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St Andrew's College students stun again with end-of-year school prizegiving performance

The medley featured classic songs, including Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over sung in te reo Māori. Video / St Andrew's College

‘Torpedo Twins’ and basketball brothers set for National Summer Games

Two sets of Tauranga twins will compete in the Special Olympics NZ event in Christchurch.

One Kiwi Ikea importer to close, others change product lines

Parallel importers see both negatives and positives from Ikea's entry to New Zealand.

Billionaire retailers to buy ex-Beca HQ, betting on $5.5b City Rail Link

'City Rail Link will be a game-changer, with the Karanga-a-Hape station metres away.'

Injured children return to Christchurch preschool after suffering chemical burns on slide

Five preschoolers and two staff suffered chemical burns on a water slide.

'I spent 10 minutes licking sodium off my back molars': The best and worst Christmas chocolate bars

Is a $25 artisan block better than a $1.50 milk compound chocolate Santa?

Mitre 10 poaches top Foodstuffs exec as new CEO from 2026

Rowles has been in charge of launching Foodstuffs newest supermarket offerings.

What it's like for a Kiwi rugby player to face the All Blacks haka

Blair Murray says facing the All Blacks haka in Cardiff felt 'like I was in a movie'.

Property Insider: How much did retailers Anne and David Norman pay for ex-Beca House?

The last 2025 column, reporting on the billionaire Normans and a big building deal.

One Kiwi Ikea importer to close, others change product lines

Parallel importers see both negatives and positives from Ikea's entry to New Zealand.

Billionaire retailers to buy ex-Beca HQ, betting on $5.5b City Rail Link

'City Rail Link will be a game-changer, with the Karanga-a-Hape station metres away.'

'I spent 10 minutes licking sodium off my back molars': The best and worst Christmas chocolate bars

Is a $25 artisan block better than a $1.50 milk compound chocolate Santa?