What is the ATAR? The ATAR is the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, which is a tool designed to assist tertiary institutions when selecting students for courses. It provides an overall measure of a student’s relative performance in their VCE studies. The ATAR is created by VTAC using the results from a student’s successful completion of the VCE (Victorian Certificate of […]

Major Tim Peake accuses Russia of endangering lives after ‘reckless’ destruction of satellite caused huge storm of debris to smash into International Space Station Major Tim Peake said fragments of metal from explosion could endanger lives  Russia filed missile into space last month to deliberately blow up redundant satellite Blast sent debris speeding through space towards ISS, causing astronauts to […]

As the vaccine rollout opens up to all New Zealanders over the age of 12, a new NZ Herald podcast hopes to put to rest any concerns people may have about the Pfizer vaccine.Science Digest is a new regular podcast that will bring together different experts each week to go behind the headlines and explain the science behind a story […]

OJ Simpson has become a "free man" as his parole ended in Nevada after being convicted for leading five men in a 2007 confrontation with two sports collectables dealers at a Las Vegas casino-hotel. He was jailed for nine years in 2008 after leading the gang, two who were carrying guns, in the brush with the dealers, but Simpson said […]

OPINION A long time ago, I learned that one of the best things I could do to manage my mental health was to get to my “happy place” as often as possible. My “happy place” is a small pocket of Waihi Beach. My favourite spot is at the northern end of the beach and, when I sit on my surfboard […]

Duo who bought £4million-winning scratchcard with someone else’s debit card details are jailed for 18 months for fraud Jon Ross Watson and Mark Goodram were today jailed for 18 months for fraud They bought the winning scratchcard using someone else’s card details in 2019 National Lottery became suspicious when Goodram said he had no bank account They pleaded guilty to […]

After a year that began with indoor dining banned in the city, our critic Pete Wells cherishes the places that celebrate sharing — and life. A panoply of dishes at CheLi on St. Marks Place.Credit…Evan Sung for The New York Times Supported by By Pete Wells “Eat every meal as if it were your last,” Nora Ephron once said, “because […]

Black people have had a fraught relationship with banking institutions throughout history. Discrimination, failure, and misfortunes have marked Black customers’ interactions with banks since the 1800s. The reverberations are still being felt today.   In fact, CNN recently reported that a Black couple received a home appraisal that was nearly half a million dollars higher than their previous estimate by other […]