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'Totally ridiculous': Man shot in supermarket carpark over Pokemon cards
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (329+ words) An argument over Pokemon cards ended with a man in handcuffs and another in hospital " a situation called "totally ridiculous" by police. Police were called to a supermarket carpark on Saturday, April 11, at 6. 51pm local time, where they found a man…...
Women accused of fleeing Rebel Sport store with $5k worth of clothing
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (318+ words) Four women will face the courts after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars of items from a Rebel Sports store in Hamilton. A member of the public helped police find a vehicle that had at least three trolley loads of stolen…...
Viv Beck: Midtown's $10b transformation takes shape around NZICC
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (319+ words) Viv Beck is chief executive of Heart of the City Midtown is the new Downtown. Not the same, but an exciting proposition that is set to go, with key ingredients already in place. That's a take-out from JLL's latest study,…...
Maximise New York: How to make the most of 72 hours in the city
4+ week, 2+ day ago (374+ words) It may be called The Big Apple, but if you're short on time, these are the best things to see and do in New York in 72 hours, writes Ronan O'Connell. Standing at the southernmost tip of Manhattan, Battery Park, I…...
Morning quiz: What is the largest of New York City's five boroughs by land area?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (101+ words) NZ Herald Can you score 10 out of 10? Test your general knowledge with the Herald's morning quiz. Share your score with friends, family and colleagues, and find out who has the sharpest mind. Be sure to check back on nzherald. co....
Jesse Mulligan: The secret in Devonport where Japanese food looks good enough to exhibit
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (524+ words) Take a quick ferry ride from downtown Auckland to find this tiny Japanese restaurant with big personality. I was recommended this place by a friendly Devonportian who insisted I visit at once. "It's a six-seater restaurant with the best Japanese…...
Some 16 years after his death, NZ artist's acclaimed exhibition rides again
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1048+ words) On its 20th anniversary, and 16 years after Dashper's death, aged 49, the exhibition is being restaged at Auckland's Michael Lett Gallery. The work " with its bright colours, clean lines, and sharp symmetries " strikes the eye with a freshness that feels less like…...
Festive spirit rising: The best of arts and culture across the city this weekend
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (270+ words) If you pride yourself on being a thoughtful and ethical gift giver, then the General Collective's Lifestyle and Design Market is the place to do all your Christmas shopping. When: On until mid-2026. Where: New Zealand Maritime Museum, corner of Quay…...
It's not just a fight; it's a performance': T'me Iti's story in his own words
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1981+ words) So much has been seen and heard about T'me Iti in the past 50 years, it is difficult to discern who needs whom more. Perhaps he is addicted to publicity " but no more than the media and the public are addicted…...
Luxury apartments hit the market in Dame Trelise Cooper's block
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (779+ words) The penthouse and second-floor apartment in the Sonata building, in Auckland's St Heliers, are on the market. You can be Dame Trelise Cooper's neighbour for more than $6 million. Two luxury pads in the apartment block that counts the celebrated fashion…...