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Win tickets to Super Bock Super Rock 2013
COMPETITION | Enter the draw to win tickets to catch The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Queens of the Stone Age and loads while basking in the delights of the Portuguese sun at the Super Bock Super Rock festival.
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NZ’s Sir Ed lauded as a ‘great Briton’
England’s Daily Telegraph newspaper is now celebrating Mt Everest’s conqueror Sir Ed Hillary as a “great Briton”.
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Litany of failings at Pike River mine
The Pike River coalmine was unsafe and should not have been operating when it exploded killing 29 men in 2010, a New Zealand judge has ruled.
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All Blacks match schedule for RWC 2015 announced
New Zealand Rugby has welcomed today’s announcement of the match schedule and venues for Rugby World Cup 2015.
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Hawaii I go
Trading the sun, surf and sand of Oz for more sun, surf and sand may sound, well, like much of the same. However, PAUL BLEAKLEY discovers Hawaii, despite all its similarities, is no place like home.
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Key wants more oil, gas exploration in New Zealand
More areas are going to be opened up for oil and gas exploration in New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key says.
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Anzac Day in London: Thousands turn out at dawn service
Kiwi and Aussie expats came together to pay their respects at a dawn service in Hyde Park on a mild London morning.
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Kiwis set to star in Heineken Cup semi-final at Twickenham
Debut Heineken Cup final the target this Sunday at Twickenham for Saracens and Toulon with both teams featuring a host of internationals including All Blacks Carl Hayman and Chris Masoe.
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Everest Expedition – Into thin air
To mark the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt Everest, a new book published this week collects photographs from the other New Zealander in the 1953 British Everest Expedition, the late George Lowe, who died last month. Here are some of his original photographs from the famous climb and the book’s epilogue, a tribute to Lowe by former Times reporter Jan Morris.
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New Zealanders at scene of Boston bombing
A number of New Zealanders were close by when two bombs devastated the area around the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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New Zealand Breakers celebrate third Australian NBL title
The New Zealand Breakers have been give a rapturous welcome home after capturing their third consecutive Australian NBL title.
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Danish politician labels powhiri “uncivilised”
A Danish politician says she was shocked by a Maori welcome she received in New Zealand, calling the powhiri “uncivilised” and labelling a marae a “grotesque” mark of multicultural worship.
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North and South islands to get new Maori names
The North Island and South Island may soon have official Maori names if public consultation approves of the idea.
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Jesse Ryder thanks well-wishers
Beaten cricketer Jesse Ryder has thanked all those who wished him well following the attack that left him fighting for his life in Christchurch Hospital last week.
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Jerry Collins released from Japanese prison
Former All Black Jerry Collins has been released from a Japanese prison, with it being being revealved that his problems began over a relationship he was having.
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WIN tickets to Bilbao BBK Live 2013
COMPETITION | Enter the draw to win tickets to see Depeche Mode, Kings of Leon, Green Day; Fatboy Slim and loads more at Spain’s top indie rock festival, Bilbao BBK Live.
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England hold on to draw cricket test
England have held on against expectations to draw the final test against New Zealand at Eden Park.
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Sally Roberts’ fears for sick son Neon come true
The New Zealand mother who took her son on the run so he could avoid cancer treatment says radiation therapy has realised her worst fears for the eight-year-old.
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NZ’s ‘Marmageddon’ is toast
It attracted more publicity when it couldn’t be made than when it was freely available, but the much-hyped “Marmageddon” is over.
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