The critically acclaimed New Zealand TV show After The Party, co-created by actor Robyn Malcolm, has been nominated for a British Bafta TV award. The show, written by Dianne Taylor and filmed on location in Wellington, has been nominated for the best international series award. The show follows Malcolm’s character,…

Not all months are created equal when it comes to the job market — May stands out as the peak month for job listings, according to a recent report by employment website Seek.The NZ Seasonality Report found that, on average, the total number of job ads on Seek peaks in…

Kiwis working while physically and mentally unwell is costing businesses $46 billion per year, according to new research.The research, undertaken by Umbrella Wellbeing, showed nine out of 10 people reported going to work while sick at some point in the last month, impacting productivity.About 8000 workers took part in the…

A 28-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an aggravated burglary in Miramar, Wellington earlier this month.Police were called to a Darlington Rd address around 2am on March 17, where the occupants located an intruder, unknown to them, inside their home.At the time, Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch said…

A driver who scraped another car with his vehicle while leaving a bar carpark has had an insurer’s decision to turn down his claim on the basis he had been drinking overturned.The man was at a restaurant bar in June last year, dispute service Financial Services Complaints Ltd (FSCL) said,…

Southland’s The Fat Duck has been named New Zealand’s best gastropub. The Te Anau restaurant and bar was named Supreme Champion at the 2025 Estrella Damm Top 50 New Zealand Gastropubs Awards last night.The business, owned by Cam Davies and Selina Wright, was recognised for its “outstanding culinary offerings, service,…

A 27-year-old man has been charged following an alleged series of “indecent acts” aimed at lone female passengers on Wellington buses earlier this month.In a statement, a police spokesperson said officers received reports relating to several incidents in early March where a male passenger had “acted in a sexually inappropriate…

A Russian cargo plane skidded off the runway when it was forced to make an emergency landing at a remote airstrip in Siberia.According to the Transport Prosecutor’s Office, the plane, which was carrying eight crew members, came off the runway on March 26 in Novy Urengoy after suffering a left…

Queenstown Lakes District Council has pushed on with an “emergency powers” proposal to discharge 12 million litres of treated wastewater into the Shotover River daily. The move comes after a concerned Queenstown councillor revealed the confidential plan after a behind closed doors workshop last Thursday. The Otago Regional Council confirmed…

Trains are running as normal to and from Wellington Station following disruption caused by a power supply failure, KiwiRail says.Services were suspended after 6am after signals around the station stopped working, preventing trains coming and going. They resumed later in the morning, but not before causing widespread disruption for commuters.…