7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (329+ words) Grower T&G has launched its newest premium apple variety, the Joli, in Vietnam, ramping up its push into the lucrative Asian export market. T&G Apples managing director Shane Kingston said the new variety – a large red apple that…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1727+ words) A butterfly - or at least a large creature - flapping its arms in the White House caused a ripple effect in Addington. US President Donald Trump might have called electric vehicle drivers “crazy”. But his foreign policy has pushed up petrol…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (549+ words) Onboard an HX Expeditions cruise, Tamara Hinson meets the Inuit chef putting Greenland’s indigenous cuisine on the map It’s a cold, sunny day when I sail into Qeqertarsuaq aboard the HX Expeditions ship; a tiny community wedged into Greenland’s Disko…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (648+ words) New Zealand investment in women-only founding teams has more than tripled in a year, but a huge gender gap remains. New Gender Investment Gap data from the Aotearoa Centre for Enterprising Women at the University of Auckland Business School shows…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (587+ words) By Corin Dann of RNZ A local energy-tech company is looking to shake up the electricity market with a home battery system that allows households to buy and store power when it is cheap. Aotea Energy is launching its AE…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (585+ words) An Earth Sciences New Zealand visualisation shows what's forecast for September. New Zealand can be seen in the lower centre. Image / Earth Sciences New Zealand Farmers are watching, forecasters are predicting and scientists are monitoring. Everyone is hoping that a…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (526+ words) It really is about time for a clear explanation of the proposed bed night levy, as the debate has been hijacked by sloganeering politicians worried about the upcoming election – so here are a few home truths. These levies are everywhere…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (616+ words) UN Secretary General António Guterres warned today that the world is entering a “danger zone of extreme weather” – just as three hurricanes formed over the Pacific Ocean. Guterres pointed to the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) forecast of a “very-strong” El…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (728+ words) My small sunny deck is covered in seed trays, and I love it. To me, it is the start of the growing season, and I am busy sowing seeds and planting seedlings. While still early in the season, I have…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (721+ words) The head of New Zealand’s financial markets regulator has resigned amid an investigation into her employment and an inquiry into conduct and culture at her workplace. Samantha Barrass is quitting as Financial Markets Authority (FMA) chief executive before her term…...