Hobbiton is situated about 30km from Hamilton City. The closest international airport to it is Auckland. Photo: Donovan Kelly/pexels Hobbiton is about to enter the jet age as the aircraft return to NZ’s Hamilton Airport after 25 years and the Shire ‘edges’ a little closer to Australia. The airport says Air New Zealand will operate…
A shark seen on the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Des Kerrigan/Pixabay Qld’s decision to spend $88m on shark nets and drumlines for beaches has already found itself entangled in opposition. The Qld Government says that under a four-year shark management plan, due to start in July, more shark nets and drumlines installed at more beaches…
Tickets to Origin 1 have sold out, the stadium says. File photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI A couple of training knocks to players is nothing to worry about, both NSW and Queensland officials insist. The first game of 2025 State of Origin will kick off at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, tomorrow night. And the NSW Blues camp say…
The festival’s high-powered racing starts this week at Willowbank with a warm-up event. File photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The power of hooves (mechanical and not) will drown out the cheers of fans as Ipswich gears up for its Festival of Horsepower. The festival ‘starts’ this Saturday at Willowbank Speedway with a warm-up for the Winternationals proper…
The flooded property about 10km outside Kempsey, NSW. Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW A drone showed the way to safety for a rescue crew, farming couple and six dogs through 2km of flooded bush at night near Kempsey, NSW. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) says the drama began on Friday afternoon when Strike Team Charlie…
The iconic Dapto Dogs race meeting in NSW will end next June. Photo: stock After almost 90 years, greyhound racing at Dapto, NSW, (Dapto Dogs) will come to an end in 2026. The decision was made by the owners of Dapto Showground, the Dapto Agricultural & Horticultural Society. They alerted Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) on…
Queensland conceded a vital top four spot with their loss to the Hurricanes. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific NSW kept their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes alive with an extra-time 22-17 win over the Western Force in Perth on Saturday. A third try to winger Darby Lancaster in the 91st minute sets up the Waratahs for…
SWR is the main operator for western Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight, and serves Greater London. Photo: SWR The UK Government has begun to re-nationalise its railway services with South Western Railway (SWR) to become publicly owned on Sunday (May 25). Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the UK parliament that two other rail…
A drawing of the newly-discovered frog species which lived near the time Australia was joined to South America. Image: Samantha Yabsley. The fossils of a prehistoric Australian tree frog may yield clues to help modern ‘descendents’ survive another climate crisis, palaeontologists believe. A UNSW palaeontology team says the fossils of an unknown tree frog species…
The airmen’s caskets ready for lowering at Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby, on Monday. Photo: Department of Defence They served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice more than 80 years ago. Now they have finally been laid to rest. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has just held a committal service for two of…