Nicholas Jones

2 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Jonathan Leask |Glenn McConnell |Nicholas Jones

A small Tasman town faces an important question: keep the infamous statue of Richard Nixon or build a community hub instead? The life-size bronze statue of the disgraced US president has bemused residents of Wakefield, about 20km south of Nelson, for more than a decade.

5 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Glenn McConnell |Nicholas Jones |Chris Marriner |Emma Stanford

Jo Haas is a woman on a mission. The Kentucky native is out to transform the way we think about public spaces by creating the world’s most accessible museum. Due to open in 2026, The Dot Experience in Louisville will be actively encouraging visitors to feel every exhibit. This won’t be your typical stuffy look-but-don’t-touch-style institution, you won’t find collections trapped behind glass and security ropes here.

5 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Glenn McConnell |Emma Stanford |Nicholas Jones |Erin Johnson

Two houses were recently put on the market for NZ$33.8 million, one in Cornwall, the other in West Sussex. They were luxurious and sprawling, but they definitely weren’t worth that much. “These were exceptional properties but their owners, aided and abetted by estate agents fighting for listings, had simply misread the market,” says Philip Harvey, of the buying agency, Property Vision. His clients paid NZ$23.6 million and NZ$21.4 million respectively for them.

5 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Glenn McConnell |Emma Stanford |Nicholas Jones |Erin Johnson

'Spectacular' moment an enormous tornado crosses a rainbowSoon after a stunning tornado touched down south of North Platte, Nebraska, storm chasers hailed it as “the tornado of the year” - a photogenic funnel that dazzled onlookers for 45 minutes but caused no structural damage. Dozens of storm chasers surrounded the twister last Monday (local time), capturing up-close footage of a monstrous tornado.

5 days ago | stuff.co.nz | Glenn McConnell |Emma Stanford |Erin Johnson |Nicholas Jones

‘Nobody likes you!’ - tennis rivals clash in ugly spatA Wimbledon warm-up event turned ugly as former world No 3 Maria Sakkari told Yulia Putintseva that “nobody likes her” in a heated row. Sakkari reached the second round after completing a 7-5, 7-6 victory at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany. As the players shook hands, Putintseva was quick to take her hand away, angering Sakkari.