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$30m art bequest that Auckland Art Gallery snubbed gifted to Oz

A Sydney gallery has been gifted a multimillion-dollar Kiwi collection of Aboriginal art.

Liam Dann: The economy sucks – why is business confidence so high?

OPINION: Business optimism has surged, despite the recession and rising unemployment.

Letters: Gang intimidation at council meeting; boosting ambulance funding

OPINION: 'These days examples of waste are so blatant that we have to pinch ourselves.'

Editorial: What happens when the news moves on?

OPINION: Ten years after a tragedy that rocked a town, the impact is everlasting.

Paul Lewis: Team NZ crane debacle’s only certainty is uncertainty

OPINION: A Spanish crane hire company will have already received an urgent phone call.

Sotheby’s earnings plunge as art market catches a chill

Financial Times: Arch-rival Christie’s also suffering from slowdown in auctions.

Letters: How can the Greens be taken seriously?; public needs to report mobility park abuse

OPINION: 'People who misuse mobility parking spaces are cunning.'

From running to strength training: Navigating fitness during menopause

New York Times: Your body changes during menopause. So should your fitness routine.

‘The more partners you have, the longer it takes’: British minister cool on NZ joining Aukus

Catherine West hints at concern group will grow too large to deliver defence goals.

A father’s search for a son who didn’t want to be found

New York Times: A father's desperate search for missing son ends in bittersweet reunion.

Silicon Valley’s elite rattled by prospect of tax on unrealised gains

Financial Times: The proposal faces long odds but alarms the ultra-wealthy nevertheless.

$22 million tax cut: Govt plans changes to fund fees

Savers will benefit from rules making management fees GST exempt.

Home-building trend remains soft, new house consents fall 22%

High interest rates and increased costs drive softness in the new home consent data.

Mpox crisis in Congo: No vaccines, tests or treatments

New York Times: The country at the centre of a global health emergency is struggling.

The secret life of a wedding planner: From six-figure budgets to surprising bridezillas

Why a traumatic event in a former job has set this wedding planner up for success.

ELE collapse: Deloitte repaying staff $4.1m owed, BNZ gets full amount

Receivers have collected about 85% of the total amount owed by debtors.