Tiana Thorpe

The three pairs of binoculars are the most obvious clue to this trio's reason for being at Omaha Beach this Sunday. I find them sat on camping chairs with thermoses of coffee and lunch in reused Vogels bags. Looking closer, there would be more hints, like the Kathmandu jackets and giant telescope between them. Sat beside you could even notice a fairy tern brooch pinned on one of the members' hats.  
Marie Louise Ward, Sue Cook, and Gwenda Pulham are all bird enthusiasts, and...

A jeweller on Auckland's North Shore ended up in a footrace with a thief who swiped a $6900 watch from his hands.

The shoplifter took to his heels with the timepiece but left what might prove a vital clue for police.

Gerhard Augenstein, owner of Augenstein's Jewellers & Watch Makers in Browns Bay, was working at his store at 3.50pm on Tuesday when a man came in and asked to look at a watch.

"I showed it to him. And he just took it and ran," Augenstein told 1News.

Augenstein bolted after him,...

But while a slice of the oft-forgotten Gen X cohort enjoy a rare moment of glory, the newest generation of workers have been pushed to the bottom of the table.Unsurprisingly, our youngest members of the workforce - those aged 15 to 19 - are earning the least, with average weekly pay of $544, the figures showed.It gets better, kids - the jump in income to the next age group, 20- to 24-year-olds, is the biggest increase between age brackets.Those in their early 20s are earning $972 a week on avera...

Judith Liptrot’s sister was driving around when she spotted a man walking a dog appearing very similar to Zoe. She asked the man whether it was his dog and then called Liptrot to read out the registration number on her collar.As she read her sister the numbers, “it was like winning the lotto”, she said.She understood the man found Zoe on the street and had been looking after her.A police spokesman confirmed Zoe had been found safe and well and said police inquiries to find those responsible for...