2+ week, 3+ day ago  (379+ words) A New Zealand pensioner living alone in a coastal apartment in Thailand has been found in a room days after he died. Police discovered the body of 72-year-old Campbell Frank Taylor in the bathroom of his condominium in the Jomtien…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1263+ words) Once upon a time, there was a pig named Esther, who wore tutus, ate cupcakes and charmed multitudes across social media. Her dads, Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, adopted her as a young runt in 2012, assured that she would grow…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (679+ words) An animal welfare group says the escape of an 800kg bull at a Kait'ia rodeo highlights the urgent need for the sport to be banned. A bull named Thunder broke through a fence at the Far North rodeo in Kait'ia on…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (451+ words) Neighbourly has confirmed a data breach affecting some of its registered users after unauthorised access to its systems on New Year's Day. In an update to members, Neighbourly confirmed some user data was accessed and said the breach was contained…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (167+ words) Website Neighbourly has been temporarily taken down following claims of a data breach. Neighbourly is a neighbourhood-centred social media site operated by Stuff. A Neighbourly spokesperson said on Thursday it became aware of claims of a breach of its members…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (226+ words) A woman brought for cremation at a Thai temple was found to be alive after staff heard her knocking on the coffin. Staff at the temple on the outskirts of Bangkok heard a faint knocking before finding her to be…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1523+ words) Hilary Oxley and Margaret Curnow, members of Lesbian Action for Visibility in Aotearoa (Lava), whose case is being heard before the Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT) in Wellington. A stoush over a stall at a Wellington Pride event has left…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (603+ words) It's widely believed (among those who believe in ghosts) that theatres are hot spots of paranormal activity. From the Drury Lane Ghost at London's Theatre Royal, to the spirit of silent film actress Olive Thomas haunting New York City's New…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (742+ words) A feline felon with a weakness for gardening gloves and bathing suits is roaming the streets of a Cambridge neighbourhood. The news comes after cat burglars also made headlines in Hamilton, Auckland and Christchurch this year. In Cambridge, Kevin the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (525+ words) World-famous city of canals, bikes, and tolerance, Amsterdam celebrated 750 years since its founding today, but the Dutch capital is now grappling with the very modern problems of overtourism and a housing shortage. At 7.50am local time, in torrential rain, Mayor Femke…...