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This boat builder had nightmares of boats crashing. The reality was far worse
Unlike in other sports, SailGP own the entire fleet of high-performance catamarans. Meet the man tasked with keeping them all racing.
- Frances Howe
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Australia win chaotic SailGP in Auckland after sailor breaks both legs in horror crash
Tom Slingsby captained Australia to victory in the first SailGP event to feature a split fleet, following a collision on Saturday which left two sailors in hospital.
- Frances Howe
‘Scariest I’ve experienced’: Two in hospital after horror crash in SailGP
Australian driver Tom Slingsby said the collision between France and New Zealand was the biggest he’d seen in six seasons of SailGP.
- Frances Howe
It’s no Bondi, but this dark, wild beach is startlingly beautiful
If Bondi Beach is Barbie, New Zealand’s Piha Beach is Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff. Brooding, wild, unpredictable.
- Jane Richards
Qantas’ new lounge ‘best on the network’ – but it’s not in Australia
Ten years after first being discussed, new lounge is ready to open and will give passengers heading to New York a place to freshen up before the long haul.
- Emma Stanford
Taika Waititi, Thom Yorke and Goth flappers: NZ Fashion Week roars back to life
After a cancelled event in 2024, New Zealand’s national fashion showcase has returned, drawing home-grown celebrities from the international stage onto the catwalk. Here’s what it’s learnt from Australia – and what Australia can learn from its neighbour.
- Lauren Ironmonger
The hidden side to one of NZ’s most popular islands
Only a 40-minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland, Waiheke Island receives an avalanche of visitors every summer. But it’s not hard to get away from them.
- Rob McFarland
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- Hotel reviews
I didn’t want to stay in this budget airport hotel, but I loved it
Get over your Holiday Inn preconceptions – this airport hotel is fun and funky, with surprising tropical-resort vibes.
- Katrina Lobley
Mass rezoning: Case for Sydney to embrace ‘Auckland solution’ to housing crisis
Auckland raised the density of housing permitted on 75 per cent of its residential land, dramatically increasing capacity, which the Business Council says Sydney should copy.
- Michael Koziol
The ultimate luxury lodge stay in New Zealand
The exclusive Kiwi lodge scene is looking even rosier with the entry of the luxury Rosewood group.
- Jane Reddy