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Sports Illustrated says it is firing a company that produced articles for its website written under the byline of authors who apparently don’t exist. Photo / AP Sports Illustrated is the latest media company to have its reputation damaged by being less than forthcoming — if not outright dishonest — about who or what is … Read more
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Chaotic scenes at Auckland Airport today have seen huge crowds and hour-plus delays to international flights, as well as a medical incident on one already boarded flight to the US while the plane was waiting on the tarmac. The cause of the delays were due to staffing issues with the Government run aviation security service … Read more
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Two travel influencers have labelled Air New Zealand’s business class as the ‘world’s weirdest’ in a critical review of the service. Kara and Nate, a married couple who work as YouTube creators in Nashville, Tennessee, reviewed Air NZ’s business class in a video posted on the Daily Drop YouTube channel. The review covered their experience … Read more
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Fijian Drua first five-eighth Teti Tela has retired from first class rugby. Photo / Photosport The Fijian Drua have officially farewelled stalwart first five-eighth and former Te Awamutu Sports representative Teti Tela, who is retiring from first class rugby. Fijian Drua #30 Tela, the Drua’s all-time leading points scorer with 124 points from 24 appearances, … Read more
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Have you ever wondered what kind of luxury of a private jet entails? Wonder no more, one flight attendant has revealed all. Speaking to Daily Mail, 35-year-old Vanessa Williams has opened up about her experience working as an attendant on a private Airbus A320neo, explaining its luxury rivals that of a five-star hotel. It all … Read more
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Two men have been arrested after a spate of shootings and gunpoint robberies in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Ōpōtiki police said this afternoonthat they were notified on October 16 that a person had fired a firearm at a property in the Ōpōtiki area. A 29-year-old man was taken into custody the next day and … Read more
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Emma Twigg racing at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland in July, qualifying for a fifth Olympic Games. Photo / Art of Rowing, Rowing New Zealand Seated champions have again come to the fore at the Forsyth Barr Hawke’s Bay Sports Awards, with rower Emma Twigg the champion for a record fourth time – … Read more
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The All Blacks have fallen just short of a fourth Rugby World Cup title, going down to the Springboks 12-11 in the final in Paris after captain Sam Cane was sent off in the first half. Despite playing with 14 men for 50 minutes, the All Blacks had a chance late to take the lead … Read more
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Jay Campbell said Air Chathams flight option had been “simply amazing.” Photo / NZME It’s the longest east-west trip in New Zealand to a place where the Hawke’s Bay Magpies have never won a National Provincial Championship rugby game. But it is the dream of half a century, so when the opportunity came up the … Read more
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Hugo Pearce is now the eighth-best fly fisher in the world. Here’s a tale to illustrate the difference between us amateur anglers and the likes of Hugo Pearce. The Puketapu 20-year-old is back from the World Fly Fishing Championships in Slovakia, where he finished eighth. Now, it’s not uncommon for recreational anglers to fish all … Read more