Most readers open a map of South Africa to answer one question, where they are going and how long it will take, yet a tourist map and a road map of the…
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Plenty of people make the Whanganui to Palmerston North trip without a second thought, but finding a reliable way to do it takes more digging than it should. Only two options have…
Entries for the 2026 Sprint Nationals closed at 11:59pm on 14 January 2026, so any team change after that date now carries a fee. The sprint racing ran 11–17 January 2026 at…
The mole stays the same across three versions of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but almost everything around him changes. Le Carré’s 1974 novel, the 1979 BBC miniseries and the 2011 film agree…
Most people can name their blood type, but far fewer know what the plus sign at the end actually changes. The plus sign matters most in transfusions and pregnancy, and that is…
Every Otago student hits the same wall at exam season: the past-exam archive looks simple, but the rules around it are easy to miss. Finding past papers through eVision, weighing paper difficulty,…
Almost nobody buys a new Galaxy M20 in 2025 — and that’s exactly why the second-hand and refurbished market for it is worth a closer look. Samsung’s first M-series phone landed in…
Anyone who has spent a sunny afternoon pulling dandelions knows the appeal of a spray-and-walk-away solution — but the fastest homemade fixes are the least permanent, and the lasting ones aren’t sprays…
There are rare evenings when a scoreline tells only part of the story. On July 4, 2026, the All Blacks opened the inaugural Nations Championship with a 34–32 win over France at…
There’s a particular pleasure in finding something you weren’t looking for at a charity shop — and Palmerston North has more of these stores than most people realise, from Hato Hone St…