Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind Harry Potter and Friends, in a US$72 billion (NZ$124.7 billion) deal that would bring together two of the biggest players in television and film and potentially reshape the entertainment industry.Beyond its namesake television and motion picture division,…

After almost three decades of supplying Dunedin with exotic fashion from across the globe, a longtime George St shop-owner is excited for a new adventure — retirement. On January 31, Yaks n Yeti’s Dunedin store will close its doors after 28 years. Yaks n Yeti’s owner Nicole Bainbridge said at…

The 2026 national broadcast for Matariki celebrations is set to take place in Tāmaki Makaurau with the theme Matariki Herenga Waka – For Everyone, a nod to host iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s waka traditions and Auckland’s slogan as the city of sails.Matariki, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith said…

Enterprising Oamaru couple Shane Carter and Hayley Newlands-Carter are continuing to expand their involvement in the human waste industry. They talk to business editor Sally Rae about their flush with success.  They are in the business of bums on seats — literally. Dealing with human waste might not appear the most glamorous industry…

The person killed when a car crashed into a river in Bay of Plenty has been named, as police urge drivers of vehicles in the area before the incident to come forward with information. Whakatāne woman Ngahina Takarangi, 44, was killed in the crash on White Pine Bush Rd near…

Simon Flood will replace Chris Gallaher as chairman of Pacific Edge following the company’s board meeting on December 18. Mr Gallaher delayed his retirement in September last year until a successor was appointed. Mr Flood joined the board as a director this week. In a statement, Pacific Edge said he…

A controversial piece of artwork that prompted 101 complaints in a week has now been stolen from a Hastings art gallery.The installation, Flagging the Future, at Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery asked gallery visitors to “please” walk on top of a quasi-NZ flag.Councillor Steve Gibson expressed his…

A Christchurch daycare has expressed their “shock” and “deep regret” after five children and two adults were taken to hospital after a corrosive chemical was mistaken for detergent and put on a water slide this afternoon.In a statement this evening, Kindercare Woolston said initial indications suggest the children and staff…

The mother of a Dunedin man who died after falling from a moving trailer is still haunted by the decision to turn off his life support, a court has heard.Robert Douglas Ralston died in hospital almost two weeks after the fall in Brockville in March, following a heated argument with…

Mariameno Kapa-Kingi has been reinstated as a member of Te Pāti Māori after she took her expulsion from the party to court, just two days before its annual general meeting.Justice Paul Radich, who heard the case in the Wellington High Court, issued the interim order today, finding “serious questions to…