Innovative new Kaitāia educational programme uses latest technology to teach history to rangatahi

Innovative new Kaitāia educational programme uses latest technology to teach history to rangatahi

David Lasike, from Kaitāia Digital Hub, says the Unlocking Curious Minds – The Journey of Tōhe educational programme being launched this week will use the most up-to-date technology. On the screen behind him is the computer coding for the tide and moon phases for the beach. An innovative new educational programme being launched in Kaitāia … 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

From slime to wine: The best things to hit Travel news this week

From slime to wine: The best things to hit Travel news this week

Nickelodeon is launching its first-ever Food & Slime Festival. Photo / Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Each week in Travel, we check out some of the latest happenings from Aotearoa and beyond to inspire your next adventure. Slime flies when you’re having fun Nickelodeon is launching its first-ever Food & Slime Festival: the event you didn’t … Read more

Jared Leto, 51, BUNGEE JUMPS onto concert stage in Texas during electrifying performance with his band Thirty Seconds to Mars

Jared Leto, 51, BUNGEE JUMPS onto concert stage in Texas during electrifying performance with his band Thirty Seconds to Mars

Jared Leto kept his fans on the edge of their seats as he bungee jumped onto the stage at his band Thirty Seconds to Mars’ ACL Festival on Saturday.  The 51-year-old Oscar winner showed incredible bravery and dexterity by leaping from the top of a scaffolding to kick off the band’s set at the Austin, … Read more

Cruise holidays: A luxury wellness retreat cruise with Explora Journeys

Cruise holidays: A luxury wellness retreat cruise with Explora Journeys

Aboard the Explora ship, enjoy four swimming pools, extensive outdoor decks with private cabanas, and more. Photo / Supplied For a high-end version of your Headspace app, this new luxury cruise ship offers the best way to find wellbeing on the waves, writes Lauren Murphy. I often visualise myself standing at the edge of the … Read more

Weather live updates: South Island slammed by severe weather with gale force wind, snow and rain

Weather live updates: South Island slammed by severe weather with gale force wind, snow and rain

Significantly strong winds with gusts of up to 150km/h are lashing the South Island this afternoon and evening. A flight to Queenstown encountered intense turbulence and had to turn back to Auckland. Dylan, 18, was on a Jetstar flight from Auckland to Queenstown this morning at 8.30am and said passengers were screaming in terror as … Read more

Australia v Wales result: Timeline of Australian rugby and Eddie Jones’ demise

Australia v Wales result: Timeline of Australian rugby and Eddie Jones’ demise

Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones speaks to media at Sydney International Airport on August 17. Photo / Getty Images The Wallabies are slumping to their worst Rugby World Cup outing in history – on the verge of exiting at the pool play stage for the first time after their 40-6 trouncing at the hands of … Read more

France v Namibia score, Rugby World Cup 2023 – France break World Cup record against 14-man Namibia

France v Namibia score, Rugby World Cup 2023 – France break World Cup record against 14-man Namibia

A facial injury to captain Antoine Dupont took the gloss off France’s highest-ever score, a 96-0 romp against hapless Namibia at the Rugby World Cup this morning. There were 14 tries, including a penalty try, and Thomas Ramos converted 12 of 13. The Rugby World Cup’s seventh highest score was marred by Dupont’s game-ending injury, … Read more

Swiss Air flight departs for Spain leaving all passenger luggage behind

Swiss Air flight departs for Spain leaving all passenger luggage behind

After waiting one hour and 16 minutes for luggage to arrive the Swiss Air Lines plane made an operational decision to leave without them. Photo / Fabian Joy, Unsplash Passengers flying from Zurich to Spain this weekend were shocked to discover not a single piece of luggage waiting at the carousel. The Swiss International Air … Read more

Grandmother who works two jobs goes on dream Europe trip with family help

Grandmother who works two jobs goes on dream Europe trip with family help

Debbie Myers left Seattle to explore Europe this summer, with help from her family. Photo / South West News Service Hundreds of thousands of tourists flocked to Europe this year for a classic summer holiday but for one visitor, it was a trip of a lifetime. At 65, Debbie Myers had worked two jobs all … Read more