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This week's bestselling books - July 3
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (706+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google 1 Orchids and Camellias by Sophie Rogers (Flying Books Publishing, $36. 99) Historical novel, set in Nelson, 1869. Excellent synopsis: "Ginny Yang is on the run from her murderous, Chinese hating Father. Newly widowed and with child, Ginny has to…...
Public sector board members" fees soar as business directors tighten their belts
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (106+ words) Newsroom Business news in association with Fees paid to non-executive directors and chairs overseeing Crown and local government-owned organisations have increased 9 and 13 percent respectively over the past year, a new report shows. Strategic Pay"s annual New Zealand Directors" Fees…...
Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 2 July
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (69+ words) Newsroom Got a good quiz question? Send Newsroom your questions. Newsroom exists because of readers like you. Help us deliver trusted, independent journalism that serves all New Zealanders. Support our work with a donation today. Test your smarts with our…...
Defying politics, iwi paddle their own waka to new charter schools
1+ day, 1+ min ago (91+ words) Newsroom The ability to run their own kura, raising tamariki who are confident, connected and proud of their M'ori identity has been a long time coming for a number of iwi across the motu. Ng'ti Wh'tua "r'kei Trust board chair…...
Marcroft's sex definition bill fails basic science
21+ hour, 24+ min ago (474+ words) Expert opinion from Victoria University Wellington - Te Herenga Waka Comment: NZ First MP Jenny Marcroft's bill to legally define the words "woman' and "man' is before a select committee with submissions closing July 2. As widely reported, the bill proposes defining…...
On its 250th birthday, America has a president who acts like a king
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (267+ words) Expert opinion from University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau Trump's Freedom250 has held an Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts cage fight on the White House grounds with tickets costing $1. 5 million and a daylong Christian worship service to rededicate the USA…...
Is there such thing as a sustainable tourist?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1046+ words) Business news in association with Expert opinion from University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau Claire Beach's favourite thing to do is travel " but as a postdoctoral fellow studying sustainable tourism, it comes with complications. Beach studies how tourism businesses are…...
When the rule of law was torched overnight
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (562+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google Comment: Launching a podcast on pay equity legislation changes could be, arguably, niche. Not because it's an unimportant issue with wide-ranging and far-reaching impact; it's vital in correcting the historic undervaluation of critical, female-dominated professions (like…...
Behind the $6. 3m Govt-funded glitz of NZ's first Michelin stars is a hushed industry scandal
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1107+ words) Business news in association with Comment: This may read as my bitchiest editorial yet. Nobody will thank me for raining on the parade of15 hardworking teams of chefs and front-of-house staff whose restaurants have just been awarded the country's first Michelin…...
Awards for the best and brightest of NZ science
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1102+ words) Prefer Newsroom on Google This article first appeared at rnz. co. nz and is republished with permission. A University of Auckland team responsible for optimising life-saving treatment for oxygen-deprived infants has won the 2025 Prime Minister's Science Prize. The awards were…...