"Like sands through the hourglass ..."

Pricing will be revealed closer to launch, they say

How Bruce the Parrot Landed Atop the Pecking Order, Without a Beak

New reporting says Bruce has just become the alpha male in his circus (as a group of kea is called) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/s...

Stayburger. Luxon won a confidence vote held during a 2.5 hour caucus. Brief statement. Didn't take questions (pic: Adam Pearse) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

No teasers

Number of people got error messages and the update wouldn’t run. TVNZ reckons most of the gremlins were sorted this afternoon but at NZME Towers still hit a ZB producer with a bricked upgrade

TVNZ has confirmed its TVNZ+ upgrade enables its paywall, which will get its first outing with event passes for the FIFA World Cup

Phew! Was getting worried there for a sec

Teslas of West Auckland

Sorry, had the black cat watching #coys #thfc

Robertson will be a handy squad option if we ultimately slide to League Two

In this case, it's family-owned Allproof Industries opening a new PVC plant in Pokeno. 80% of its product is made from petroleum-based resin, so quite a case study for the current crisis (2/2)

Watch - 'I have the numbers': Luxon adamant he has support of National caucus Christopher Luxon may face a difficult two weeks back at Parliament.

Time and time again, have seen a start-up, or company opening a new plant, excited that the PM or a cabinet minister is coming to their event, only for the stand-up to inevitably be consumed by the controversy of the day (1/2) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...

ANZ now tips three straight OCR hikes as inflation worries grow ANZ now tips three OCR hikes this year, starting with one in July.

ANZ economists have changed their interest rate outlook and now expect three consecutive Official Cash Rate hikes - in July, September and October www.nzherald.co.nz/business/anz...

Surfers massing like seals at Mairangi Bay

Give peas a chance

Don’t believe the wind will blow out local Woollies over, but you’ve got to get in ahead of the panic buyers … or try to

Make it stop

* tax

Think half price would probably do it in Auckland, too. Suspect a lot of councillors and MPs have lost touch with the price of PT and would be a bit shocked if they had to shell out for it

In the short term, free PT easily the best way to reduce petrol demand. Cutting the petrol bax would be bonkers, incentivising peopel to buy more of it

Again, mid-harbour and outer-harbour ferries (that is, the ones that actually cost more than $50 a week) are excluded from Auckland Council-controlled Auckland Transport's $50 a week fare cap

I tried to live without a car on my Auckland commute – it was utter chaos Which commute hack really beats soaring fuel prices?

Bus (slightly) and ferry (massively) both more expensive than Mitchell taking his car www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/wa...

Work fridge giving student flat vibes

Restaurateur claims to have grown up in West Auckland. These are his "fish and chips"

'If you want fries, I don’t give a shit': Michelin star chef’s bold new Ponsonby venture: www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/food-dr...

Iran demands crypto fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire Country’s oil exporters’ union says toll to be paid in cryptocurrency and vessels monitored for weapons

Iran says its Strait of Hormuz tariff will be $1 per barrel of oil (so $2m-$3m per supertanker). Tidy business if traffic returns to 135 crossings a day. "Vessels will be given a few seconds to pay in bitcoin, ensuring they can’t be traced or confiscated due to sanctions” www.ft.com/content/02ae...