Peter Jackson tends to get the lion’s share of the credit, but Forgotten Silver was as much the work of filmmaker Costa Botes, who died last week.

Doug Woolerton, the New Zealand First president (and a newly elected MP), was in the room. So was Rob Eaddy, chief of staff for the incumbent prime minister, Jim Bolger. He describes the scene in ...

Ian Pryor loves movies. He has written a book about Peter Jackson, been editor of website NZ On Screen and reviewed films for ...

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(Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) lives and writes in Ōtepoti Dunedin. In 2003 her first collection Feeding The Dogs was awarded the Jessie McKay prize. Her fourth poetry collection, Upturned, was ...

Shannon Mihaere, born and raised in Manawatū, is a recent University of Auckland graduate whose work spans law, health, and ...

Two rangatahi share their experiences, insights and reflections on what it was like representing Aotearoa on the global climate stage. More than 50,000 world leaders, scientists a ...

Waimārama Hawke (she/her), raised on her whenua Takaparawhau by her grandparents Joseph and Rene Hawke, descends from a legacy of protest and resistance and works across education, social justice, ...

Tara Ward looks back on the TVNZ newsreader’s two decades on our screens.

Fergus Campbell is on his OE in London and has worked in both a regional council and central government. He very much hopes potential future employers don't mind being called turkeys or potatoes.

The government is turning up the heat on regional councils and hoping they won’t notice they’re being cooked, argues Fergus Campbell.

The Reserve Bank’s 25-basis-point cut this week – taking the OCR to 2.25% – immediately flowed through to floating and flexible home loan rates. But for fixed-term borrowers, the effect is more muted.