Queenstown icon stays with offshore owners after $45m offer falls short

Cecil Peak Station attracted interest from wealthy Kiwis and foreign buyers.

6 tips to stop your windscreen wipers squeaking

Squeaky windscreen wipers got you down? Here's what to do about them.

On The Up: Bourbon in wine barrels - US-made spirit gets a Hawke’s Bay twist

Zach Gustafson wants to remove the 'negative connotation' around bourbon in NZ.

Women on two wheels: Inside the Hawke’s Bay 155-member lady riders’ group

Youth suicide cluster: What needs to change

Christmas at Auckland Zoo

All Black Tupou Vaa'i backs water safety campaign after brother's drowning

Afternoon quiz: Which US President was also a licensed bartender?

Morning quiz: What is the first name of Sherlock Holmes' elder brother?

Sudoku - test yourself

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The biggest mistakes Kiwis make when booking a South Pacific holiday

She's visited every country on the planet solo – and there's only one she won't go back to

A Moment in Crime: Podcast revisits the crime that shook Ōpōtiki

From Budget cuts to Ikea hype: The big economic forces that shaped 2025

Dutch sprint camp lifts Waikato 400m hopeful and coach

Sonia and Maddie Waddell trained at a Dutch Olympic sprint camp in South Africa.

Joe Root scores 160 as England dismissed for 384

England posted their highest single-innings total of the series in the fifth test.

Ranking the top 10 transfers in Premier League history

With the January window open, Telegraph Sport ranks the Premier League’s top signings.

'A good decision': ASB Classic star Svitolina on mental-health break

Last time she was in Auckland she beat Caroline Wozniacki and outlasted Emma Raducanu.

Queenstown icon stays with offshore owners after $45m offer falls short

Fastest rise in Kiwi mortgage debt since 2022 - jump of nearly 6% to $389 billion

‘Let's send him down to NZ’: Coromandel lodge with $6m-plus price tag woos rich foreigners

Sponsored: Can you go bold?

No Plan B? What’s at risk if the internet breaks

From cyclones and tsunamis to software glitches, our dependence on cables can crash.

I spent 2025 writing of lives turned upside down by rare diseases and autoimmune conditions. Here’s what it’s taught me about health

Many people I speak to have health conditions they have absolutely no control over.

Broadcasting legend on why she’s backing wildlife sanctuary fundraiser

Kim Hill throws support behind a South Island sanctuary once dismissed as a mad idea.

Book of the day: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai

Masterful, continent-spanning novel from a Booker prize winner draws readers in.

A deep dive into the world of sharks

Auckland Museum's new exhibition Sharks reveals…

A guide to managing moisture at home

Resene’s experts provide tips and strategies to tackle the issue.

Helping locals this Christmas

Bringing food, support and festive-season kindness to the community.

Mortgage-free in six short years

How one Kiwi couple hit freedom fast – without missing life’s fun.