Jarden Wealth Weekly: The quest for trends in the labyrinthine stock market landscape

Jarden Wealth Weekly: The quest for trends in the labyrinthine stock market landscape

Traders work frantically on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on “Black Monday” in 1987, one of several significant crashes to happen in October. That history – and a fair dash of folklore – has led many investors to approach the month with caution. Photo / Peter Morgan, AP OPINION In the labyrinthine … Read more

Dannevirke man’s bucket list goal – the hardest enduro race in the world

Dannevirke man’s bucket list goal – the hardest enduro race in the world

Campbell Easton talking to Dannevirke Probus club about his time participating in Red Bull Romaniacs in August this year. Photo / Leanne Warr Participating in a tough motorbike event might not be a goal for some, but for Campbell Easton, it was on his bucket list. Campbell spoke to Dannevirke Probus club last month about … Read more

Rotorua makes the international hot list – and more NZ travel news this week

Rotorua makes the international hot list – and more NZ travel news this week

Last week “Sulphur City’ made Booking.com’s list of the top 10 trending destinations worldwide. Each week in Travel, we check out some of the latest happenings from Aotearoa and beyond to inspire your next adventure. Rotorua is hot stuff Aotearoa’s sensational sulphur city Rotorua is a long-time tourist favourite, and its appeal shows no sign … Read more

Biggest ever gene study unlocks ‘treasure trove’ of data that could lead scientists to cures for heart disease and cancer

Biggest ever gene study unlocks ‘treasure trove’ of data that could lead scientists to cures for heart disease and cancer

By Emily Craig Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline 00:01 30 Nov 2023, updated 00:34 30 Nov 2023 UK Biobank published whole genome sequencing data for half a million people Researchers said it gives ‘the most detailed picture of human health that exists’ Scientists have released the largest ever set of patients’ genetic data that could … Read more

When worlds collide — The Art of Black Grace

When worlds collide — The Art of Black Grace

Neil Ieremia’s vision to show his extraordinary work to a wider audience takes another step with The Art of Black Grace 2/5. Inspired by Ieremia’s childhood memories and Pacifica roots – his mother’s muumuu dresses, his father’s aloha shirts and the vibrant flora and fauna of the Pacific Islands – The Art of Black Grace … Read more

The Front Page: Artificial intelligence AI will force massive economic change

The Front Page: Artificial intelligence AI will force massive economic change

AI is tipped to have a massive effect on the workforce. Photo / Supplied In the 1930s, celebrated economist John Maynard Keynes predicted his grandchildren would be working 15-hour weeks because of the impact of technology. Fast-forward to the present day and we have newspaper columns being filled with reports of workers burning out on … Read more

The truth about sugar – Health News

The truth about sugar – Health News

Sugar shock: A Swiss study found adding the word “fruit” to “sugar” on a breakfast cereal label saw people rating it as healthier. Photo / Getty Images Question: My daily paper recently published a mandarin cake recipe under the headline “Guilt-Free and Sweet As”. It came from a book that is allegedly “full of decadent … Read more

The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan’s wife shares major health update on the hospitalised singer, 65, and reveals they are ‘willing him home for Christmas’

The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan’s wife shares major health update on the hospitalised singer, 65, and reveals they are ‘willing him home for Christmas’

By Ciara Farmer and Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline 14:23 17 Nov 2023, updated 15:11 17 Nov 2023 The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria shared a major health update on the hospitalised star on Friday afternoon.  The rocker, 65, who has been in intensive care for months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis last year, left … Read more

Wyn Drabble: Evidence that the world is broken

Wyn Drabble: Evidence that the world is broken

Wyn Drabble had to resort to a phone call when trying to reset a password. Would you like me to offer another personal example of evidence that the world is broken? You would? Great! Then I shall. I belong to a professional organisation and to remain a practising professional I need to renew my membership … Read more

The Great New Zealand Road Trip: 18 simple rules driving an extraordinary business at the bottom of the world

The Great New Zealand Road Trip: 18 simple rules driving an extraordinary business at the bottom of the world

Editor at large Shayne Currie is on a two-week road trip, to gauge the mood of the nation and meet everyday and notable Kiwis making a difference in their communities and wider world. Today we also meet Ngāi Tahu chief executive Arihia Bennett for Nine Questions With… and in the trip diary, the VW ID.5 … Read more