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ACC Head G Lane & Manaia Stewart are joined by football commentator and great NZer Jason Pine (0:00) to chat all things Phoenix, find out if the Caketi

Do you know what Sir Russell Coutts needs to do? 
He needs to pull his head in. 
Because if his behaviour on Friday wasn’t ungracious enough - saying that

Interestingly, Marie has sent in a text immediately on the very thing I wanted to talk about. “Kerre what a third world, Banana Republic New Zealand has be

The summer holidays are usually a dead zone for domestic political news - but the unseasonal and unexpected downfall of Golriz Ghahraman bucked the trend this month. Media copped criticism from some for reporting the allegations that led to her resignation - while others railed at media for failing to condemn her alleged crimes and playing the ‘mental health card'. 

EVERY women’s World Cup has had its share of stories and the 2023 edition didn’t disappoint as there was no shortage of narrations of the triumph of woman spirit over trials and tribulations. Let’s begin with New Zealand’s Rebekah Stott’s incredible comeback as written by Jason Pine of the New…

Jason Pine, a college teacher who flees from his native New York City each summer, goes to Iceland says he enjoys the quiet in the North. Jason, who now lives in Akureyri, spends his spare time building a house on the other side of the fjord in Vaðlaheidi. When he has time off, he enjoys nature and works in his novels. One is about his Hungarian grandparents, another about Monika in Merkigil farm, and a third is a crime novel about an American who builds a house in Iceland. It’s obvious where...

Letter of the week: Dr R. Ian Symes, Devonport I have worked in the health system since 1967. For 37 years, I served as a family doctor; owning two...

More than 7,000 people attended the second annual Squeal on the Eel Festival on June 17 and the event, sponsored by Tyson Foods, raised $64,000 to support local organizations.

A week on from the release of figures showing overall radio audience numbers have grown with 3.4 million Kiwis tuning in each week, New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) is celebrating winning a swag of awards at this evening’s 2023 NZ Radio ...