2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (654+ words) Lifting avocado consumption closer to Australian levels could generate tens of millions of dollars in additional domestic demand for New Zealand growers as the industry heads towards a potential record season, sector leaders say. The industry is forecast to produce…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (400+ words) Lodestone Energy says it may become the first NZX-listed solar power company after a possible initial public offering. The company said it is inviting preliminary indications of interest from investors who may be interested in being part of the company’s…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (312+ words) A “safe place” where people can hear and practise te reo Māori is offering $2 kawhe and kōrero (coffee and conversation) during Māori Language Week. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori runs today to Sunday. Rotorua’s new te reo Māori immersion…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (533+ words) Kiwi triathlon Olympic medallist Hayden Wilde has survived the pursuit of Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt to claim a maiden Ironman 70.3 world title in Nice. Wilde became just the second New Zealander to win the event, joining 2008 champion Terenzo Bozzone, after finishing…...

8+ hour, 7+ 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…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (850+ words) Sponsored by Zoom Pharmacy ZOOM Pharmacy’s Din Redzepagic on why nearly a third of New Zealanders don’t take their meds — and what it’s costing our health system. It’s an astonishing figure: about 30% of all New Zealanders prescribed medicines by their…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago   (569+ words) All Blacks assistant coach Neil Barnes is convinced the All Blacks are “seriously close” to the Springboks after their defeat in Baltimore, but lamented some of the decisions that went against them in the match. The South Africans won 43-28 in…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1143+ words) Winston Aldworth rates the best and worst All Blacks performers from their 43-28 defeat against the Springboks in Baltimore. 1. Ethan de Groot – 4 Slipped when he needed to put a tryline tackle on Damien de Allende in the 14th minute. The fact he…...

22+ hour, 3+ min ago   (678+ words) How the Springboks rated in their 43-28 win over the All Blacks in Baltimore. 1. Ox Nche – 8 Was in and around everything before heading off early in the second half. Strong in the scrum and made 10 tackles. 2. Malcolm Marx – 7 Continues to show…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago   (887+ words) He was on Che Fu's album cover as a baby. Now he's touring with him The world media reacts to the All Blacks’ 43-28 defeat to the Springboks in Baltimore. Gavin Mairs, UK Daily Telegraph Erasmus, while still relying on his…...