The University of Auckland is one NZ university receiving EU funding. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Australian universities really have to look towards Europe for research funding as the Trump government cracks down on academic freedom in the US. That was the chief sentiment made by Universities Australia (UA) Chief Executive Officer Luke Sheehy in a drivetime…
File photo by ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Australian Turf Club (ATC) members have voted down a move to turn the Rosehill Gardens racecourse into 25,000 new homes. According to the ATC, 3451 voting members (or only 43.9%) voted to sell the site for a reported $5 billion. Club chairman Peter McGauran described the vote as historic while…
Photo: RENE RAUSCHENBERGER/ pixabay Lockyer Valley Regional Council has changed its local laws to allow the short-term residential use of caravans. The move, it says, is designed to help those struggling to find a place to call home. The Lockyer Valley region sits between Brisbane and Toowoomba, less than an hour’s drive from the Brisbane…
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…