Someone must have been cutting onions at the official One New Zealand Stadium opening at Te Kaha in late March. Myself and deputy editor Tamara Pitelen gathered alongside the playmakers who brought this centrepiece to life, but it wasn’t the eyewatering $683 million construction cost that had us teary. Nor was it the […]
There’s a new face at the helm of one of the cornerstone colleges in Christchurch education. St Andrew’s College welcomes new Preparatory School Principal Leigh Fowler in 2026, who describes her first few months in the role as both energising and affirming. “From day one, the warmth of the St Andrew’s culture was […]
There’s always a bit of hesitation when a band like The Pogues comes back around, especially without Shane MacGowan. For many, his voice and presence was the band. So heading into this 40th anniversary tour of Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, there was a fair question: does this still work? Short answer, absolutely […]
