7 science-backed things to do on your phone that are better than just scrolling
There are many approaches to reduce the time you spend on your phone, but another strategy is to…
Halle Berry is ‘excited’ about life as she approaches 60
However, she is adamant that being a mother to her two children, Nahla, 18, with Gabriel Aubry, and…
Heavy rain, severe gales, thunderstorms bearing down on top of North Island from tropics
A heavy rain watch is in place from tomorrow morning in eastern Northland and Auckland, while Coromandel Peninsula…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in studio with Mike Hosking as Budget Day approaches
The Prime Minister is doing his weekly media rounds this morning, ten days out from Budget Day. It…
‘Spreading like wildfire’: Fiji grapples with soaring HIV cases
Volunteers from the Survival Advocacy Network, a group supporting sex workers, and Rainbow Pride Fiji, which works with…
Weather: Two active fronts could bring rain across entire country next week
Parts of the Canterbury High Country, Cook Strait and Wellington are in for severe northwesterly gales on Friday.…
This is what you should pack in an emergency grab bag
What should you have in a grab bag or getaway kit? Civil Defence recommends you pack enough items…
On The Up: Women-only strength training gym ‘The Resistance’ opens in Havelock North
Couchman, who holds a master’s degree in educational psychology, said she found many modern gym routines had a…
New Zealand’s honours system: does it need a polish up?
Bling: Just 30 living people get to wear the gold-edged badge awarded to a knight or dame Grand Companion of…
Fine fizz: As Christmas approaches, Michael Cooper recommends a selection of beverages that pop
Fizz, bubbly, méthode traditionnelle, sparkling – whatever name you use (the word champagne is reserved for the output…
On the Up: Christchurch’s macaron masters J’aime eyeing national expansion
“Without having to sign leases overhead, we just started making them and every Saturday we’d rock up at…
Nearly 50 dead after Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean and approaches Bermuda
Melissa smashed into both Jamaica and Cuba with enormous force, and residents are assessing their losses and the…