes,” Berlin-based writer Olivia…
M3GAN’s Universal Dance Thrills at Halloween
Universal and Blumhouse’s M3GAN, directed by New Zealander Gerard Johnstone, quickly became a cult classic as the killer AI doll twirled and kicked her…
Climate Change Already Hurting Māori Communities
Eight months have passed since the powerful Cyclone Gabrielle struck northern New Zealand, killing 11 people and displacing more than 10,000. The storm’s path…
New Zealand Concede Cup in Epic Contest
“It was always going to be thunderous. These two fiercely proud nations have been playing rugby union against each other for 102 years but…
Producer 33 Below Shares New Club Cut
New Zealand-born producer Jack Laven, aka 33 Below, has shared his new single, “Hold Tight”, a hypnotising dancefloor number that’s likely to stay with…
Will Young Carves Place in New Zealand Team
“Will Young was playing senior team cricket at 19 but it is only at 30 that he’s carved his place in the national team….
Understanding the Many Meanings of the Fantail
The pīwakawaka is sometimes considered an omen of death, but in Māori tradition, that’s just one part of its story, Roxanne Hoorn writes for…
Tilt at a Record Fourth World Cup Crown
“To think New Zealand had entered this tournament with questions about their ability to assert themselves up front; this was a frightening display of…
Mitchell Santner Exemplifies Black Caps’ Class
“Whatever side they put on the park, the Black Caps are ruthlessly professional. Their batters are disciplined yet brutal, their bowlers feisty yet frighteningly…
Thermal Explorer Highway a Wonderland
“With caves lit up with glow worms, mud pools bubbling, and geysers erupting up from the ground, New Zealand’s North Island is a wonderland…
Endangered, flightless bird returns to NZ mainland
The iconic and famously cheeky Kākāpō, a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand, is returning to the nation’s largest main island thanks to conservation…
New Zealand Swings to the Centre Right in Post-Ardern Era
New Zealand’s Labour party has suffered a humbling defeat after early election results suggested a halving of its parliamentary seats compared with Jacinda Ardern’s…
New Zealand Hold off Ireland in Titanic Battle
“The agony goes on. Ireland must wonder what they have to do to break this quarter-final curse, how long to spend as No 1…
Zoo Chief Karen Fifield Takes on Global Role
Wellington Zoo chief executive, Karen Fifield MNZM, has been confirmed as the president for the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Waza) Council, making…
Testing Low-Carbon Aircraft in Christchurch
Christchurch Airport is positioning itself as a prime candidate for testing and establishing a base for hydrogen aircraft, with New Zealand leading the potential…
Mourning the Passing Of Lumberjack Icon Jason Wynyard
The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series mourns the untimely passing of Jason Wynyard, nine-time Individual World Champion and Series “titan. Jason was much more than a…
Ron Te Kawa Embroiders and Connects
Textile artist and former fashion designer Maungarongo Te Kawa (known to many as Ron) interprets his name as ‘one who brings peace and tranquillity…
Collaboration Saves the Kākāpō from Extinction
“Kākāpō once lived throughout Aotearoa. Found nowhere else in the world, they have become a national icon, with their muppet-like faces and frequent silliness,”…
Artist Angela Tiatia Keeps ACMI Visitors Guessing
The opening sequence of New Zealand-born artist Angela Tiatia’s The Dark Current, a 17-minute digital video now screening at the ACMI in Melbourne, is…
