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Baarack from the brink: Wild sheep rescued in Australia shorn of 35 kg fleece
A wild and ailing sheep found in a forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded a fleece weighing more than 35 kilogrammes – nearly half the weight of an adult kangaroo – after being shorn for the first time in many a year.
February 25, 2021South Aucklanders will struggle if Auckland Council raises rates, advocates say
A proposed 5 per cent rates rise and increased water charges will be too much for many south Auckland residents, a councillor says.
February 23, 2021Weekend Class: How To Communicate Better
If you want to be able to be better understood and learn how people communicate in different ways then this weekend class is for you. Understand how to communicate clearer and more confident. This is an amazing opportunity not to be missed.
February 21, 2021Auckland mailbox deemed a safety hazard for posties because it is up steps
Residents of an Auckland development have been asked to relocate their letterbox as its current location is a safety hazard for posties.
February 18, 2021Spanish chess board sales soar after ‘Queen’s Gambit’ cameo
A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”, and its sales have since soared.
February 17, 2021Kiwibots 2020-21 VEX Robotics Competition Nationals
In partnership with Auckland Unlimited, Kiwibots are proud to present the 2020-21 VEX Robotics Competition National Championships!
February 15, 2021Three new stations announced for train line through growing south Auckland
Three new stations are set to be added to the southern train network as south Auckland’s population continues to grow.
February 11, 2021COVID maths: All the virus in the world would fit in a coke can
All the COVID-causing virus circulating in the world right now could easily fit inside a single cola can, according to a calculation by a British mathematician whose sum exposes just how much devastation is caused by minuscule viral particles.
February 10, 2021Kiwibots 2020-21 VEX Robotics Competition Nationals
In partnership with Auckland Unlimited, Kiwibots are proud to present the 2020-21 VEX Robotics Competition National Championships!
February 7, 2021France’s Macron: I will not surrender my umbrella
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron was so determined to hold his own umbrella at a rain-dampened event outside the Elysee Palace on Wednesday that he shooed away aides three times when they tried to take it from him.
February 4, 2021Polynesian Night Market
Polynesian Night Markets are monthly and we kick of 2021 on Feb 13th for some Saturday Night fun! Shopping, date nights and or buy some fresh Island food!
February 3, 2021Covid-19: Teachers hoping for uninterrupted learning as students head back to school
Many students around the country will be back at their desks from Tuesday, with schools hoping 2021 will be a year of uninterrupted learning.
February 1, 2021Lobster shell patterns make concrete stronger: Australian researcher
Inspired by the natural, twisting patterns of a lobster shell, Australian researchers say they have found a way, using 3D printing technology, to improve the strength of concrete for use in complex architecture.
January 28, 2021South Auckland’s demand for state housing continues to outstrip supply
The number of people in south Auckland on the Ministry of Social Development’s Housing Register has grown rapidly since 2018 and not enough new state houses are being built to keep up with demand.
January 26, 2021Quote of the Day
“A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.”
– Carl Jung
January 24, 2021Emotional scenes as first quarantine-free flight from Rarotonga lands in Auckland
It was an emotional and cheerful reunion for those that gathered at Auckland Airport arrivals on Thursday, to greet friends and families who arrived in the first quarantine-free flight from Rarotonga.
January 21, 2021Thailand serves up cannabis cuisine to happy customers
“Giggling bread” and “joyfully dancing salad” aren’t the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of the recently legalised leaf.
January 20, 2021Hunters terrified as bear joins them in tree
This crazy video captured in May last year shows the moment two hunters sitting in a tree stand were unexpectedly joined by a bear…
January 15, 2021Covid-19 quarantine system ‘couldn’t cope’ with sustained community outbreak
New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities would be unable to handle a sustained community outbreak of coronavirus cases, a briefing to the Covid-19 minister shows.
January 12, 2021Trillian Trust Funfest 2021
Whanau please join this 4 days of fantastic Summer Fun for the entire family from 9 am to 5 pm Daily.
January 10, 2021Aucklanders’ water bills could more than double over next decade, rising $1200
Water bills may be set to rise across Auckland due to the financial impact of Covid-19 and the region’s drought.
January 8, 2021Quote of the Day
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
-Lao Tzu
January 6, 2021Is This Baboon Skull a Clue to Egypt’s Lost Kingdom of Punt
When we think of the ancient world, we usually think of Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, India, and China.
January 4, 2021Auckland drought: How did we get to crisis point and what do we do next?
As the world grappled with the coronavirus pandemic, Auckland was battling a crisis of its own. It’s been a record-breaking year in terms of drought and water use, prompting restrictions lasting months. Ripu Bhatia and Caroline Williams look at how we got to this point and the long-term plan to keep the water flowing.
December 28, 2020Quote of the Day
“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.”
– Madeleine L’Engle
December 27, 2020A painful skin disease is killing dolphins worldwide — scientists just found out why
Ever since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005 with its Category 5 strength, dolphins that called those coastal waters home have been dying from a painful skin disease.
December 23, 2020South Auckland’s ‘disappointing’ number of drink drivers due to rise over Christmas
“Disappointing” drink-driving rates are only due to worsen as the festive period continues, police have said.
December 21, 2020Union says Middlemore Hospital’s emergency crisis part of a national problem
Staff shortages, overcrowding and poor access to GPs is to blame for a plea by Middlemore Hospital for non-urgent patients to avoid its emergency department, a nurses college says.
December 17, 2020Solo sauna a hot favourite in Tokyo as coronavirus cases rise
The spread of the novel coronavirus may have slowed economies and closed many businesses worldwide, but it hasn’t been a damper on a newly opened Tokyo sauna that caters to solo customers.
December 15, 2020Christmas Market
Grab a coffee from the on-site coffee container and a bite to eat, there will be fresh cream doughnuts, raw snickers slice + more from Frilly’s cakes. Or for a savoury option venison sausages and patties.
December 13, 2020
