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Award-winning Pacific documentary screening at Te Awamutu's Regent

Award-winning New Zealand documentary Pacific Mother , which asks the question: “Why do mothers have to fight so hard for what feels so right?” is screening...

New-zealand , Hawaii , United-states , Cook-islands , Katherine-mcrae , William-trubridge , Sachiko-fukumoto , Pacific-ocean , Pacific-motherwas , Migiwa-ozawa , Mcrae , Award-winning-new-zealand

Hastings byelection: Who are the Takitimu and Heretaunga candidates and what are their priorities?

Candidates in the Hastings District Council byelection have shared their biggest concerns and priorities as voting opens up for two seats across two wards. A...

Takitimu , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Te-awanga , Hawke-bay , Heretaunga , Tiritio-waitangi , Renata-nepe , Paul-taylor , Hana-montaperto-hendry , Shona-brewer , Jason-whaitiri

Fonterra shareholders pull up dairy company over disclosure concerns

Fonterra’s shareholder watchdog has again called out the dairy heavyweight over what it says is a disappointing failure to deliver information. In its...

Chile , New-zealand , Australia , Australian , Chilean , John-stevenson , Fonterra-council , Fonterra , Fonterra-co-operative-council , Core-operations , Farmgate-milk-price , Fonterra-co-operative

Editorial: How politicians can prove they're worth what we pay them

EDITORIAL It was once - and perhaps still is - commonly accepted one shouldn’t talk about money in polite company. The country’s MPs certainly appeared...

New-zealand , Chris-hipkins , Winston-peter , David-seymour , Christopher-luxon , Remuneration-authority , Minister-christopher-luxon , Prime-minister-winston-peter , Reserve-bank , Editorial , How , Politicians

Why some people constantly lose their belongings and what it says about them

There are people who walk among us who walk in circles, eyes on the floor or footpath, hunting for things they have lost. House keys. ATM card. Phone....

New-york , United-states , New-yorker , Patti-smith , Elizabeth-bishop , Kathryn-schulz , Why , Some , People , Constantly , Lose

Food awards: What do the medal stickers on NZ groceries really mean?

From the Pie Awards to the Champions of Cheese to the Great Sausage Competition and the Ice Cream and Gelato Awards. If you can eat (or drink) it, someone...

Ponsonby , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , Otago , Auckland , Vavau , Vava-u , Tonga , Silverdale

ADHD in women: My story of getting a diagnosis at 40 and its positive impact

Intelligent students failing classes and accomplished professionals living in chaos. Misplacing items, disorganisation, social challenges, extreme focus,...

Rotorua , New-zealand-general- , New-zealand , Australia , United-states , United-kingdom , Bay-of-plenty , Gisborne , Victoria , Australian , Hiran-thabrew , Alex-cairns

What happens to my body when I eat spicy food?

Sweating, stomach pain, headaches - experts explain what happens physiologically, and what that may mean for your health. Q: I eat spicy food almost every...

San-francisco , California , United-states , China , New-york , David-julius , Trisha-pasricha , University-of-california , New-york-times , Nobel-prize-winning , What , Happens

How much time should you spend sitting versus standing?

People have a pretty intuitive sense of what is healthy – standing is better than sitting, exercise is great for overall health and getting good sleep is...

Australia , Australians , How , Much , Time , Should , You , Spend , Sitting , Versus , Standing

The Idea of You: Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine talk love, sacrifice and ageism

What started as a Harry Styles fan fiction has now spiralled into arguably one of the biggest romantic comedies of the year - but what makes The Idea of You...

Hollywood , California , United-states , Anne-hathaway , Robin-lee , Nicholas-galitzine , Robinne-lee , Harry-styles , Jenni-mortimer , One-direction , The