17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (342+ words) Te Maipi Tuhi, of TK Rollaz, had a good night on the oche - throwing a 180 and the men's highest finish of 126 in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa winter league darts. 180s: Jen Waihape (Ruahine Titans), Shay Barber, Riley Horsfield (Tu Sharp), Tahuna Irwin, John White…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago   (252+ words) An iconic Napier lodging, The County Hotel, has been put on the market amid an ongoing receivership process. Two companies associated with the five-star hotel went into receivership in mid-August, The Barons Ltd and Barons Operations Ltd. They are owned…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago   (471+ words) Many New Zealanders will know how busy Waikato Hospital was on the night of Monday, June 29. That’s because it was the night all nurses feared would eventuate. The night nurses warned would happen because our hospitals and our emergency departments…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (376+ words) After more than 60 years of selling flexible rail travel to travellers, Eurail now trades globally as Interrail. Furthermore, four new rail links have joined the Interrail Pass network, and one of them restores a border crossing that closed 38 years ago....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (506+ words) Step by step, 9-year-old Rocco Green is climbing towards a 5000-stair goal, just over two years after taking his first independent steps. The Napier boy, who was born prematurely at 32 weeks and diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 16 months, is tackling…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (541+ words) The set design for Gisborne Centrestage’s production of Rock of Ages might look like an afterthought. The audience warm-up might feel a little patchy. But the moment live band Arsenal kicks in with a mash-up of blow-your-hair-back 80s hits, well, strap…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (745+ words) A record points haul by fullback Fletcher Carpenter led Ngāti Porou East Coast to a 66-43 victory over West Coast on Saturday – their first victory of the 2026 Heartland Championship. Former All Blacks sevens player Carpenter scored three tries and converted eight…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1878+ words) Gisborne-born-and-raised Ian MacErlich was a handy cricketer and rugby player, but New Zealand caps weren’t his aim. “My life’s ambition was to travel the world,” he said on a visit to Gisborne, adding that he’d travelled to more than 100 “official…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (969+ words) Christchurch father-daughter Jason Kapa and Alicia Saro are set to make history in New York. In November, Jason will push Alicia – who was born with cerebral palsy – in a wheelchair through the New York City Marathon. They will be the…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (571+ words) Gisborne Boys’ High School students are hoping to raise $10,000 for the Movember Foundation through the Fortress 40 challenge. About 40 students will take part in the challenge next week during which they will do 40 hours of physical challenges, including weight training, swimming,…...