UNBELIEVABLE: 31 | History Defined

Horrified family finds human remains in used suitcases they bought at online auction

The family, from south Auckland, New Zealand, had purchased the second-hand luggage from a storage warehouse in an online auction before making the grim discovery

Daily Mirror · Aug 16, 2022

Police launch investigation after family find 'undisclosed number' of human remains in auctioned suitcase

An undisclosed number of human remains, believed to have been stored in the case, were discovered after a family bought a storage unit at an auction in Auckland

Irish Mirror · Aug 16, 2022

Human remains reportedly found in suitcases bought at New Zealand auction

The remains are reported to have been in property purchased from a storage unit in Auckland

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2022

Flung pickle token: artist asks $10,000 for McDonald’s burger ingredient

New Zealanders’ verdicts divided between ‘genius’ and ‘moronic’ as Auckland gallery exhibits fermented vegetable on ceiling

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2022

Commentary: Want to escape America’s Armageddon? Don’t come to New Zealand

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When I lived in the United States and people learned I was from New Zealand, the immediate response was always something about “The Lord of the Rings” films, which were shot here, but I’ve never seen any of them. People also asked, “Why would you leave…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 18, 2022

New Zealand principals voice alarm as students fail to return to school after Covid lockdowns

One Auckland school has taken dozens of pupils off its register amid fears some are forced to find work as cost of living crisis hits

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2022

Cameron Norrie: From Johannesburg and Auckland to Britain’s big Wimbledon hope

The Auckland-raised British number one has burst into the spotlight with his run at the All England Club.

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Philosopher Brendon McCullum and the red-ball revolution

It was the 1992 World Cup when a Kiwi from Auckland changed the way limited-overs cricket would be played. Martin Crowe figured that the first 15 overs of the game against the new ball was the time to attack with the bat, a theory that stunned the cricket world and…

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022

Air New Zealand operates 13-hour flight to nowhere due to fault with plane windscreen

The crew of an Air New Zealand flight opted to do a U-turn 4 and a half hours after take off rather than continue journey to Shanghai

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Andy Farrell taking the positives from Ireland’s defeat to New Zealand in opening Test

Ireland already face an uphill task to salvage their three-Test tour after slipping to a comprehensive 42-19 defeat in Auckland

Irish Mirror · Jul 3, 2022