Look up tonight as six planets align in the night sky: How to see it

Six planets could be visible to the naked eye Saturday, but having a pair of binoculars or even a telescope wouldn’t hurt.  Which planets are aligning?  Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune will line up along the ecliptic, forming an arc across the night sky. FILE – Artist rendering of a planetary parade on […]

How to catch and move the country’s tiniest bird

If you want to catch a tiny bird and move it to a new home, you need expert help and your car’s aircon on. Overheating is a threat to the rifleman. And buzzing cicadas can get in the way of finding them in the first place as a group rounding up riflemen at the Wainuiomata […]

How to Prepare for a Teaching-Track Interview (opinion)

Last year, one of us, Peter, was applying for teaching positions. I was at the end of a three-year teaching postdoc at the University of British Columbia and was searching for my next step. The previous year, I’d applied to three teaching roles and secured interviews for two of them but unfortunately didn’t make the […]

How to watch Team USA vs. Canada in the women’s Olympic hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics: TV schedule, live streams, Peacock, NBC, start times, top athletes, preview

Take it in: We may be witnessing history. Team USA cannot be stopped. After finishing 4-0 in the group stage with a +19 point differential, the U.S. women have cruised to the gold medal game with back-to-back blowouts. First, they took down Italy 6-0 in the quarterfinals before shutting out Sweden 5-0 in Monday’s semifinal. […]

How to watch and follow | Everton v Man Utd | 23 Feb 2026

TEAM NEWS Harry Maguire has been in training at Carrington, easing concerns about a knock he looked to have picked up in the draw with West Ham. Head coach Carrick suggested before that game that recent absentee Mason Mount could be back from injury in time for the trip to Everton. Defender Matthijs de Ligt […]

How to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture

By Mark Kirby* of If a builder spends 10 hours rectifying avoidable mistakes their productivity for the day is effectively zero. Photo: 123RF Analysis – New Zealand’s residential construction industry contributes roughly NZ$26b annually to the economy and employs around 70,000 workers. Yet despite its significance and scale, the sector’s productivity levels have flatlined since […]