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Nov 7, 2024 | 
refresh.news | Cheree Kinnear
Meet the Kiwi women redefining what it means to be a biker chick. Powered by the Echo RSS Plugin by CodeRevolution.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
Watch the full story aboveEvery Wednesday night, a row of motorbikes parks up on the front lawn of Mt Eden bar Ralphs. The bikers behind them are likely not who you’d expect. That’s because they belong to the country’s (and the world’s) biggest all-female motorcycle collective, the Litas. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. Originating in the United States, the Litas are now a worldwide group with 33,000 members from Canada to Malaysia to British Colombia.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
Kiwis in need of food support have hit “concerning” levels as foodbanks across the country struggle to keep up with demand. New findings from the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) has revealed a 42 per cent increase in demand for food support this year. The need is up a whopping 83 per cent when compared to 2021. “The problem is real,” South Auckland Christian Food Bank CEO Ian Foster told NZ Herald Focus. “There are people genuinely struggling. I’m pretty concerned.”AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
A 17-year-old student is leading the charge to get clearer guidance on access to support funding for those in the disability community. Felix Shaw, who was born with a rare condition called cat’s eye syndrome which causes deafness, has relied on hearing aids since he was 3-months-old. His hearing aids are powered by batteries which are now fully funded, but accessing the money hasn’t been easy. “There was a lot of back-and-forth discussions and it was also a lot of fighting,” Felix said.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
Kiwi chocolate lovers are in for a treat with the opening of New Zealand’s first Lindt store. The shop is in Auckland’s new Mānawa Bay Premium Outlet Centre, which officially opened to shoppers yesterday. The colourful Swiss chocolate store offers a haven of indulgence with its famous pick-and-mix station boasting the largest variety of the brand’s iconic chocolate truffles. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
A potentially dangerous incident on an Auckland building site has raised eyebrows in the construction industry. Scaffolding and up to eight block walls, each around 3m high toppled over like dominoes on a site in Auckland’s Glenn Innes on May 16, where 28 new dwellings are being built. A neighbour to the 11-13 Farringdon St site, Lisa Wright, was home with her daughter when it happened. “It was loud,” Wright told the Herald.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
The perfect avocado can be hard to find. That’s the inspiration behind Auckland photographer Adam Popovich’s latest piece. “I think we all know the pain of cutting open an avocado that’s not ripe or overripe,” Popovich told Focus. The Auckland photographer has teamed up with Wonky Box to capture a collection of “cosmetically-challenged” avocados with the final artwork to be auctioned for charity KiwiHarvest. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
A new app connecting businesses and truckies is seen as a valuable tool for the transport industry. Road Ninja is the country’s first-ever subscription-based labour-hire and recruitment platform, set to launch nationally next week after being trialled in Auckland, Waikato, and the Bay of Plenty. “It’s kind of like the love child of Tinder and Uber,” founder Bodhi Vette told Focus.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
The best way to spot Matariki in the sky is to look to the east. Kiwis have been flocking to Stardome this week to check out its planetarium shows as the country gets set to celebrate Matariki. Astrophotographer and Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki (Ngāi Tahu) told Focus most shows have attracted sell-out crowds. “It’s amazing to see that there’s that hunger for this,” Aoraki said.
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May 28, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Cheree Kinnear
King’s birthday long weekend deals could be the time to buy as the country moves into the most expensive month of the year. Latest PriceSpy insights have revealed June as the worst time to buy - for the second consecutive year - with no savings offered across any of the 46 popular shopping categories analysed. “When you think about it, in the middle of the winter, what do people do? They don’t spend so much time outdoors.
