They religiously repeat the refrain of Edward Norton at the end of Fight Club, but if he were running an underground mahjong operation instead of a boxing ring: “You met me at a very Chinese time in ...

The oldest written mention of the song is from June 16, 1934, when it appeared in papers around the country on the radio schedule for the day. That evening, a version of the waiata sung by the ...

Even in the dead of winter, New Zealanders refuse to wear trousers to hike – and there’s practical and historical reasons as to why.

The former PM retired three years ago. The very mention of her name still has the power to send grown men spiralling, ...

Here’s a round-up of book news that you might have missed, or understandably glazed over, while you were living your best life with a sturdy novel in your oblivious arms this summer.

From Mahurangi to Bluff, the state of our oyster fisheries is revealing a marine system under strain.

The dust, noise and chaos never seems to move on. For months it takes hold and clings. Neighbourhood cafes, bars and shops cling too, at the edges of battle lines defined by orange cones, cranes and ...

New Zealand’s military budgets, which the prime minister noted in his speech on Monday as he acknowledged. the “rupturing” of the rules-based system, as well as the “rising risk” of a “dangerous ...

Molly Codyre is an award-winning food, drink and travel writer who has recently returned to New Zealand after eight years in ...

Of course, every politician talks up their chances ahead of an election, but this doesn’t seem like an act. Hipkins believes that Labour can win this thing. He says they intend to do “significantly ...

It was a good week for Ryan Bridge, superfans of Ryan Bridge and media executives who are pinning their hopes on Ryan Bridge.

As a French company prepares to take over, we look at some of Fletcher's most influential developments from the past 100 years.